Group Procurement Pharmacist

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Job Summary:
Group Procurement Pharmacist
Clinix Head Office (Hyde Park)
Head of Pharmaceutical Services
Oversight of the centralised procurement of essential medicines and surgical supplies under the
guidance of the Head of Pharmaceutical Services. To contribute to the strategic planning and
procurement process by establishing both short and long-term goals for the Group’s Pharmaceutical
Services. Skill in price reviews and price negotiations will be an advantage. Devising fruitful procurement
and sourcing strategies and initiating procurement partnerships.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
• Pharm degree.
• Current Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council as a Pharmacist.
• 7 years’ experience as a pharmacist of which three (3) years must be in pharmaceutical
procurement.
• A broad experience in pharmaceutical systems (Dispensing systems, procurement systems and
inventory management systems.
• Understanding of Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Forecasting and Demand
Planning.
• Ability to engage Suppliers for price negotiations.
• Data collection and analysis / Trend analysis.
Minimum Job Requirements:
• Coordination of the development and maintenance of the Clinix Health Group (CHG) medicine
and surgical supplies formulary.
• Participation in price review meetings and price negotiations with suppliers.
• Development / design and maintenance of a credible pharmaceutical supplier database.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures to guide the pharmaceutical centralised
procurement process as well as inventory management processes.
• Staff training on implementation of and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Oversight and Improvement of Internal and external Material Replenishment Planning (MRP)
• Development of management reports in pharmaceutical procurement and inventory
management for strategic reviews and decision making. 

• Analysis of the pharmaceutical compliance report
• Approval of the ordering of required essential medicines and surgical supplies.
• Review of existing agreements with suppliers.
• Controlling of spend and building of a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
Leadership Skills/Abilities:
• Problem Solving, decision making, success oriented and lead by example.
• Excellent people skills, business acumen and exemplary work ethics.
• Organizational and leadership abilities, good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to anticipate, challenge, interpret data and make decisions based on these skills.
• Professionalism, work with integrity and actively promote ethics and compliance policies across
the organization.