Pharmacist

Right To Care; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading non-profit organization is seeking a Vaccine Supply Chain Manager to enhance the distribution and management of COVID-19 vaccines in KwaZulu-Natal. The role involves coordinating logistics, training partners, optimizing cold chain processes, and ensuring compliance to improve the efficiency of vaccine utilization and minimize waste.

Qualifications

• Experience in vaccine logistics and distribution.
• Familiarity with cold chain management and monitoring.
• Strong communication and coordination capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support vaccine logistics and ensure effective distribution processes.
• Facilitate training for cold chain management across sectors.
• Conduct situational analysis for improvement in supply chain.

Skills

Logistics Management

Communication Coordination

Cold Chain Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Degree in Logistics or Supply Chain Management

Job description

Vaccine Supply Chain Management

• Support vaccine logistics and distribution processes to enable COVID-19 vaccines to be integrated into the routine immunization services of the province
• Coordinate communication regarding vaccine management within the province for both public and private sector.
• Facilitate and support provincial vaccine distribution and improve procedures for downstream vaccine demand planning and re-distribution activities
• Conduct ongoing situational analysis to identify gaps within the supply chain system
• Establish and maintain a process for the flow of information regarding vaccine usage, wastage, quantities and distribution so that the management of vaccines becomes more efficient and cost-effective
• Provide supervisory support within the province to ensure efficient logistics planning, distribution, storage and handling.
• Strengthen and improve SVS reporting compliance and accuracy of reporting
• Implement interventions to minimise vaccine wastage, including use of vaccine utilisation reviews
• Implement integrated wastage monitoring tools
• Optimise the policies and management of vaccines and injection safety including ensuring the availability of correct ancillary supplies
  
  

Cold Chain Management And Monitoring

• Coordinate cold chain support activities of partners including training on new equipment and maintenance support
• Support and facilitate training interventions in cold chain management, including in the private sector
• Develop and implement processes and tools to monitor/audit cold chain equipment, performance and capacity
• Continuously monitor available cold chain capacity, identify gaps and design interventions in line with national guidelines
• Facilitate provincial vaccine distribution to ensure cold chain management at all stages