Senior Procurement Manager (Food & Non-Food) at Ascentech Services Limited

Ascentech Services Limited is a full-fledged Human Resource Solution Provider incorporated in 2013 with its Head Office in Lagos, Nigeria. We are committed to forging long-term partnerships with our clients by creating and delivering robust and flexible services that address the changing needs of their business.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Procurement Manager (Food & Non-Food)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Supply Chain Management
Reporting Officer: SCM Head
Category / Industry: Retail Supermarket

Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning:

• Determine budget required to achieve category targets and ensure that all tasks/activities are executed within allocated budget and time frame.
• Develop business & Promo plan for category in line with overall organization strategy keeping brands, vendors, branches, customer TG, space planning and budgeting in mind.
• Develop the Terms of Trade for each vendor where by all aspects of the business is taken into consideration from expectations, operational efficiencies, backend income opportunities to be clearly defined
• Develop & Execute marketing plans in order to create demand for category, brands and thus drive sales.
• Based on available space in each outlet, efficiently optimize the space utilization to generate maximum Return on Space and return on investment.
• Develop the private label strategy so as to drive additional margins in the various concepts.
• Develop strategy for online platform keeping brands, vendors, branches, customer TG, space planning and budgeting in mind.
• Evaluate the category rollout/contribution to overall business is maintained

Inventory :

• Develop & Identify range of products in line with store format strategy & market demand at store level
• Develop strategy to create demand in the category to increase footfalls and grow customer base
• Identify new products for introduction to improve on range planning, margins within the store format, market demand and product availability
• Ensure timely stock replenishment in all outlets based on CATMAN, POG & Sales rate to minimize OOS
• Closely monitor the stock holding per concept and ensure that ageing stocks are maintained within parameters.
• Ensure that the category aesthetics, merchandising & VM is periodically updated to ensure appropriate displays and category flow.

Organizational Interactions:

• Daily interaction with all the subordinates

Qualification / Requirement

• BSc. or preferably MBA in Retail.

Experience: 

• 5 years, Relevant Experience at least 4 years in supermarket category in hypermarket
• Overseas experience is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
5th September, 2022.