Senior Regional Technical Officer, Supply Chain

About this role

FHI 360 is recruiting a Senior Regional Technical Officer, Supply Chain to lead supply chain strengthening work under its EpiC project in Tanzania. The post is based in Dar es Salaam and combines hands-on technical assistance, mentorship, and systems support for pharmaceutical services and data use. The officer works with FHI 360 EpiC regional, facility, and community teams to ensure uninterrupted availability of HIV and TB commodities for prevention, treatment, and care services. The post-holder acts as a technical bridge linking the Medical Stores Department in Tanzania Mainland, the Central Medical Stores in Zanzibar, regional and council health management teams, Logistics Management Services teams, health facilities, and regional implementing partners.

Day-to-day work includes providing technical expertise on commodities management at regional, council, and facility level, supporting bottom-up quantification and its integration into national supply and procurement plans, monitoring stock status, analysing inventory trends, and coordinating with stakeholders to prevent stock-outs, minimise expiries, and reduce overstocks. The officer strengthens use of eLMIS, DHIS2, GoTHOMIS and related tools, supports R/CHMT platforms to resolve supply chain challenges with data evidence, and mentors health facility pharmacists, clinicians, laboratory technologists, and supply chain staff through on-the-job demonstrations and supportive supervision. The role also covers rational use of medicines, antimicrobial resistance, patient safety, pharmacovigilance, and adverse drug reaction follow-up. Candidates must hold a degree in Pharmacy, Supply Chain Management, Public Health, or a related field, with a master's degree preferred, and have at least eight years of experience in public life-saving commodities supply chain management, pharmaceutical management, or health systems strengthening.

Demonstrated expertise with e-LMIS, CTC2 Database, Pharmacy Modules DHIS2, bottom-up quantification, and GoTHOMIS is required, alongside experience working with the Ministry of Health and USG-funded projects. This is a full-time position requiring 10% to 25% domestic travel to councils and health facility project sites. The officer reports to the Regional Manager, Senior Technical Advisor, Supply Chain specialist, and mentors junior staff.