Procurement Manager CIL at Sahara Group

Job Description

Accountabilities

• Take action to reduce costs that are focused on creating greater efficiencies, economies of scale or better-quality resources for a project team, department, or business unit.
• Manage all logistics operation including all logistics assets in order to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery.
• Work with freighters and clearing agents, cost and price analysis for services, etc.
• Coordinate work efforts of others to ensure integration and completion of work against expectations.
• Evaluate and ensure that vendor performance meets or exceeds defined performance standards and adheres to overall company policies and procedures. 
• Interprets contract provisions and review of contracts to evaluate overall revisions, price, and past performance of each contract.
• Obtains price quotes from vendors and compares quotes with the specifications and availability of items.
• Organizes, updates and retains product information files and purchase order records.
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes to provide quality customer service.
• Inform end-user/requester/stores upon arrival of goods so quality checks & goods receipt can be promptly done (by requester/stores) for goods and other supplies (imported and local goods)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Management, Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of related experience buying building and construction materials.
• Certification in Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management would be an added advantage.
• Customer Relationship: Ability to facilitate and accelerate the business relationship based upon an understanding of the customer.
• Legal Limitations: Knowledge of local legal limitations and Nigerian shipping laws.
• Basic knowledge of Project Management to ensure successful delivery (on time, within budget, meeting agreed upon success criteria) to establish clear goals and accountabilities.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Good reporting skills.

Personality Traits

• Good interpersonal skill
• Resourceful &Hardworking
• Organized
• Creative and highly analytic.

Working Relationship

• Project and Facility Management teams
• Audit & Finance department
• Other Companies within the Group