Supplies and Logistics Officer at Ministry of Health

Job Description

• As a Supplies and Logistics Officer, you will report to the Project Support Manager and oversee procurement, supply chain processes, and inventory management. You will coordinate logistics operations, track materials, and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
• Your role includes managing vendor relationships, maintaining stock levels, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills are required.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing logistic support and overseeing the overall logistic processes in support of the project objectives;
• Planning, oversighting, management and coordination of logistics support operations to ensure smooth accomplishment of projects activities;
• Handling the project logistics, organization, and safety by adequately scheduling staff, to ensure timely completion of projects;
• Ensuring that communications and safety protocols are followed;
• Prioritizing work orders and organizing tasks based on project deadlines;
• creating a plan or time-table for the movement of materials, equipment, and workforce in compliance with the project requirements and time lines;
• Managing a schedule to track and station materials promptly, as well as providing for preventive maintenance to ensure that projects are accomplished without hitches;
• prioritizing work orders and organizing tasks based on project deadlines;
• tracking, receiving, and stocking all items ordered;
• Ensure materials are appropriately stored;
• Managing and maintaining inventory to operating levels;
• supervising and accounting for an inventory;

Required qualifications, Skills and Experience

• At least six (6) years’ relevant work experience in logistic or supply chain management;
• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics, supply chain management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Knowledge in logistics, operations and practices;
• Ability to develop logistics plans, policies, and procedures, and provide technical and procedural advice in a broad range of logistics areas;
• Ability to store and retrieve information using filing and tracking systems;
• Certificate in supply and logistics computer applications/software; and
• Core competences including high professional and ethical standards; flexibility, strategic thinking, interpersonal, communication, analytical and organizational skills.