Deputy Manager - Planning & Purchase

HealthONTime Private Limited; Delhi; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthONTime Private Limited in India is seeking a Deputy Manager - Planning & Purchase to lead procurement planning, vendor negotiations, pricing, and service sourcing across our healthcare network.

The role partners with diagnostic labs, hospitals, clinics and care providers to ensure competitive pricing, reliable service, and sustainable supplier relationships while driving cost optimisation and margin improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and vendor management in healthcare preferred.
• Strong negotiation and cost-control capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and develop healthcare vendors and service providers based on quality, pricing, coverage, capabilities, and reliability.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, margins, payment terms, and service conditions with diagnostic laboratories, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare partners.
• Compare partner pricing and commercial proposals to ensure competitive procurement costs and sustainable margins.
• Support procurement and commercial planning for diagnostic tests, health checkup packages, radiology services, and other healthcare services.
• Forecast service requirements and plan partner capacity across locations with Business Development and Operations teams.
• Maintain accurate records of partner pricing, rate cards, negotiated commercials, service availability, and contractual terms.
• Regularly review procurement costs and identify opportunities for cost optimisation and margin improvement.
• Monitor vendor performance including service quality, turnaround time, availability, pricing adherence, and operational reliability.
• Analyse market pricing, competitor offerings, and industry trends to support pricing and procurement decisions.
• Coordinate with Finance for vendor billing, reconciliation, payment-related matters, and commercial discrepancies.
• Work with Operations, Business Development, Finance, Product, and Technology teams to ensure smooth implementation of new partners, services, and pricing.
• Prepare procurement, pricing, cost-saving, vendor performance, and management reports.
• Develop and maintain procurement processes, approval workflows, documentation, and SOPs.

Job description

About HealthONTime

HealthONTime is a technology-driven healthcare platform focused on making healthcare simple, accessible, and convenient. Our platform enables customers and organisations to access diagnostic tests, health checkups, preventive healthcare services, and other healthcare solutions through our network of healthcare partners.

About the Role

We are looking for a Deputy Manager - Planning & Purchase to manage procurement planning, vendor commercials, pricing, and service sourcing across HealthONTime's healthcare network.

The role will work closely with diagnostic laboratories, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare service providers to ensure competitive pricing, reliable service availability, and commercially sustainable partnerships.

What You Will Do

• Identify, evaluate, and develop healthcare vendors and service providers based on quality, pricing, coverage, capabilities, and reliability.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, margins, payment terms, and service conditions with diagnostic laboratories, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare partners.
• Compare partner pricing and commercial proposals to ensure competitive procurement costs and sustainable margins.
• Support procurement and commercial planning for diagnostic tests, health checkup packages, radiology services, and other healthcare services.
• Work with Business Development and Operations teams to forecast service requirements and plan partner capacity across locations.
• Maintain accurate records of partner pricing, rate cards, negotiated commercials, service availability, and contractual terms.
• Regularly review procurement costs and identify opportunities for cost optimisation and margin improvement.
• Monitor vendor performance including service quality, turnaround time, availability, pricing adherence, and operational reliability.
• Analyse market pricing, competitor offerings, and industry trends to support pricing and procurement decisions.
• Coordinate with Finance for vendor billing, reconciliation, payment-related matters, and commercial discrepancies.
• Work closely with Operations, Business Development, Finance, Product, and Technology teams to ensure smooth implementation of new partners, services, and pricing.
• Prepare procurement, pricing, cost-saving, vendor performance, and management reports.
• Develop and maintain procurement processes, approval workflows, documentation, and SOPs.