Responsible for managing the acquisition of medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, consumables, and hospitals supplies while ensuring cost effectiveness, quality , and compliance with healthcare regulations. This role involves developing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and ensuring timely procurement to support.
Key Outcomes
- Ensure all medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and consumables are procured and delivered on schedule to support hospital operations and patient care.
- Optimize procurement processes to achieve cost savings while maintaining quality standards.
- Ensure procurement expenses align with the hospital project budget.
- Procure product that meet hospital safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain full documentation and traceability for audits and inspections.
- Establish reliable relationships with reputable suppliers to secure the best value, quality, and service.
- Implement long-term contracts to ensure continuity and stability in the supply chain.
- Minimize stockout and overstock situations by implementing effective procurement planning.
- Coordinate with hospital departments to align procurement with operational needs.
- Identify and manage risks related to supply chain disruptions, price fluctuations, and quality issues.
- Develop alternative sourcing strategies to prevent procurement delays.
- Secure favorable terms in procurement contracts, including pricing, warranties, and delivery timelines.
- Monitor supplier performance and enforce contract terms to ensure compliance.
- Implement green procurement strategies to support environmental sustainability.
- Ensure ethical sourcing by working with suppliers that meet labor and ethical standards.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a procurement plan aligned with hospital project timelines and budget.
- Identify the medical equipment, consumables, and infrastructure materials required for the hospital.
- Conduct market research to source the best suppliers, pricing and quality products.
- Identify, evaluate, and select reliable suppliers for medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and construction materials.
- Establish long term relationships with key vendors to ensure a stable supply chain.
- Monitor supplier performance, ensuring adherence to contract terms, delivery schedules, and quality standards.
- Negotiate contract with vendors to secure the best prices, warranties, and service agreements.
- Ensure procurement contract comply with hospital regulations and legal requirements.
- Manage contract execution, renewals, and compliance throughout the hospital project lifecycle.
- Develop and monitor procurement budgets to ensure cost effective spending.
- Identify cost saving opportunities while maintaining high quality standards.
- Implement competitive bidding processes to achieve optimal pricing and value.
- Ensure all procured items comply with healthcare and hospital regulations.
- Maintain documentation and records for audit and regulatory inspections.
- Work closely with legal team to ensure procurement processes align with hospital policies .
- Coordinate the timely delivery and installation of medical equipment and hospital supplies.
- Work with logistics providers to manage shipping, customs clearance, and warehousing.
- Implement inventory control measures to avoid stock shortages or excess.
- Identify and mitigate procurement risks such as supplier delays, price fluctuations, or regulatory changes.
- Ensure quality checks and inspections for all purchased equipment and material before installation.
- Collaborate with hospital project manager, medical teams, and construction teams to align procurement with operational needs.
- Provide regular reports on procurement progress, cost analysis, and supplier performance to senior management.
- Act as the key liaison between vendor and hospital leadership to resolve procurement related issues.
Selection Criteria
- A Bachelor’s in Pharmacy, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Healthcare Management or related Engineering field.
- 3 years’ experience in procurement for hospitals or healthcare facility project.
- Proficiency AutoCAD, Revit MEP, HVAC design, electrical system and fire protection.
- Strong knowledge of medical supply chains, ERP systems, and procurement software.
- Understanding of healthcare procurement laws, quality standards, and compliance requirement.
- Negotiation, problem solving, and strong stakeholder management.