Job Title: Procurement Manager
Location: Ketu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Responsibilities
- Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
- Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
- Examine and test existing contracts
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
- Expect unfavorable events through the analysis of data and prepare control strategies
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
- Control spending and build a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs
Requirements and Skills
- BSc Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Business Administration
- Proven working experience as a Procurement Manager, Procurement Officer, or Head of Procurement
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as dexterity in “reading” the market
- Talent in negotiations and networking
- Good knowledge of supplier or third-party management software
- Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
- Experience in collecting and analyzing data
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Good knowledge of a software package for Procurement.
Application Closing Date
5th April, 2024.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: rosa.johnson@lancetrend.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be invited.