Pharmacy Procurement Specialist at African Medical Centre of Excellence – Abuja

The African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) is recruiting a Pharmacy Procurement Specialist in Abuja to manage medicine sourcing, supply continuity, pharmacovigilance and medication safety.

Pharmaceutical procurement and supply

• Develop procurement plans using clinical demand, consumption trends, budgets and formulary requirements.
• Manage requisitions, supplier quotations, product comparisons, purchase orders and order tracking.
• Forecast pharmaceutical needs with clinical and pharmacy teams and source critical or high-risk medicines.
• Evaluate medicine registration, quality, safety, therapeutic suitability, pricing and supplier delivery capabilities.
• Support supplier due diligence, contract performance reviews, cost optimisation and auditable procurement records.
• Work with pharmacy stores to monitor stock thresholds, expiries, stock-outs, cold-chain requirements, product recalls and supply discrepancies.

Pharmacovigilance and governance

• Coordinate identification, documentation, assessment and reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions in line with NAFDAC requirements.
• Track safety alerts, adverse event patterns, product defects and recalls, escalating serious concerns promptly.
• Integrate medication-safety evidence into procurement, formulary reviews and supplier assessments.
• Support medicine incident investigations, audits, quality-improvement actions and staff awareness.
• Prepare periodic reports on procurement performance, supplier quality, supply risks and medication-safety activities.

Requirements

• B.Pharm or PharmD with valid pharmacist registration and a current Nigerian practising licence.
• Knowledge of hospital pharmaceutical procurement, supply chains, inventory controls and pharmacovigilance.
• Familiarity with NAFDAC regulations, medicines quality assurance and supplier assessment.
• Ability to use Excel, pharmacy procurement or inventory systems and electronic ADR reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, planning, documentation, stakeholder communication and ethical judgement.