Salary
Not Disclosed
Deadline
14 Oct 2026
Posted
01 Oct 2026
Location
Dar es Salaam
Job Description
The role provides oversight across all the health elements including HIV, Malaria, TB outbreak diseases and Polio and directly supervises personnel responsible for logistics operations and shipment coordination.
Interested candidates may apply online by uploading their
Application Letter,
Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume,
Photocopies of Certificates
Names and Addresses of three (3) referees
Responsibilities
- Leads forecasting, quantification, and demand planning for laboratory commodities to ensure uninterrupted availability of HIV, TB, Malaria and other priority laboratory products.
- Develops, reviews, and updates national laboratory supply plans aligned with Ministry of Health priorities and disease programs.
- Analyzes consumption, morbidity, service utilization, inventory, and pipeline data to generate accurate forecasts and inform procurement decisions.
- Prepares quantification reports, procurement schedules, supply plans, and pipeline analyses.
- Monitors stock status, inventory levels, shipment performance, commodity pipelines, and product shelf life.
- Identifies supply chain risks and implement mitigation measures to prevent stockouts, expiries, and overstock situations.
- Strengthens and support implementation of LMIS/eLMIS and ensure high-quality data for supply chain decision-making.
- Establishes and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and supply chain performance monitoring frameworks.
- Coordinates with government stakeholders, Medical Stores Department (MSD), procurement agencies, donors, implementing partners, and laboratory programs.
- Maintains effective communication and provides timely updates to project leadership and key stakeholders.
- Collaborates with laboratory, logistics, procurement, and program teams to strengthen integrated supply chain systems.
- Provides technical assistance, coaching, mentorship, and supportive supervision to national and sub-national counterparts.
- Designs and implement capacity-building initiatives on forecasting, inventory management, supply planning, and commodity management.
- Conducts data quality assessments and support continuous improvement of laboratory supply chain systems.
Requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain management principles, demand planning, forecasting and quantification, and supply chain methodologies, particularly within Laboratory commodities and diagnostics.
- Proficiency with electronic database management software and online tools is required.
- Strong understanding of public health supply chain systems, commodity management processes, and the application of evidence-based approaches to forecasting and planning.
- Working knowledge of national health systems, donor-funded programs, policies, procedures, and regulatory frameworks that influence supply chain performance.
- Ability to collect, validate, analyze, and interpret complex data sets to identify trends, inform decision-making, and support forecasting and supply planning activities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to government counterparts, donors, stakeholders, and project teams.
- Has sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas.
- Articulates, professional, and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in laboratory sciences, Pharmacy, Public Health, Supply Chain Management, Health Logistics or a related field or its International Equivalent.
Location