Supply Chain Officer at Malaria Consortium

The Supply Chain Officer (SCO) will be actively responsible for maintaining an effective and efficient logistic management of drugs (SPAQ) in Borno State. S/he will be work directly within the State Logistic Management Coordinating Unit (LMCU) and the Malaria Consortium officers in Borno State.

Key accountabilities

• 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 Stores (CMS) and report on the assessments to higher levels flagging issues needing actions.
• Provide technical support to strengthen the procurement and supply chain management of SMC commodities in Borno State.
• Support and assist in the management of SMC commodities at the Borno State CMS, health facilities and Hard-to-Reach (HTR) communities.
• Provision of general and technical logistics/supply chain management support for all SMC commodities required for the 2021 rollout.
• Submit timely and accurate logistic report and review all Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) reports for project commodities in Borno State.
• Ensure smooth relationship with Country Office and other technical managers within the project.
• As permitted by the security situation, 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 in a timely manner.
• Carry out any other duties, including representations as might be assigned by management.

Qualifications and experience:

• 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.
• Must have a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.
• 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.
• Willingness to work in a complex operational environment.