Supervisor- Supply chain management

Apollo Hospitals; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Hospitals seeks an Inventory Management professional to oversee stock levels for medical consumables, pharmaceuticals, and surgical items within a hospital setting.

Responsibilities include receiving and inspecting materials, maintaining storage conditions, issuing items per requisitions, and ensuring FEFO and accurate ERP records. You will monitor expiry, conduct cycle counts, and support procurement coordination to prevent shortages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field.
• Diploma/Certification in Materials Management or Supply Chain Management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain optimum stock levels of medical consumables, pharmaceuticals, surgical items, and general supplies.
• Monitor inventory movement and prevent stock-outs or overstocking.
• Conduct periodic stock verification and cycle counts.
• Track expiry dates and ensure FEFO compliance.
• Receive and inspect materials against purchase orders and delivery challans.
• Ensure proper storage conditions for all items.
• Issue materials to departments as per approved requisitions.
• Maintain bin cards, stock registers, and ERP records.
• Coordinate timely supply of materials to wards, ICUs, OTs, Cath Labs, Diagnostics, and other departments.
• Monitor emergency requirements and ensure prompt fulfillment.
• Maintain accurate inventory records in ERP/HIS systems.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly inventory reports.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, NABH/JCI standards, and audit requirements.
• Coordinate with procurement teams regarding pending deliveries and shortages.
• Follow up with vendors for urgent and critical supplies.
• Assist in product evaluation and inventory planning.
• Monitor slow-moving, non-moving, and near-expiry inventory.
• Support initiatives for inventory optimization and cost reduction.
• Minimize wastage and pilferage through effective stock control measures.

Skills

Stock control

ERP/HIS usage

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce or related field

Diploma/Certification in Materials Management or SCM

Tools

ERP/HIS systems

Job description

Inventory Management

• Maintain optimum stock levels of medical consumables, pharmaceuticals, surgical items, and general supplies.
• Monitor inventory movement and prevent stock-outs or overstocking.
• Conduct periodic stock verification and cycle counts.
• Track expiry dates and ensure FEFO (First Expiry First Out) compliance.

Store Operations

• Receive and inspect materials against purchase orders and delivery challans.
• Ensure proper storage conditions for all items.
• Issue materials to departments as per approved requisitions.
• Maintain bin cards, stock registers, and ERP records.

Material Distribution

• Coordinate timely supply of materials to wards, ICUs, OTs, Cath Labs, Diagnostics, and other departments.
• Monitor emergency requirements and ensure prompt fulfillment.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate inventory records in ERP/HIS systems.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly inventory reports.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, NABH/JCI standards, and audit requirements.

Vendor & Procurement Coordination

• Coordinate with procurement teams regarding pending deliveries and shortages.
• Follow up with vendors for urgent and critical supplies.
• Assist in product evaluation and inventory planning.

Cost Control

• Monitor slow-moving, non-moving, and near-expiry inventory.
• Support initiatives for inventory optimization and cost reduction.
• Minimize wastage and pilferage through effective stock control measures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or related field.
• Diploma/Certification in Materials Management or Supply Chain Management preferred.