Purchasing Officer at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

Reports to: Purchasing Manager

Job purpose: Procurement of trade and non-trade commodities and services

Duties and responsibilities

• Source for stock, non-stock items and services for customer satisfaction.
• Source for departmental and capital items for cost effectiveness to meet organizational requirements.
• Participate in the tender process for efficiency.
• Maintain procurement related records for information and decision making.
• Handle returns, complaints and other issues pertaining to Non stock items to facilitate timely resolving of client issues.
• Place overseas orders, liaise with clearing agent and verify transactional documents to facilitate payment.
• Update supplier performance records for accuracy and decision making.
• Participate in preparing end month reports for review.

Requirements

• Business related degree and Diploma in Pharmacy
• At least three (3) years’ experience in a busy pharmaceutical industry

The successful candidate need to demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, mentorship skills and quality audit skills.