Logistics Team Lead

MEDS has entered into a Contract with USAID Kenya and East Africa named USAID Supply Chain Strengthening. The purpose of the contract is to obtain efficient, reliable and accountable supply chain management services for the procurement, warehousing, and distribution of health commodities for HIV, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Maternal/Neonatal/Child Health (MNCH) and Global Health Security (GHS) activities for patients across all 47 Counties in Kenya for adequate care, treatment and prevention for communicable diseases and other health needs. MEDS seeks to recruit a following positions for this Project:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Synchronize supply of goods with programming needs
2. Ensure quality and efficiency of processes in compliance with MEDS and donor regulations, and international and local inventory accountability standards and requirements
3. Manage the determination of logistics service requirements, desired specifications and delivery schedules, ensuring proper coordination and communication
4. Anticipate and identify potential or actual problems in the supply chain that may affect the short-term or long-term availability of individual goods and acts to address those problems
5. Identify and assess transportation resources, storage facilities, leasing options, and any other logistics services
6. Maintain and oversee relationships with port operations, freight forwarders, customs clearing agents and key suppliers
7. Participate in coordination meetings to ensure planning and coordination of supply chain management activities
8. Plan and manage distribution chain from port of arrival to beneficiary SDPs or disposal
9. Oversee and ensure proper execution of the dispatch plan
10. Work with programming staff to verify the dispatch plan’s adherence to the Distribution Plan
11. Work with Warehouse Team Lead to ensure efficient movement of goods.
12. Prepare reports on complete movements of goods

Candidate Profile:

1. Minimum 5 years’ experience in logistics management.   Prior experience in distribution of USAID health program orders will be an added advantage
2. Business related Degree and Diploma in Supply Chain Management