Challenges and opportunities for procurement management in pandemic era on health industry

The procedure for procuring goods and services during this pandemic is different from normal conditions. The research aims to describe the challenges and opportunities for the management of procurement management during the COVID-19 pandemic in the health industry. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research. Data obtained from the relevant literature. The references were then analyzed using the literature review method. The challenge faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the procurement management for the health industry is the lack of accountability for the procurement management, causing fraud in the procurement of goods and services. Constraints and problems that occur in the procurement of goods in the health industry require appropriate steps and strategies to be implemented in goods and services procurement activities. Meanwhile, the opportunity for procurement management in this pandemic era is to increase investment in domestic medical devices.