Overview:
· Manages activities concerned with contracts and procurement.
· Examines performance requirements, delivery schedules, and estimates of costs of material and equipment, to ensure completeness and accuracy.
· Serves as the direct manager for the purchasing staff overseeing procurment activities, efficiencies and performance .
· Provides support and leadership for product conversions, selection and value analysis. Achieves organizational savings and value targets through analytical evalaution of contracts, pricing and terms both proactively and retrospectively.
· Oversees and manages the procurement, evaluation and negotiation of capital equipment. Communicates with a wide variety of personnel to ensure product and service availability, expense control and mutually beneficial relationships.
Responsibilities:
· Manage competitive bid process for capital equipment in accordance with system procedures and policies.
· Formulate process specifications, test and progress reports, and other exhibits that may be required
· Coordinate bid review and contract implementation
· Negotiate contract with customer or bidder. Request amendments to or extensions of contracts
· Advise departments of contractual rights, obligations and approvals to direct work in accordance with contractual specifications.
· Compile data for preparing estimates
· Prepare and disseminate information regarding: contract status, compliance, modification, deviation, negotiation, and termination
· Supports the value analysis process via the enterprise wide Products Committee and other sub-committees, Capital Equipment and OR Committee
· Resolve invoice exceptions working with accounts payable and end users in accordance to departmental policies
· Review department capital requisitions for accuracy and contract compliance. Resolves issues before placing purchase order.
· Create capital purchase orders utilizing hospital materials management systems per procedures
· Resolve invoice exceptions working closely with Accounts Payable and end-users in accordance with departmental policies
· Monitor vendor performance for conformance to original proposal and maintain continual review to ensure that all terms and conditions are met and that the contract is in accordance with legal requirements, customer specifications, and government regulations
· Obtain supply pricing, product information (cat #, packaging, etc.), and vendor information associated with capital purchases to Data Analyst for Item File maintenance
· Prepare periodic and ad hoc reports
· Assist in resolving issues with capital supply, equipment and service procurement
· Serve as the primary point of contact for all end-users of assigned departments for all capital procurement requests
· Assist in identifying members of the business community eligible to participate in the enterprise local/minority program
· Serve as an additional buying resource as needed
· Participates with the Director, Supply Chain in Human Resources Management activities such as interviewing and hiring, orientation/training, competency assessment, performance appraisal, and disciplinary action
· Assists the Director, Supply Chain in maintaining expenses within budgetary guidelines
· Monitors time and attendance of assigned staff.
· Approves absences and ensures corrective action is taken when attendance expectations are not met
Job Specifications:
- Min Diploma or Degree from any recognized institution
- Minimum 5 years of related experience in purchasing
- Knowledge of SAP
- Good in Excel
- Self-driven, maturity in communication and ability to work in collaborative manner
Interested candidates please send a copy of your resume to [email protected]
Email Subject: Purchasing Manager
Leon Leong De Cong
R1551708
Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifesciences Division)
EA License: 99C4599
