Procurement Manager at Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies (MEDS)

Key responsibilities:

• Liaise with relevant functions in the organization to determine product and service needs
• Develop and manage supplier base and contracts for reliability and competitiveness
• Draw up service contracts for effective execution and performance monitoring
• Coordinate purchasing activities to meet organizational needs
• Approve and authorize purchase orders for accountability
• Manage tender process for quality, cost effectiveness and efficiency
• Administer the full cycle of subcontractor management activities, including planning, facilitation, selection, pre-award assessments, negotiation, submission, orientations, review of monthly reports, monitoring/compliance visits and closeout
• Manage RFP and bid analysis process for subcontracts
• Place overseas orders, liaise with clearing agent and verify transactional documents to facilitate payment
• Develop and maintain Procedures for Procurement Section for efficiency
• Prepare Management Reports for decision making
• Plan and control sectional budget to optimize utilization of resources and accountability

Job requirements:

1. Master’s Degree in Supply Chain or related course
2. Bachelor in Pharmacy
3. At least 7 years in Procurement of which 3 is in a Managerial position
4. Functional skills; negotiation and analytical skills, People Management, Innovative and strong understanding of customer market and dynamics