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Job Title:  Procurement Officer

Organisation: Medical Access Uganda Limited

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

For 25 years, Medical Access has transformed healthcare supply chains in 35+ low-and middle-income countries. Our journey started in 1998 during the peak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa.  The UNAIDS Drug Access Initiative (DAI), the world’s first antiretroviral (ARV) access program in low- and middle-income countries, gave rise to Medical Access and enabled us to initiate the introduction of ARVs in Uganda at a critical time.

 

Since those early days, Medical Access has evolved to provide comprehensive supply chain solutions to leading local and international agencies for a wide range of medical products. Today, we combine our rich experience and robust digital infrastructure to transform supply chains into agile, efficient and reliable systems tailored to the needs of the communities and stakeholders it serves.

 

Job Summary:   The Procurement Officer will ensure the program procurements are carried out in line with policy and best practices.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate all the PA projects/contracts to ensure that service levels meeting client expectations. Coordinate the development and review of the Standard Operating Procedures
  • Liaise with clients on technical specification, meeting regulatory standards, forecasting and quantification; and logistics
  • Prepare bidding documents
  • Prepare tender evaluation documents and reports
  • Handle discrepancies, queries and complaints from suppliers of goods and services
  • Track orders and liaise with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of goods
  • Liaise with shipping and forwarding department to ensure timely delivery of goods.
  • Liaise with finance to ensure timely payment of suppliers.
  • Prepare scheduled and adhoc reports as determined by the Project





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Inventory Management, Operations and Public Health or any other related field is an added advantage Bachelors degree in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Pharmacy, Business Law, Logistics, Economics. Diploma in related field are encouraged to apply
  • Experience in tendering systems (compiling Five to eight years of professional experience in international procurement, management of public procurement and project procurement.
  • bidding documents, evaluation of tenders, contracting with suppliers)
  • Experience in supplier performance monitoring and evaluation.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their applications with an application letter, CV and copies of academic documents should be submitted to hr@medical-access.org

 

Deadline: 27th October 2023 by 5:00pm.

 

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Date Posted 2023-09-26
Valid Through 2023-10-27
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization Medical Access Uganda Limited
Job Location Kampala, Kampala, Kampala, 0256, Uganda

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