Senior Procurement Associate at the People Practice

The People Practice - Our client is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Procurement Associate

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Procurement

Job Description

• The Senior Procurement Associate uses planning expertise and negotiation skills to develop relationships with suppliers in support of the Procurement team, inventory, and cost objectives.
• The Senior Procurement Associate provides leadership, guidance, and motivation to their team members.

Responsibilities

• Develops sourcing strategies in line with needs of customers to achieve companies sales target.
• Monitors Suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries, consistent product quality and pricing.
• Liaise with Manufacturers to understand production schedules and limit company medication stock outs.
• Conduct industry deep-dive analysis to provide proactive insight into sourcing strategies 1 - 2 years prior.
• Develops and negotiates long-term relationships with strategic suppliers, including supplier-managed inventory objectives.
• Acquires and effectively communicates market knowledge for materials and cost drivers in which suppliers participate in.
• Manages Supplier risk by ensuring continuity business plans are in place for potential unpreventable interruption to the supply chain.
• Accountable for spearheading the achievement of agreed-upon financial and value optimization targets within procurement.
• Monitors all sourcing projects and reports on the status of savings.
• Ensures staff maximizing inventory levels and cash flow.
• Reviews slow moving/obsolete inventory and identifies changes to process to minimize risk of obsolescence to the business.
• Strong background in establishing and delivering annual cost standards.
• Ensures all Suppliers have received and agreed to comply with our Ethical Sourcing policies.
• Ensures assigned service suppliers are meeting agreed-upon service requirements as per contract.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from an accredited university. 
• 5 years + experience in a similar field.
• Business Management, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field experience. 
• Full working knowledge of supply chain systems with implementation experience. Full knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Medication and or Consumer-packaged goods strategic sourcing experience is advantageous.
• Experience in setting standards, budgets, and research to ensure an uninterruptible supply chain supporting manufacturing or related fields.
• Experience with global sourcing of products preferably medication and consumables.
• Must have outstanding leadership, verbal, and written communication skills.

Our Perks

• A competitive salary 
• Health insurance 
• A culture of learning and development 
• Opportunities for online training 
• A chance to create a culture we love.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.