Supply Chain Officer

The Supply Chain Officer will provide technical support to strengthen pharmaceutical and health commodity logistics systems in supported districts and health facilities. He/she will ensure effective inventory management, timely and accurate reporting, quantification, forecasting, and ordering of HIV, TB, RMNCH, and other essential medicines and supplies.

Qualifications, job requirements and competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement, or related field.
  
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in supply chain management, logistics, or health commodity systems, preferably in a PEPFAR-funded program.
  
• Demonstrated experience working with MoH, NMS, JMS, and district-level supply chain structures.
  
• Strong technical knowledge of national LMIS/eLMIS systems, quantification, forecasting, and inventory control.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data visualization for supply chain reporting.
  
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and coordination skills.
  
• Ability to travel extensively within supported districts.
  

• Strengthen logistics and inventory management systems to reduce stock-outs, overstocking, and expiries of health commodities.
  
• Support health facilities in accurate and timely completion of LMIS tools (bin cards, stock cards, order forms, and dispensing logs).
  
• Conduct routine facility stock status reviews, physical counts, and pipeline monitoring to ensure uninterrupted commodity availability.
  
• Support implementation and utilization of electronic LMIS (eLMIS) and promote real-time reporting and data accuracy.
  
• Facilitate redistribution of commodities between facilities to address shortages and avoid expiries.
  
• Support facilities and districts to generate accurate quantification and forecasts for HIV, TB, RMNCH, and laboratory commodities.
  
• Provide timely feedback to facilities on order status, delivery schedules, and any supply chain bottlenecks.
  
• Build the capacity of district and facility staff in logistics management, including forecasting, ordering, inventory control, and reporting.
  
• Mentor facility store managers, pharmacists, and ART focal persons on rational use and accountability for health commodities.