Associate Director, Supply Chain Management

The Associate Director, supply chain management provides strategic and technical leadership to strengthen Tanzania’s public health supply chain and pharmaceutical services, ensuring sustainable access to and appropriate use of safe, effective, quality-assured, affordable health commodities. The role oversees efforts to strengthen national and sub-national supply chain systems and  build personnel’s capacity to sustainably manage health commodities procured through national/local systems , and strengthen pharmaceutical management systems including quality pharmaceutical services and national regulatory systems Reporting to the Technical Director, the Associate Director is responsible for shaping the overall strategic direction and oversee the execution of the supply chain portfolios. The incumbent will lead the design and implementation of innovations in the supply chain ecosystem, documenting best practices, ensuring successful planning, quality implementation, performance monitoring, and evaluation of all components of the supply chain activity.Leadership and Strategic DirectionSet the overall strategic direction for the supply chain portfolio and establish measurable performance indicators aligned with project objectives and donor priorities.Provide overall leadership to ensure the achievement of supply chain objectives, deliverables, and performance targets.Provide technical leadership, oversight, and guidance to the project's supply chain team, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, accountability and continuous learning.Lead the supply chain work-planning process in collaboration with project leadership and ensure activities are aligned with annual work plans and approved budgets.Program Management and OversightEnsure donor, programmatic, operational, and financial requirements are met and that project deliverables are completed within established timelines and quality standards.Oversee implementation of supply chain activities and monitor progress against approved work plans, milestones, indicators, and budgets.Identify implementation risks and operational challenges and develop mitigation strategies to ensure achievement of project objectives.Ensure sound management and oversight of consultants, sub-partners, and technical advisors engaged in supply chain activities.MERLCoordinate with the Director, Strategic Information to ensure systems and processes support effective monitoring, evaluation, learning, and adaptive management of supply chain activities.Drive the review and interpretation of supply chain performance data to inform decision-making, continuous improvement, and program adaptation.Coordinate and oversee the preparation and quality assurance of donor reports, technical updates, work plans, success stories, presentations, and other required deliverables related to supply chain activities.Ensure timely, accurate, and high-quality reporting on progress, achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and perfor...