Procurement Manager at Recare Limited

Recare is a leader in the marketing of Personal style products in Africa. With operations in Nigeria and South Africa, we provide key products and solutions to the beauty industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Location: Isolo, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for highly skilled people with deep industry/consumer knowledge and experience to drive our mission to empower individuals to embrace their unique sense of style.
• The Procurement Manager will be responsible for leading the procurement team and managing procurement of quality products for the companies within budgets and ensure cost savings.

Responsibilities

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Ensure continuous supply of required materials and communicate any supply problems whichmay pose a risk or impact the business.
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers/vendors and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract
• Compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, project management principles, purchasing policies and procedures.
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential vendors/suppliers.
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements.
• Ensure 100% compliance to internal policies and processes.
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Assist internal and external customers by interpreting laws, policy, codes, and regulations pertaining to procurement.
• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities.
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
• Build, maintain and manage vendor/supplier relationships and ensure good communications.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of relevant services.
• Ensure that all purchases are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers.

Requirements

• B.S / HND (Accounting, Business Administration or relevant field)
• 10 years experience as inventory manager or similar position.
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting methods.
• Working knowledge of inventory management software
• Ability to accurately track inventory and create reports.
• Relevant qualifications will be a plus.

Application Closing Date
28th February, 2023.