Procurement Manager at Lorache Consulting Limited

Ref Id: PCM 208

Job Description

• The Procurement Manager is to develop and implement strategies for procuring, storing, and distributing goods or services and maintaining stock levels. Oversees a team of purchasing agents.

Responsibilities

• Liaises with key company employees to determine their product and service needs
• Monitors business trends and product availability to pay the best price for company goods and services without sacrificing quality or delivery times
• Nurtures relationships with suppliers to negotiate the best prices for company
• Identifies and researches potential new suppliers
• Researches new products and services to meet company's goals
• Assesses total costs of company purchases
• Develops and implements strategies for procuring, storing, and distributing goods or services and maintaining stock levels
• Oversees a team of purchasing agents (in large companies)
• Reports to the chief procurement officer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Accounting, Economics or Finance. A relevant post-graduate degree is an added advantage.
• The successful candidate must have not less than 10 years work experience in a similar or same job, must not be more than 40 years of age and must be computer literate.
• Must possess NYSC discharged/exemption certificate and must also be very skillful with the use of computer.

Key Skills:

• The rightful candidate must have a strong background in problem-solving as well as good knowledge in procurement concepts and must be self-motivated with the ability to make effective individual contribution within a functional team.
• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skill
• Must have excellent communication and presentation skill.
• Must possess excellent inter-personal as well as negotiating skill to negotiate beneficially with contractors and vendors.
• Must have ability to work in a team set-up.