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.