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Pharmacy Supervisor
About this role
MSF is recruiting a Pharmacy Supervisor for Kebbi, Nigeria. The role focuses on ensuring smooth pharmacy operations, managing supply chains, stock control, and pharmaceutical care in MSF projects. The position involves coordinating orders with logistics, maintaining stock levels, and supervising dispensing and storage practices. It requires overseeing a pharmacy team, enforcing storage standards, and supporting medical staff with medication management. The employer delivers emergency medical aid in conflict, disasters, and related contexts and operates in Kebbi, Nigeria.
What you would do
- Coordinate delivery, receipt and registration of orders with the logistics department
- Update stock sheets and inform the operational manager about shortages, surpluses and expiry dates
- Maintain safety stock levels and ensure stock management at central and peripheral levels
- Ensure efficient supply to other MSF pharmacies on the project, using cold chain if needed
- Control and analyse orders to prevent stock shortages or medication expiry
- Assist in training healthcare personnel on dispensing, interactions and side effects
- Supervise dispensing of medicines at institutional and community levels against prescriptions
- Supervise orders for medical equipment and medications within budget
- Report and record consumption of medicines and equipment in Isystock and alert on unusual patterns
- Supervise pharmaceutical and nursing staff processes in collaboration with HR
What they are asking for
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) with valid PCN license
- Willingness to provide professional registration/license for regulatory purposes in Nigeria
- 3-5 years post-qualification experience in a pharmacy, hospital or medical warehouse (desirable)
- English language skills (desirable)
- Knowledge of Good Storage Practice (GSP), Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP)
- Local languages: Hausa, Fulani, or Suru (essential)
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Familiarity with PCN regulations, NAFDAC guidelines (GPP)
- Teamwork, flexibility, results orientation and stress management competencies (as per MSF)
- Eligibility to work in Nigeria with valid professional registration
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