Electronic Supply Chain Management System (e-SCM) Specialist
Chemonics/Kenya Pharma is a USAID funded project responsible for the creation and management of a supply chain system that assures continuous availability of necessary commodities for people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya.
The e-SCM system also serves as an internal project management
tool providing oversight of national and project stock levels, status of orders
and pending procurements as well as visibility of all other project activities
including forecast and quantification of commodities.
Chemonics/Kenya Pharma is seeking to fill the position of
Electronic Supply Chain Management System Specialist to be based in
Nairobi.
The position reports to the Chief of Party.
Responsibilities of this position include:
- Working
with partners in the supply chain community to make the e-SCM more useful
to the larger Kenya health supply chain community;
- Working
with project technical experts and consultants to improve the electronic
infrastructure for management of the supply chain (includes database and
website development);
- Maintaining
the system as a whole and ensuring continuous functioning;
- Tracking
customer requirements/inquiries to ensure the system properly addresses
project responsibilities and supports customer needs;
- Working
with technical staff to streamline methods for dissemination of
information and constant update of information available to e-SCM end
users;
- Conducting
spot check entries made into the system for accuracy;
- Running
regular reports through the system to look for performance trends and
identify risks, issues and opportunities for process improvement;
- Monitoring
downtime of the e-SCM and liaising with the system host to identify and
eliminate issues;
- Other
responsibilities as identified by his/her supervisor
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree
in an IT related field such as computer programming, Computer science etc;
- At
least 5 years experience implementing web based information systems;
- General
understanding of commercial transactions and processes involved in supply
chain management;
- Knowledge
and experience with designing, implementing and maintain web based
information systems;
- Experience
in Oracle, SQL server or MySQL Server administration both in windows and
Linux environment.
Applications letter and CV with 3 referees should be sent to
recruit@kenyapharma.org by 22nd March, 2013.
