Supply Chain; Quantification Analytics Tool) Advisor- AFGHS

Here PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges.

PATH has extensive experience supporting countries to strengthen supply chain systems, improve commodity security, and enhance data-driven decision-making across malaria, maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), and other priority health programs.

PATH seeks a Supply Chain Advisor to support a multi-country global health program funded through a milestone-based award funded by the U.S. Department of State. The Supply Chain Advisor will serve as a member of the project's global management team and lead the development, analysis, and dissemination of supply planning products that strengthen commodity security across multiple countries and health programs.

The Supply Chain Advisor will provide technical leadership for forecasting, quantification, and supply planning activities across Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, and Ghana. The position will support country teams to strengthen forecasting and supply planning processes, improve data quality, identify and mitigate commodity security risks, and promote effective utilization of the Quantification Analytics Tool (QAT). The Advisor will also lead the production of quarterly aggregated supply planning analyses that support strategic decision-making, donor reporting, and proactive risk management.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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…