Country: Angola
Closing date: 30 Sep 2016
Chemonics seeks a commodities warehouse management system (WMS) advisor to assist the Central Procurement Agency for Medicines and Medical Supplies (Central de Compras e Aprovisionamento de Medicamentos e Meios Médicos - CECOMA) in the choice of software and hardware for the warehouse management system. The advisor will take the lead in implementing the system at the central CECOMA warehouse in Luanda and at the 18 provincial warehouses that can track commodities of the government of the Republic of Angola, the President's Malaria Initiative, the Global Fund, and other partners. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist the Ministry of Health/CECOMA in coordinating the design and startup of an appropriate warehouse management system
- Review and assess the current warehouse management system
- Identify, set up, and implement an appropriate electronic warehouse management system (e-WMS) that would meet CECOMA needs and effectively track stock status, consumption, and distribution of commodities by batch, from the central warehouse at least to the provincial level
- Help and collaborate in building CECOMA's institutional and staff technical capacity to implement and maintain the system, maintain system documentation, and ensure effective use of the network by staff, while maintaining the security and performance of network resources and monitoring and evaluating system performance and identify and solve problems
- Coordinate those efforts with the government of the Republic of Angola, key Ministry of Health programs, provincial warehouses, USAID implementing partners, and key supply chain stakeholders and partners such as the Global Fund, UNDP, and UNICEF
- Collaborate with CECOMA and other stakeholders to strengthen, streamline, and integrate information on availability and distribution of medicines and related public health commodities at central and provincial warehouses
Qualifications:
- Graduate degree in information technology, health information systems or equivalent, or related education or work experience required; graduate degree in pharmacy or in supply chain management preferred
- Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience providing and managing technical assistance to strengthen the warehouse management system within the public health supply chain systems, conceptualization and design of manual and automated pharmaceutical logistics, and WMS building capacity of WMS end users
- Up-to-date knowledge of current warehouse operations management best practices
- Advanced hardware and software skills and experience with data management and system integration; demonstrated advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access
- Experience in providing training, including setting up training programs and workshops, preferred
- Creativity and ability to apply innovative thinking and problem solving and demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team, and to collaborate effectively with multiple partners in developing strategic solutions
- Willingness and ability to be flexible and to respond to changing priorities and deadlines
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Willingness and ability to travel within Angola
- Good writing, communication, and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate effectively in Portuguese both verbally and in writing
How to apply:
Send CV and cover letter to AngolaWarehouseDistrAdvisor@chemonics.com by September 30, 2016. Please include "Commodities, Warehouse, Distribution System Advisor” in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
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