Procurement Manager Job at MERIT Telecoms Limited

Merit Telecoms (NIG) Limited / Merit Telecoms Nigeria Limited is an independent and recognized leader in providing wireless voice and data turnkey services to the telecommunication industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Procurement Manager
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary


  • Design, implement and enforce the company's procurement policies and procedures.
  • Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
  • Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
  • Examine and test existing contracts
  • Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve the effectiveness
  • Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
  • Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
  • Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
  • Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
  • Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
  • Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies
  • Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
  • Control spending and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
  • Supervising employees and activities of the department.
  • Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
  • Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
  • Preparing budgets and cost analysis
  • Writing weekly, monthly and quarterly reports.
  • Managing inventories/warehouse and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
  • Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
  • Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts.
  • Any other assignment that may be assigned

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Portfolio to: hr@merittel.com using the Job Position as the subject of the mail.