Job Title: Stock Control
Officer
Officer
Organization: National
Medical Stores (NMS)
Medical Stores (NMS)
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
Uganda
Ref: NMS/2014/29
Report to: Head of
Stores and Operations
Stores and Operations
About NMS:
National Medical Stores is an
autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament 1993. Our
mandate is to procure, store and distribute medicines and other medical
supplies to public health facilities in Uganda.
autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament 1993. Our
mandate is to procure, store and distribute medicines and other medical
supplies to public health facilities in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Stock
Control Officer will be responsible for the effective and efficient stock
control services that meet set standards.
Control Officer will be responsible for the effective and efficient stock
control services that meet set standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain
and update and approved product list of the NMS trading stock - Classify
items using ABC analysis periodically to facilitate stock location and
monitoring - Quantify
and forecast trading stock requirements periodically to facilitate timely
procurement - Set
periodically, the average monthly consumption, minimum, maximum stock and
stock recorder levels - Draw
up supplier delivery plans/schedules for trading stock based on available
funds, space and consumption. - Adjust
delivery schedules when necessary to prevent out of stock or overstocking
situation. - Oversee
supplier contracts to ensure timely delivery and adherence to terms and
conditions of their contracts - The
jobholder will send periodic stock status and projection reports as
required - Perform
periodic cycle counts - Make
logical stock placement and movement plans
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicants should hold an Honour’s degree in Procurement and Supplies
Management and a minimum of diploma in Pharmacy OR Honour’s degree in
Pharmacy and a minimum of post graduate diploma in Procurement and Supply
Chain Management. - A
minimum of three or more years’ experience in procurement or supply chain
function.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested
candidates should send their updated CVs that should include names and
addresses of the last two employers with hand written applications indicating
the reference number of the position you are applying for and giving three
referees with their full time telephone contacts, email and postal addresses
indicated on the application letter.
candidates should send their updated CVs that should include names and
addresses of the last two employers with hand written applications indicating
the reference number of the position you are applying for and giving three
referees with their full time telephone contacts, email and postal addresses
indicated on the application letter.
Photocopies of the original
academic documents should be attached.
academic documents should be attached.
Please note that National
Medical Stores reserves the right to verify Photocopies of the academic
documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate
their validity.
Medical Stores reserves the right to verify Photocopies of the academic
documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate
their validity.
All applications should be
addressed and delivered to the Head of Human Resource and Support Services,
National Medical Stores (NMS), Plot 4-12, Nsamizi Road, P.O Box 16, Entebbe,
Uganda.
addressed and delivered to the Head of Human Resource and Support Services,
National Medical Stores (NMS), Plot 4-12, Nsamizi Road, P.O Box 16, Entebbe,
Uganda.
NB: Any
form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Only candidates who
meet the specifications indicated for the jobs will be contacted. Please note
that NMS will be closed for Christmas Break between 24th December 2014 to 5th
January 2015. Please note that if you do not hear from us within four weeks
regarding your application, consider your application unsuccessful.
form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Only candidates who
meet the specifications indicated for the jobs will be contacted. Please note
that NMS will be closed for Christmas Break between 24th December 2014 to 5th
January 2015. Please note that if you do not hear from us within four weeks
regarding your application, consider your application unsuccessful.
Deadline: 9th January 2015 by 5pm
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