Job OpportunitiesAre you interested in joining a World Class Faith Based Medical Supply Chain and Capacity Building Organization that is currently enhancing its operations?
Do you have the desire to contribute your knowledge and experience in a customer focused, quality and solutions driven organization?
In line with its growth strategy, MEDS has the following exciting and challenging openings for qualified and motivated professionals.
1. Purchasing Manager
Job Purpose:
To develop and manage a supplier base and contracts for reliability and competitiveness.
Job Reports To: Head of Operations
Key Responsibilities:
Draw up service contracts for effective execution and performance monitoring.
Co-ordinate purchasing activities to meet organizational needs.
Negotiate for capital item purchases for cost effectiveness.
Manage the tender process for quality, cost effectiveness and efficiency.
Maintain a data base on market prices, alternative products and sources to facilitate decision making.
Address supplier performance issues for efficiency.
Plan and control sectional budget to optimize utilization of resources.
Ensure efficient performance management to achieve operational objectives.Job requirements:
Level of Education: Bachelors in Pharmacy
Professional/Additional Qualifications: Business related qualification will be an added advantage.
Experience: Over 5 years hands on experience in medical supplies & pharmaceutical procurement.Job skills/Behavioural Attributes:
A person with a high level of integrity,
Good negotiation skills,
Good interpersonal relations with excellent communication,
Organization, analytical and developed computer skills.2. Inventory Control Manager
Job Purpose:
To carry out quantification and forecasting of stock items while continuously monitoring the stock items to ensure optimal stock levels.
Key Responsibilities:
Carry out forecasting and quantification of stock items for purchase.
Plan and coordinate cycle counts and annual stock take to enhance accountability.
Compile stock variance reports for accountability.
Continuous monitoring of stock items to ensure optimal stock levels, and minimize losses.
Ensure efficient and effective performance management to achieve operational objectives and targets.
Manage MEDS commodity list for integrity of data.
Coordinate stock reconciliation, handling of returns and complaints for customer satisfaction.Key requirements:
Level of Education: Business/Purchasing & Supplies Related Degree
Professional/Additional Qualifications: Diploma in Pharmacy
Experience: over 5 years experience in computerized pharmaceutical stock control management
Job skills/Behavioural Attributes: a person with a high level of integrity, keenness to details, good interpersonal relations with excellent communication, organization and computer skills.3. Warehouse Officer
Job Purpose: To Ensure effective and efficient processing of clients orders
Job Reports To: Warehouse Manager
Job Purpose: To coordinate the processing of clients orders in an accurate and timely manner.
Key Responsibilities:
Allocate orders for picking and packing in a timely and accurate manner.
Maintain records on clients order processing to facilitate decision making.
Prepare and maintain order status data for decision making.
Consolidate warehouse staff daily output and maintain data for preparation of monthly report and graphic presentation on Key Performance Indicators for efficiency.
Ensure cleanliness and fumigation of warehouses to uphold good warehousing practices.
Issue and monitor usage of packaging material to minimize wastage
Ensure equipment and working tools are operational for efficiency.
Manage Staff Clinic for staff well-being.
Ensure efficient performance management to achieve objective and targetsKey requirements:
Level of Education: Business related Degree
Professional/Additional Qualifications: Diploma in Pharmacy
Experience: at least 3 years hands on experience in busy pharmaceutical or medical supply chain in a warehouse set-up.
Job skills/Behavioural Attributes: A team player with excellent organization and people management skills plus good
communication skills with good computer skills.4. Field Officer
Job Purpose:
To ensure business development & growth in the county governments while ensuring timely debt collection.
