Procurement and Contracts Manager Job at Notore Chemical Industries Ltd

Notore Chemical Industries Plc (Notore) is one of the leading fertiliser and agro-allied companies in Africa. Our principal activities include the supply of premium fertilisers, appropriate education on best practices for farming and proper deployment of these practices for optimum results. We have built a robust network of professionals that support farmers and farming communities across Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Procurement and Contracts Manager

Job Location: Onne, Rivers

Role Objectives

• The role has responsibility for efficient and effective procurement of goods, services and contract management in line with corporate objective, best practices and policy.
• To provide valued service enhancing management decision on all areas of the company's purchasing and contract activity to achieve corporate objective and business competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• Leads Notore's procurement activity by establishing and implementing the strategy, policy and effectively managing a team to deliver agreed strategic and operational targets.
• Establishes, manages and continually improves the mechanisms by which contract management is undertaken, in order to assure appropriate consistency across the business.
• Drives maximum value (cost vs quality and timeliness) in all procurement activity, including achievement of annual savings targets.
• Develop and track appropriate Procurement performance management metrics and reporting.
• Drives continuous improvement of ISO QMS processes in Procurement & Contracts Unit.

Requirements

• Minimum of HND / B.Sc. in any Engineering, Social Sciences, Logistics, Supply Chain or Operations Management.
• 10 years of progressive experience in procurement & contract management, Logistics and materials warehousing in supply chain roles in a manufacturing or process firm, with at least 5 years in management and leadership role in procurement and contract management function.
• Membership of a globally recognized professional association in procurement, supply chain like CIPS, CSCP/APICS.