Snr Manager Supply Chain

Snr Manager Supply Chain
VillageReach, Kenya

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Aug 4, 2022
Last Date
Sep 4, 2022
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Job Description

ABOUT VILLAGEREACH

VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone, so that each person has the health care needed to thrive. We develop solutions that improve equity and access to primary health care. This includes making sure products are available when and where they are needed and primary health care services are delivered to the most under-reached. Radical collaboration with governments, the private sector and other partners strengthen our ability to scale and sustain these solutions. Our work increases access to quality health care for more than 58 million people in Africa. VillageReach in incorporated in Washington State and has offices in Seattle (USA), Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique.


Summary

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain will be a key technical lead supporting Lwala Community Alliance and the Migori County Team advocating for investments in supply chain for community health. This role will provide technical leadership on implementation of community health supply chain improvement activities including the roll out of data collection tools and a logistics information management system while also providing mentorship and on-going training support needs to the county health team and at the facility and community health level on supply chain management.

This role will be part of the Supply Chain Global Technical Team and will be based in Migori County, Kenya. A successful candidate will have relevant experience implementing supply chain improvement activities at the county and community levels.


Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

  • Supply Chain Advocacy(10%): In consultation with VillageReach supply chain global technical team and Lwala, support the County HPTU in developing a clear advocacy strategy for amplifying supply chain needs and planning considerations for CHWs in county level SCTWGs. Advocate for increased funding support for community health needs and for inclusion of community health commodity requirements within the county forecasts. Develop and collaborate with other community health organizations at the county level to enhance alignment and leverage on existing investments in community health supply chain.
  • Technical (60%): Working together with the VillageReach Digital solutions team, conduct assessments to document existing digital solutions in use within Migori County and develop a strategy and roadmap for implementation of digital solutions for community health. Support the county health team with implementation of data collection tools to aid in forecasting and quantification for community health needs. Support the development of a roadmap for implementation of the logistics management information system. Provide capacity building and mentorship on supply chain management for CHWs/CHW Supervisors. Provide technical leadership for the day to day implementation of all supply chain improvement activities in the areas of supply chain assessments, supply chain system design, warehousing and inventory management, transportation and distribution, forecasting and supply planning and supply chain performance management.
  • Business Development (10%): Working together with the VillageReach Supply Chain team, conduct business development activities, including identifying, cultivating and securing funding opportunities for VillageReach, develop and contribute to request for proposals or other funding opportunities for the continued growth and expansion on the program.
  • Stakeholder Engagement (10%): Engage with the National and County HPTUs, the Community Health department, Migori County MoH team and other supply chain and community health partners at the county level and identify opportunities for collaboration and or leveraging their existing investments to strengthen community health supply chain.
Competencies:

The following competencies reflect what is expected of all VillageReach employees; including examples of how one might demonstrate each of these competencies in one’s role.

  • Personal Motivation and Drive: Is self-directed in one’s approach to work, but asks for help when needed; holds oneself accountable; undertakes self-development activities; seeks to build and master new skills; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities within the organization
  • Collaboration amp; Effective Communication: Establishes and maintains effective relations with coworkers, partners amp; stakeholders and external parties; works collaboratively with others to accomplish organizational and team goals and objectives; works actively to resolve conflicts; expresses ideas and thoughts effectively; selects a

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