Group Procurement Pharmacist at Clinix Health Group (Pty) Ltd

Job Description

• 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.

Closing Date: 9 June 2025