Warehouse Manager NGO Careers – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Organisation: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an International independent medical humanitarian Organization that delivers aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from health care. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.
Job Summary: The Warehouse Manager will work in collaboration with the Supply Chain Coordinator to define the Warehouse and Stock Management strategies and policies. He /she will in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Warehouse and Stock Management activities, following up on the medical and logistics stocks, ensuring compliance with MSF standards, protocols, and procedures, and reporting to the line manager on developing the ongoing programs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensuring all equipment and premises are adapted to the proper storage of goods in compliance with the customer’s requirements and Good Distribution Practices
- Ensuring that the products’ physical and administrative management inside the warehouse is appropriately managed in conjunction with the stocks’ owners (SOPs, flow management, IS warehousing tool, inventories…)
- Ensuring the safety and the security for goods and people inside and outside the premises under his/her responsibility.
- Analysing monthly quarterly warehouse data, identifying problems, and proposing solutions to line manager, owners of stocks, and pharmacist
- In collaboration with the HR Coordinator, participating in the planning and implementation of HR associated processes (recruitment, training, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, detection of potential, development, and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required to perform all supply activities pertaining to Pages his area correctly.
- Ensuring technical support for his/her activity area and providing coaching to staff under his/her responsibility.
- Managing his/ her team and elaborating their activities planning (Warehouse supervisor, storekeepers, and log-helpers.)
- Participating in monthly reports according to guidelines Ensure that all stock management tools are always accurately updated and shared with all stakeholders as soon as they are requested
- Performing delegated tasks according to his her specialty and as specified in his/her job description.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold an advanced degree in supply chain management, logistics or an equivalent field.
- At least two years of experience in warehouse management in the NGO sector, within complex/ large scale country programmes and in emergency response/humanitarian environment Desirable previous experience with MSF Logistics or Supply Department or other NGOs, and working experience in developing countries.
- People Management and Development
- Commitment to MSF Participles
- Behavioral Flexibility
- Results and Quality Orientation
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Computer literacy (for a warehouse: mathematics, reporting, and analytical skills)
- Languages: English, local language and French is strong asset
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit their application letter and a detailed CV merged together in a SINGLE PDF or WORD document to the HR department via email to msfch-kampala-recruitment@geneva.msf.org with the title of position as subject line. Only shortlisted candidates meeting the above criteria will be contacted.
Deadline: 14th January 2021 by 5:00pm
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