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Regional Purchase Assistant, PSCMD Procurement
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Job at a glance
- Employer
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
- Position
- Regional Purchase Assistant, PSCMD Procurement
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Experience
- 2+ years supervisory in purchasing/warehousing
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing/Supply Chain/Business
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- 5 November 2026
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 27 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is hiring a Regional Purchase Assistant to support procurement activities across East Africa. You will coordinate regional purchases, obtain competitive quotes, and manage supplier relationships to ensure cost-effective supply chain operations.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Role covers coordination for the entire East Africa region
- Requires active KISM membership and practising licence
- Involves consolidating import orders for regional network
Key responsibilities
- Monitor price variances within the East African region
- Obtain competitive quotes and award orders to best-priced suppliers
- Communicate with end users to clarify requirements and update enquiry status
- Confirm user requirements via signed evaluation forms or email approvals
- Follow up with suppliers for timely responses and deliveries
- Provide information for purchase order approval including quote comparisons
- Conduct negotiations with suppliers and arrange periodic regional meetings
- Consolidate import orders and prepare weekly status and quarterly savings reports
Who should apply?
This role suits a mid-career procurement professional with a KISM license and supervisory experience who wants to manage regional supply chains for a major healthcare institution.
Key requirements
- KISM registration and valid licence
- Bachelor's in Purchasing/Supply Chain/Business
- 2+ years supervisory purchasing/warehouse experience
- Strong negotiation and supplier management skills
- Proficiency in preparing comparative reports
How to apply
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Original employer advertisement
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The employer’s advert
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Entity
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
Under The Aga Khan University Hospital is an Outreach Division, which is a rapidly growing network of about 50 medical centers spread over East Africa. These medical centers feature three to five consulting rooms with a practice that is home to specialists, qualified medical officers, highly experienced nurses and constant reception cover. The clinics offer an on-site pharmacy and laboratory as well as imaging services. There is high expectation for staff to provide high quality professional services.
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Nairobi Kenya.
Job Purpose:
The Purchase Assistant will support in coordinating purchases within the region, seeking quotations, and preparation of price comparison and follow up on reports.
Key responsibilities:
· Monitor price variances within the E.A region.
· Obtain competitive quotes from various suppliers and recommend or award the order to the supplier with the most competitive prices
· Communicate with end users to clearly understand the requirements of the items required and also keep them informed on the status of their enquiries
· Ensure that users’ requirements are confirmed by way of sign-off on evaluation forms or by email for regional purchase.
· Follow up with suppliers to ensure timely responses on regional requirements and delivery items.
· Provide all the necessary information for approval of a purchase order. Requirements include comparisons of quotes received with confirmed best price negotiated, availability of item, delivery period
· Inform users of new products
· Arrange periodic meetings with regional institutions
· Carry out negotiations with suppliers
· Assist Capex Team with their daily purchasing process.
· Consolidate import orders for the regional network
· Preparing weekly/periodic enquiries status and price variance reports for each institution and compile quarterly savings reports and other reports as may be required.
· Carry out other responsibilities as assigned by the department supervisor/manager
Qualifications and skills requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain, or a business-related field.
· Registration & membership in good standing with the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM); and in possession of a valid/current practicing licence.
· Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in a supervisory level in a purchasing and/or warehouse function
· Ability to work in team
· Excellent customer service skills
· Attention to detail
· Trustworthy and Dependable
· Knowledge of warehousing/stocking
Entity
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
Under The Aga Khan University Hospital is an Outreach Division, which is a rapidly growing network of about 50 medical centers spread over East Africa. These medical centers feature three to five consulting rooms with a practice that is home to specialists, qualified medical officers, highly experienced nurses and constant reception cover. The clinics offer an on-site pharmacy and laboratory as well as imaging services. There is high expectation for staff to provide high quality professional services.
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Nairobi Kenya.
Job Purpose:
The Purchase Assistant will support in coordinating purchases within the region, seeking quotations, and preparation of price comparison and follow up on reports.
Key responsibilities:
· Monitor price variances within the E.A region.
· Obtain competitive quotes from various suppliers and recommend or award the order to the supplier with the most competitive prices
· Communicate with end users to clearly understand the requirements of the items required and also keep them informed on the status of their enquiries
· Ensure that users’ requirements are confirmed by way of sign-off on evaluation forms or by email for regional purchase.
· Follow up with suppliers to ensure timely responses on regional requirements and delivery items.
· Provide all the necessary information for approval of a purchase order. Requirements include comparisons of quotes received with confirmed best price negotiated, availability of item, delivery period
· Inform users of new products
· Arrange periodic meetings with regional institutions
· Carry out negotiations with suppliers
· Assist Capex Team with their daily purchasing process.
· Consolidate import orders for the regional network
· Preparing weekly/periodic enquiries status and price variance reports for each institution and compile quarterly savings reports and other reports as may be required.
· Carry out other responsibilities as assigned by the department supervisor/manager
Qualifications and skills requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain, or a business-related field.
· Registration & membership in good standing with the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM); and in possession of a valid/current practicing licence.
· Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in a supervisory level in a purchasing and/or warehouse function
· Ability to work in team
· Excellent customer service skills
· Attention to detail
· Trustworthy and Dependable
· Knowledge of warehousing/stocking