IT Procurement

The⠀Biomedical⠀and IT⠀Category⠀Manager⠀leads the⠀planning,⠀forecasting,⠀analysis,⠀development,⠀and⠀implementation⠀of⠀strategic⠀supply⠀chain⠀initiatives⠀in⠀partnership⠀with the⠀subject⠀matter⠀experts⠀(SMEs)⠀across NMC⠀to achieve⠀optimal⠀financial⠀stewardship⠀of NMC⠀resources.⠀This⠀position⠀is also⠀responsible⠀for⠀product⠀and⠀service⠀analysis⠀for Bio⠀Medical-surgical⠀supplies,⠀medical⠀equipment,⠀and IT⠀supplies⠀in⠀conjunction⠀with the⠀strategic⠀sourcing⠀or⠀material⠀management⠀process.

• 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

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to think critically and maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Arabic would be advantages.
• Integrity, with an ability to handle confidential information

Experience

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