Procurement Manager at AA Racma and Partners Group

AA Racma and Partners Group is a diversified group of companies working globally in various field of expertise and combining the best experienced experts from all over the world along with local highly qualified workers.

Parts of our services are: Guards / Guards Control / Escort / Patrol, Panic systems personally / stationery, CCTV / Wireless Smoke & Alarm System, Sensor Fencing / Access Control / Security Doors, Fleet Tracking System / Risk Assessments

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing of equipment, goods and services as well as management of vendors' services.
• Additionally, candidate should be able to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand
• Develop, lead and execute procurement strategies
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Proven working experience in a procurement manager role
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
• A knack for negotiation and networking
• Working experience of vendor management
• Must have minimum of 3 years practical experience in management position.
• Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions
• Strong leadership capabilities
• A degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration.

Application Closing Date
10th July, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to: [email protected]