DOS/OSCM/LSD
In May 2015, the DFS Supply Chain
Management (SCM) Vision and Strat...
DOS/OSCM/LSD
In May 2015, the DFS Supply Chain
Management (SCM) Vision and Strategy was formally approved by the USG DFS. In
January of 2019, post management reform, the newly formed Department of
Operational Support (DOS) established the Office of Supply Chain Management
(OSCM) with a vision to provide efficient, agile, responsive, and accountable
end to end uniformed capabilities and supply chain solutions to its global
clients and partners.
The Office of Supply Chain Management
covers a wide scope of services including supply chain planning and performance
management, logistical support, procurement, vendor management and supplier
diversity, aviation safety, and uniformed capabilities support. OSCM’s mission
is to support its clients and partners globally to fulfill their mandates by
providing the goods and services they need, when they need them, where they
need them and at the best prices. OSCM is committed to enable successful
implementation of mandates given to all Secretariat entities by anticipating
customer demand, providing strategic services, and organizing for goods and
services to be delivered in a timely manner.
In order to deliver value-driven,
forward looking solutions, OSCM has initiated various strategic initiatives.
Among those are two specific initiatives that would require the temporary
assistance of dedicated subject-matter expertise and project management.
The two (2) initiatives are:
- SCM Learning
Framework
- SCM Category
Management
DOS/OSCM requirements are immediate, and a project
approach is determined to be the most suitable mechanism to rapidly provide the
required resources and to build the capacity envisaged. Within its current
capacity, DOS/OSCM does not have specialized resources to address the intensive
resource requirements and the specialized tasks for these activities.
DOS/OSCM therefore determined that a second party UN Contractor with project
management experience is essential to assist in implementing these activities.
SCM - Category Management (CM)
The objective is to operationalize Category
Management within the UN Secretariat according to the operating model
established in the Category Management project, scheduled to conclude in July
2019. The primary responsibility is to facilitate the development of
individual category strategies for all categories according to the process
defined in the Category Management Operating Model. Additionally, the
initiative will help transform the roles and responsibilities of relevant
resources to a category management approach, as per the guidance established in
the former project. The desired outcome is that Supply Chain Management
across the entire UN Secretariat can consistently apply and operationalize the
new CM Operating Model.
This is a position in UNOPS for supporting projects carried out for or
in the United Nations Secretariat. The incumbent of this position will be personnel
of UNOPS under its full responsibility.