Procurement Team Lead Job at Tsebo Rapid Nigeria Limited

Tsebo Rapid Nigeria Limited is a leading facilities services provider in Nigeria. Originally founded in 2011 as Rapid Facilities Management Limited, we quickly established a reputation for partnering with corporate clients, delivering high quality, cost effective & transparent facilities solutions to international standards. In 2014 we approached Tsebo Group in South Africa for a technical partnership which has evolved into a merger with Africa’s No 1 Outsourced Services provider.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Procurement Team Lead

Reference Number: TSE220528-4
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description


  • We are in searching for a Procurement Team Lead  for Tsebo Rapid in Nigeria. You will manage the efficient Supply of fit for purpose, Goods and Services to the Tsebo Rapid operational sites.
  • You will have full responsibility for the company’s overall purchases and is expected to create concrete and continuous year-on-year savings on the company’s total expenditure with 3rd party vendors.
  • As the Procurement Team Lead  you will design and implement company procurement policies & strategies towards the achievement of Tsebo Rapid's objectives.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Operationalization of the Procurement Strategy to enable business growth
  • Understand the demand via stakeholder management which will drive supply analysis/strategy, supplier identification, sourcing execution, contract negotiation
  • Drive Cost Leadership & Preferential Procurement
  • Leverage Scale and Logistics
  • Manage Product and Service Quality
  • Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness whilst mitigating risk
  • Deliver Value via strategic procurement practices (Supply Planning; Policy Management; Category Planning; Supplier Risk Management; Commodity Risk)
  • Creation and implementation of short, medium and long-term goals and objectives
  • Improvement of best practice-based business processes
  • Management of business outsourcing Activities
  • Identification and realization of cost leadership (reduction, saving and optimization)
  • Adhere to all data protection policies and procedures put in place to safeguard personal data that the company holds on customers, suppliers, partners, vendors, contractors, employees
  • Develop profitable projects for the Tsebo Rapid to grow revenue and contribution targets with the Managing Director delivering those growth targets.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Procurement and supplies management or equivalent qualification.
  • Must have a minimum of 5 year’s experience in Procurement & Supplies Management within Facilities management  Sector. 
  • Must have experience in monthly reporting and preparing purchase & consumption reports and be able to analyse savings
  • Knowledge of ERP
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills
  • Candidates with financial background will also have an added advantage
  • Experience working within a large organisation with matrix reporting lines

Skills and Competencies:

  • Strong planning, organizing and time management skills
  • Resilient manager who will drive initiatives to completion
  • Be able to work independently as well as good interpersonal skills
  • Database management
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy and have the ability to multi-task effectively
  • Supplier relationship management through development, rebate and supplier term optimisation, and Supplier Performance Monitoring
  • Effective communication and relationship management at all levels within the business, particularly with senior regional management, regarding the specific Category
  • Be an individual who will be able to maintain focus whilst working within an ambiguous and complex environment
  • Demonstrate track record of strategic sourcing; leading negotiations and cost leadership.