Head of Procurement Procurement

Purchase

• Review of Comparative Quotes
• Conducting Negotiation Meetings
• Co coordinating for Approval for Negotiated Work/Purchases
• Ensuring timely release of Purchase/Work orders
• Vendor Management
• Procurement Planning
• Interaction with User department
• Team Management
• Commercial tie-ups for outsourced tests

Inventory

• Setting up of Processes
• Review & Monitoring Stores activities to ensure the SOP is followed
• MIS
• Statutory compliance
• Vendor Dispute resolution
• Interaction with user Department
• Team Management

Billing

• Planning & strategizing on Pricing
• Approval of Discount
• Handling Escalations on Billing complaints
• Interaction with Doctors on Billing related matters
• Team Management

• Manage end to end procurement process for high end medical equipment s to and low-end equipment s
• Work closely with Head of Technical Operations to evaluate alternate platforms for tests to minimise cost of consumption and wastage
• Receive and process procurement requests from Business units i.e Hospitals, clinics, Labs, Tele Health and new projects and provide frequent updates on status of requests.
• Participate in procurement committee meetings and provide management with weekly reports on status of procurement requests
• Prepare quarterly procurement performance reports and market research reports for review by management
• Develop and maintain a list of approved suppliers to track quality of supplies/equipment, encourage competitive pricing and ensure timely awards and execution of contracts
• Develop and maintain strong professional relationships with suppliers to encourage prompt responses to requests, open dialogue and cooperation in identifying best options that add value to purchasing decisions
• Develop Enterprise procurement strategy for Biomedical equipment procurement and AMC/CMC contracts
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure adherence to contract agreements and lead corrective action plans in the instance of breach of contract
• Preparation and upkeep of materials database / library
• Evaluate product / arrange the equipment demo to users before negotiation
• Take on any other related duties which may be assigned