Responsibilities include:

• Purchasing of products and services needed for day to day running of the hospital
• Evaluating and choosing suppliers the company would be comfortable doing business with.
• Keeping track of goods and services and maintaining accurate inventory including details on prices, performance and delivery
• Ensuring responsible procurement practices meet company objectives and requirements
• Handling procurement data for a comprehensive data analysis
• Proper usage of the procurement software
• Communicate value of strategic sourcing and procurement to company stakeholders, department heads and executives
• Periodic submission of reports to management
• Contribute to planning and formulation of hospital’s policies
• Strong leadership in the management of procurement
• Monitoring and evaluating KPIs for self on periodic basis
• Supervise the creation of files necessary for procurement
• Responsible for all procurement unit correspondences
• Recommend with justifications subject to approval of operations and management.
• Implement visible initiative to improve efficient and effective service delivery.
• Other assignments/target benchmarks as directed by management and/or board

Required Skills or Experience

• A minimum HND/First Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Purchasing and Supply, Business Administration.
• Certification from Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management – Ghana
• Minimum of 2 years practical work experience, preferably in a supervisory role with a hospital.
• Proficiency in computer software, including word processing, excel, spread sheet and presentation applications.

Technical Skills:

• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Sound knowledge in procurement.
• Strong Analytical skills

Managerial/ Supervisory Skills:

• Ability to plan, organize, direct and coordinate team.
• Leadership skills
• Ability to maintain discipline at the workplace.

Behavioural Skills:

• Trustworthiness – ability to conduct self in a manner which elicits trust, respect and confidence of corporate bodies, insurance companies, team members and patients
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to details
• Strong listening skills
• Strong ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong ethical skills.