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Closing Date: Friday, 03 May 2013
CHAI is building on its successful work in HIV and malaria treatment to
support the development and execution of ambitious new efforts to strengthen
and streamline the supply chain both to and in developing countries for high
quality and essential health products in a sustainable manner in order to
increase levels of accessibility. These efforts will focus on a number of
countries in creating market structures that can assure that products are high
quality, widely available and affordable
. In parallel, CHAI is leading efforts
to develop mechanisms to deploy new information and communication technologies
effectively in order to streamline supply chains and/or increase demand for
products.
CHAI is recruiting a number of Supply Chain Managers, each of whom will be
responsible for establishing, implementing and coordinating CHAI's Supply Chain
strategy in a specific African country. Reporting to The Director of Supply
Chain Management, the Supply Chain Managers will work across all levels of the
private and public sector supply chains related to selected essential health
products, providing technical and operational assistance to put into effect the
concrete implementation plans which they would have been heavily involved in
creating. The Supply Chain Manager will be able to display a very high degree
of credibility, borne out by proven supply chain experience at an operational
and technical level. The Supply Chain Manager will have a practical
understanding of relevant drivers and motivations across different supply
chains and be able to devise and implement strategies and tactics that are
innovative and go far beyond the established status quo. The Supply Chain
Manager will spend ~20% of his/her time travelling domestically, primarily to
regions with limited facilities. Limited levels of international travel are also
anticipated.
Responsibilities:
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Establish, implement and
coordinate CHAI's Supply Chain strategy at a country level to strengthen local
market structures
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Analyze and map supply chains to
identify key decision makers and potential areas of inefficiency
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Conduct market analyses and
develop business cases to demonstrate to suppliers the market potential
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Develop strong relationships with
suppliers and, where relevant, local manufacturers to facilitate the roll out
of rationalized supply chains
·
Interact with country and global CHAI teams to
achieve objectives of supply chain strategy, providing technical and managerial
assistance.
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Other responsibilities, as needed
Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years supply chain
related work experience, with a main focus of working in Africa
Experience in private sector
supply and distribution, ideally in the pharmaceutical or Fast Moving Consumer
Goods (FMCG) fields
Outstanding analytical,
management, and communication skills
Demonstrated success in
coordinating partners and developing relationships in order to drive a
multi-stakeholder process
Entrepreneurial mindset and
strong self-motivation
Ability to develop and execute a
coherent programmatic strategy, amidst substantial ambiguity and changing
circumstances
Exceptional time-management
skills and the ability to manage multiple work streams in parallel under tight
deadlines
Ability to function independently
and flexibly
Strong desire to work in a
fast-paced, limited-structure, high-pressure, multicultural environment
Please apply here: https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/3331/job
How to apply:
Please apply here: https://careers-chai.icims.com/jobs/3331/job
