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Job Title:        Logistics and Supply Chain
Specialist

Organization: Beyond
Logistics Ltd (BLL)

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to:
Head Business Solutions

About US:

Beyond Logistics Ltd
(BLL) is a Ugandan organization providing 3rd & 4th Party Logistics services,
health commodities and medical devices to organizations that are futuristic.

Job Summary:  The Logistics and Supply Chain Specialist will
oversee the execution of product and service offerings with key focus on adding
value to our client while optimizing quality, time and cost. The position will
also ensure performance meets BLL and client’s strategy, requirements, and
policies.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Support the effective utilization of pharmaceutical/medical
  logistics information to ensure effective and sustained availability of
  pharmaceutical/medical logistics products
• Conduct regular mentorship and support supervision visits to all
  targeted health facilities in the country on pharmaceutical products
  supply management
• Conduct regular trainings on use of pharmaceutical management
  information system tools and related documents to improve availability of
  pharmaceutical products at IP/health facility level
• Support facilities/BLL clients on proper stock management and
  calculation for all pharmaceutical logistics products
• Assist in the design and implementation of an efficient and
  effective Quality Assurance system to ensure teams can routinely achieve
  the desired quality, customer experience, and business result. This
  includes development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures
  (SOPs) that support good distribution practices
• Manage the implementation and evaluation of key supply chain
  projects. Identify, eliminate, and/or manage risks, their escalation
  processes, and corrective action through a portfolio management system
  within projects in your department
• Lead the continuous improvement processes; provide process expertise
  to identify improvement opportunities, risks, critical paths and impact of
  process change in order to drive innovation, finding solutions and
  optimizing business opportunities; share complex results in a format that
  is easily understandable for partners / end users; ensure timely
  implementation within the supply chain team in coordination with other
  teams
• Design and conduct regular pharmaceutical logistics supply chain
  data quality assessment activities in line with company SOPs
• Identify and develop action plans to ensure improvement in
  quantification and reporting quality for pharmaceutical/medical logistics
  products
• Plan and do lot to lot verification of pharmaceutical logistics
  commodities at warehouse level, before they are distributed to end users

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Pharmacy,
  Medicine, Pharmaceutical Science, or a related field.
• Additional qualification and experience in logistics and supply
  chain management is an added advantage.
• Five (5) years diversified and progressive work experience in
  procurement, order fulfillment, logistics, and / or supply chain systems.
• Experience in the Health/Pharmaceuticals sector is an added
  advantage.
• Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts and
  continuous improvement efforts.
• Experience with ERPs and/or LMISs is an added advantage
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within deadline and prioritize
  effectively, while delivering high quality work.
• Understanding of Supply Chain Technologies and the critical cost and
  efficiency drivers of supply chain operations.
• Makes decisions that are ‘fact1 based, using well developed
  quantitative and analytical skills.
• Strong project management ability, Prior experience in managing
  multiple complex cross-functional projects simultaneously and in aligning
  resources with relevant projects.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills with
  strong sense of client service.
• Ability to simplify complex processes and present ideas in a clear
  and concise manner. Highly skilled in Microsoft Office suite applications.

How to Apply:

All applicants
should write your cover letter by email. Include the Position you are applying
for in the subject / header of the mail. DO NOT attach a separate cover letter;
your cover letter should be in the body of the email. Only ONE ATTACHMENT no
greater than 2MB file size is allowed. The attachment should contain your CV
and any other supporting documents. Submit the application email and attachment
to hr@beyondlogisticsug.com

Applications outside
the above procedure may be disqualified.

Deadline: 16^th September 2020 by 5:00pm

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