Job Title: Head of Projects
Organisation: Joint
Medical Store (JMS)
Medical Store (JMS)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Manager
Operations
Operations
About JMS:
Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a
Church founded private Not-For-Profit organization whose mission is to supply
medicines, medical equipment and related healthcare services, and training of
assured quality to the people of Uganda at affordable prices.
Church founded private Not-For-Profit organization whose mission is to supply
medicines, medical equipment and related healthcare services, and training of
assured quality to the people of Uganda at affordable prices.
Job Summary: The Head of
Projects will be responsible for efficient logistical and warehouse management
operations at the assigned warehouse facilities.
Projects will be responsible for efficient logistical and warehouse management
operations at the assigned warehouse facilities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- In
charge of developing and reviewing procedures for warehouse activities in
order to ensure that they are current at all times. - Oversee
the order management team to ensure that facility distribution deadlines
are met at all times. - Intuitively
review received orders to ensure that correct combinations of medical commodities
were ordered and where necessary provide technical guidance to relevant
facilities. - Actively
monitor the volume of operations on a quarterly basis and advise
management on space requirements. - Investigate
and explain stock take discrepancies after cycle counts so that corrective
action is taken to maintain the discrepancies within acceptable range. - Intuitively
monitor the stock shelf life following the laid down procedures in order
to minimize the risk of stock expiry through initiating corrective action
in time. - Compile
and send monthly stock movement reports for different programs in
compliance with program reporting requirements. - Manage
operations at the assigned warehouse facility in a way that promotes
safety and security at the premises.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
Head of Projects should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or related
discipline. - Professional
qualification in supplies and logistics management e.g. CIPS will be an
added advantage. - A
minimum of five or more years relevant work experience two of which should
have been spent at supervisor level in a busy warehouse or logistics
environment. - Hands-on
experience in using automated warehouse management system and ERP
applications. - Highly
dependable, honest, impeccable integrity - Good
team player with strong interpersonal skills - Well-developed
oral, written (report writing) communication skills - Highly
self-motivated, able to prioritize work and follow up tasks and issues to
the end - Keen
attention to detail with strong numeric and quantitative skills - Strong
analytical and problem solving skills - Computer
proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Email)
How to Apply:
All candidates should send
their applications including photocopies of academic certificates, Curriculum
Vitae, names of three professional referees (who are not relatives), and a
day-time telephone contacts should be addressed to:
their applications including photocopies of academic certificates, Curriculum
Vitae, names of three professional referees (who are not relatives), and a
day-time telephone contacts should be addressed to:
The Head of Human Resource and
Administration
Administration
Joint Medical Store
Plot 1828 Gogonya Road, Nsambya
P.O. Box 4501, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: Wednesday, 17th December 2014 by 5.00pm.
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