Supply Chain Advisor, Quantification Analytics Tool

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Nigeria, +7 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee the development and distribution of unified quarterly aggregated supply plan reports across four countries supported by projects.

• Gather, validate, analyze, and consolidate data related to forecasting, inventory, procurement, shipments, and consumption.

• Identify and monitor risks associated with stock-outs, overstock, expirations, pipeline gaps, and funding deficits.

• Generate analyses of commodity availability at both country and cross-country levels for malaria and MNCH products.

• Create dashboards, risk summaries, visual representations, donor reports, and technical presentations.

• Track supply chain performance metrics and trends to enable proactive risk mitigation and informed decision-making.

• Offer technical assistance to country teams in Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, and Ghana.

• Assist in supply planning reviews, stock status evaluations, quantification activities, and commodity planning workshops.

• Act as a technical expert for the implementation and effective utilization of the Quantification Analytics Tool (QAT).

• Advise on the selection of forecasting methodologies, forecast creation, scenario assessment, and supply plan execution.

• Aid in inventory monitoring, stock status evaluation, shipment planning, expiration management, data exports, and system integrations.

• Collaborate with governments, implementing partners, procurement agents, donors, and PATH country offices.

• Record lessons learned and contribute to the creation of guidance documents, standard operating procedures (SOPs), training materials, and reporting templates.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Public Health, Pharmacy, Epidemiology, Business Administration, International Development, or a related area, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• At least seven years of experience in health supply chain management, forecasting, quantification, and supply planning in low- and middle-income nations.

• Proven experience supporting U.S. Government-funded global health initiatives.

• Experience in commodity planning and strengthening supply chains for malaria programs; additional health sector experience is a plus.

• Strong analytical abilities and a proven track record in interpreting supply chain, logistics, inventory, procurement, and consumption data.

• Experience in facilitating quantification workshops, forecasting reviews, and supply planning activities.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis applications.

• Familiarity with forecasting, quantification, and supply planning software platforms, preferably including QAT or similar tools.

• Professional fluency in both English and French.

• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Capability to work effectively across various countries and diverse stakeholder groups.

• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as necessary.

• Must possess legal authorization to work in the country of hire.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting regional or multi-country supply chain programs; knowledge of ARTMIS, LMIS, HMIS, Wambo, and related health information systems; experience with dashboard and data visualization/business intelligence; understanding of interoperability, data integration, and API-enabled information exchange; experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and in humanitarian or fragile contexts; experience in local capacity strengthening and institutionalization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment.

• Opportunities for international travel as required.