Procurement Manager - Lagos, Nigeria - The Simba Group Nigeria

Description

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Simba Group, founded in Nigeria in 1988, is a conglomerate with operations across Nigeria's most dynamic economic sectors. The Group commands leadership positions in all five companies that share a simple, yet effective, corporate vision: providing the customer with unparalleled satisfaction.

The Group has businesses operating in a number of sectors critical to Nigeria's sustained development: agriculture, alternative energy, backup power supply systems, networking and data transmission, ICT infrastructure development, and commercial vehicles sales and servicing. We operate a network of ten branches, ensuring the availability of our products and services throughout Nigeria, with our reach extending to the remotest corners of the country.

Wandel International (Nig) Ltd, the flagship company of the Simba Group was incorporated in 1988, with a simple idea – to offer Nigerians products that were designed and developed specifically for their tastes, their usage conditions and for the environment they would operate in. Though the vision has expanded to address both products and solutions, with a specific emphasis on innovation – three decades later, this idea still represents the core philosophy of a company on whose foundation the Simba Group is built.

JOB SUMMARY

Desired Skills & ExperienceBachelor's Degree in Suppy Chain, Business Administration, or a related fieldMinimum of 10 years proven work experience in the Procurement roleExcellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliersStrong communication, interpersonal and influencing skillsStrong analytical skills and problem solving abilitiesResults orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlinesCommercially and financially aware with experience of managing budgetsMember of The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)Contract management and supplier experienceGood time management skills.Be a good team playerGood knowledge of Microsoft office packages

RESPONSIBILITIES

Report to the Head ProcurementIdentify and develop best-in-class suppliers.Coordinate with project team & suppliers to shorten ordering and supply lead-times to meet project delivery timelines.Closely monitor the fluctuations in international market and propose the strategy for procurement to HOD for efficient decision makingDrive Productivity within the team & manage Inflation.Preparing proposals, requesting quotes & negotiating purchase terms and conditions.Preparing and issuing purchase orders and agreements.Monitoring supplier performance and resolving issues and concerns.Drive cost savings by lowering the total cost of acquisition through effective negotiations, value analysis and process improvementsEstablish and maintain good supplier and internal customer relationships that foster an environment of collaboration and trustPlan, track and manage orders to meet delivery requirements.Preparation of comparison table, evaluation against their proposal and negotiation with vendor for timely delivery with required level of quality of material meeting the expectations / Technical SpecificationsCoordinate the new vendor registration and supervise the application to finance department forWork with team members to ensure compliance to the SOP on Purchase Documentation and ensure to file the documents for Audit compliance.New supplier development for alternate materials / current supplies locally.Supervise the submission of documents to finance department for payment like, indent, PO and work completion certificate etc.Provide management reports and key performance data and monitor cost savingsManage relationships with suppliers and select and develop new suppliersNegotiate and manage contract terms with suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms with technical and operational input from stakeholders and colleaguesWork with suppliers and have a process in place to measure effective performance, quality and compliance. Measure against KPI criteria if these existEnsure professional and consistent supplier management is applied across the supply base in line with the purchasing policy

REQUIRED SKILLS

Supply and demand planning, Procurement

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree