The incumbent will be responsible for the purchasing of equipment, material supplies at the NCRHA.

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Applications are invited for suitably qualified persons to fill the following position at the North-Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA).

PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT

The incumbent will be responsible for the purchasing of equipment, material supplies at the NCRHA.

Main Responsibilities:

• Review assigned Purchase Requisitions, and ensures the availability of adequate purchase specifications.
• Study suppliers’ catalogues and current market data on varieties, quantities and prices available to determine appropriate products and supply sources.
• Identify appropriate supply sources from an approved vendors list.
• Determine which of the approved vendors should be solicited for quotations or bids.
• Interview and/or negotiates with vendors to guarantee their ability to meet establishments’ requirements for design, performance, cost, quality and delivery of goods.
• Select the most suitable materials, products, services and supply sources and request quotations.
• Evaluate quotations, process Purchase Requisitions and submit to the Purchasing Officer for verification.
• Prepare Purchase Orders for signature and placing with the selected vendor.
• Update the Purchase Order file.
• Monitor the progress of Purchase Orders by contacting the appropriate vendors by mail and/or phone to ensure that goods are shipped as agreed and expedites shipments as required.
• Expedite emergency-type orders from point-of-requisition to point-of-receipt.
• Monitor vendor performance and make appropriate recommendations with respect to vendors’ approved status.
• Ensure that comprehensive and accurate records are kept of all purchases.
• Maintain up-to-date catalogues (product and price listings) on commodities.
• Keep informed of all new supply sources for key materials and services required.
• Perform other related duties as directed by the appropriate organisational relationship.

Minimum Qualifications, Training and Experience:

• Five (5) O’level passes, inclusive of Mathematics and English Language.
• Possess a Level I CIPS certificate.
• Certification in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Knowledge of 6P Dynamics is considered an asset.

* Certificates acquired at foreign universities MUST be supported by certified transcripts as well as evidence that the completed program is accredited in Trinidad and Tobago.

All applications should be submitted with a cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates, birth certificate, a police certificate of good character, a contact number and two (2) testimonials by March 19, 2026 and addressed (with the name of the position applied for, clearly labelled, on the outside of the envelope and the cover letter). To:

Office of the General Manager, Human Resources

North-Central Regional Health Authority

Building #39, Third Floor

Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex

Champs Fleurs

Unsuitable/late applications will not be acknowledged.