Manager - Procurement/Direct Sourcing - Medical & Hospitals

The position shall be responsible for Reagent, Chemicals & General Consumables Items procurement for PAN India locations & Independently manage approx. 250+ Cr Spend & 200+ vendors. The position shall be responsible for developing procurement strategies for given category, Identifying supplier base, commercial negotiation & contracting with Vendors/service providers and ensuring compliance to contracts. The position will lead commercial activities for following major categories:

- Sound understanding of Lab Capex Cycle (Asset to Disposal)

- Should have exposure working all Big OEMs

- Reagents like Biochemistry, Immunoassay, Haematlogy, Coagulation, Microbiology, Molecular, Genetics, HLA, Cytogenetics etc.

- Sound understanding of Reagent Controls and Calibrators.

- Different type of Lab Kits like Elisa, Rapid, Antibody, Antigen etc.

- Chemicals used in Histopathology/Genetics/Molecular like Acetone, IPA etc

- General Consumables like Extraction Kit plastics ware, Microbiology & Histopathology consumables ,

- Surgical Consumables like Gloves (Examination, Nitrile & Surgical), Masks (N95 & Surgical), Laboratory Plastic ware, Glassware.

- Blood Collection tubes, Aliquoting tubes, Urine Collection Containers.

- Packaging Material, Cold Chain Transport solutions like Gel Pack, Thermocol Box

- Preprinted Bar Code, Printing stationery & Office Stationery

- Sound knowledge of Reagent, Chemicals & General consumables items

- Exposure of sourcing from USA, EU, Taiwan, Malaysia, Korea, etc.

- Exposure of manufacturing environment ( preferred)

- Excellent Negotiation and contracting skill ( knowing all legal terms & implications )

- Commercial skills - Costing , pricing, Taxation etc.

- Analytical Thinking & Decision making

- Strong interpersonal skill

- Ownership and accountability

- Business acumen

- Driving Business Excellence