Pharmacy Supply Chain Manager

Role and Responsibility

• Serve as a critical link between chain Pharmacies, Pharmacy Director, and General Manager.

• Supervise the day-to-day operation of pharmacies services.

• Ensure sourcing medicines from a licensed supplier to guarantee that the requirements of safety, quality and efficacy are upheld and the risk of counterfeit stock entering the supply chain is eliminated.

• Assure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements for supply chain operation.

• Purchase all medicinal products, cosmetics, consumable products, and home health care products.
• Responsible for the generation of a summary reports on supplier relationships, procurement, hub warehousing, inventory management, and distribution.

Requirement

• BPharm in Pharmacy plus MSc in health supply chain management/ MA in logistics from recognized and qualified higher Education institution

• 5 years and above experience in community Pharmacy out of which 2 years and above as a procurement, forecasting and quantification officer, and manager

• Demonstrate experience on pharmaceutical products revolved in the country

• Has experience in supplier communicate
• on (National & International), sourcing, and negotiation

• Demonstrate experience maintaining with empathy an appropriate balance between the organization’s needs and the welfare of staff.

• Demonstrate experience in data retrieval and analysis

• Experience of partnering with and influencing/bargaining with supplier

• Demonstrate expertise in delivering briefings to diverse audiences, and conducting effective meetings with management, representatives of staff associations etc.

Required skill

• • Leadership and management skills
  • Research and analytics skills
  • Interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Planning and organizing skills
  • Communication, presentation, and report writing skills
  • Knowledge in the use of Microsoft office suite and Droga Computer software
  • Ability to actively seek, identify and apply appropriate technology to improve service delivery
  • Ability to work in teams and in multicultural settings
  • Proficiency in one or more of the country’s working languages (Amharic, Oromiffa, Tigregna, Somaligna, etc)