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.
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:
- 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, visit www.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, visit www.kenyapharma.org/about_us/careers
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