Procurement Assistant Officer Job at Saro Agro-Allied
Saro Agro-Allied is a leading agricultural commodities exporting company that started in 1996 as a cocoa trading company and trades locally and internationally today. Our operations over time have covered sesame seeds, cashew, and cocoa-producing communities in Nigeria. The business has been repositioned to become a Consumer sustainable Agric. & Food business Company that will play in the multi-seed oil crushing, value added export and marketing of branded food products in Nigeria
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Position: Procurement Assistant Officer
Job Location: Kontagora, Niger
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- The Procurement Assistant Officer is expected to lead the procurement effort at the Farmer-facing Local Buying Agent and Farm Gate tiers.
Primary Responsibilities
- Liaises with the key suppliers to determine the adequacy of available resources.
- To provide direction and inspirational leadership for the team; security & labour as a part of his responsibilities
- Directs and Coordinates the activities of key suppliers through Daily Feedback and Weekly Reports
- Should know the Buying Agents for various Commodities in Nigeria mainly Rice, Soybean and Sesame
- Discharge stock within 24 hours of arrival at WH, and gets reports ready within 24hours of discharge
- Manages the interface between the company and Key Suppliers to deepen relationship and resolution of supplier conflicts timely
- Provides regular and accurate information on crop flow & Farm activity, competitors' activity and data on volume of commodity traded in specified zones
- All agreed Reports must be updated on daily basis
- Should be tested towards the Procurement Knowledge for Key Growing Areas, Key Buying Processes and the Value Drivers
Qualifications / Experience
- Minimum of an OND in Any field
- Minimum of 5yrs of working experience as a Procurement Officer of Agricultural produce, raw materials, and finished food products.
Competencies Required:
- Proactive self-starter
- Integrity & independent mind, and able to work under pressure
- Ability to work with all levels of the team with minimal and reasonable conflicts
- Highly organized and significant ability to multi-task effectively
- Age Requirement: 28 – 38 Years.
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