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  • Posted: Dec 23, 2022
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    APM Terminals is an international container terminal operating company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of the world's largest port and terminal operators as well as providing cargo support and container Inland Services, and is the largest port and terminal operating company in terms of overall geographic scope operating a Global Terminal N...
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    Procurement Supervisor

    Opportunity

    • We offer you exciting career opportunities with an international reach to further expand your experience through our diversity-focused and award-winning talent development initiatives.
    • Energizing and pioneering, this is also an environment that keeps you motivated. You’ll be joining a values-led, genuinely diverse, and talented team that is passionate about being there for employees, and for each other. We strive to deliver the right environment for the right people while fostering a culture of fairness, mutual respect, responsibility, and care for our business and our customers.
    • We have a competitive compensation and benefits package for full-time employees. Our talent policies are recognized world-wide as one of the best in the industry and we continue to look for new ways to invest in our people through ongoing personal and professional development initiatives.
    • We value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job. We’re proud of that and we see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.
    • The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk (APMM) Group, is located in Onne port, in the Onne Oil and Gas Free Zone. In addition to excellent hinterland connections to the rest of Nigeria, the Terminal offers excellent customer service, trained operators, modern handling equipment and superior e-commerce capabilities. Our vision is to make WACT the best performing terminal in west Africa by providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective services to our customers.
    • In WACT, the Procurement Supervisor will work closely with all departments, key stakeholders and will be responsible for developing the right sourcing strategies and supporting existing ones, coordinating with Suppliers, negotiating, and drafting of contracts, analysing costs, managing logistics, and finding the best way to reduce procurement costs.
    • The role of a Procurement Supervisor is one that requires constant attention to detail and an eye for quality.  You will be saddled with the below stated responsibilities and more if the need arises.
    • Sourcing, Supplier qualification, negotiations, electronic auctions, spend & pipeline management, and contract compliance monitoring.
      • Executes sourcing in line with Maersk 6-sourcing steps
      • Work with relevant users and team in performing objective supplier qualification with emphasis on Sustainable procurement
      • Carryout negotiations using established e-tools and platforms, guided by Nigeria Procurement operating procedure, and protecting the ethics of our e-Procurement platforms
      • Drive spends and pipeline management in line with APMM e-platforms and reporting guidelines.
      • Lead contract compliance monitoring and management efforts with user departments, tracked via daily management
    • Effectively identify contracting opportunities to improve handsfree performance of the terminal, locking prices to keep inflation out and pegging price adjustments to approved, relevant government indexes.
    • Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure Contracts are drafted in line with the existing guidelines and operating procedures to ensuring full cover for WACT and meeting regulatory requirements.
    • Review bids to ensure they meet all legal requirements, including being within budget.
    • Support in monitoring of progress of sourcing projects by communicating updates with relevant stakeholders.
    • Liaise with Procurement manager and relevant stakeholders in ensuring qualification and registration of suppliers as may be needed from time to time.
    • Coordinate with the WACT Procurement Hub team in executing the requisition-to-pay (RTP) processes while effectively seeking out practices that best support the business.
    • Coordinate with Stores/Warehouse team in understanding order-point-planning and MRPs, to ensure capturing of accurate lead-time, as well as communicating in clear terms, any bottlenecks and challenges with APMM GFA (Global Framework Agreement) Suppliers so they are timely addressed.
      • Set up or support any existing standard work to create more visibility for the Procurement manager, identify any urgent transactions, to support users in delivering their functional obligations.
    • Collaborate with accounts payable (AP) teams in establishing and/or improving existing standard work leading to healthy and effective AP process that ensures strong DPOs, keeping with our commitments to Suppliers, thereby enhancing Supplier relationship and protecting the reputation of APMM.
    • Ensure internal controls and standard practices are in place and followed, including being fully appraised on Maersk Procurement standards and handbook, Nigeria Procurement SOP and Finance Control Manual, among others.
    • Drive periodic supplier performance management exercise to ensure quality of products or services  and ensuring improvement plan from Suppliers where performance falls below expectation.
    • Fully align and be guided by the Company way of working, applying lean principles and methodologies in the elimination of wastes in systems and processes.
    • Constantly seek out best practices with APMM and the industry and seek adoption in the entity.

    Educational Background

    • A Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant course
    • +5 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Strategic Sourcing
    • Desirable to have at least one of the certifications - PMP, CIPS or CSCP

    Functional Skills:

    • Knowledge of procurement strategies and tactics
    • Proven Knowledge of International commercial terms (INCO Terms) for use in international transactions
    • Must have experience handling large-sized budget and purchases (OPEX & CAPEX)
    • ERP experience is a must have
    • Previous experience in Project Management
    • Process-mindset
    • Analytical and negotiation skills
    • Good communication skills
    • Time management skills, able to juggle between tasks and apply judgement in prioritising tasks
    • Apt decision-making skills
    • Good industry experience is an added advantage

    Behavioral Skills:

    • Effective stakeholder management
    • A good Team player
    • Customer-centricity
    • Ability to work in a culturally diverse and fast paced environment

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to APM Terminals on www.maersk.com to apply

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