Procurement Manager

Nextzon Business Services Limited - Our mission at NEXTZON is to help entrepreneurs build and transform businesses for phenomenal success. Our intent is to leverage Africa's emerging markets, rising growth, value creation opportunities, latent entrepreneurial talent and overall innovative drive for the creation of wealth for all our stake holders as well as add value to the Nigerian economy through the creation of jobs. Our clients include start-ups, small and medium enterprises as well as multinationals and industry leaders in key sectors of the Nigerian and African regional economies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Reference Code: PROCMGR0011 
Location: Anambra
Reports To: Managing Director

Job Purpose

• To formulate and drive a consistent approach towards all sourcing, purchasing and tendering activity within the business, ultimately ensuring that value for money is maximised and cost savings are generated.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Forecasting levels of demand for services and products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels;
• Conducting research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality;
• Liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers;
• Identifying potential suppliers, visiting existing suppliers, and building and maintaining good relationships with them;
• Negotiating and agreeing contracts and monitoring their progress, checking the quality of service provided;
• Processing payments and invoices;
• Keeping contract files and using them as reference for the future;
• Forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities;
• Giving presentations about market analysis and possible growth;
• Developing an organisation's purchasing strategy;
• Producing reports and statistics using computer software;
• Evaluating bids and making recommendations based on commercial and technical factors;
• Ensuring suppliers are aware of business objectives;
• Attending meetings and trade conferences;
• Training and supervising the work of the procurement team.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Good oral and written communication skills;
• Analytical skills;
• Commercial awareness;
• Ability to adapt to different client needs and to develop and maintain successful working relationships;
• A good standard of numeracy in order to analyse facts and figures;
• A flair for negotiation and networking;
• The ability to make important decisions and cope with the pressure of demanding targets and tight deadlines;
• A confident and mature approach;
• Tact and diplomacy.
• Responsiveness
• Pro-active
• Value adding.

Attributes:

• Good team working skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Logical reasoning
• Numerical skills
• Technical skills

Qualifications and Experience

• A good first degree in business studies; purchasing and logistics; purchasing and supply; marketing; management; or engineering.
• An second degree in a relevant course is required
• Membership of relevant professional bodies Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) will be an advantage
• Age between 30-40 years
• At least 5-8 years of relevant experience in administration management with a reputable organization
• Experience in facilities management
• Demonstrated proficiency managing analytically rigorous initiatives.
• Track record in organisation management and leadership at a supervisory level

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes (as an attachment), stating the reference code PROCMGR0011 as the subject of the email, to Email

Note: All applications will be treated in strict confidence. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.