Supervisor, Distribution

Position Title: Supervisor, Distribution 

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Karachi

Introduction to the Aga Khan University:

Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, AKU provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programmes and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Specifically, you will be responsible to:

• carry out general departmental duties as assigned by respective supervisor
• ensure execution of day-to-day operations such as receiving, storage, preservation, handling and issuance of supplies to departments/ patient care areas as per defined procedures
• perform inventory operations such as periodical physical counts, expiry monitoring, processing returns and record discrepancies if any as per defined procedures
• identify slow moving items and review re-order/ par-levels of all items on periodical basis
• ensure accurate and timely recording of all transactions into system/ paper documents as per defined procedures
• ensure compliance of personal and environmental Safety & Security guidelines at assigned storage locations
• ensure service quality standards as per organization’s goals
• following institutional policies related to functional responsibilities, code of ethics, discipline, acceptance of gifts, anti-fraud and other HR-related policies.

Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:

• Graduation
• 2 years of relevant experience in similar capacity.
• Advanced MS Excel skills for data analytics.
• Effective communication, Supervision, Teamwork & Coordination
• Ability of Time Management, Reporting Skills, Inventory Control

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.