Senior Supply Chain Management Advisor

Job Purpose :

Advise and coordinate contracts, planning and property control services or activities to limit costs and improve accuracy, patient service, or safety. Appraise and improve sourcing activities by analyzing the health affairs’ spending, supplying partnerships and new possibilities.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Review or update supply chain sourcing practices in accordance with new or changing policies, standards, regulations, or laws.
• Generate efficient sourcing and category management strategies.
• Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.
• Invent negotiation strategies and secure profitable deals.
• Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency.
• Cooperate with stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes.
• Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
• Estimate risks and apply risk-minimizing techniques.
• Discover and collaborate with trustworthy vendors and suppliers.
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries.
• Assist in supporting supplier relationships.
• Review Requests for Quotes.
• Supervise price negotiations with suppliers.
• Develop new sourcing methods to facilitate KAAUH’s operations.
• Respects patients and their families to promote a patient-centered care culture.
• Participates in and supports quality improvement and patient safety activities as an individual or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Performs other job related duties, as assigned.

Job Requirements:

-Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.

-12 years of experience in Supply Chain Management. (held leadership admin role in a healthcare setting for at least 8 years)

-Saudi Nationality only.