Supply Chain Officer Full Time

Job Title: Supply Chain Officer

Location: Yobe
Job Type: Full Time

Job Purpose

• To provide technical support on the supply chain management of malaria commodities at the project offices within the GF Malaria project.

Scope of Work

• The Supply Chain Officer will be actively responsible for maintaining an effective and efficient logistic management of drugs at the state level.
• S/he will be work directly within the State Logistic Management Coordinating Unit and the Malaria Consortium offices at the assigned state.

Key Accountabilities
Supply Chain (70%):

• Supply Chain Officer ensures hat the supply chain activities meet the needs of the programmes in a timely manner and does so in accordance with donor requirements, MC policies and procedures
• Carry out monthly stock status assessment of all Global Funded commodities at the state central medical stores and report on the assessments to higher levels flagging issues needing actions
• Provide technical support to strengthen the   procurement and supply chain management of malaria commodities at the assigned state
• Support and assist in the management of Global Fund commodities at the assigned State Central Medical Stores (SCMS), health facilities and Hard-to-Reach Communities
• Provision of general and technical logistics/Supply chain management support for Global Fund commodities
• Submit timely and accurate logistic report and review all Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) reports for project commodities at the assigned state.
• Monitor the delivery of Global Fund commodities and escalate any discrepancies in the quantity of commodities delivered and any quality issues.
• Working with the state Logistic Management Coordination Unit (LMCU) on the management of project commodities and also serves as a link between Malaria Consortium and the state LMCU.
• Provide support for the Monitoring and Evaluation team and reconcile logistic data with M&E data and service delivery data
• Developing, Maintaining and regularly updating a database of malaria commodity logistics data for the project
• Performs other duties as directed.

Coordination/Feedback (30%):

• Ensure smooth relationship with Country Office and other technical managers within the project;
• Facilitate routine monitoring and supportive supervisory visits to health facilities and communities on effective supply chain management of commodities.
• Coordinate review meetings for all LMIS reports to provide feedbacks on the quality of LMIS reports
• Provide regular feedback to the country Supply Chain Specialist and Country Commodity Manager as well as State Malaria Service Delivery Expert in a timely manner
• Provides support to the Malaria Service Delivery Expert on programme implementation
• Carry out any other duties, including representations as might be assigned by management.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy
• Proven previous experience in Supply Chain and Logistics Management of Malaria or HIV/AIDS commodities
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a related role
• Experience managing a medical supply chain and coordination
• The person must be familiar with the national supply chain system of Ministry of Health (MoH) and LMIS, including Malaria Commodities Logistics Systems (MCLS) and NAVISION
• Ability to engage with stakeholders on the supply chain management of public health commodities
• Good inter-personal, communication and planning skills.

Desirable:

• Experience with good understanding of logistic management of public health commodities in Nigeria
• Experience with using Microsoft Dynamics NAV or another equivalent Enterprise Resource Planning system.

Work-based skills and competencies:
Essential:

• Strong analytical skills
• Proven writing skills in English
• Ability to work effectively and sensitively in developing countries
• A collaborative and flexible style with a strong service mentality
• Negotiation, Facilitation and coordination skills.

Desirable:

• Demonstrable passion for Malaria Consortium’s mission; a strategic manager with integrity and a desire to work in a dynamic environment
• Excellent computer skills in Excel and knowledge and use of database tools

Salary
Completive.

Application Closing Date
5th July, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online