Senior Purchase Manager

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end purchase and procurement operations for the hospital and medical college, including medical and non-medical items.
• Develop procurement plans, annual budgets, and cost-control strategies in coordination with user departments.
• Manage procurement of medical equipment, surgical consumables, laboratory supplies, medicines, hospital furniture, IT equipment, and general stores.
• Identify, evaluate, empanel, and negotiate with vendors to ensure competitive pricing, quality, and timely delivery.
• Manage purchase requisitions, comparative statements, purchase orders, rate contracts, tenders, and vendor agreements.
• Coordinate with clinical departments, biomedical engineering, pharmacy, laboratory, nursing, administration, finance, and stores.
• Monitor inventory levels, stock availability, reorder points, lead times, and material consumption to prevent shortages and excess inventory.
• Ensure compliance with the organization's procurement policies, delegated financial authority, applicable statutory requirements, and audit procedures.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, vendor documentation, and MIS reports for management review.
• Drive cost savings, process improvements, vendor performance evaluation, and transparent procurement practices.
• Supervise the purchase team and establish performance targets, accountability, and service-level standards.
• Support procurement planning for hospital expansion, new departments, medical college infrastructure, hostels, and major equipment installations.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Graduate in any relevant discipline; MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Operations, or a related field will be preferred.
• 0510 years of relevant experience in purchase, procurement, or materials management, preferably in a multispecialty hospital, healthcare group, or medical college.
• Prior experience managing both medical and non-medical procurement is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of medical equipment, surgical consumables, laboratory supplies, hospital stores, and capital equipment procurement.
• Proven expertise in vendor development, commercial negotiations, tendering, rate contracts, and cost optimization.
• Experience in inventory control, budgeting, purchase planning, and vendor performance management.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or equivalent procurement software.
• Knowledge of hospital quality standards, procurement documentation, and audit requirements; NABH/NABL/JCI exposure will be an advantage.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, negotiation, and team-management skills.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with clinical and non-clinical departments and manage multiple procurement priorities.
• Candidates based in Delhi NCR or willing to work in Delhi NCR will be preferred.