HHSCM Alumni Spotlight

For the past eight years, I have been working in the humanitarian sector, specifically in the supply chain domain in different positions, and my desire to attend this program came when I was the Project Supply Chain Manager with MSF at Support Unit Kampala (SUKA). At that time, my position was more operational—managing and supervising a supply team comprised of procurement, warehouse and stock management, transport, and customs teams in executing their daily work. This included local, regional, and international procurement, managing EPREP stocks, as well as local, regional, and international transport and customs.

My interest in attending the HHSCM program was driven by a desire to acquire more knowledge, skills, and networking opportunities to add value to my team, support them more efficiently from a more informed perspective, and improve the supply chain for which I am a part. On a personal level, it was to increase my understanding of supply chain management in the health and humanitarian sector.

While I was still attending this program, my position changed to Deputy Coordinator in charge of Supply Chain at SUKA. This is a more strategic position that requires me to have a wide understanding of supply chain management in the humanitarian sector, so I can say that this program came at the right time. It has been a great source of knowledge and information. Now I have a different mindset on the humanitarian supply chain, thanks to this program. Some of my highlights included solving problems using tested and approved models under system dynamics—mental models and balancing trade-offs.

Considering the scope of this program, the quality of knowledge, and the information shared within the class and from the facilitators, I strongly recommend this program to supply chain professionals. I would like to thank the UPS Foundation for its generosity and for making it possible for people like me to access such an opportunity.