Supply Chain Officer

Full time @Malaria Consortium posted 2 years ago Email Job

Job Detail

  • Job ID 31953
  • Career Level Mid-Level
  • Experience 5 years
  • Qualifications BA/BSc/HND

Job Description

Job Purpose

To provide technical support on the supply chain management of malaria commodities at the project office in the State, Nigeria.

Scope of Work

The Supply chain officer will be actively responsible for maintaining an effective and efficient logistic management and inventory control of SMC drugs at the state level.
S/he will be work directly within the State Logistic Management Coordinating Unit and the Malaria Consortium office at the assigned state.

Key Working Relationships

The Supply Chain Officer will be a member of the programme implementation team and report to Country Commodity Manager in delivering programme work plan.

Key Accountabilities
Supply Chain Management (70%):

Ensuring that 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 SMC commodities at the state central medical store and report on the assessment to higher levels flagging issues needing action
Coordinating SMC microplanning during which targets which form the basis for SMC drug quantification are determined
Provide technical support to strengthen the procurement and supply chain management of malaria commodities at the assigned state
Contribute to state level quantification of commodities as well as development of distribution plans using credible and verifiable data sources
Support and assist in the management of SMC commodities at the assigned State Central Medical Stores (SCMS) and health facilities.
Ensure the availability and distribution of pharmaco-vigilance forms during each implementation cycle.
Provide guidance on reporting ADR using the pharmaco-vigilance forms to the state teams
Carrying out post-distribution gap analysis for all SMC commodities at the assigned state
Submit timely and accurate logistic report at the end of every SMC cycle and review all LMIS reports for SMC commodities at the assigned state.
Coordinate Reverse logistics for SMC drugs from health facilities to the state central medical store
Monitor the delivery of SMC commodities and escalate any discrepancies in the quantity of commodities delivered and any quality issues. This will be done at all the levels of the distribution of SMC commodities (SCMS, Health Facilities and Communities).
Working with the state Logistic Management Coordination Unit on the management of SMC commodities and also serves as a link between Malaria Consortium and the state Logistic Management Coordinating Unit
Provide support for the Monitoring and Evaluation team and reconcile logistic data with M&E data
Maintaining and regularly updating a database of SMC malaria commodity logistics data.
Performs other duties as directed by the Zonal Project Manager.

Coordination/Feedback (30%):

Ensure smooth relationship with Country Office and Supply Chain Managers
Support collation and transmission of pharmacovilance reports to NAFDAC and the state LMCU
Coordinate micro-planning for the supply chain component of SMC implementation at the assigned state
Facilitate routine monitoring and supportive supervisory visits to health facilities on effective supply chain management of SMC commodities.
Coordinate review meetings for all LMIS SMC reports to provide feedbacks on the quality of LMIS reports
Provide regular feedback to the country Supply Chain Manager in a timely manner
Provides support to the zonal project manager on program implementation.

Person Specification
Essential:

Proven previous experience in Supply Chain and Logistics Management of Malaria or HIV/AIDS commodities
Have a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy with 5 years’ post qualification experience
The person must be familiar with the national supply chain system of MoH and LMIS, including MCLS
Experience working with and engaging stakeholders at the state level
Ability to engage with stakeholders on the supply chain management of public health commodities
Good inter-personal, communication and planning skills
Experience with good understanding of logistic management of public health commodities in Nigeria.

Work-based Skills and Competence:
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
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
Competitive.

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