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In accordance with Global Health Supply Chain-Procurement and Supply Management Project's workplan, this position will lead a team of warehousing and supply chain experts to provide strategic inputs and TA (technical assistance) at national and provincial levels, enabling system strengthening and transitioning from vertical to an integrated public health supply chain environment.

Job Specifications

  • Master’s degree in social sciences, supply chain management or a relevant field along with minimum 15  years' of experience in public sector organizations related to logistics, warehousing and supply chain management; experience in public health supply chains will be preferred
  • Experience of working with international development organization like UN and USAID in a similar capacity will be an added advantage
  • The ideal candidate must possess excellent communication, teamwork, team leadership, diplomatic sensitivity, negotiating and strategic networking skills, and should have the ability to resolve complex issues pertaining to public health supply chains of Pakistan

Job Responsibilities

The incumbent will provide overall supervision of public health sector supply chain system strengthening and technical assistance related to warehousing distribution and transportation for ensuring commodity security. Director Warehousing and distribution will keep close coordination with all strategic level tiers at the Field Office for implementation of multidisciplinary supply chain functions as per the project workplan.  The job responsibilities of the Director are cross cutting with all supply chain functions, eluded in the project workplan, and will work in close coordination with all strategic positions, particularly Directors at the FO level. Some major job responsibilities are mentioned below:

  • Support the Federal MoNHSR&C and provinces for sustainable strengthening supply chain functions including health commodities warehousing distribution and transportation planning
  • In coordination with Director of System Strengthening and Field Operations, supervise and provide guidance and technical support to the project provincial staff for developing roadmaps for integrated warehousing, distribution and transportation  per workplan activities  
  • Oversee smooth warehousing operational management by supporting the Federal MoNHSR&C and provinces for proper implementation of USAID supported warehousing  manuals and  protocols
  • Support in creation of a warehouse and distribution development plan for the currently available warehouse space in Baluchistan
  • Coordinate with the Director Integration for integrating and optimizing health supply chain in Punjab and KPK and provide technical inputs for developing 3-5 year SC strategy
  • Support restructure of secondary transportation in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from a "collection" model to a "delivery" model using the results of the network optimization plan to inform a secondary transportation strategy which will assist the provincial ministries to contract or extend contracts with third party logistics providers
  • Coordinate with the Director M&E for developing M&E plan for Punjab and timely implementation of M&E activities per project workplan 
  • Provide TA to provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to map current human resource levels in the area of supply chain (warehousing, distribution and transportation planning) and articulate steps towards achieving a cadre of supply chain professionals 
  • For GHSC-PSM WP 2017 supervise the PSM team for multi-location national warehousing operations and distribution centers of two highly complex public health sector supply chains (contraceptives and EPI) in accordance with international best practices
  • TA to provincial and regional governments to develop efficient warehouse and distribution operations systems for a rapid growth model

Note: Individuals can apply using Brightspyre or send their resumes directly to [email protected] clearly mentioning the position title in the subject line of the email.

Chemonics International Inc. is an equal opportunity employer; only individuals who are shortlisted will be contacted for an interview.