Pharmacy Procurement Specialist

About this role

The Pharmacy Procurement Specialist role at The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) Abuja involves planning, coordinating, and managing the procurement of medicines and pharmaceutical supplies. The position focuses on ensuring timely availability, quality, safety, cost‑effectiveness, and regulatory compliance, while integrating pharmacovigilance insights into procurement and formulary processes. The role also oversees pharmacovigilance activities such as adverse drug reaction reporting and medication safety surveillance. It requires collaboration with clinical teams, pharmacy leadership, and other stakeholders to maintain medicine supply continuity and safety. The employer is a 500‑bed specialty hospital developed in partnership with Afreximbank and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, aiming to provide comprehensive care across oncology, cardiovascular, haematology, and general services.

What you would do

• Coordinate purchase requisitions, quotations, comparisons, purchase orders and order tracking within approved limits.
• Forecast requirements with clinical teams and pharmacy leadership to prevent medicine stock disruptions.
• Source critical, specialised and high‑risk medicines and identify approved alternatives when needed.
• Evaluate product specifications, quality, pricing, and delivery capability before procurement decisions.
• Develop and execute procurement plans based on demand, budgets, and formulary needs.
• Support supplier prequalification, due diligence, and performance reviews.
• Maintain procurement records and price comparisons for auditable decisions.
• Monitor supplier quality, delivery, lead times, pricing, and recalls handling.
• Manage cold‑chain controls, storage, quarantines, returns and recalls as required.
• Coordinate receipt and verification of medicines against orders with batch and expiry checks.

What they are asking for

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy with valid registration in Nigeria.
• Knowledge of pharmacovigilance principles, ADR reporting and medication safety surveillance.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy procurement and supply chain management.
• Strong communication, documentation, reporting, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and procurement/inventory systems.
• Ability to analyse, negotiate, plan, and manage supplier relationships.
• Understanding of NAFDAC regulatory requirements and relevant governance frameworks.
• High ethical standards, integrity, attention to detail and confidentiality.

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