Mohammad Azim Uddin

Zone Tower (Level *) *** Rokeya Sarani, Miprpur-10, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh

Cell:+880********** E-mail:ad3f9f@r.postjobfree.com Skype: azim.bangladesh Career Highlights

I have 16 plus years of experience in the field of Health and Humanitarian Logistics Operations and Procurement Management. I contributed to establish logistics operations policy, monitored day-to-day implementation of policy and supported the training and capacity building initiatives to develop skills of the logistics workforce in the pursuit of excellence and continuous improvement in procurement and logistics performance. Education:

Master of Social Science (Major in Social Welfare) University of Dhaka

1991-1995

Training and Certification

Procurement and Supply Management Certificate Course -organized by UNDP & Empower School of Health (online)

TOT on the Basic Logistics Management Training- organized by MSH/USAID SIAPS Program

Training on Logistics Management- organized by John Snow Inc./USAID Deliver Project

Basic Vaccine Logistics and Cold Chain Management- organized by WHO/EPI

Training on Humanitarian and Health Logistics - organized by UNFPA Work Experiences

GM- Procurement and Business Development at Engineering and Support Services Ltd (current position since Oct’ 2023)

Sr. Advisor-Procurement and Distribution (part-time) at RIZIK Traders (April 2023 to September 2023)

Sr. Expert- Logistics and Supply Chain Management at IQVIA (March 2022 - March 2023)

Sr. Advisor-Sustainable Logistics Supply & Policy Advocacy at Ipas (May 2017 - February 2022).

Technical Advisor-Logistics Operations at Management Sciences for Health-MSH (February 2010-April 2017)

Logistics Support Officer at John Snow Inc. –JSI (May 2007 - February 2010).

Program Associate at the United Nations Population Fund-UNFPA (April 2005 - May 2007)

Program Officer-Urban Primary Health Care Project at Marie Stopes Bangladesh (October 2000-April 2005)

Sub-district Health Program Manager at SOPIRET under the project Rural Service Delivery Program (RSDP) Key performance and achievements:

As part of GM- Procurement and Business Development at ESS and Advisor-Procurement and Distribution at RIZIK Traders:

Reviewed and updated procurement guidelines and developed new version procurement procedure manual and ensured successful roll-out of the manual

Led procurement team, guided them and achieved on-time delivery efficiency

Successfully negotiated new vendor contracts and established strong vendor relationships, which eventually helped reduce logistics costs by 5% as a result of process optimization

Ensured timely prepared purchase requisition, purchase order, receipts, validation of receipts goods expediting payment process and documentation

Led and supported the vendor/suppliers selection process and maintained coordinating and networking with the selected vendors/suppliers for order management

Developed vendor/suppliers database and supported to enlist and update the database with required information

Improved liaison with the selected vendors and freight forwarding company to expedite the process of clearing and receiving goods/products in timely manners

Ensured proper inventory and storage of procured healthcare, pharmaceutical and beauty-care goods

Supported and guided the team to be aware of maintaining compliance and protocols while performing procurement

Led and managed the new business opportunity, negotiated business profitability and signed contract agreement with partners

Initiated procurement process improvement approaches and helped reduce procurement lead-time and ensured timely supply of goods at the storage point.

Identified potential suppliers/vendors, negotiated favorable terms, evaluated performance and established strong working relationships with them to ensure lowest cost, quality goods and timely deliveries As part of Technical Advisor-Logistics Operations at Management Sciences for Health and Logistics Support Officer at John Snow Inc-JSI:

Helped Central Warehouse (1) and Regional Warehouses (21) to keep its Computerized Inventory Management Systems functional and up to date for ordering new goods, receipts new shipment, prepare supply plan, distribute products (new supply & re-supply) and stock adjustment in timely manner

Helped maintaining ‘satisfactory stock’ at the warehouse level and ensured timely delivery in preventing stock- out at the last mile

Streamlined utilize best-fit warehouse layouts, promoted timely conduction of disposal activities for unusable products to uphold optimal use of storage space and keep storage interior clean and organized with inventory accuracy

Trained, educated and motivated hundreds of logisticians performing best logistics practices and ensured logistics database is timely updated with completeness, accurateness and data is utilized for decision making

Worked with a variety of departments, including Logistics and Supply unit and its Procurement Desk Officers, oriented them about technical know-how of using the web-based LMIS and logistics dashboard, track logistics pipeline reports, stock status reports of all Warehouses/stores and take decisions to avoid stock out across all levels of the supply chain systems

Produced and presented logistics performance reports to Senior Management of DGFP to determine the procurement decisions in most appropriate ways to keep satisfactory stock level of FP and Health commodities for the country

