Administrative Assistant (Procurement)

Responsibilities and Duties:

General Purchasing

· Work with users to understand user’s requirement, source for product and services according to the requirement and facilitate product and service evaluation.

· Process purchase requisitions and prepare purchase orders / contracts for all approved requisitions

· Liaise with vendors on prompt and complete deliveries

· Verify suppliers’ invoices against delivery orders/service reports and purchase orders and submit to Finance for payment processing

· Monitor outstanding purchases and ensure all purchases are fulfilled timely

ITQ / ITT process administration

· Advise users ITQ/ ITT process, timeline, and required information to launch a successful ITQ/ITT in a timely, effective and compliant manner.

· Prepare ITQ / ITT documentation

· Facilitate site briefings and tender clarifications

· Consolidate proposal submission; and conduct price comparison and compliance checks

· Facilitate tender interviews and tender evaluations

· Consolidate tender evaluation scoring, analyze evaluation outcome

· Prepare Letter of Award, etc

· Ensure all information and documentation are complete and updated in procurement systems.

Contract Management

· Forecast, plan and monitor contract purchases for consumables, hospital supplies, building services and preventive maintenance services for biomedical equipments

· Ensure timely renewal of contracts

· Review contracts to ensure that all contracts secured are competitive and are recent

Vendor Management

· Solicitate user’s feedback on vendors performance and product/ service quality to improve the performance and product/service quality

· Ensure that vendors are compliant to the hospital’s safety requirements

Job Requirements:

· Diploma holder with minimum 3 years working experience as a purchaser or similar role, preferably from a healthcare industry

· Experienced in contract management, tender management and project buying is preferred

· Good knowledge of vendor sourcing practices (researching, evaluating and liaising with vendors)

· Understanding of supply chain procedures

· Proficient in MS office