Manager, Procurement Indirect Spend

HReade Limited is a human resource consulting firm which adopts a collaborative approach in ensuring our Clients build competitive advantages through their people thereby increasing value for stakeholders and customers.

The most invaluable asset in an organization is its people. Our goal at HReade is to provide solutions and consultancy services on how organizations can fully utilize their human capital to ensure that their strategic goals and objectives are met.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Manager, Procurement Indirect Spend
Job Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• Lead and execute sourcing of production equipment, spare parts, facility management, and or professional services spend category.
• To perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power.
• Understand market forces, research and evaluate vendors.
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
• Analyse historical spend data and budget, and define categories strategies
• Manage all contracts related to indirect spend
• Apply the purchasing process flows in line with the category strategy
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Define particular terms and conditions
• Negotiate proposals and finalize contracts
• Support supplier relationship management and drive value creation through supplier innovation
• Drive continuous improvements (cost and service) of assigned sourcing categories
• Monitor and report savings results
• Any other assignment that may be given from time to time by superior officers
• Drive continuous improvement culture and high level of employee engagement at all levels in department.
• Provide leadership and guidance in the development of people to provide a strong bench for backfills.

Requirements/Education

• HND/B.Sc. Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field.
• Mba with relevant professional certification will be an added advantage.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of cognate experience in a procurement of engineering items position (within a manufacturing environment is preferred).

Knowledge Requirements:

• A knack for negotiation and networking
• Solid judgement along with decision making skills
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Knack and aptitude for raising e- rfis, e-rfqs, e-rfps.
• Developing alternate vendors

Skills Required:

• Engineer with an affinity for specifications and buying
• Relevant functional skills & expertise.
• Leadership skills.
• Self- driven
• Need to release energy
• Performance focus & strong sense of urgency
• Need to work across boundary
• Develop capability
• Learning agility.