Procurement Operations Manager

About the job

• Implement Procurement strategies in close cooperation with Category Managers on a local level. Manage the operational and tactical procurement of local goods and services.

Role Responsibilities

• Performs all tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
• Manage full local operational purchasing for those needs which are not covered by group.
• Coordinate the implementation of contractor safety management on office premises.
• Coordinate the activities of operational buyer in an ethical manner.
• Set up agreed SLA with internal customers on order processing time and ensure compliance.
• Manage relationship with all stakeholders working strongly and closely with service/goods requesters.
• Generate weekly reports as agreed and communicate to all stakeholders.
• Responsible as the custodian for procurement dashboard.
• Responsible for coordination of daily and weekly purchasing operational review meetings in conjunction with planning team and carrying out necessary actions as agreed escalating to HOP where necessary.
• Monitor and report Suppliers' Service Level Performance to the Procurement department.
• Ensure that all Internal Control Standards are implemented and the related procedures are effectively respected through-out the purchasing activities.
• Propose supply agreement and blanket orders to the business wherever the opportunity arises or based on frequency of purchases.
• Anticipate and provide timely responses to work requirements
• Proactively manage orders of goods and services to support reliability and achieving target.
• Champion procurement process improvement initiatives and projects.
• Provide first level support to the all requesters/end users.
• Monitor and propose to central buying, strategic and fast moving commodities to enhance setting of contractual agreement
• Ensure working capital optimization.
• Manage all local purchases/ contract within agreed threshold in line with objective.
• Review requisition generation to control cost in ordering of materials and services.
• Provide monthly saving on all orders generated.
• Monitoring of contractor’s efficiencyNo of order received versus executed
• Ensure 100% compliance to POs generation to avert repetitive job.
• Weekly report of outstanding PR TO POs
• Monthly report of all PRs raised and POs generation.
• Ensure communication of environmental policy to vendors/Contractors.

Requirements
Critical Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in procurement or supply chain function.
• First level university degree or equivalent experience; may have advanced university degree.
• Procurement best practices
• Mastery of business process skill
• Project management and follow up skills
• Pro-activeness and transparency
• Negotiation skill.
• Human and business administration skills

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge) on hbmngplcnigeria.zohorecruit.com to apply