Kenya Pharma is a USAID-funded Chemonics-implemented project
that seeks to establish and operate a reliable, sustainable
pharmaceutical supply chain management system.
Kenya Pharma has the following vacancy:
Position Title: Supply Chain / Logistics Associate
Reports to: Supply Chain/Logistics Manager
Position Description:
Based in Nairobi, the SC/L Associate assists in the management
of Kenya Pharma’s inbound drug shipments, customs clearance, warehousing and
inventory management; outbound deliveries to service delivery points;
management of reverse logistics of commodities; reporting and implementing
identified ISO 9001: 2008 procedural controls; and ensuring compliance with
USAID regulations, Chemonics policies and procedures, and GoK regulations and
laws
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
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:
- Support
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 9001:2008 principles and Chemonics and USAID regulations in supply
chain management.
Qualifications
- A
bachelor’s degree in commerce, purchasing and supply management or a post
graduate qualification in procurement and supply and / or equivalent
combination of education and relevant work experience.
- Minimum
5 years relevant work experience, preferably in an NGO setting;
- Experience
managing health commodity supplies will be an added advantage;
- Good
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 7th December, 2012.
Please include position title in the subject line of the email.
For a more comprehensive
scope of work for this position, visit
http://www.kenyapharma.org/about_us/careers
http://www.kenyapharma.org/about_us/careers
