Procurement & In-Grower Manager at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria

PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria - Our client is a top player in the Agribusiness Value Chain and Consumer Goods in West and Central Africa, with special interest in Plantation, Inputs-Provision, Sourcing, Origination and Processing.

They are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Procurement & In-Grower Manager

Reference Number: 130-PEO01211
Location: Zaria, Kaduna
Job type: Permanent
Department: People & Change Nigeria
Working Schedule: Minimum of 12 hours Work daily  

Roles & Responsibilities

• Devise & Implement the procurement strategy for key crops.
• Conceptualize, implement & monitor the In-Grower program for key crops.
• Strategize and Implement the inter-connectivity of group companies for key crops.
• Develop and foster sustainable and strategic partnerships with key local buying agents and business farmers.
• Develop strategies to foster long term, sustainable procurement volume and value delivery.
• Develop local crop supply & demand for company key crops
• Drive the procurement target on a daily, weekly & monthly basis during the buying period.
• Manage and develop a team of regional procurement managers and branch procurement managers for sustained business delivery
• Formulate and adhere to the procurement standard operating procedures (SOP) for the company.
• Minimum travel of 15 days a month mostly to the North / East, North / West centre and South West parts of Nigeria – preferably by road.
• Daily reporting at the end of the day, sometimes after travel.

Application Closing Date
4th January, 2022.