Warehouse Manager

Position: Warehouse Manager (One Position)

Supervisor (s): Head, Logistics and Cold Chain

Level of Effort: Full time

Duty Station: Dar es Salaam

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES

The warehouse manager will be responsible for management of the vaccines and dry warehouses at IVD.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Maintains receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
• Complies with SOPs for vaccine management, good warehousing practices, handling and safe working in cold and freezer rooms, Vaccine Arrival reports, and shipping requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Compile requisitions from regions and prepares distribution lists to regions after approval from head, logistic unit.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Material management, Procurement, or any other qualification with at least 3 years’ working experience in logistics/warehouse management, preferably in vaccines’ warehouse management.
• Should have skills in supervision, budget development, safety management, developing standards, managing process, inventory control, reporting skills, analyzing information, equipment maintenance, and teamwork.
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GENERAL CONDITIONS:

• All applicants must be citizens of Tanzania and Applicants must attach an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) having reliable contacts; postal address/post code, e-mail and telephone numbers;
• Applicants should apply on the strength of the information given in this advertisement;
• Applicants must attach their certified copies of the following certificates;
  • Postgraduate/Degree/Advanced Diploma/Diploma/Certificates;
  • Postgraduate/Degree/Advanced Diploma/Diploma transcripts;
  • Form IV and Form VI National Examination Certificates;
  • Birth certificate.
  • National ID.
• Attaching copies of the following certificates is strictly not accepted
  • Form IV and form VI results slips;
  • Testimonials and all Partial transcripts.
• Applicants employed in the Public Service should route their application letters through their respective employers.
• Applicants should indicate three reputable referees with their reliable contacts.
• Certificates from foreign examination bodies for Ordinary or Advanced level education should be verified by The National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA) and National Council for Technical Education (NACTE).
• Certificates from Foreign Universities should be verified by The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).
• Applicants with special needs/case (disability) are supposed/advised to indicate.
• Only short listed candidates will be informed on a date for interview.
• Presentation of forged certificates and other information will necessitate to legal action.

All applications should be sent to:

Permanent Secretary (Health), 

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Eldery and Children, 

P.O.POX 743, 

40478 DODOMA.

NB: Closing date will be two weeks from the first advertisement in this newspaper. Only successful candidates will be contacted and all interview costs will be borne by the applicants.