Warehousing and Distribution Lead at the Management Sciences for Health (MSH)

The Management Sciences for Health (MSH), a global health nonprofit organization, uses proven approaches developed over 40 years to help leaders, health managers, and communities in developing nations build stronger health systems for greater health impact. We work to save lives by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Warehousing and Distribution Lead

Job Requisition ID: R4759
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• The successful candidates are expected to manage malaria and COVID-19 commodities in the two national warehouses, as required. 
• They will work closely with the warehouse operators, contracted by FGON, to ensure adequate and appropriate equipment, tools, infrastructure, insurance, and security for the storage of Health Products meets the WHO Guidelines for Good Storage Practices for essential medicines and health products.
• Ensure that systems are in place to ensure that contract operations are managed, and staff act in full compliance with local laws, adhere to contract/award and donor requirements and comply with MSH policies and standard operating procedures. 
• Capacity building for team members.
• Ensure the warehousing of the Health Products procured by the donor as delivered by the Pooled Procurement Mechanism (PPM) once they have been cleared from customs
• Generate LHD orders to zonal stores based on approved bulk allocations for each state.
• Provide stock reports to PRs, NPSCMP and the Global Fund, as per agreed timelines and formats.
• Confirm warehouse readiness to receive shipment within 24 hours of obtaining delivery notification from PRs.
• Share receipt report and confirmation of receipt with PRs.
• Always ensuring comprehensive insurance coverage for warehouse and health commodities.
• Review all agreed allocations for long-haul and last-mile deliveries with the respective warehouses and distribution 3PL.
• Ensure judicious use of man, machine and material resources for efficiency and effectiveness across all the warehouses.
• Manages day-to-day communication on operational issues on warehousing and distribution with the respective stakeholders.
• Receive distribution orders and manage the development of appropriate/acceptable route plans in conjunction with transport vendors for Long Haul and Last Mile Delivery.
• Follow up with the distribution 3PL to ensure adequate fleet mobilization and utilization for the LHD activity.
• Ensure total compliance with relevant SOPs by the warehousing and distribution teams, follow up on all incidents of non-conformance recorded, for satisfactory resolution of all CAPAs.
• Conduct pre and post-LMD review meetings with the Warehouse Managers and the distribution 3PLs, share reports with relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate reverse logistics ensuring efficiency
• Coordinate annual waste drive.

Required Minimum Education / Experience

• Must be a pharmacist with a postgraduate qualification in Business Administration
• Certifications in Health Products Logistics
• At least 7+ years of relevant and progressive warehousing and distribution management experience at national-level medical stores, including managing donor-funded health products.
• 5 years’ warehouse managerial level experience.
• Warehousing and distribution operation of health commodities
• Knowledge of supply chain management and logistics
• Capacity to support health systems strengthening
• Fleet Management and 3PL contract management
• Demonstrate good judgment and sound warehousing and distribution practices.
• Understands the principles of adequate documentation and audit, and performance necessary to ensure audit compliance.
• Intermediate/Advanced computer skills to include the use of MS Office packages and inventory management software.
• Knowledge of Supply or any WMS software
• Ability to multitask, set priorities and work independently
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced written and verbal proficiency in English including business terminology.
• Self-motivated, passionate, desire to learn and contribute adequately.
• Attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
25th April, 2025.