Vacancy at Chemonics International for an Integrated Supply Planning Advisor

 Employment Nigeria 28-Oct-2017 ABUJA , Administrative   Supply Chain  


Chemonics International, a Washington, DC based international development firm is recruiting to fill the position below:

POSITION : Integrated Supply Planning Advisor

Description

The purpose of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program–Procurement and Supply Management single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities to prevent suffering, save lives, and create a brighter future for families around the world. The IDIQ has four task orders that directly support the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and USAID’s maternal and child health, and population and reproductive health programs. GHSC-PSM provides health commodity procurement services and systems strengthening technical assistance that address all elements of a comprehensive supply chain. All four task orders are implemented in Nigeria.

The Integrated Supply Planning Advisor will provide technical support to the National and State Governments, PEPFAR implementing partners, The Global Fund partners and other relevant stakeholders in developing health product inventory management and positioning across the aforementioned four task orders ensure access to health commodities and uninterrupted supply to health facilities. S/he in collaboration with other advisors will inform health product planning, distribution and inventory management to promote uninterrupted access to health service delivery under the direction of the Plan and Source Director or his/her designate.

Responsibilities 

  • Collaborate with the M&E team to develop and update necessary tools needed for logistics data management and use on health commodities supply chain.
  • Support the development of appropriate supply chain presentations and reports on current situations, innovations and supply chain solutions that will promote sustainable systems.
  • Maintain a good knowledge and understanding of all office rules and procedures as set forth in the field office policy manual.
  • Support achievement of the overall project goals as required to ensure project performance.
  • Perform other tasks as directed by Integrated Supply Planning Manager.
  • Provide technical support to the National and State Governments and partners in the development of health products inventory management strategy to guide efficient health product positioning for an optimized warehousing and distribution services.
  • Support national long-term inventory planning and warehouse network optimization to facilitate timely and efficient distribution of required health products to the clinics.
  • Support integrated business planning processes on health commodity management, in-flow and outflow of the products from national and international sources to the clinics.
  • Support the collaboration with Deliver and Return Team in development of efficient long haul distribution plan to maximally utilize warehouse and distribution infrastructures, manage product shelf life and minimize expiry of health products.
  • Support the management of aggregated end-to-end commodity demand planning and inventory positioning to ensure uninterrupted access to essential health commodities at the clinics.
  • Support the development of long-term forecast of clinic requirements to guide efficient and effective deployment of third party logistics providers’ assets to support service delivery.
  • Provide national support in supply chain system design, implementation and reviews in line with program changes that will improve access to health commodity needs to patients.
  • Support the development of a synchronized inventory management activities in collaboration with forecasting and supply planning team, deliver and return team and state-based field program teams to increase visibility and prompt decision making based on available data.
  • Facilitate the development and sharing of months of stock information as required by GHSC-PSM Home Office to monitor national and facility level stock availability data.
  • Facilitate capacity development of Government at the National and State levels in the establishment of system for periodic stock status review, presentation and dissemination for decision making.
  • In collaboration with the Management Information Systems, team review available logistics data and support development of national stock status report to inform forecasting, supply planning and procurement decisions.
  • Provide technical support to health program procurement and supply management technical working group (PSM-TWG) meetings on national inventory management.

Qualifications

  • A Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy, Public Health, Medical Laboratory Science, Supply Chain Operations and equivalent is required. Master Degree is an added advantage
  • 3 - 5 years of professional experience in health programs, preferably in an international healthcare supply chain management environment
  • Specific experience in HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, FP & MNCH programs desired
  • Ability to monitor health supply chain programs
  • Analytical and problem solving skills
  • Excellent technical writing and oral presentation skills highly desired
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to use Microsoft tools projections and planning in is highly desired.
  • Ability and willingness to travel in the field
  • Experience working on a USAID or donor-funded project preferred
  • Fluency in English is required


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