Procurement Manager (Factory) Job at Ascentech Services Limited

Ascentech Services Limited is a full-fledged Human Resource Solution Provider incorporated in 2013 with its Head Office in Lagos, Nigeria. We are committed to forging long-term partnerships with our clients by creating and delivering robust and flexible services that address the changing needs of their business through our core offerings.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Procurement Manager (Factory)
Job Location: Mowe, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: FMCG

Responsibilities

• To oversee the company’s procurement activities in the factory, identify opportunities to increase value for money, drive efficiency and savings and further mitigate risk, without impacting on quality.
• To maintain an effective approach for procurement strategies, and establish recommendations for the procurement of services and potential suppliers.
• To undertake reviews of specific spend areas within a best practice framework and identify both the resource needs and process changes required for the on-going management of these procurement activities.
• To liaise with current and potential suppliers to negotiate contracts, including the management of tender processes for the awarding of new contracts directly or supporting internal customers.
• To further develop the company’s framework within which procurement activities are conducted.
• To design and implement methods to improve procurement data collection and analysis and a reporting framework monitoring the deliverables within each procurement category.
• To facilitate greater cross collaboration between business units, in relation to procurement by centralizing spend areas.
• To undertake an annual review of the company’s Sustainable Procurement Policy, and to recommend changes to the policy as relevant to Executive Team and Boards.
• To Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues across the company so as to promote
• Develop and maintain vendors/suppliers database.
• Servicing/maintenance of all company owned fire extinguishers

Requirements

• HND / B.Sc. degree
• Relevant professional qualification
• 8-10 years’ experience as Procurement Manager in a Manufacturing company
• Should have very strong negotiation skills and sound knowledge of engineering spares, civil construction material, packing material;
• Should have a good idea of the Lagos & Ogun market geography for buying all essential purchases;
• Should have demonstrated cost savings with past employers;
• Knowledge of basic accounting and finance principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Good analytical/critical thinking

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV (in MS Word) to: cv@ascentech.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only suitable candidates will be contacted.