Buyer (Inventory - Warehouse), Purchasing Job

Job Summary

Job Role / Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Assistant Manager, you will be responsible for the purchase of construction renovation projects, laundry, Power Plant, UMP, MEP, stock items and other non-medical equipment. You will also be responsible for inventory management of MRO & other spares. Other assignments will include contract management tendering process related to construction & other projects. Other responsibilities will include:

Process New Stock Item Request for the assigned category items received from the departments based on policy and/or preapproved criteria
Monitor re-order levels of the assigned categories through reports like days on hand, cly1rnmic or fixed MRP and contract re-ordering report and raise stock purchase requisition or contract stock requisition when an item reaches its re-order level.
Prepare forecast and make timely amendment through periodical reviews and communicate the same to respective buyers for timely deliveries.
Closely monitor loan inventory system and ensure loan transactions are properly recorded & settled timely.
Conduct periodic review of the par levels of consignment inventory items and send consumption report to concerned buyers/ suppliers, as per agreed timelines
Rationalize and optimize inventory levels to achieve inventory related goals
Send regular alerts about the stock status to end-user for their review (when required)
Strive for improvement of user satisfaction level and compliance of CARR
Review stock out/ critical items and follow-up with concerned buyers for their timely arrangement. Find out reasons for stock-out and take corrective action wherever possible.
Meet end-users to ensure customer satisfaction, and resolve their issues and queries
Circulate expiry repo11s to end-users and buyers for assigned categories, and keep follow ups to ensure timely utilization/ replacement of the items.
Closely monitor dead/ slow moving items and follow up with end-users and buyers for their utili1-:itio11 / disposal.
Provide reports and periodically analyses as required by the depai1ment and update item parameters in system.
Review system / processes for improvement.

Required Skills

Skills and Qualification:

Graduate - Preferably attended courses on inventory management
01 year of working experience preferably in the inventory management.
Comprehensive knowledge of building materials
Adequate knowledge of computer software's pa1ticularly command over MS Office especially Excel
Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills
Excellent communication skills (Oral & Written)
Able to analyze things critically
Negotiation skills

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Buyer (Inventory - Warehouse), Purchasing @ Aga Khan University

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