Foreign Purchasing Supervisor - Pharmaceutical

MultiCare Egypt for Pharmaceutical Industries is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity or expression, age disability, or other characteristics protected by prevailing regulations, practice or customs/traditions.

MultiCare is a well-established Pharmaceutical Company with diversified scope in both manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products, supplements, cosmetics and medical devices. Multicare has +21 years of prominent existence in the local market and has almost +69 products marketed and more to come through the pipelines. MultiCare Egypt for Pharmaceutical Industries is the manufacturing facility, which located at the Industrial Zone - New Cairo and its HQ at New Cairo as well. We are one of the fast growing Pharmaceutical Companies in the market which has strong ambition and aspiration to be one of the key players not only in Egypt but also within the region.

Our international alliances are effective in different countries, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab of Emirates, India and New Zealand with future aspiration to extend more business associations and affiliations in near future to further markets. Recently Multicare Poland has been launched which will be the entry port of the business to the European Union (EU).

VACANCY:
We are recruiting a purchasing expert to join the Supply Chain Team as Foreign Purchasing Supervisor as per the following details:

• Designation:Foreign Purchasing Supervisor
• Location:Industrial Zone, third Settlement, New Cairo
• Grade:C01/C02
• Reporting to:Purchasing Manager

Job Purpose:
The job is all about searching, connecting and negotiating suppliers on behalf of MultiCare Egypt to ensure the best deals

A. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Research potential vendors and suppliers and comparing their offers and prices including reagents, instruments, materials etc
• Review, update and maintain the preferred suppliers list and conduct the due diligence for new recommendation of inclusion as appropriate
• Ensure that purchase orders are provided in the right place, in the required quantity, in the right quality and on time
• Daily follow-up for all shipments to ensure that suppliers deliver on time and resolve issues with suppliers when shipments delayed
• Negotiate contracts and terms of agreement with the selected vendors and suppliers
• Track placed orders and ensure timely delivery of the purchased products and services
• Review the quality and condition of the purchased materials, products and services and reporting any issues or discrepancies confirming that with the GRN
• Prepare reports and analyses on the purchases, costs, and market trends
• Participate in developing, implementing and evaluating purchasing plans, work processes, systems and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives
• Track purchase orders, monitors vendor quality, and maintains a current database of vendor information
• Drive continuous improvement in collaboration with internal and external teams towards implementing process optimizations
• Perform or coordinate activities involved with purchasing goods and services such as, equipment, tools, and supplies
• Ensure the implementation of instructions regarding purchasing policies and procedures and directs purchasing programs accordingly
• Ensures the provision of goods and services that support the achievement of overall business objectives
• Verify of purchase orders, requisitions and associated invoices for equipment purchases
• Communicate with supplier changes in specifications, change orders, quantities, and adjustments
• Ensure orders are acknowledged correctly, and that any notes of delays, back-orders, and other relevant information are present and complete
• Review purchased item quantities on PO’s vs actual demand from Production Plan
• Interface with Demand Planning to plan and prioritize purchasing activities; reviews purchasing plan and creates PO’s

B.Qualification/Knowledge/Experience:

• Level of education:Life Science Degree (Pharmacy, Veterinary or Science)

• Experience: 3- 5 years previous experience of similar role is mandated in Pharmaceutical Sector - Multinational experience is an advantage:

• Language:English proficiency is mandated

• IT Literacy:Professional MS-Office knowledge

C.Competencies and Behaviors:

• Professional communication skills both written and oral
• Ability to work under sustainable pressure and handling of simultaneous tasks to meet timeline
• Strong planning and organization capabilities
• Ability to influence, convince and persuade
• Strong sense of accountability and autonomy
• Negotiation skills
• Must be flexible and adaptable to change

Why MultiCare:
At MultiCare Egypt for Pharmaceutical Industries, we have inexhaustible and sustainable commitment to talents through engaging and de