About CRS 

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding. 

Job Summary 

You will help coordinate activities related to warehouse maintenance and goods receipt, storage handling, monitoring, and dispatch in support of the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. You will help ensure goods entrusted to the organization by donors are maintained applying established standards and in compliance with CRS and donor regulations, and international and local supply chain accountability standards and requirements.

Roles and Key Responsibilities 

• Coordinate activities to ensure warehousing/storage facilities and all necessary equipment and supplies are secured and maintained in excellent physical condition and quantities for proper storage and safeguarding of goods. Conduct routine daily inspections and take immediate action to eliminate deficiencies. 
• Coordinate with the logistics team to schedule the timely receipt, dispatch, and delivery of goods to extended distribution points and/or partners. Maintain up-to-date information on the status of the movement of relief goods. 
• Help coordinate receipt (offloading, checking and verifying quantities/weight and quality) and dispatch (packing, labeling, loading); and ensures verification, preparation, and maintenance of accurate, complete, and up-to-date documentation on all goods received and shipped. 
• Plan and supervise the work of casual laborers. 
• Oversee and assist storage and inspection of goods to ensure they are in excellent condition. Provide support in damage and/or loss handling and replenishment of goods to ensure adequate stock levels are maintained in accordance with program needs. 
• Support an efficient and reliable inventory stock control system for goods and warehouse materials/equipment and oversee maintenance of an up-to-date stock ledger. 
• File and distribute documents as required and assist with the preparation of reports related to goods movements, damage, or loss, inventory stock control, and warehouse activities. 

Basic Qualifications 

• Associate’s degree required
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ work experience in inventory or warehouse coordination.
• Additional education may be substituted for experience.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Preferably with work experience in an international organization 
• Training in Administration, Accounting, Procurement, General Stock Management preferred.
• Experience with database management systems (e.g. MS Access) is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Knowledge and understanding of inventory management and control principles. 
• Ability to manage manual workforce 
• Proficient in MS Office package (Excel, Word). 
• Good coordination, prioritization, and time management skills 
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics 
• Good communication and relationship management skills 
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented 

Required Languages: English and Local Language 

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel within Darfur as needed. 

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff): 

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results. 

• Serves with Integrity 
• Models Stewardship 
• Cultivates Constructive Relationships 
• Promotes Learning