Purchasing Manager at Alexander Nelson

Employment type: Permanent contract

Job Description

• Developing insightful proposals and delivering strategic sales presentations
• Managing contracts and up-sell/cross-sell opportunities
• Driving sales through proper qualification, solution presentation and closing techniques
• Consistently meeting or exceeding weekly, monthly and annual sales activity goals
• Closing prospective customers using working knowledge of the business line.
• Identifying opportunities to up-sell and cross-sell customers
• Handling inquiries about product, pricing, order expediting and customer relations
• Customer focused selling, communication and objection handling
• Providing professional, courteous, and efficient customer service to all customers
• Increasing sales through account planning and expansion of existing accounts
• Creating Business Development Plans including prospective target customers, market assessments, and sales plans for transition
• Preparing and presenting sales presentations, business proposals and client reports to clients and company stakeholders.
• Maintain records of goods ordered and received.
• Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
• Control purchasing department budgets.
• Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future product availability.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Represent the organization in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.
• Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
• Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.
• Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.
• Propose improvements to the current purchasing system that will improve vendor relationships and lower the cost of doing business
• Collaborate with inventory control and sales to develop metrics for gauging inventory level needs and then maintaining those levels throughout the year
• Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.
• Assist in developing more effective invoicing and collecting processes
• Providing any other such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by any of the senior executives which shall not be considered inconsistent with a position of this nature.

Requirements

• Must have excellent negotiation and cross-selling skills
• Candidate must be eloquent and charismatic as he/she will be required to make business transactions with high profile clients.
• Minimum of 3 years working in a large food mall with hands on experience in purchasing large quantity of food items.
• Knowledge of Lagos markets and deciphering best prices for staple foods.
• A street-smart yet composed individual who can proactively handle changing environments and situations.
• Knowledge of MS Office and use of Excel in calculating and reporting etc.