Group Procurement Manager at Jotna Nigeria Limited

JOB SUMMARY

The Group Procurement Manager will be responsible for leading the procurement team and managing procurement of quality products for the group companies within budgets and ensure cost savings.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Ensure continuous supply of required materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact the business.
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers/vendors and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract
• compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, project management principles, purchasing policies and procedures.
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential vendors/suppliers.
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements.
• Ensure 100% compliance to internal policies and processes.
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Assist internal and external customers by interpreting laws, policy, codes, and regulations pertaining to procurement.
• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities.
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
• Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, especially when there is a risk which could prevent timely supply or where there are over capacity concerns.
• Build, maintain and manage vendor/supplier relationships and ensure good communications.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of relevant services.
• Ensure that all purchases are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers.

Location: Coker, Lagos