Procurement Associate at Lifestores Pharmacy Healthcare

Lifestores is democratizing access to primary healthcare in Nigeria and other frontier markets by transforming the role and effectiveness of pharmacies. Pharmacies are the most visited space in healthcare in frontier markets like Nigeria; however, they are constrained by challenges around expensive medication, fake medicines, and limited holistic care services. 

Lifestores has developed a digital pharmaceutical marketplace called OGA pharmacy to help pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics manage their inventory more efficiently, enjoy group purchase discounts, access loans, and better serve their patients. Lifestores also owns a mass-market network of pharmacies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Associate

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Overview

• We are looking for a Procurement Associate who is analytical, team-oriented, well-organized, self-motivated, and experienced in pharmaceutical procurement.
• You will play a crucial role in assisting to optimizing the procurement process at Lifestores to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of products.
• Your primary responsibility will be to support the procurement team in sourcing, negotiating and coordinating the procurement activities while adhering to industry regulations and quality standards. 

Job Responsibilities 

• Prioritizing, sourcing, negotiating SLAs with engaging and onboarding new suppliers
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand the procurement needs and requirements of customers 
• Maintaining strong relations with existing suppliers 
• Conducting demand/ reorder planning, negotiating for improved Items 
• Assisting in sourcing, evaluating and selection of suppliers/vendors based on quality, cost, delivery 
• Following up on orders sent to suppliers to ensure on-time delivery 
• Ensuring full availability of products, securing promotional discounts from suppliers 
• Conducting price reviews 
• Updating the OGA Pharmacy formulary list and ensuring new products are updated on Pharm IQ 
• Collecting and analyzing procurement data, identifying trends, patterns, and areas for improvement 
• Securing special orders and tracking supplier performance and using the data to improve performance 
• You will work collaboratively with other team members to ensure that deliverables are actualized 
• You will also support with other supply chain initiatives.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and work experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.