At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We\u2019re a small but growing team of 550+ members, headquartered in Accra, Ghana, and backed by mission-driven investors. We\u2019ve joined hands with third-party payers, drug manufacturers and healthcare providers to develop products and services that directly reduce the costs of prescription drugs for patients. In only a few years, we\u2019ve managed to provide low-cost, high-quality medicines to hundreds of thousands of patients across 9 African countries.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Inventory Control Associate<\/strong><\/p>\n Position Description<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 We are looking for highly experienced candidates to champion the mPharma Ghana Inventory Control Management. The candidate will interface with a wide variety of stakeholders in the Ghanaian healthcare space: manufacturers, insurers, distributors and providers. The associate will also become a key part of mPharma\u2019s data collection process and provide data analysis that will drive critical business decision-making. The Role sits in the supply chain unit and Reports to the Distribution and Warehouse Manager.<\/p>\n Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Creates, edits and manages the Verified Drug List and Streamlined Formulary Our Ideal Candidate<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Fluent in English with excellent writing, analytical and organizational skills Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 A bachelor\u2019s degree in supply chain management, or any other relevant discipline Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At mPharma, we start and end our day thinking about how we can enable patients to afford their medications. We\u2019re a small but growing team of 550+ members, headquartered in…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-jkW","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74334\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Responsible for monthly stock counts for own warehouse as well as partners\u2019 locations and generates variance reports
\n\u2022 Maintains and manages inventory movements and locations
\n\u2022 Works with the warehousing team through daily spot checks in order to guarantee high inventory record accuracy (IRA)
\n\u2022 Responsible for receipts of new stock, returns, back-orders, and associated issues, while adhering to strict accounting and auditing procedures.
\n\u2022 Conducts stock count training for interns across the region.
\n\u2022 Ensures strict adherence to process guiding stock taking.
\n\u2022 Generates complete date consolidated stock count data for all stakeholders.
\n\u2022 Responsible for validation of processing of deliveries and withdrawals on SAP.
\n\u2022 Ensures routine data management regarding inventory, which involves evaluating and monitoring usage, analyses and periodic stock rotations to minimize excess as well as Slow and Obsolete (SLOB) stock.
\n\u2022 Provides support for the warehouse managers on SAP routine checks, and management of errors that might affect the inventory.
\n\u2022 Generates and provides daily reports on inventor Operations, stock position, and stock adjustments across all warehouses and facilities.
\n\u2022 Conduct daily and weekly Audits on the delivery notes generation, Receipt Notes generation and other Stock movement documents to ensure compliance and accuracy.
\n\u2022 Validates and shares monthly supply data to ensure the smooth billing process
\n\u2022 Ensures prompt and proper valuation of all mPharma stock both in own warehouses and partners\u2019 facilities
\n\u2022 Provides timely and accurate reports to key stakeholders.
\n\u2022 Generate the complete End of Year Valuation Report to all stakeholders.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 A strong work ethic and a \u201ccan-do\u201d attitude that requires minimal or no supervision
\n\u2022 Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, and Google Suite specifically Excel and google Sheets. Experience with SAP is preferred
\n\u2022 Critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills are mandatory
\n\u2022 Must be able to understand internal and external customers\u2019 needs and how to meet them
\n\u2022 Must have the ability to create and disseminate transparent databases in order to guarantee access to data by parties who need to use it
\n\u2022 Must be comfortable with all data formats and the conversion of data from one format to another to enable standardization and access
\n\u2022 Be willing to work for extended periods of time without supervision from a manager
\n\u2022 Must have sufficient understanding of the different methods of preventing data breaches and make sound judgment calls on new software to be implemented into current systems
\n\u2022 Must be enthusiastic about using analytical methods to solve problems and convince managers\/colleagues to see the benefits of work created
\n\u2022 Be proficient in programming languages such as R, Python, SQL, C or Java and have strong database design and coding skills.
\n\u2022 Excellent Data mining and strong analytical skills
\n\u2022 Possess admirable people management skills
\n\u2022 Experience in the health domain either working with multinational pharmaceutical companies, clinician settings, or other healthcare services is desired
\n\u2022 Strong interpersonal skills to network with new people and develop business relationships.
\n\u2022 A self-starter who can multitask while consistently producing high-quality deliverables for a diverse set of concurrent initiatives.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 At least 1-3 years of experience in SAP usage or other enterprise resource software will be an added advantage
\n\u2022 At least 3-5 years in a Business \/ Data Analytics role
\n\u2022 At least 1-2 years of people management experience
\n\u2022 At least 1-3 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical or FMCG industry as an Inventory Analyst\/Controller
\n\u2022 Spotless business and personal background<\/p>\n