Procurement Manager at Sahara Group

Purpose Statement

• The role of Procurement Manager is to manage commercial and supplier aspects of projects (or other assigned work).
• Work with team members in conducting general market research in various categories as well as research into potential suppliers, product specification and resources.

Key Deliverables

• 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

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Management, Accounting , Finance or related field.
• At least 7 years post NYSC work experience in a similar role.
• Certification in Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management would be an added advantage.

Your Personal Attributes:

• Intrinsically motivated;
• Results - oriented and pragmatic with exceptional problem solving and decision making skills;
• Top-notch networking and negotiation skills
• Emotionally intelligent
• Excellent and precise communication & presentation skills;
• Comfortable and effective in managing and communicating with team members and stakeholders
• Ability to deliver results with low levels of supervision;
• Strong interpersonal skills, time management and planning skills
• 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.