Procurement Officer at Taghini Foods

Duties / Responsibilities

• Negotiate prices and contracts
• Preparing budgets, cost analyses, and reports.
• Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies from start.
• Evaluate and audit suppliers on a regular basis, find alternate supply source when required
• Following and enforcing the company's procurement policies and procedures
• Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Proactive tracking of purchase orders: follow-ups, order confirmations, expediting, payments, etc.
• Problem-solving with suppliers to guarantee on-time delivery and quality
• Request and compare quotes from suppliers and choose the best supply option based on quality, cost, and lead time
• Researching, on-boarding and evaluating of vendors
• The timely placing of purchase orders according to the priorities list
• Any other related assigned tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree / HND in Social or Commercial Sciences is preferred.
• 4 years of experience as a Procurement Officer or in a similar position (Supply Chain Management etc).
• Able to multi-task and handle multiple priorities in a challenging and fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to interface effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in vendor development
• Good analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Good knowledge of the Nigerian market
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and purchasing software.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Supervisory and management experience.