Job Reports To: Marketing & Business Development Manager
Key Responsibilities:
Visit County governments and establish contact with key decision-makers
Ensure County Governments tenders/quotations are processed in a timely and accurate manner
Carry out monthly analysis of MEDS sales performance to facilitate decision making and business growth
Collate and analyse market intelligence data for decision making and competitive edge
Provide operational seamless linkages in the system to ensure customer satisfaction
Provide complete, accurate and timely management reports to ensure improved service delivery and business growthJob requirements:
Level of Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Chemical or Biological Science
Professional/Additional Qualifications: Excellent marketing and computer skills, Training in Public Relations or related field
Experience: At least 5 years experience in business development, knowledge in supply chain management in the public sector will be added advantage.Job skills/Behavioural Attributes:
a person with a high level of integrity,
excellent oral and written communication skills,
attention to details,
good interpersonal relations and
excellent report writing skills.5. PR & Communications Officer
Job Purpose: To facilitate information sharing, provide support to MEDS management for positive corporate image and advocacy
Job Reports To: Head of Customer Services
Key Responsibilities:
Develop communication strategies for delivery of MEDS corporate cluster and business strategy
Prepare all MEDS publications including brochures, calendars, newsletters, annual reports, speeches and multimedia programs
Manage media relations
Maintain and update content on the MEDS website
Manage social media accounts
Assist in organizing of MEDS corporate events
Develop and manage the PR & Communications budget
Ensure accurate, timely & professional documentation of MEDS key eventsJob requirements:
Level of Education: Bachelor's degree in communication,
Professional/Additional Qualifications: Training in Public Relations or related field
Experience: At least 3 years in corporate communications and Public Relations, experience in the media industry will be added advantage.
Job skills/Behavioural Attributes: a person with a high level of integrity, excellent oral and written communication skills, attention to details, good interpersonal relations and excellent report writing skills.6. Dispatch Officer
Job Purpose: To manage the distribution of customer orders (consignments)
Job Reports To: Customer Services Manager
Key Responsibilities:
Plan, organize, direct and coordinate dispatch of customer orders
Receive customer orders from the warehouse and store them in an orderly manner within dispatch area.
Complete all the necessary documentation before shipping customer orders
Ship customer orders effectively to enhance timely flow of order processing
Update dispatched orders in the Customer Relationship Management(CRM) module for accountability
Receive and resolve customer issues arising from dispatched orders for customer satisfaction
Obtain proof of delivery and verify transporter's invoices for accuracy before forwarding them for payment
Update transporters performance records for decision making
Counter check receipts against invoice values paid to ensure that all orders are paid forJob requirements:
Level of Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Related Field
Professional/Additional Qualifications: Diploma in Stores or Business Management with logistics management skills.
Experience: Over 5 years experience in a distribution fleet logistics or supply chain part of which should be in a warehousing set-up.
Job skills/Behavioural Attributes: a person with excellent customer service skills, high level of integrity, excellent oral and written communication skills, organization skills and problem solving skills with demonstrated leadership skills and good interpersonal relations.7. Internal Audit Assistant
Job Purpose: To offer internal audit support
Job Reports To: Internal Auditor
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct assigned routine audits of various operations as detailed in the audit plan timetable
Draft audit reports on findings and observations made from assigned tasks for review by the Internal Auditor.
Carry out weekly spot checks on operational areas to confirm proper servicing of customer orders and adherence to procedures
Assure good custody of organizational assets;
Participate in risk assessment of the organization's processes on a quarterly basisKey requirements:
Level of Education: Bachelor's degree preferably in Commerce, Accounting or Finance plus Certified Public Accountant Two (CPA II) or equivalent
Professional/Additional Qualifications: Knowledge of internal auditing techniques and standards, knowledge of computer assisted auditing tools will be an added advantage.
Experience: At least 2 years experience in auditing/accounting work knowledge of internal audit
Techniques and standards will be added advantage.
Job Skills/Behavioural Attributes: A person with a high level of integrity, good interpersonal skills with excellent communication, organization, analytical and developed computer skills.
The person should also have the ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.8. Driver
Job Purpose: Transport of staff, goods and assigned duties
Job Reports To: Administrative Officer
Job Requirements
Level of Education: O'Level (C plain and above)
Professional/Additional Qualifications: Driver class ABCE with knowledge and experience in motor mechanics.
Experience: Over 5 years experience in a reputable organization.
Job skills/Behavioural Attributes: Self driven, high level of integrity, team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.If you are interested in the above position, send your CV and application letter to hr@meds.or.ke indicating the position you are applying for on the subject line not later than 30th January 2015.
Please note that Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
