Head of Procurement

We are seeking to hire an experienced Head of Procurement to oversee all Procurement functions for our client.

Job Title: Head of Procurement

Salary: Attractive

Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s/HND Degree

Experience: 10 years

Location: Port Harcourt

Core Responsibilities:

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Ensure continuous supply of required materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact the business.
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers/vendors and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, project management principles, purchasing policies and procedures.
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential vendors/suppliers.
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements.
• Ensure 100% compliance to internal policies and processes.
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Assist internal and external customers by interpreting laws, policy, codes, and regulations pertaining to procurement.
• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities.
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
   

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years procurement experience in a Manufacturing or retail environment.
• Hands-on experience with indirect materials and procurement for construction projects.
• Experience in Logistics Expenditures.
• Strategic Sourcing Capability
• Procurement Process Improvement.
• Planning and Organization
• Vendor Management
• Excellent Negotiation Skills

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We support businesses and organisations of varying size, structure and maturity across diverse sectors such as Technology, Telecoms, Oil & Gas, Financial Services, Third Sector, FMCG etc. to enhance business performance, optimise for growth and achieve exceptional results.