Jobs at Joint Medical Stores – Logistics Officer

Position: Logistics Officer  Joint Medical Stores (JMS), Uganda
Joint Medical Stores (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.
Following internal staff changes coupled with plans to implement some initiatives aimed at increasing access to quality medicines and medical supplies to beneficiary health units served by JMS, we are seeking to recruit qualified, competent and motivated candidates to fill the following vacancy: Logistics Officer.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Post holder will among other things:
·         Receive customer enquiries and orders in. a systematic manner, track them, respond and process them sequentially in such a way that maintains a high standard of customer service.
·         Supervise the order entry activities by the Sales officers in line with the laid down procedures in order to achieve a turn round of maximum eight working hours.
·         In liaison with the Head of Stores and Logistics, ensure that all orders sent to the store meet the delivery schedules.
·         Receive customer concerns and channel them to the responsible officers in line with laid down procedures in order to ensure that they are addressed efficiently
·         Enforce the system for screening customer orders in order to minimize JMS exposure to acts of fraud.
·         Ensure that all relevant laws, regulations and policies (National or JMS) regarding sale of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies & medical equipment are complied with.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
·         Bachelor’s degree in Stores and Logistics Management, Business Administration, Pharmacy, Nursing or any other relevant field.
·         At least two year’s working experience at supervisory level in a busy pharmaceutical/medical or business setting.
·         Proficiency in MS Office and Enterprise Resource Planning applications.
Skills and Competencies
·         High level of integrity
·         Good interpersonal skills, able to work with others/ lead a team
·         Good oral and written communication skills
·         Able to take initiative, prioritize work load and meet strict deadlines.
·         Innovative and able to identify strategies for improving service delivery.
·         Knowledge of other local and or International languages will be an advantage
How to Apply:Interested applicants should send their applications enclosing photocopies of their academic certificates, CV with three names of referees (who are not relatives), and day-time telephone contacts to the address below not later than Friday 3rd August 2012. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Head of Human Resource and Administration Joint Medical Stores P.O. Box 4501, Kampala
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