Chemonics International seeks experienced professionals for the USAID-funded Global Health Supply Chain - Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project. GHSC-PSM Ethiopia will serve as the primary vehicle through which USAID will procure and furnish health commodities, provide technical assistance to improve the country’s management of the supply chain, and collaborate with key international stakeholders to support global and local health initiatives.
The project is currently seeking two qualified Short-Term Center of Excellence (COE) advisors for warehouse and inventory management for EPSA to be based at EPSA head office. The advisors are responsible for providing technical support for the implementation of the COE at EPSA warehouses. The overall objective of the CoE implementation model is to ensure improved warehouse operation and inventory management, improved product availability at all levels of the branch catchment, and ultimately, to enhance customer satisfaction. The short-term consultants will coordinate the implementation of COE supply chain maturity model at EPSA warehouses to facilitate continuous improvement practice and to optimize the warehouse and inventory management operations so as to ensure continuous product availability. Please see the criteria below and the SOW for details information.:
Short Term Center of Excellence (COE) advisors for warehouse and inventory management for EPSA
The Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management Ethiopia
Background
The purpose of the Global Health Supply Chain– Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) Program is to ensure uninterrupted supplies of health commodities in support of United States Government (USG)-funded public health initiatives around the world. The project provides direct procurement and supply chain management support to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Population and Reproductive Health. In supporting USG-funded global health activities, GHSC-PSM will develop and manage a wide array of services for health commodity procurement and related systems strengthening technical assistance encompassing different elements of a comprehensive supply chain.
At the country level, GHSC-PSM supports country strategies and priorities that fall under the following three project objectives:
Purpose
The short-term Center of Excellence (COE) advisors for warehouse and inventory management are responsible for providing technical support for the implementation of the COE at EPSA warehouses. The overall objective of the CoE implementation model is to ensure improved warehouse operation and inventory management, improved product availability at all levels of the branch catchment, and ultimately, to enhance customer satisfaction. The short-term consultants will coordinate the implementation of COE supply chain maturity model at EPSA warehouses to facilitate continuous improvement practice and to optimize the warehouse and inventory management operations so as to ensure continuous product availability.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Duration of assignment
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Supervision
The short-term COE advisors for warehouse and inventory management will technically report to Warehouse and Operation Director of EPSA and administratively report to the Supply Chain Operations Director of GHSC-PSM.
Qualifications: