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• Work with the districts and health
  facilities to profile quantifications as required.
• Develop and support the implementation of
  sound procurement policies that ensure acquisition of goods and services
  is done while adhering to GOU guidelines and regulations including
  procurement planning, budgeting, maintenance of procurement records,
  establishment of appropriate procurement structures/systems and reporting
  to the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority.
• Develop systems that will support
  forecasting and planning for the RHITES- E Project’s needs and
  requirements by keeping abreast of market and product trends and
  development.
• Design and implement responsive
  systems/processes that will ensure timely, efficient and effective
  procurement of goods and services in liaison with the procurement manager.
• Provide mechanisms that will ensure that
  there are proper linkages with supplies, accounting and other stores procedures
  to ensure that the organization properly maintains stocks based on demand.
• Support facilities to become certified in
  the GOU’s Good Pharmaceutical Practices (GPP) program
• Ensure maintenance of updated suppliers
  list.
• Support the development for systems and
  mechanisms that prepare requests for quotations or tenders to
  pre-qualified suppliers or the public.
• Establish, in co-ordination with the
  relevant department and end-users, quality specifications of goods and
  services required by the agency.
• Provide a monitoring system that supports
  the better planning for procurement according to demand.
• Any other duty that may be assigned to you
  by the executive management of the project.

• Assess the regional, district and facility
  level supply chain business processes and identify key performance
  indicators to be used to monitor the supply chain process.
• Facilitate the design and implementation
  of systems to manage the supply of medical commodities within the RHITES-E
  supported districts and facilities.
• Design and implement systems that will
  facilitate smooth and efficient receipt, storage, transport, and delivery
  of medical commodities in the warehouses in accordance with Good
  Distribution Practices.
• Support the design of systems and
  processes that will ensure efficient and effective flow of information and
  goods in the supply chain.
• Liaise with finance and other departments
  to ensure invoice payments are properly documented, approved, and prepared
  in a timely manner.
• Map facilities and develop a cost
  effective routing system.
• Facilitate the capture of supply chain
  transactions and the maintenance of complete and accurate records at each
  stage of service delivery.
• Facilitate the preparation and circulation
  of periodic and ad-hoc supply chain reports for use in planning and
  performance management.
• Regularly evaluate control measures used
  to manage risk in all supply chain business processes and guide management
  in development and improvement of control measures as necessary.
• Assist with implementation of risk
  management control measures.

• Work closely with clients to profile
  quantifications as required by various programs.
• Develop and support the implementation of
  sound procurement policies that ensure acquisition of goods and services
  is done while adhering to the GOU guidelines and regulations , including
  procurement planning, budgeting, maintenance of procurement records,
  establishment of appropriate procurement structures/systems and reporting
  to the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority.
• Develop systems that will support
  forecasting and planning for the agency’s needs and requirements by
  keeping abreast of market and product trends and development.
• Design and implement responsive
  systems/processes that will ensure timely, efficient and effective
  procurement of goods and services in liaison with the procurement manager.
• Provide mechanisms that will ensure proper
  linkages with supplies, accounting and other stores procedures so that the
  organization properly maintains stocks based on demand.
• Ensure maintenance of updated suppliers
  list.
• Render support in the development of
  systems and mechanisms that prepare requests for quotations or tenders to
  pre-qualified suppliers or the public.
• Establish, in co-ordination with the
  relevant department and end-users, quality specifications of goods and
  services required by the agency.
• Provide a monitoring system that supports
  the better planning for procurement according to demand.

• Pursue continuing professional development
  actively seeking opportunities to develop own skills and experience.
• Effectively line manage team members,
  taking responsibility for performance management and personal development.
• Promote awareness and understanding of
  relevant SCM tools and information.
• Promote and support training initiatives
  for relevant staff in SCM.
• Identify training and development
  requirements and develop plans to ensure that these are met as appropriate
  by RHITES-E staff as well as district and facility-level staff.

• The applicants for the USAID RHITES-E
  Supply Chain Management Advisor career opportunity must hold a Master’s
  degree in Business Management, SCM or related field
• Preferably a member of the Chartered
  Institute of Purchasing and Supply or recognized supply chain professional
  body and/or Post Graduate diploma in SCM
• At least eight years’ experience working
  in supply chain, five of which must have been in a management or senior
  advisor position. Public sector supply chain experience will be an added
  advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication
  skills
• High degree of integrity
• Familiarity with public procurement
  guidelines and procedures
• Team player and strong leadership and
  management skills
• Computer literacy and familiarity with
  standard office computer applications
• Ability to work under pressure and meet
  deadlines 

• Managing Performance: Ability
  to plan and design practices, processes and procedures that allow for
  effective management of people, resources and processes to optimize
  overall organizational performance. Managing for performance includes the
  ability to delegate and encourage growth and leadership across the team(s)
  as part of maximizing performance and productivity.
• Strategic Thinking: Applies
  organizational knowledge to identify and maintain focus on key success
  factors for IntraHealth while recognizing, anticipating and resolving
  organizational challenges. Ability to develop organization and
  industry-specific expertise and apply sound decision making processes to
  reach productive resolutions that translates strategy into actionable
  business plans.
• Effective Communication (Oral &
  Written): Understands effective communication concepts, tools and
  techniques; ability to effectively transmit, explain complex technical
  concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience; and
  receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through
  the application of appropriate communication behaviors
• Risk Management: Knowledge of
  processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling the
  organization’s exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply this
  knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Innovation: Develops new,
  better or significantly different ideas, methods, solutions or initiatives
  within your role that result in improvement of IntraHealth’s performance
  and meeting objectives, results and global commitments.
• Accountability: Holds self and
  others accountable for all work activities, research and personal actions
  and decisions; follows through on commitments and focuses on those
  activities that have the greatest impact on meeting measurable high
  quality results for IntraHealth’s success. Exercises ethical practices,
  respectful words and behaviors, and equitable treatment of others in all
  activities.
• Service Excellence: Knowledge
  of and ability to put into action customer service concepts, processes and
  techniques to access internal and/or external client needs and
  expectations and meet or exceed those needs and expectations through
  providing excellent service directly or indirectly. 

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