Procurement Pharmacist

HealthPlus Limited is Nigeria's 1st Integrative Pharmacy, the fastest growing pharmacy chain in West Africa. Since 1999, we have been committed to our mission of helping people achieve optimum health & vitality. In 2010, a sister company was birthed - CasaBella International Limited. CasaBella, a one-stop store for beauty and grooming solutions is now a retail chain and a household name.

Our success is based on our great people, great values and a winning corporate culture. Our people are passionate, driven and committed to continuous learning in order to maintain our edge. Our testimonial is that we are proud to be members of the HealthPlus family as we are offered a strong platform to explore our potentials. We believe in best practices always and therefore employ and retain the best talents.

As we expand our frontiers to redefine the world of health & beauty in Nigeria, we are looking for amazing and smart people who will roll up their sleeves and share our passion & success. People who will join our team of highly motivated professionals who get the job done!

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Procurement Pharmacist

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Reporting to the Procurement Manager, this role assists in the strategic sourcing, procurement, contracting and evaluation of services of the Company’s inventory suppliers
• Lending supervisory and operational support to ensure the efficient end-to-end procurement process for the local pharmaceutical portfolio from pharmaceutical wholesalers
• Sourcing alternatives for ethicals when out-of-stock
• Supporting the coordination of the Procurement Unit’s planning process including Supply and Demand forecasting, Inventory Management, on-time delivery and a several other tactical and strategic procurement issues
• Act as an effective and proactive liaison between the Procurement Unit, other departments and the retail outlets in order to successfully forecast, plan and meet purchase deadlines
• Monitoring inter-branch inventory transfer to ensure timeliness and correctness
• Search for new potential suppliers, negotiate and provide input for supply contracts, manage and develop existing and potential supplier pool and update the approved Vendor List as required
• Negotiating with local and international suppliers on behalf of the Procurement Unit
• Working with other members of the Procurement Team towards the achievement of agreed Unit and organizational targets and goals
• Embracing continual learning; staying informed of advances in purchase technology and approaches in order to improve Supply Chain operations

Desired Skills & Experience

• A registered Pharmacist with 3 years’ minimum experience in a structured organization, preferably the Procurement Function of a private hospital
• Analytical and extremely detail-oriented
• Negotiation skills
• Excellent Interpersonal skills
• Planning and Organizational skills
• Able to effectively self-manage time and prioritize tasks
• Good problem solving and decision making skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Outlook and Excel
• Membership of a recognized and relevant professional body is an added
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