Chemonics / Kenya Pharma is a USAID funded project that seeks to
establish and operate a reliable, sustainable pharmaceutical supply chain
management system.
Its aim is to forecast, procure, store, and distribute drugs, supplies, and equipment needed for the care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
Chemonics / Kenya Pharma has the following vacancy.
Position Title: Supply Chain / Logistics Manager
Reports to: Director of Technical Coordination
Location: Nairobi
Position Description:
The Supply Chain / Logistics Manager will be responsible for Kenya Pharma’s inbound drug shipments, customs clearance, warehousing and outbound deliveries to the service delivery points.
Specific Duties & responsibilities
Inbound shipment:
Its aim is to forecast, procure, store, and distribute drugs, supplies, and equipment needed for the care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
Position Title: Supply Chain / Logistics Manager
Reports to: Director of Technical Coordination
Location: Nairobi
Position Description:
The Supply Chain / Logistics Manager will be responsible for Kenya Pharma’s inbound drug shipments, customs clearance, warehousing and outbound deliveries to the service delivery points.
Specific Duties & responsibilities
Inbound shipment:
- Liaise
with the shipment subcontractor and ensure commodities are shipped from
the supplier and cleared with customs in a timely manner;
- Coordinate
arrival of shipments into the warehouse.
Warehousing & Inventory Management:
- Oversee
warehousing practices to ensure appropriate handling of commodities;
- Coordinate
the receipt and dispatch of the commodities from the warehouse;
- Manage
buffer stock levels and work with the procurement and forecasting and
quantification managers to ensure availability of buffer stocks at all
times in the warehouses; and
- Plan
and manage semi-annual inventory and warehouse inspections.
Outbound Shipment:
- Liaise
with the warehouse team for the management of drug orders, authorize
emergency deliveries to facilities, and manage reverse logistics when
required;
- Coordinate
with the transport subcontractor to ensure efficiency in delivery of
commodities to sites as well as proper tracking and tracing of
commodities.
Management and Reporting:
- Provide
overall management and supervision of subcontractors;
- Identify
areas of potential improvements/efficiencies;
- Work
with project team to develop and deliver training on various areas of
supply chain management; and
- Implement
ISO 9001 principles and Chemonics and USAID regulations in supply chain
management.
Qualifications
- B.A.
(Masters preferred) in supply chain management required, or equivalent
combination of education and relevant work experience;
- Minimum
8 years project management experience, including supply chain and
logistics operations management, subcontracts supervision and management;
- Experience
managing health commodity supplies will be an added advantage;
- Thorough
knowledge of USAID and its contractual and reporting requirements;
- Strong
understanding of GOK customs clearance procedures and processes.
Send your CV and cover letter with three professional referees
to: recruit@kenyapharma.org not later than 6th May, 2012.
Please include position title in the subject line of the email.
For a more comprehensive scope of work for this position, visitwww.kenyapharma.org/about_us/careers
Please include position title in the subject line of the email.
For a more comprehensive scope of work for this position, visitwww.kenyapharma.org/about_us/careers