Procurement Officer (Premium Cassava Products Limited) Job at Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc

Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has been a part of the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad. Our global vision is to be a leading foods company in Africa providing high quality and affordable products in the most convenient ways to consumers through world class brands like Golden Penny Flour, Golden Penny Semovita, Goldenvita, Golden Pasta and Golden Noodles. The Company's flagship brand, Golden Penny, remains one of the best known and the preferred brands amongst bakers, confectioneries and consumers in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Procurement Officer (Premium Cassava Products Limited)

Job Location: Ogun
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Purpose

• The Procurement Officer manages and directs the purchasing of all the goods and services the company needs.
• Also responsible for identifying potential supplier sources, conducting interviews with potential vendors, negotiating favorable supplier agreements and managing supplier and vendor contracts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adequacy of bid specifications and preparation of sourcing related documents
• Process ERP transactions and monitor contract executions; termination, renewal, or amendment of terms
• Identify and deliver savings on spend under management.
• Handle performance issues and escalate, as necessary.
• Liaise with the store and ensuring all criteria/approval/specifications are met
• Support business partnering of assigned business units and deliver on approved SLA.
• Track, and report key functional metrics in line with departmental objectives.
• Assist the Procurement Manager in establishing strategic relationships with key suppliers
• Reconcile or resolve value discrepancies and proper registration of all invoices
• Coordinate and carry out regular market surveys to ensure that the Company's vendors and suppliers are supplying at competitive price.

Qualifications

• BSc/HND in any related discipline.

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of cognate experience in a similar capacity.

The Person Must:

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have people and project management skills.
• Have great persuasive and negotiation skills.
• Possess analytical skills and critical thinking with good attention to detail.