Procurement Assistant(National Medical Stores)-Career opportunity in Uganda.

Job Title: Procurement Assistant (Trading)
Job Ref: NMS 2013/21
Organization: National Medical Stores
Salary Scale: Grade 6
Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Deadline: 15th November 2013 by 5PM
Reports to: Procurement Officer (Pharmaceuticals)
About NMS:
National Medical Stores is an autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament 1993. Our mandate is to procure, store and distribute medicines and other medical supplies to public health facilities. Our vision is “A Population with Adequate and Accessible Quality Medicines and Medical Supplies.” Our Mission is “To effectively and efficiently supply essential medicines and medical supplies to public health facilities in Uganda”

Job Summary:
The Procurement Assistant will conduct all procurement duties including bidding preparations and bid valuations.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:
    Prepare standard bidding documents and PPDA submission forms for procurements for review and approval
    Prepare notifications of award and contract managers in tracking delivery schedules of supplies, works, and services in order to enforce compliance with contract terms.
    Update the pre qualified supplier’s data base to be used in selecting possible suppliers of works, services and goods.
    To issue bids and support bid opening meetings
    To attend and give advice during bid evaluation meetings
    To provide procurement and supply chain information required to be used during procurement process
    To assign procurement references numbers and keep all necessary documents on the procurement files
    Work closely with the contract managers in tracking delivery schedules of supplies, works and services in order to enforce compliance with contract terms
    Perform any other duties assigned from time to time
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
    The candidate should hold a diploma in Pharmacy
    Three or more years of working experience in procurement from a reputable organization.
    Computer literacy skills

How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send their via post or hand deliver applications to: The Head of Human Resource and Support Services, National Medical Stores, Plot 4-12, Nsamizi Road, P.O Box 16, Entebbe, Uganda.

The applications should include updated CVs that should include names and addresses of the last two employers with hand written applications indicating the reference number of the position you are applying for and giving three referees with their full time telephone contacts, email and postal addresses indicated on the application letter.
Photocopies of the original academic documents should be attached.

Please note that National Medical Stores reserves the right to verify Photocopies of the academic documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their validity. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Only candidates who meet the specifications indicated for the jobs will be contacted.

NB: National Medical Stores is an equal opportunity employer.