Assistant Manager - Purchase & Pharmacy Operations

Surya Hospital; Navi Mumbai, Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Surya Hospital in Navi Mumbai is seeking an experienced procurement professional to manage medicines, consumables, and OT/Cath Lab supplies. The role includes ensuring timely availability, inventory control, and adherence to NABH standards to maintain patient safety and service quality.

You will handle purchase orders, rate contracts, vendor negotiations, expiry tracking, and FIFO/FEFO practices while supervising staff and optimizing procurement costs through ERP systems.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of hospital supply chain and pharmacy operations.
• Understanding NABH standards.
• Vendor negotiation skills.
• Inventory and ERP management.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement of medicines, consumables, non-medical items, OT and Cath Lab supplies.
• Ensure timely availability of critical and routine items.
• Prepare purchase orders, rate contracts, and comparative statements.
• Monitor inventory, expiry tracking, and stock audits.
• Implement FIFO/FEFO practices.
• Vendor identification, negotiation, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure NABH compliance and maintain documentation.
• Oversee pharmacy operations including high-risk and narcotic drugs.
• Ensure availability and traceability of OT and Cath Lab consumables.
• Monitor budgets and optimize procurement costs.
• Supervise and train staff.

Skills

Hospital supply chain

Pharmacy operations

NABH standards

Vendor negotiation

Inventory management

ERP management

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Manage procurement of medicines, consumables, non-medical items, OT and Cath Lab supplies.
• Ensure timely availability of critical and routine items.
• Prepare purchase orders, rate contracts, and comparative statements.
• Monitor inventory, expiry tracking, and stock audits.
• Implement FIFO/FEFO practices.
• Vendor identification, negotiation, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure NABH compliance and maintain documentation.
• Oversee pharmacy operations including high-risk and narcotic drugs.
• Ensure availability and traceability of OT and Cath Lab consumables.
• Monitor budgets and optimize procurement costs.
• Supervise and train staff.

Preferred candidate profile

• Knowledge of hospital supply chain & pharmacy operations
• Understanding of NABH standards
• Vendor negotiation skills
• Inventory and ERP management