Unit Head Supply Chain Management

About MAX Healthcare:Max Healthcare Institute Limited (MHIL) is one of India's largest and most valued private hospital chains, with 22+ healthcare facilities spread across key metros and cities Pan India. With a workforce of 35,000+ professionals - including 5,000+ clinicians and 12,000+ nurses and paramedics - MHIL delivers high-quality, advanced healthcare services nationwide. The organization also operates Max@Home, a leading healthcare-at-home service available across multiple cities, and Max Lab, offering 2,700+ diagnostic tests across 50+ cities Pan India.Role Overview:We are looking for an experienced Head – SCM to lead the supply chain function for Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai.The incumbent will be responsible for the end-to-end SCM ecosystem of the hospital, including sourcing, procurement, stores, inventory management. The incumbent will be responsible uninterrupted availability of critical medical, surgical, pharmaceutical and non-medical supplies at the right quality, quantity, price and time

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement supply chain strategies aligned with hospital operational, financial and growth objectives.
• Drive competitive sourcing, commercial negotiations, annual rate contracts and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Lead vendor identification, evaluation, empanelment, performance reviews and relationship management.
• Establish and monitor minimum, maximum and reorder levels; optimise inventory and working capital.
• Monitor slow-moving, non-moving, excess, obsolete and near-expiry inventory and reduce expiry/wastage losses.
• Oversee central stores, sub-stores, material receipt, inspection, storage and timely distribution to user departments.
• Review specifications and standardisation opportunities and recommend cost-effective alternatives without compromising quality.
• Ensure procurement and supply chain practices comply with hospital policies, applicable laws, regulations, SOPs and NABH requirements.
• Drive ERP/system utilisation, MIS, analytics, process standardisation, automation and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with Finance, Pharmacy, Nursing, Clinical, Biomedical, Administration and other departments to resolve supply requirements.
• Lead supply chain budgeting, spend analysis, purchase price variance monitoring and working-capital optimisation.
• Identify supply risks and develop alternate sources, contingency plans and business continuity measures for critical materials.
• Lead and develop the Supply Chain, Procurement, Stores and Inventory teams; ensure accountability, capability building and performance.