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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency is a statutory government agency established by
the ZAMMSA Act No. 9 of 2019. It is charged broadly with three major responsibilities which
include:
▪ Procurement of medicines and medical supplies
▪ Storage of medicines and medical supplies
▪ Distribution of medicines and medical supplies to all public health facilities in Zambia.

The Vision of ZAMMSA is to be a world-class supply chain of essential medicines and
medical supplies for a healthy and productive Nation.

To enhance our services, we are seeking to employ for the following positions:

11. SUPPLY PLANNING OFFICER (1)

Main Job Purpose
To undertake the forecasting and quantification for medicines and medical supplies to respond
to national commodity needs and facilitate procurement planning.

Main Responsibilities:

Vision: A world-class supply chain of essential medicines and medical supplies for a healthy and productive Nation.
Mission: To Procure, Store and distribute quality and cost effective medicines and medical supplies to all Zambians
▪ Undertakes periodically the development, implementation, and review of policies to
ensure adherence to standards.
▪ Effectively undertakes the forecasts and quantification need of medicines and medical
supplies to facilitate informed procurement planning and procurements.
▪ Effectively undertakes the planning of medicines and medical supplies to respond to
national needs.
▪ Undertakes timely preparation of the departmental budget to facilitate timely
acquisition of resources and implementation of programmes.
▪ Undertakes effectively, the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the
programs to assess the impact on service delivery and provide appropriate.
▪ Undertakes timely preparation of departmental, quarterly, and annual reports to
facilitate informed decision-making.
▪ Undertakes effectively, the development of work plans and implementation of the
Performance Management System (PMS) to monitor and evaluate performance.

5. Communications skills.
iii. Written Skills
▪ Able to write strategic, operational, and analytical papers.
iv. Oral Skills
▪ Able to communicate fluently in English.

6. Other Skills / Attributes required.
▪ Leadership and team building skills.
▪ Integrity
▪ Tact and Diplomacy
▪ Results-oriented
▪ Metrics-driven leader Computer skills
▪ Analytical skills
▪ Interpersonal skills

7. Staff Management
▪ Supervises, coaches, motivates, trains/develops, disciplines, and appraises
performance of staff to ensure staff engagement and optimum performance.
▪ Ensures delegation is conducted properly that each service allocation is
adequately managed, staffed, and resourced.

8. Academic qualification and work experience required.
▪ Full Grade 12 School Certificate.

Vision: A world-class supply chain of essential medicines and medical supplies for a healthy and productive Nation.
Mission: To Procure, Store and distribute quality and cost effective medicines and medical supplies to all Zambians
▪ Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, Biomedical Science, Public Health, Logistics
or Equivalent qualification in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain is an added
advantage.
▪ Must be a member of a relevant professional body.
▪ Minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience in a similar role.

If you fit any of the above profile, please complete the application process by clicking on the link
below not later than Friday, 1 March