Procurement Manager, CIL Job at Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 38 countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Spanning three decades, we have broken ground and challenged stereotypes across the global business landscape. The women and men who make up our organization are our strongest levers for growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Procurement Manager, CIL

Job Identification: 296
Job Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

Accountabilities

• Take action to reduce costs that are focused on creating greater efficiencies, economies of scale or better-quality resources for a project team, department, or business unit.
• Manage all logistics operation including all logistics assets in order to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery.
• Work with freighters and clearing agents, cost and price analysis for services, etc.
• Coordinate work efforts of others to ensure integration and completion of work against expectations.
• Evaluate and ensure that vendor performance meets or exceeds defined performance standards and adheres to overall company policies and procedures. 
• Interprets contract provisions and review of contracts to evaluate overall revisions, price, and past performance of each contract.
• Obtains price quotes from vendors and compares quotes with the specifications and availability of items.
• Organizes, updates and retains product information files and purchase order records.
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes to provide quality customer service.
• Inform end-user/requester/stores upon arrival of goods so quality checks & goods receipt can be promptly done (by requester/stores) for goods and other supplies (imported and local goods).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Management, Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of related experience buying building and construction materials.
• Certification in Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management would be an added advantage.
• Customer Relationship: Ability to facilitate and accelerate the business relationship based upon an understanding of the customer.
• Legal Limitations: Knowledge of local legal limitations and Nigerian shipping laws.
• Basic knowledge of Project Management to ensure successful delivery (on time, within budget, meeting agreed upon success criteria) to establish clear goals and accountabilities.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Good reporting skills.

Personality Traits:

• Good interpersonal skill
• Resourceful &Hardworking
• Organized
• Creative and highly analytic.

Working Relationship:

• Project and Facility Management teams
• Audit & Finance department
• Other Companies within the Group