Assistant Manager Pharmacy Procurement

Abu Dhabi, AZ, AE, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

• Maintain orders and stock master records by conducting demand forecasting to ensure accurate records of purchases and pricing.
• Monitor the requirements of all pharmacies to forecast future supply needs.
• Process new pharmaceutical inclusion requests, manage suppliers returns, expired items and safety disposal of items.
• Monitoring and maintaining current inventory levels, ensuring quantities that appear in the system are accurate for planning of purchases.
• Implement inventory control and management systems to reduce costs and prevent product expiry.
• Develops the inventory management strategy with the goal to control costs and generate savings through better deals with suppliers.
• Control inventory stock counting and accuracy checks and investigates discrepancies to minimize overstocks and remove obsolete materials.
• Ensuring that the integrity of Data within ERP and EMR Systems is up to par with the current agreement with vendors, Inventory levels, current price, etc.
• Negotiate prices and contract terms with vendors to secure the best possible deals, also to establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the supply chain, including supply disruptions, product recalls, and quality issues.
• Collaborate with warehouse management to resolve inventory and delivery discrepancies.
• Stay up to date with changing regulations and requirements in the healthcare industry, especially those related to pharmaceuticals.
• Provides routine management data regarding inventory performance, which involves evaluating and monitoring usage and cost of pharmaceutical items.
• Performs other related duties such as special assignments and annual major objectives as required.


• Maintain orders and stock master records by conducting demand forecasting to ensure accurate records of purchases and pricing.
• Monitor the requirements of all pharmacies to forecast future supply needs.
• Process new pharmaceutical inclusion requests, manage suppliers returns, expired items and safety disposal of items.
• Monitoring and maintaining current inventory levels, ensuring quantities that appear in the system are accurate for planning of purchases.
• Implement inventory control and management systems to reduce costs and prevent product expiry.
• Develops the inventory management strategy with the goal to control costs and generate savings through better deals with suppliers.
• Control inventory stock counting and accuracy checks and investigates discrepancies to minimize overstocks and remove obsolete materials.
• Ensuring that the integrity of Data within ERP and EMR Systems is up to par with the current agreement with vendors, Inventory levels, current price, etc.
• Negotiate prices and contract terms with vendors to secure the best possible deals, also to establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the supply chain, including supply disruptions, product recalls, and quality issues.
• Collaborate with warehouse management to resolve inventory and delivery discrepancies.
• Stay up to date with changing regulations and requirements in the healthcare industry, especially those related to pharmaceuticals.
• Provides routine management data regarding inventory performance, which involves evaluating and monitoring usage and cost of pharmaceutical items.
• Performs other related duties such as special assignments and annual major objectives as required.


• Bachelor's Degree in the field of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related fields.
• 5-7 years' experience in relevant role or relevant field of pharmacy experience in UAE will be an advantage

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1702660
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Contract
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Abu Dhabi, AZ, AE, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
    Not mentioned