Profession: purchaser medical equipment and instruments
27-01-2012 Job Opportunity Ref. hq-purch-mei
Location: Headquarters
(100% with 20 % field missions)
Purpose of the post
- Responsible for the supply strategy (purchasing and replenishment) for biomedical equipment laboratory items and surgical instruments within the global strategic purchasing unit
- Involved in the early definition of the needs, acts as a technical support to the requesters
- Ensure compliance with policies, strategies and processes.
Main responsibilities
- In charge of the supply strategy, purchasing and replenishment, for biomedical equipment laboratory items and surgical instruments
- Management of a supplier portfolio diverse and international
- Responsible for the tendering and contracting
- Responsible for the replenishment depending on demand planning, availability and specifications agreed
- Responsible for the administrative treatment of the orders
- Purchase preventive maintenance and spare parts depending on countries
- Share knowledge in the early definition of the needs with requesters and act as a technical support depending on equipment and products
- Ensure the quality and security of the purchases
- Assist country/regional regional purchasers. Visit suppliers and validate local purchases : (2 month/year)
- Search and share market technological updates and validate new suppliers
- Search and share knowledge on quality & norms from international and national regulation. ies, strategies and processes.
Selection requirements
- University / master degree or equivalent in technical field :ie Biomedical engineer without experience accepted or biomedical technician with experience
- University / master degree or equivalent in purchasing expected.
- Purchasing experience expected, with a very good knowledge of the whole purchasing process
- Humanitarian operational field experience or strong motivation for it
- Experience or interest for biomedical technologies used in less advanced countries
- Knowledge of the supply chain and understanding of the procurement constraints
- English and French, compulsory, German an asset. Other languages appreciated.
Your profile
- Global, multicultural focus, detailed knowledge of the medical context (regulations, products, environment)
- Customer and solution oriented, capacity to manage complex activities with various experts and to analyze the relevance of purchase orders
- Administrative and organizational skills
- Computer literate with proficiency in MS Excel
- Team player, collaborative, flexible, interpersonal skills, interested to work in a multicultural environment
- Availability for possible field assignments following 4-year posting at headquarters
Minimum length of assignment: 4 years
Application deadline: 27.02.1012
Starting date: 01.04.2012, or earlier
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