Acquisition, Procurement and Planning Assessment Test-
Logistics Officer Assessment Exercice UN/NGO
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What is acquisition planning in procurement?
Acquisition Planning: The process by which the efforts of all personnel responsible for an acquisition are coordinated and integrated through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the acquisition.
What is the difference between procurement sourcing and acquisition?
The Differences Between Procurement and Acquisition. Procurement optimizes costs and supplier relationships while acquisition focuses on strategic growth through ownership transfer. Procurement emphasizes sourcing and supply chain efficiency; acquisition requires thorough due diligence and regulatory compliance.What is the acquisition method in procurement?
Acquisition planning is the process of identifying and describing needs, capabilities, and requirements, as well as determining the best method for meeting those requirements (e.g., program acquisition strategy). This process includes procurement; thus, procurement is directly linked to the acquisition process model.The Logistics Officer is under the general supervision of the Chief Supply Chain Service.
ResponsibilitiesWithin delegated authority, the Logistics Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
• Provides effective and timely planning, oversight, management and coordination of logistics support operations. • Integrates and monitors the implementation of logistics support plans at assigned field missions. • Develops strategies and design innovative solutions, in coordination with Procurement Section, for the implementation of the Mission acquisition plan, taking into account different sourcing options, including global and regional system contracts, local market and other conditions, logistics forecasting, inventory holdings, consumptions patterns, supply schedules, and ongoing assessment and prioritization of operational supply chain requirements. • Develops policy and procedures documentation for DOS field logistics support.• Liaises between field missions and Headquarter staff on logistics matters and coordinates day-to-day support of logistics operations.
• Plans and co-ordinates logistics support to new, sustaining, expanding, contracting and liquidating peacekeeping operations and other field missions and other peacekeeping operations. • Serves as a senior acquisition planning expert with responsibility for the development and management of the acquisition plan of various services and commodities (e.g. vehicles, medical equipment and supplies, food rations, fuel, construction and building maintenance materials, office supplies, furniture and fixtures, accommodation and office equipment, etc.), including planning and coordination of transportation requirements and consolidation of inbound deliveries, service contracts requirements and maintenance plans of assigned services, taking into account the different procurement methods, lead times and sourcing options available to the Mission. Acquisition planning is an essential phase in the overall acquisition process and a necessary prerequisite to the procurement process. It seeks to effectively and systemically forecast the Organization’s requirements, based on demand plans generated by the end-user/requisitioner. Acquisition planning supports the timely and efficient fulfillment of mandates. Acquisition planning necessarily includes procurement forecasting geared towards the timely delivery of goods and services. It requires that consideration be given to logistics, finance and resource management. Requisitioners are responsible for developing acquisition plans in cooperation with Procurement Officials in a timely manner. Ideally, acquisition plans should be developed in advance of each budgetary cycle to allow the concerned procurement office the necessary lead time to develop its procurement strategies, including the consolidation of requirements to leverage economies of scale.Requisitioners may perform short-term acquisition planning for requirements to be fulfilled in the current budgetary period.
In order to ensure that the UN obtains high-quality goods and/or services at competitive prices and within the time frame required, Requisitioners need to ensure the optimal use of funds throughout the budgetary period.
