Procurement Officer at H&Y Furniture Manufacturers

H & Y Furniture Manufacturers is a lifestyle design and space enhancement company dedicated to improving the lives of people wherever they live, work or play. As a full-service furniture manufacturing company in Lagos Nigeria, we specialize in designing, manufacturing, and installing modular furniture for all kinds of spaces – business, educational and residential projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Location: Ikorodu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Directly Reports to: Managing Director, FOM , AFOM,HR
Directly Supervises: Purchasing officer

Description 
Strategy & Budget:

• Embed the procurement strategy, objectives and programs into the longer-term strategic financial plans for the business
• Provide a strategic, efficient and flexible procurement service which will deliver optimum value for money, cost savings and the best quality of service
• Create and implement regional procurement strategies that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges within industry
• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability

Relationship Management:

• Development of the vendors to ensure that all deliverables; cost, quality, technical support, process control, logistics and the overall service levels are achieved and ongoing improvements sustained
• Develop key relationships with the businss stakeholders and supply partner to improve process
• Nurtures relationships with suppliers to negotiate the best prices for company
• Explore business opportunities and contribute to the develpoment of supply arrangement

General Operations Management:

• Ensure goods purchased are in accordance with specified requirements and match given specifications by the clients or the project teams
• Ensure goods purchased are in accordance with the company policies and procedures such as raising of PO’s etc

People Management:

• Manage, coach and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives and delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements
• Set departmental objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports
• Report on achievement of targets and identify any actions required

Process improvement:

• Review current processes for procurement and make recommendations where appropriate.

Organizational Relationships:

• Directly Reports to: Managing Director, FOM , AFOM,HR
• Directly Supervises: Purchasing officer

Qualifications, Experience and Attributes

• Good First Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a relevant discipline
• Possession of a higher degree(s), such as M.Sc, MBA, is desirable
• Minimum of five (5)years of proven working experience as a Procurement referably in a Furniture manufacturing environment
• Strong strategic orientation
• Strong operational orientation

Key Competency Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across functions, organizations, and suppliers/vendors
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex process/systems problems
• Demonstrated project management, project planning, scheduling, and tracking abilities
• Ability to establish organizational objectives and relevant metrics
• Experience giving presentations to senior executives
• Strong influence/negotiation skills
• Experienced in the creation, negotiation, and administration of contracts
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Salary
N150,000 - N200,000 monthly. 

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: hr@h-yfurniture.ng using the job title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only candidates who meet the qualifications should