Head, Purchasing Department at DCSL Corporate Services Limited

Job Description
In fulfilling his or her responsibilities, The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate and manage the procurement function and ensure that standard company and ethical practices relating to all company purchases, contracts/agreements are adopted to achieve the best value for every company spend.
• Manage all materials and services procurement for various business activities; maximize value and ensure that all risks are managed proactively and efficiently.
• Make recommendations and advise senior management on all purchasing issues, giving sourcing input to colleagues to aid business planning and decision making.
• Maintain existing portfolio of suppliers and source potential suppliers in line with company requirements; lead negotiations with suppliers and follow up execution of services and supply contracts.
• Review all purchase requisitions for processing, ensuring all goods and services purchased meet audit and company standards.
• Develop a savings report mechanism and procurement plan acceptable to the business, providing regular reports on performance through in-depth spend analysis.
• Drive procurement process improvement to achieve more efficiency across the business in order to deliver the best value for the company.
• Ensure proper documentation and administration of purchasing documents/activities; tracking savings achieved and supplier performance for timely and adequate management reporting while ensuring compliance to policies, processes and procurement procedures.
• Any other tasks falling within the scope of the role.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related fields. An MBA or any other professional qualification in a relevant discipline is an added advantage;
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ work experience with five (5) in a Management role;
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Process and Supply Management Disciplines;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to drive, meet and exceed set KPIs;
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and organizational skills;
• Proficient in the use of standard Procurement software and Microsoft Office Suites;
• Considerable commercial awareness and financial literacy