Senior Commodity Coordinator

Save the Children

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Posted date	30th October, 2026	Last date to apply	5th November, 2026
Country	Pakistan	Locations	Karachi
Category	Purchasing & Procurement
Type	Fixed-Term	Position	1
Experience	6 years

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: The role has frequent or intensive contact with children. The post holder ensures all direct reports and partners:

(i) understand and adhere to the Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct;

(ii) provide age-appropriate information (verbal/written, in Urdu/Sindhi) to beneficiaries on safeguarding and reporting channels; and (iii) complete vetting/background checks per SCI policy.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children Pakistan (SC Pakistan) is seeking a Senior Commodity Coordinator for its USDA-funded McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program in Pakistan. The Sindh Sustainable School Meals (SSSM) project will be implemented in selected districts of Sindh, reaching schools and vulnerable children through school meal interventions.

The Senior Commodity Coordinator will support the management and oversight of commodity operations throughout the supply chain, including commodity receipt, warehousing, inventory management, transportation, distribution, reporting, and compliance monitoring. The position will ensure accurate commodity accounting, timely movement of commodities, adherence to donor and organizational requirements, and effective coordination with warehouses, transporters, milling facilities, implementing partners, schools, and government stakeholders.

Working under the supervision of the Manager Supply Chain, the Senior Commodity Coordinator will play a key role in maintaining commodity accountability, minimizing losses, strengthening data quality, and ensuring uninterrupted commodity availability at distribution points.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Manager Supply Chain

Coordinate with: Warehouse Team, Procurement Team, Finance, MEAL, Program Team, Implementing Partners, School Management Committees, Transport Service Providers, Flour Mills, Government Counterparts and Community Representatives.

Staff reporting to this post: Commodity Officers, Warehouse Assistants, and/or temporary field-based commodity staff (as assigned)

Budget Responsibilities: Supports monitoring and verification of commodity-related operational expenditures.

Commodity Accountability: Primary responsibility for commodity data accuracy and compliance reporting

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Commodity Planning and Pipeline Management:

Support commodity forecasting, distribution planning, and pipeline monitoring to ensure uninterrupted availability of commodities.
Track commodity receipts, stock levels, consumption rates, and distribution schedules.
Assist the Manager Supply Chain in preparing commodity movement plans aligned with school feeding schedules and operational requirements.
Monitor warehouse capacities and recommend stock rotation or redistribution when required.
Contribute to commodity pipeline analyses and monthly commodity status reporting

Commodity Receipt, Warehousing and Inventory Management:

Ensure proper receipt, inspection, recording, and storage of commodities at warehouses and distribution locations.
Conduct routine stock reconciliations and monthly physical inventory counts.
Timely investigation of discrepancies
Monitor compliance with First Expiry First Out (FEFO) and warehouse management procedures.
Support implementation of pest control, fumigation, safety, hygiene and storage standards.
Investigate stock discrepancies and support corrective actions as required.

Commodity Distribution and Transportation Coordination:

Coordinate commodity dispatches from warehouses to schools, distribution points, milling facilities, and partner locations.
Ensure transport documentation, waybills, delivery notes and proof-of-delivery records are complete and properly filed.
Monitor transporter performance and ensure delivery timelines are met.
Follow up on delivery challenges and support resolution of transportation issues.
Verify distribution records and commodity utilization reports received from implementing partners and schools.

Wheat Flour Milling and Fortification Coordination:

Coordinate commodity deliveries to designated flour mills and monitor milling schedules.
Support oversight of wheat conversion and flour fortification processes in accordance with approved standards and reconcile milling extraction rates per agreed specifications.
Maintain records relating to wheat deliveries, flour production, extraction rates, fortification certificates and laboratory testing reports.
Coordinate with relevant authorities and service providers to ensure compliance with fortification requirements
Maintain fortification audit trail from mill to hub distribution
Coordinate with SFA inspection teams for continued compliance
Maintain mill compliance certificates and fortification test results

Commodity Accounting, Data Management and Reporting:

Maintain accurate commodity tracking systems and databases covering receipts, issues, transfers, distributions, losses, and adjustments.
Prepare monthly commodity accounting reports and reconcile physical stock with system balances.
Compile commodity reports required by management, donors and project stakeholders.
Analyze stock movement trends, losses, consumption rates and distribution performance.
Ensure all commodity documentation is complete, organized and audit-ready.

