Procurement Specialist (Buildings Construction, Real Estate) at Apata & Ascott Limited

Job Description

• We are looking to hire a Construction Material Procurement Specialist with varied experience sourcing locally and abroad for all materials needed for Buildings and Infrastructure construction from start to finish.
• Purchase construction consumables and other miscellaneous building products.
• Deliver accurate, timely, and cost-effective identification, sourcing, buying, delivering, warehousing, installation, and commissioning of material and equipment required.
• Develop material requirements including specifications and scopes (working with Material Engineering and Material Control).
• Interface with Supplier Quality Surveillance (SQS) and Logistics as necessary on assigned Requests for Quotation (RFQ) or Purchase Order (PO) packages.
• Performs contractor pre-qualifications.
• Develop standard contract templates and maintain files.
• Completes change requests and contract modifications.
• Verifies and processes contractor invoices.
• Monitors contract quality, cost and performance.
• Prepares and issues expediting status reports.
• Evaluates, selects, and routes material shipments in accordance with procedures.
• Establishes and monitors competitive blanket purchase orders for frequent, repetitive purchases from qualified vendors.
• Reviews upcoming work to determine the level of procurement support needed to support outages.
• Ensures consistency in requisitioning, pricing, and documentation of purchasing activities.
• Provides on-site procurement support for new work and identifies training needs for designated field employees.
• Develops negotiation strategies, as appropriate.

Requirements

• Degree in Business, Construction or other related field
• 6+ years of varied experience in the construction industry dealing with buildings material procurement, contracts and administration.
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Strong analytical skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications
• Excellent written, oral communication and interpersonal skill