Manager Biomedical IT Procurement

• Work cross functionally with business partners, physicians and clinical SME’s to guarantee the optimal supply chain processes.
• Drives forecasting, demand and inventory planning in coordination with operating units
• Devise and employ fruitful sourcing strategies abiding by NMC procurement policy and DOA.
• Execute and manage the Bio Medical & IT tendering, RFP/Q and evaluation process
• Manage contracts from negotiation to execution to ensure that contract terms and conditions are maintained throughout the life of the contract
• Coordinate with vendors and service providers to achieve the optimal utilization of NMC financial resources.
• Examine and reevaluate existing contracts
• Meet with departments throughout NMC on contract negotiations and cost savings opportunities
• Identify and examine new technologies in the market and takes the lead in evaluating these with the clinical SME’s.
• Control spend and build a culture of long term saving on procurement cost.
• Manage and foresee unfavorable supply related events through analysis of data and developing mitigation plans.
• Receive Purchase requisition, verifies prices and delivery dates, issue purchase orders and monitor timely delivery.
• Ensures that all purchase requisitions, purchase orders and contracts are authorized appropriately based on the NMC’s Delegation of Authority (DOA).
• Liaise with various government regulatory bodies for the highly regulated nature of clinical supplies.
• Manage business relationships and resolves all matters between the organization and vendors / suppliers (solving supplier’s disputes, claims, invoices and any other type of discrepancies).
• Co-ordinate with the technical specialist or manufacturers for training and evaluation purpose for SME
• Manage business relationships and resolves all matters between the organization and vendors / suppliers
• Co-ordinate with NMC’S clinical engineering / IT department and vendors for installation and commissioning of Medical & IT equipment.
• Act as an escalation point on vendor disputes and performance management issues between the group IT and NMC unit IT teams
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Certification:

• Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration or related fields. Master’s degree will be an advantage.

Experience:

• 5-10 years of experience working in a similar role, Healthcare experience in UAE will be an advantage.