Kingston Educational Institute runs colleges, a polytechnic, a school and Kingston General Hospital (110 beds) on its campus in Barasat. We are hiring a Purchase Manager to handle buying for all our institutions and the hospital.
Your Daily Work
• Buy everything our colleges, school and hospital need:
– Hospital: medical consumables, pharmacy items, surgical items and equipment
– Colleges: lab equipment, furniture, IT hardware and stationery
– Campus: maintenance, electrical, housekeeping and civil work materials
• Collect at least 3 quotations, prepare comparison sheets and get approval before buying
• Raise purchase orders and follow up for on-time delivery
• Find new vendors, check their quality and negotiate better rates
• Set up yearly rate contracts for regular items
• Work with store staff to check goods received against the purchase order
• Track stock levels and reorder before items run out,
especially hospital and pharmacy items
• Send vendor bills to Accounts with the purchase order and delivery documents for payment
• Keep vendor records and the purchase register up to date