Compliance, Risk Management and Quality Assurance:

Support implementation of donor regulations, SCI policies, commodity management procedures and internal controls.
Conduct regular warehouse and distribution monitoring visits to ensure compliance.
Support internal, external and donor audits by ensuring availability of required documentation and evidence.

Stakeholder Coordination:

Maintain effective coordination with implementing partners, schools, government departments, warehouse operators, millers and transport providers.
Support community accountability and feedback mechanisms related to commodity distribution.
Participate in coordination meetings and provide updates on commodity status, challenges and mitigation measures.
Build positive working relationships that facilitate effective commodity operations and compliance.

Capacity Building and Technical Support:

Provide technical guidance to warehouse teams, commodity assistants and implementing partners on commodity management procedures.
Support training on stock management, documentation requirements, distribution procedures and compliance standards.
Promote continuous improvement in commodity tracking and reporting systems.

Local and Regional Procurement (LRP) Oversight:

Participate in vendor pre-qualification; verify compliance with food safety standards
For rice: verify aflatoxin testing ≤20 ppb per award specifications
Maintain vendor performance scorecards
Verify commodity traceability from vendor to school
Conduct market study to ensure market neutrality

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice):

Accountability:

Maintains high standards of commodity accountability and documentation.
Takes ownership of assigned responsibilities and follows through on commitments.

Ambition:

Seeks opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and effectiveness of commodity operations.
Demonstrates commitment to personal and professional development.

Collaboration:

Builds strong working relationships with colleagues, partners and stakeholders.
Supports teamwork and information sharing across functions.

Creativity:

Identifies practical solutions to operational challenges.
Encourages data-driven decision making and process improvements.

Integrity:

Upholds SCI policies, donor requirements and ethical standards.
Promotes transparency and accountability in commodity management activities

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Essential (must have):

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Agriculture, Development Studies or a related field.
Minimum 6 years of progressively responsible experience in commodity management, warehouse operations, logistics, food assistance, procurement support, or supply chain management.
Minimum 3 years of experience managing food commodities or large-scale inventory systems.
Demonstrated experience in warehouse management, stock reconciliation, commodity reporting and distribution monitoring.
Strong knowledge of inventory management principles and commodity accounting procedures.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
Experience using digital inventory systems, LMIS platforms, KOBO or similar data management tools.
Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Urdu.
Willingness to travel extensively within project districts in Sindh.

Desirable (people with these skills/experience will have more advantage):

Experience with USDA-funded programs, McGovern-Dole projects, school feeding programmes, WFP operations, food security projects, or other donor-funded humanitarian/development initiatives.
Familiarity with USDA commodity management requirements and food assistance, especially with f 7 CFR Part 1599 regulations.
Experience with wheat flour fortification programs and food quality assurance processes.
Food safety verification experience (commodity testing, lab result interpretation, audit-ready documentation)
Professional certifications in Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing, Procurement, or Commodity Management.
Fluency in Sindhi.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities are not exhaustive; additional tasks may be assigned consistent with role and capability.

Equal Opportunities:

The role holder must comply with SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

Recruitment and ongoing employment are subject to rigorous background checks. All incidents and concerns are reported through SCI mechanisms.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder must comply with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Save the Children has zero tolerance approach towards Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Fraud, Bribery and Corruption.

Save the Children holds its Safeguarding principles and policies with high importance and commits to rigorous procedures to ensure all our personnel and programs are safe, particularly for children. All candidates will, therefore, be subject to strict background checks.

Qualified candidates from minorities, indigenous groups, women and people with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

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