Helped tracking incoming shipments from in-country and out-country to ensure they arrive on time and dealing with the suppliers avoiding any delays

Implemented efficient inventory management techniques and helped reducing excess stock, avoiding stock out and establishing satisfactory stock levels

Trained/orientated warehouse managers and other staff managing stock and inventory across different locations include Central Warehouse, Regional Warehouses, District Reserve Stores and Sub-District Stores

Revised and updated supply chain-related policies and procedures e.g. Supply Manual, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) etc. including Monitoring Checklists

Helped Central Warehouse collaborating with 3rd party transportation company and ensured prompt shipment and supply management

Monitored and analyzed logistics data to track program performance and provided technical assistance to use data for planning and decision making across all levels

Assisted with management support in organizing national logistics coordination meeting, documenting meeting notes and preparing final reports

Planned, Organized and Facilitated training sessions and built capacity of the hundreds of logistics staff

Updated the supply manual, logistics monitoring checklists for DGFP Warehouses, Stores and Health centers

Conducted periodic inventory audits including physical inventor (stock count of each product)

Accomplished organizing warehouse as per FEFO/FIFO techniques and ensured prevention of product wastage/ loss Sr. Expert- Logistics and Supply Chain Management at IQVIA and Sr. Advisor-Sustainable Logistics Supply & Policy Advocacy at Ipas:

Developed logistics and procurement policy and management guidelines, provided training to the relevant staff of the DGHS hospitals, Healthcare providers and Camp in-charge working in Rohingya Refugee Camps, Cox’s Bazar for ensuring roll-out of the policy/guideline

Supported logistics team to increase efficiency in procurement, warehouse operations, inventory and distribution of products at the different level of the supply systems including last mile delivery

Oriented warehouse people to develop demand planning and supply planning to ensure available stock at healthcare centers

Analyzed logistics data to track program performance and provided technical assistance to identify & resolve bottlenecks including improve performance efficiency in data generation and improve data quality

Supported Central Store –EPI to help implementing best possible inventory control systems for achieving stock accuracy and ensure satisfactory stock levels

Conducted joint monitoring visit with DGHS to observe program implementation and shared identified visit findings related to gaps with recommendations

Organized and facilitated training orientation sessions for the program managers at the subnational level to streamline them on data backlog, data quality and data use for program tracking and decision making

Advocated and ensured budget allocation in Maternal Health Operation Plan (OP), DGHS

Advocated and ensured adopting policy for introducing HIS and MIS systems for FP, MR and Post-abortion care services performed in DGHS hospitals and report it through DHIS2 platform

Advocated and ensured adopting logistics supply policy by DGFP for DGHS hospitals

Ensured satisfactory stock of FP methods and RH devices/medicines and prevented stock outs of these products at the DGHS hospitals, resulting uptake of FP, MR and PAC services

Oriented the program managers at the National and Sub-national level and developed their capacity to access into the web-based data bank, analyze data to address data quality issues and use data for program monitoring and decision making

Advocated and ensured budget allocation in the Maternal Health Operation Plan (OP) of the Govt. for procuring commodity/device required for FP and RH services

Advocated and ensured policy adaptation for introducing HIS and MIS systems for FP, MR and Post-abortion care services in DGHS hospitals and ensured reporting through DHIS2 platform

Advocated and ensured adopting logistics supply policy by FP authority for public/private hospitals and ensured sustainable supply of FP and RH commodities there

As part of Program Officer at Marie Stopes and Program Associate at UNFPA:

Coordinated Marie Stopes’s emergency response to disaster affected community and ensured health and humanitarian logistics availability for timely distribution

Ensured proper operations of health van and ensured health service delivery for the homeless and floating population

Developed capacity of the health volunteers, ensured deployment of these volunteers at the filed level and monitored their performance

Helped developing local level plans and supported implementing planned activities of UNFPA funded projects implemented by the Government and NGOs

Kept regular contact with the partners, tracked the progress of the each planned activities against budget and ensured achieving budget burn-out rate 100% within the stipulated timelines.

Improved relationship between UNFPA and National level and Sub-national level officials of the Govt. under different Ministries, with an especial focus to the key directorates of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(DGFP and DGHS) and DWA of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

Conducted need based field monitoring visit to identify key challenges and ensured overcome the challenges following consultative approaches

Provided support to the UNFPA consultants conducting study/research, documenting success story, preparing reports and ensured submitting final document /reports within expected timelines Reference

Md. Mijanur Rahman

Managing Director

Engineering and Support Services Ltd

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Dr. Sayed Rubayet

Country Director

Ipas Bangladesh

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Md. Abdullah

Team-lead, Logistics

USAID-MTaPS Program- Bangladesh

Management Sciences for Health-MSH

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