Procurement Executive at Dragnet Nigeria

Location: Calabar, Cross River

Job Description

• The ideal candidate will report to the General Manager, improve on the supply of products / services by maintaining / analyzing the procurement spending, supply partnership and exploring new possibilities in order to guarantee value for money.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Generate and implement efficient sourcing strategies and category management
• Discover trustworthy vendors, initiate organization partnerships; facilitate their registration
• Invent negotiating strategies and secure profitable deals
• Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
• Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques: foresee alterations and anticipate shifts in comparative negotiating abilities of vendors, expect unfavourable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
• Support and guide Stakeholders to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company in order to guarantee agreements on terms and processes
• Perform cost and scenario analysis including benchmarking
• Determine overall quantity and timing of deliveries of items or services
• Build a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs
• Ensure processing and posting of all the procurement transactions into the Enterprise Resources Program (ERP), Vendor Management Software e.t.c.
• Ensure that all outstanding Vendor payments for supplies or services are paid according to terms and conditions as well as within the agreed payment deadlines (prompt resolution of billing/supply discrepancies)
• Maintains accurate records and documentation on all purchases, contracts, service agreements and correspondences
• Prepares technical specifications, contract/service agreement terms and bid documents
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.

Key Performance Indicators

• Cost Efficiency
• Customer satisfaction
• Zero Lost time in Supply chain
• Accuracy of Data and Reports.

Job Specification

• B.Sc. / B.A. / HND Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business Administration
• Proven work experience as a Sourcing, Supply Chain, Purchasing or Procurement Executive
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• Familiarity with sourcing/vendor management software and other relevant software
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgment
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data (statistic skill)
• Adherence to regulations, processes, procedures and best practices in regards to sourcing and procurement
• High degree of attention to details
• Outstanding Communication and interpersonal abilities
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Computer operation skill especially use of Vendor Management software, ERP, MS Word, Excel and Power PointMin e.t.c.
• Working Knowledge of port and shipping industry is of critical advantage.

Job Competency Requirements:

• Supply Chain Planning and Management
• Strong Negotiation Skill
• Organization Skill
• Data accuracy and timeliness
• Vendor Management
• Excellent team player and ability to pay attention to details
• Problem solving and decision making skills.