Supply Chain Specialist at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

• The purpose of the contract is to obtain efficient, reliable and accountable supply chain management services for the procurement, warehousing, and distribution of health commodities for HIV, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Maternal/Neonatal/Child Health (MNCH) and Global Health Security (GHS) activities for patients across all 47 Counties in Kenya for adequate care, treatment and prevention for communicable diseases and other health needs. MEDS seeks to recruit a Supply Chain Specialist for this Project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaising with various Partners and Ministry of Health Programs for effective supply chain execution.
• Forecasting of programme commodities for HIV, TB and Malaria
• Supply pipeline monitoring for adequacy of programme commodities
• Supply Chain capacity building to the service delivery points and Counties
• Supply chain monitoring and evaluation to ensure achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Prepare Supply Chain reports for information and decision making
• Performance management to ensure achievement of activity objectives and targets for the team
• Candidate Profile:
• Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy or Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management and a Diploma in Pharmacy.
• Registered or Enrolled
• 3 years’ work experience in Programme Supply Chain management
• Previous experience in USAID funded projects is an added advantage.