Procurement Officer Jobs – Mengo Hospital
Job Title: Procurement Officer
Organization: Mengo Hospital
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Procurement Manager
About US:
Mengo Hospital was founded in 1897 in Kampala, and is the oldest hospital in Uganda. It currently serves as an urban community hospital that provides modern medical care. Mengo Hospital provides comprehensive care including radiology, obstetrics, dentistry, orthopedics, and surgery. Additionally, Mengo Hospital provides critical training and education to health professionals through its various programs in midwifery and nursing, health sciences, and laboratory technology. Mengo Hospital also has a dedicated research and development team that works to find new solutions to health issues in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Procurement Officer will primarily ensure efficient, effective and timely procurement and logistical support to Mengo Hospital operations while complying with the relevant policies and procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Procurement Officer will assist in the development, review and ensure efficient and effective implementation of procurement policies and procedures of Mengo Hospital
- Support the end users in the development of the departmental procurement plan and guide the users in procurement planning and actual procurement processes
- Monitor the implementation of the procurement plan, provide guidance to the end users in preparation of specifications, terms of reference and scope of works
- Conduct market research to guide end users in planning and budgeting
- Execute procurement of imports, local purchases, office supplies, drugs, hospital equipments, engineering equipment, marketing items, spares and services as per requirements of prescribers.
- Participate in sourcing for quotations from prospective suppliers, analysis of quotations, advising on the vendor, price to be used, making LPOs, following up the delivery of ordered items and payment for Suppliers
- In liaison with Audit and end users, ensures that the delivered items or works are as per the agreed terms and conditions of the purchase
- Assisting in sensitization and training the hospital staff, end users, management on better procurement practices
- Maintaining an updated Supplier/ Contractor database
- Maintaining a database of contracts/ Service Level Agreements. Monitors their performance with Contract Managers, monitors their expiry dates and liaises with end users for timely renewal
- Supervise the Procurement Assistants
- Carry out any other duties as provided for under Mengo Hospital policies and procedures as my be directed by the Supervisors
- Carry out any other duties as provided for under Mengo Hospital policies and procedures as my be directed by the Supervisors
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Procurement Officer must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics, Transport and Logistics, Business Administration (Procurement), Pharmacy or any other related field with CIPS (Partial or full)
- At least three years’ experience in any relevant field
- Experience in procurement of drugs, hospital equipments or exposure to hospital setting is an added advantage.
- Excellent Computer skills in office applications and any e-procurement package
- Statistical analysis methods
- Knowledge of records and store management
- Contract administration and management
- Interpersonal, Negotiation and Problem Solving Skills
- Age: Below 35 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates with relevant qualifications and experience should submit their application letters, detailed Curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates, practicing licenses where applicable and valid contacts/email addresses of three (3) referees electronically at the link below.
Deadline: 18th May 2018 by 5.00pm
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