Supply Chain, (Quantification Analytics Tool) Advisor- PATH Integrated Health Project

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Supply Chain, (Quantification Analytics Tool) Advisor- PATH Integrated Health Project

Responsibilities

Global Supply Planning and Commodity Risk Analysis

• Lead development and dissemination of a consolidated quarterly aggregated supply plan report across the four project-supported countries, highlighting current and project stockouts, procurement delays, funding gaps, excess stock and expiry risks.

• Collect, validate, analyze, and synthesize forecasting, inventory, procurement, shipment, and consumption data from country teams.

• Develop and maintain methodologies for identifying and tracking stock-out risks, overstock risks, expiries, pipeline gaps, and funding shortfalls.

• Produce country-level and cross-country analyses of commodity availability for:

• Malaria commodities

• MNCH commodities (Burkina Faso and Niger only)

• Prepare dashboards, risk summaries, and visualization products for internal and donor reporting.

• Monitor supply chain performance indicators and trends to enable proactive risk mitigation and decision-making.

• Collaborate with technical and program teams to ensure data consistency and timely reporting.

Technical Assistance and Capacity Strengthening

• Provide ongoing technical support to country teams in Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, and Ghana on forecasting, quantification, and supply planning processes.

• Support quarterly supply planning reviews and stock status assessments.

• Facilitate routine review meetings focused on commodity availability, procurement planning, and supply chain risks.

• Strengthen country capacity to interpret supply chain data and use analytical outputs for decision-making.

• Support the preparation and review of annual quantification exercises and commodity planning workshops.

Quantification Analytics Tool (QAT) Support

• Serve as a technical resource for implementation and effective use of the Quantification Analytics Tool (QAT).

• Support country teams in applying appropriate forecasting methodologies, including consumption-based, morbidity-based, demographic, and service statistics forecasting approaches.

• Guide users in developing forecasts, evaluating assumptions, comparing forecasting methods, and selecting final planning scenarios.

• Support country teams in translation of forecasts into supply plans and monitoring of procurement and delivery schedules.

• Provide technical assistance related to inventory monitoring, stock status analysis, shipment planning, and expiry management within QAT.

• Promote best practices for data management, standardization, and reporting using QAT.

• Support utilization of QAT interoperability features, data exports, and integrations with procurement and logistics management systems, as appropriate.

Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Management