Senior Procurement Manager

Job Description : SENIOR PROCURMENT MANAGER NIGERIA 20+ years experience 1. Develop and implement procurement strategies for the Group. 2. Source and negotiate contracts with suppliers, vendors & consultants. 3. Manage all stakeholder relationships including dispute resolution. 4. Monitor market trends, identifying new suppliers/contractor and consultants. 5. Ensure compliance with company policies and procurement regulations 6. Manage budgets while controlling procurement cost/work order costs. 7. Evaluate and select suppliers based on quality, cost, and delivery performance including tendering. Ability to source for vendors locally and internationally. 8. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, facilities and construction. 9. Others also include: 10. Store Management: That is, periodic stock counts, inventory reconciliations and ensuring adequate valuation, identification, and safeguarding of all material in all the stores. 11. Leveraging ERP Technology to record all purchase transactions/work order service related contracts and inventory information to facilitate ease of reporting. 12. Sound knowledge of all Nigerian Import Regulations (Form M etc.) & International Financing Instruments i.e. LCs, SBLCs, having first hand dealing with the various regulators in the importation process like Customs, NAFDAC, SON and Nigerian Commercial Banks & Clearing Agents. This would also include Duty Assessment, PAAR and other import related procedures. 13. Experience in Nigeria/West African countries will be added advantage. Desired profile of the candidate Good Team Player/Collaborator - Should be able to collaborate with all arms of the organization and develop good networks/ relationship with internal and external customers Excellent Negotiator - should be a good negotiator by nature to tilt daunting issues and tasks in favour of the organization. In brief a 3D negotiator. Unconventional Thinker Should be able to revive, turn and conclude favourably all deadlocked negotiations. Should be able to generate process, procedures, tracking and auditing. Ability to source for vendors locally and internationally. Curious Minded Curiosity drive to stay informed as information provides right inputs to take right decisions to save money and obtain good products. Tactical - tactical strategies are foundation of innovations and creative solutions. The Churchgate Group emphasis on innovations and thus, need people with inherent tactical strategic bubbles.

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