Manager, Purchase & Inventory

Job Description

Title: Manager, Purchase & Inventory

Company Name: Universal Health Services & Research Ltd.

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor Degree/PG in Pharmacy
∎ Bachelor Degree/PG in Management
∎ Bachelor Degree/PG in Logistics is desirable

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 15 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Department: Purchase & Inventory
∎ Job Summary: Responsible for total control of materials including its storage, usage and accounting. He/she shall coordinate materials purchase activity and effect purchases as decided by the Materials Purchase Committee. He/she shall ensure adequate and timely availability of all materials - both medical and non-medical observing ethical and economic inventory control practices.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Have absolute control on entire materials in all locations in terms of pilferage, misuse, wastage, damage and expiry.
∎ Recommend space, medical technology, equipment, staffing and other resources needed by the department or service and ensure to have a process in place to respond to shortages.
∎ Plan and develop policies related to purchase, inventory, stores, vendor development, materials planning, materials coding etc. that guide the delivery of quality services.
∎ Ensure implementation of policies in consultation with Reporting Authority.
∎ Develop systems and procedures relating to functions of the department and ensure that procedures are implemented appropriately.
∎ Recommend criteria for selecting the department's professional staff and choose or recommend individuals who meet those criteria.
∎ Identify, in writing, the services to be provided by the department, and integrate those services with the services of other departments.
∎ Actively participate in the Purchase Committee decision making process and advise the Management on the feasibility of proceeding with the purchase request
∎ Advise the Management on the specification and quality of the materials being proposed to purchase.
∎ Regularly select adequate quality improvement measures for the department based on the need for improvement in line with the policies and strategies of the organization.
∎ Implement the quality measures to reduce variation and improve processes within the department or service, which are useful in the evaluation of department performance, individual staff performance and contribute to the evaluation of the organization performance.
∎ Identify potential suppliers for various materials and consumables.
∎ Visit the premises of vendors, (if necessary), to evaluate their manufacturing and quality assurance capabilities and recommend vendors eligible for supply of materials.
∎ Ensure that purchase orders are placed on time and followed up for timely supply of materials and consumables.
∎ Maintain inventory at optimum level to ensure continued hospital operation.
∎ Ensure proper storage of drugs under proper sanitation, temperature, light, moisture, ventilation, segregation and security.
∎ Authorize issue of medicine, & consumables to various pharmacy outlets.
∎ Facilitate periodic audit in the general and medical stores for the implementation of the policies and protocol within the department.
∎ Facilitate periodic stock verification as per the hospital policies.
∎ Management of expired drugs as per the Hospital policy.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 15 years in which at least 5 years in a Senior Managerial role in a reputed Hospital.

Salary: Negotiable

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 15 Jun 2022

Company Information:
∎ 2 Jun 2022
∎ Universal Health Services & Research Ltd.
∎ Address : 23 Green Road, Dhaka.

Category: Commercial/Supply Chain

: Only short listed candidates will be called for interview.