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Chemonics International Inc., Contractor for USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) ensures uninterrupted supplies of health commodities in support of USG funded public health initiatives around the world. The project provides direct procurement and supply chain management support to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and Population and Reproductive Health. In supporting USG-funded global health activities, PSM develops and manages a wide array of services for health commodity procurement and related systems strengthening technical assistance encompassing different elements of a comprehensive supply chain. The project seeks to recruit for the following position:
Job Title: Regional Distribution Centre Specialist (1 Position)
Reporting to : Senior Manager Distribution Centre Logistics
Background for the position
GHSC-PSM is looking for a Regional Distribution Centre Specialist to help our client, Medical Stores Limited (MSL) run their new Regional Distribution Centre warehouse in Mongu efficiently and in accordance with MSL’s relevant operating procedures for a Medical distribution warehouse. Regional Distribution Centre Specialist responsibilities include supporting all supply chain procedures, coordinating receipts from the central MSL Warehouse, inventory management, order processing, deliveries to districts and health facilities as well as managing shipping documents. To be successful in this role, you should be well-organized and understand the order fulfillment cycle.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with Regional Hub Manager to plan shipments based on product availability and customer requests;
- Track orders to ensure timely deliveries;
- Prepare shipping documents which include among other invoices, purchase orders, Proof of Delivery and bills of lading;
- Working with the Regional Hub Manager to coordinate supply chain procedures to ensure adherence to MSL delivery standards;
- Work with the Regional Hub Manager to synchronize orders from the central MSL warehouse as per the MSL replenishment policy;
- Reconcile inventory data with the MSL Head Quarters at the end of business on a daily basis in liaison with the Hub Manager;
- Produce performance reports on a monthly basis and on request by the project/MSL;
- Support the monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators as outlined by MSL;
- Participate in selected provincial logistics meeting such as provincial reviews, forecasting and quantification meetings and provincial partners meetings;
- Participate in reviewing reports on logistics data from the health facilities for identifying bottlenecks in the logistics systems;
- Work with RDC Manager to develop delivery schedules;
- Monitor the utilization of 3PL services from the RDC supplementing the MSL distribution schedule and report the performance of the 3PL vendor in the province;
- Monitor the 3PL deliveries from central medical stores to the RDC and report the performance of the vendor;
- Exhibit Chemonics values and build culture of “Living our Values” within the team;
- Follow all USAID regulations and Chemonics policies, and quality management best practices consistently;
- Other activities as may be assigned.
Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Pharmacy, Public Health or any other related field of study;
- Three (3) years and above of work experience as a Logistics Administrator, Warehouse Administrator or similar role;
- Experience working in Health Supply Chain or Logistics;
- Knowledge of logistics software or transport management systems;
- Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
- Basic accounting knowledge;
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills;
- Good written and communication skills;
- Working experience on USAID supported project is an added advantage.
Location of Assignment
The location of the assignment is Mongu, Zambia with intermittent travel throughout the country.
To Apply:
Send electronic submissions of your CV, cover letter and the highest necessary qualifications to [email protected] by 5 pm on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Please include clearly the position in the subject line of the email. No telephone inquiries, please. Only finalists will be contacted.