Procurement Team Lead Job at Tsebo Rapid Nigeria Limited

Tsebo Rapid Nigeria Limited is a leading facilities services provider in Nigeria. Originally founded in 2011 as Rapid Facilities Management Limited, we quickly established a reputation for partnering with corporate clients, delivering high quality, cost effective & transparent facilities solutions to international standards. In 2014 we approached Tsebo Group in South Africa for a technical partnership which has evolved into a merger with Africa’s No 1 Outsourced Services provider.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Procurement Team Lead

Reference Number: TSE220528-4
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are in searching for a Procurement Team Lead  for Tsebo Rapid in Nigeria. You will manage the efficient Supply of fit for purpose, Goods and Services to the Tsebo Rapid operational sites.
• You will have full responsibility for the company’s overall purchases and is expected to create concrete and continuous year-on-year savings on the company’s total expenditure with 3rd party vendors.
• As the Procurement Team Lead  you will design and implement company procurement policies & strategies towards the achievement of Tsebo Rapid's objectives.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Operationalization of the Procurement Strategy to enable business growth
• Understand the demand via stakeholder management which will drive supply analysis/strategy, supplier identification, sourcing execution, contract negotiation
• Drive Cost Leadership & Preferential Procurement
• Leverage Scale and Logistics
• Manage Product and Service Quality
• Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness whilst mitigating risk
• Deliver Value via strategic procurement practices (Supply Planning; Policy Management; Category Planning; Supplier Risk Management; Commodity Risk)
• Creation and implementation of short, medium and long-term goals and objectives
• Improvement of best practice-based business processes
• Management of business outsourcing Activities
• Identification and realization of cost leadership (reduction, saving and optimization)
• Adhere to all data protection policies and procedures put in place to safeguard personal data that the company holds on customers, suppliers, partners, vendors, contractors, employees
• Develop profitable projects for the Tsebo Rapid to grow revenue and contribution targets with the Managing Director delivering those growth targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Procurement and supplies management or equivalent qualification.
• Must have a minimum of 5 year’s experience in Procurement & Supplies Management within Facilities management  Sector. 
• Must have experience in monthly reporting and preparing purchase & consumption reports and be able to analyse savings
• Knowledge of ERP
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Candidates with financial background will also have an added advantage
• Experience working within a large organisation with matrix reporting lines

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong planning, organizing and time management skills
• Resilient manager who will drive initiatives to completion
• Be able to work independently as well as good interpersonal skills
• Database management
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy and have the ability to multi-task effectively
• Supplier relationship management through development, rebate and supplier term optimisation, and Supplier Performance Monitoring
• Effective communication and relationship management at all levels within the business, particularly with senior regional management, regarding the specific Category
• Be an individual who will be able to maintain focus whilst working within an ambiguous and complex environment
• Demonstrate track record of strategic sourcing; leading negotiations and cost leadership.