Purchase Manager - Head

Drlogy; Sangli District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Drlogy in Sangli District is seeking a Purchase Manager - Head to oversee hospital procurement processes and develop vendor relationships. The role involves negotiation, inventory management, and ensuring cost-effective material sourcing across various departments.

The ideal candidate should possess a graduate degree and strong purchasing experience in healthcare. This position requires strong vendor management skills and coordination with multiple hospital departments to ensure timely and compliant procurement operations.

Qualifications

• Graduate or relevant qualification required.
• Strong purchasing experience is essential.
• Knowledge of healthcare procurement and vendor management is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement of medical, surgical, and hospital consumables.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships for quality and pricing.
• Negotiate rates, payment terms, and service conditions with vendors.
• Monitor stock levels and ensure timely availability of materials.
• Ensure compliance with quality checks and procurement processes.

Skills

Vendor management

Healthcare procurement knowledge

Negotiation

Inventory coordination

Cost-effective material sourcing

Education

Graduate or relevant qualification

Job description

The Purchase Manager - Head will be responsible for managing hospital procurement, vendor development, purchase planning, negotiation, inventory coordination, approvals, and cost-effective material sourcing. This requires graduate or relevant qualification, strong purchase experience, vendor management skills, healthcare procurement knowledge, and coordination with stores, pharmacy, biomedical, accounts, and hospital departments.

• Manage procurement of medical, surgical, pharmacy, general, maintenance, and hospital consumable items.
• Identify purchase requirements from departments and ensure timely material availability.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships for quality, pricing, and reliable supply.
• Negotiate rates, payment terms, delivery timelines, and service conditions with vendors.
• Prepare purchase orders, comparative statements, approvals, and procurement documentation.
• Coordinate with stores, pharmacy, biomedical, accounts, administration, and user departments.
• Monitor stock levels, reorder points, pending indents, and urgent purchase requirements.
• Ensure quality checks, invoice verification, GRN coordination, and purchase compliance.
• Track vendor performance, delivery delays, replacement issues, and rate contracts.
• Maintain purchase records, vendor files, quotation records, and MIS reports.
• Support cost control, budget planning, and procurement process improvement.
• Ensure ethical purchasing practices and transparent approval workflow.
• Handle emergency procurement for critical hospital operations.
• Support audits, inventory verification, and financial documentation.
• Ensure timely, cost-effective, and compliant hospital procurement operations.