Procurement Head

Job Description : PROCUREMENT HEAD NIGERIA FOR AGRI Location : Abuja/Kano, Nigeria Qualification : MBA Experience : 15-20 years in the area of commodity procurement Rice maize, soya, sesame and other agro products. - Africa experience preferable ROLE : Heading Procurement function for Agro Biz, (Trading of commodity agro products, forward integration in crop processing, assembly, sales and service of agro equipment's). KEY RESULT AREA : - Procurement of agro products, commodities at optimum cost.( with budgeted costs) - Quality of the product in line with customer specifications - Optimum inventory across value chain. - Guiding procurement team members in other zones on the cost of buying. - Co ordinate with sales team to ensure margins as per biz plans. - Managing logistics and warehouses operations. - Statutory compliances for the biz,in all aspects. - Variance referring to Budget, analysis and drawing monitoring corrective actions RESPONSIBILITIES : - Timely procurement of commodities as per plan. - Quality, cost, delivery schedule, payment terms. - Liaison with farmers and selling bodies in the regions to get right price ., - Keeping continuous close watch on commodity prices, variations,, seasonality - Prompt decision making to ensure losses wither on purchases or on inventory - Keep market intelligence to ensure SMART buying. - De-risking strategy(to ensure minimal losses due to quality, storage and excess inventory) - Ensure legal compliances to ensure smooth running of biz operations and avoiding any legal issues. - Ensure no bad debt in the value chain. KEY SKILLS : - Negotiations skills - Knowledge on commodity trading - Understanding of extremely dynamic prices of agro products from various procurement hubs. - Understanding of end to end cost and margins. - Use of IT tools to keep track of dynamic commodity prices. . - Interactions with farmers, market place - Warehouse management ADDED SKILLS/COMPETENCIES : - Leadership - Decision Making - Communication - Team work

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