The Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is seeking a seasoned and Dynamic Purchase Officer for its Central Office in Karachi.

The incumbent will be responsible for facilitating communication and collaboration with and among various departments to address the needs of the collective institutional goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Procurement and sourcing of OPEX Item.
• Obtaining quotations from suppliers, analyzing and evaluating these to make / recommend effective purchasing decision.
• Meeting suppliers to strengthen business relationship; understand market trends, introduction of new products and resolve day to day issues.
• Monitor and Improve purchase turnaround time.
• Ensuring proper documentation of all purchasing transactions.
• Logistics and vehicle planning for movement of goods from Karachi to desired destination considering minimal inventory carrying cost/ warehousing cost and adequate truck load.
• Invoice controlling and tracking of supplier’s payment.
• Co-ordinate with all stake holders regarding material ordering as per their demand.

Qualification & Experience:

• ERP familiarization
• Bachelor’s in commerce or relevant field
• 2 years of experience preferably in a healthcare organization.
• Strong record of using Excel to build functional models and tools.

AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Purchase Officer accompanied with his/her Line Manager(s) is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.