Procurement / Sourcing Officer at Alfred and Victoria Associates

Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution based company. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer's needs. The three major arms are: Consulting, Recruitment and Training.

Alfred & Victoria Associates has become one of the most sought after Human Capital Development Organization in recent times. She is fast becoming the distinguished strategic partner required in all sectors of the economy, and also in the fast growing world of outsourcing which is now in huge demand in all profession.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement / Sourcing Officer

Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic plans for vendors, merchants and sellers.
• Prospect for and sign-up new sources for products and merchandise, as well as develop sourcing strategies for increasing business.
• Participate in negotiations with vendors, merchants, sellers and suppliers.
• Manage relationships with all sources, prepare strategic relationships and observe the performance of all activities.
• Develop and evaluate all RFI and RFPs as well as maintain and execute SLAs.
• Maintain costs and prepare estimates for all costing and pricing goals
• Maintain knowledge on various market trends and recommend sourcing strategies for the company.
• Ensure compliance to all quality standards for products.
• Administer all performance metrics such as delivery time, price scanning and price variance.
• Manage Inventory Reports, Low Stock Reports and Re-Order Levels
• Demand forecasting
• Coordinate with Head, Sourcing to ensure products availability at all time
• Analyze ERP system and develop improvement plans to ensure better management of sources.
• Buying & merchandising Products·
• Follow-up with suppliers to deliver & ensure that maximum fill rate is delivered.
• Market survey and benchmarking of SKUs & brands.
• Meeting with suppliers and managing the distribution of stock
• Planning product ranges and preparing sales and stock plans
• Creating consumer promotion in comparison with competition and ensuring promotions are implemented
• Sales and margin monitoring.
• Taking action to adjust prices or set promotions as necessary
• Visit competitor stores at least once weekly.
• Identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with them as when they occur.
• Controlling stock levels based on forecasts for the season
• Analyzing the previous season’s sales and forecasting on current season’s sales
• Identifying gaps and opportunities to increase sales.
• New product listing and initial detailing on a weekly basis
• Product delisting on a monthly basis.
• Monitoring the desired levels of stock in stores, managing bottom line profitability through effective sales, stock targets, cost control and allocations.
• Ensure organizational OKR is achieved and strictly adhered to.

Qualification and Experience

• BSc / HND
• 2+ years of experience as a procurement officer, sourcing officer or in a similar position.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Good analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Supervisory and management experience.
• Attention to detail.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Good Interpersonal Skill
• Excellent Negotiation Skills
• Good Knowledge of ERP

Salary
N100,000 - N120,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
5th December, 2022.