Mission
For Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS) is a registered trust of the Kenya
Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) and Christian Health Association of Kenya
(CHAK) with the mandate to provide reliable, quality and affordable essential
drugs, medical supplies, training and other pharmaceutical services.
Warehouse
Operations Manager
Job
Purpose: Warehousing
and order processing
Job
Reports To: Head
of Operations
Job
Summary: The
main purpose of this job is to coordinate warehousing, inventory control and
order processing activities for efficiency, customer satisfaction and integrity
of stock.
Key Responsibilities:
- To
coordinate warehousing and order processing for efficiency, customer
satisfaction and integrity of stock.
- To
evaluate staff performance and make recommendations
- To
plan and control budgets to optimize utilization of resources and
accountability.
- To
implement good warehousing practices
- To
monitor the functionality of equipment and working tools for operational
efficiency
Key Requirements:
- Level
of Education: Degree in Pharmacy
- Professional
/ Additional Qualifications: Training in management related field or
supply chain management
- Experience:
5 years hands on experience in busy pharmaceutical or medical supply chain
- Job
Skills / Behavioral Attributes: Excellent Organization and interpersonal/people
management skills and a good communicator.
Driver
Job Purpose: Transport of staff, goods and assigned duties
Job Reports To: Administrative
Officer
Job Requirements
- Level of Education: ‘O’ Level (C plain and
above)
- Professional/Additional Qualifications: Driver
class ABCE with knowledge and experience in motor mechanics.
- Experience: Over 5 years’ experience in a
reputable organization.
- Job skills / Behavioral Attributes: Self
driven, high level of integrity, team player with excellent communication
and interpersonal skills.
Purchasing Manager
Job Purpose: To Develop and manage a supplier base and contracts
for reliability and competitiveness.
Job Reports To: Head of Operations
Key Responsibilities:
- To draw up service contracts for effective
execution and performance monitoring
- To co-ordinate purchasing activities to meet
organizational needs
- To Negotiate for capital item purchases for
cost effectiveness
- To Manage the tender process for quality, cost
effectiveness and efficiency
- To maintain a data base on market prices,
commodity list, alternative products and sources to facilitate decision
making
- To address supplier performance issues for
efficiency
- To plan and control sectional budget to
optimize utilization of resources
- To ensure efficient performance management to
achieve operational objectives
Job Requirements:
- Level of Education: Bachelors in Pharmacy
- Professional/Additional Qualifications:
Business related qualification will be added advantage.
- Experience: Over 5 years’ hands on experience
in medical supplies & pharmaceutical procurement
- Job skills/Behavioral Attributes: a person
with a high level of integrity, good negotiation skills, good
interpersonal relations with excellent communication, organization,
analytical and developed computer skills.
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience please send your CV and application letter to reach the address below by latest 7th August 2015
If you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience please send your CV and application letter to reach the address below by latest 7th August 2015
The Human Resources Manager
P. O. Box 78040 – 00507,
Viwandani Nairobi, Kenya
Or Email: hr@meds.or.ke
We shall only contact the short-listed candidates.
