Procurement Officer (Pharmacy)

Organizational Context Capital Health expects pride and innovation from its people in serving the healthcare sector. Capital Health success requires a leader and skilled workforce of specific knowledge and abilities who all want to thrive in their roles and contribute to organizational success. Purpose Of The Role: Pharmacy Purchase Officer will be responsible for inventory control, demand planning, forecasting, strategic sourcing of pharmaceutical stocks in SRH hospital, ensuring cost effectiveness commensurate with high quality. All related procurement and inventory activities shall be in accordance to the best standard practices. Also to promote and maintain high level of communication and liaison with the external supplier community. To effectively meet organization and business objectives and comply with the company code of ethics. Roles & Responsibilities: • Develop and implement best practices for procurement, inventory control, demand planning, forecasting, strategic sourcing and other areas required. • Collaborate with staff, other departments and senior management to share information, problem solve, and to clarify management objectives. • Interview current supplier to improves level of service and new suppliers to develop and establish new sources of supply • Ensuring the integrity of Data within ERP and EMR Systems is up to par with the current agreement between vendors, inventory levels, current price, vendors etc. • Monitoring and maintaining current inventory levels in the hospital pharmacies, ensuring quantities that appear in the system are accurate for the planning of purchases. • Purchase of all require pharmaceutical items for SRH hospital, follow up for delivers, ensures no late deliveries in the future with suppliers and assist in receiving if required. Technical Competencies: • Communication Skills: Develop and maintain communication with vendors and other departments on complex matters and recognizes the necessity to continuously develop skills and acquire additional knowledge appropriate to the position. • Negotiation skills: The ability to analyze supplier market and identify a supplier that is consistent with business strategies for purchasing and materials management, the ability to develop a negotiation plan and to influence and create a win-win situation. • Time Management: By setting priorities and goals which will lead to increase effectiveness, efficiency and productivity. Education And Experience: Related universities in pharmaceutical field and/or equivalent combination of training in supply chain. Middle east experience with healthcare experience preferred (5-7 years).

Related universities in pharmaceutical field and/or equivalent combination of training in supply chain. Middle east experience with healthcare experience preferred (5-7 years).

Develop and implement best practices for procurement, inventory control, demand planning, forecasting, strategic sourcing and other areas required. Collaborate with staff, other departments and senior management to share information, problem solve, and to clarify management objectives. Interview current supplier to improves level of service and new suppliers to develop and establish new sources of supply. Ensuring the integrity of Data within ERP and EMR Systems is up to par with the current agreement between vendors, inventory levels, current price, vendors etc. Monitoring and maintaining current inventory levels in the hospital pharmacies, ensuring quantities that appear in the system are accurate for the planning of purchases. Purchase of all require pharmaceutical items for SRH hospital, follow up for delivers, ensures no late deliveries in the future with suppliers and assist in receiving if required.