Senior Buyer at Dangote Group

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Buyer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• Establish strong partnerships and educate stakeholders on procurement best practices in order to deliver departmental objectives;
• Supervises and contributes to the preparation of departmental reports and activities.
• Reviews requisitions and specifications to obtain competitive quotations from vendors.
• Establishes working relationships with vendors through personal meetings and telephone contact; discusses and resolves problems regarding delayed delivery dates; returns damaged or incorrect items to vendors and processes necessary documents for credit.
• Partner with associated internal groups to identify and develop alternate/additional supply sources, assess financial stability, quality, and capabilities of potential vendors.
• Negotiate Agreement Terms and Conditions and work with clients to ensure appropriate contract approvals are obtained and documented.
• Proficiency to perform and comprehend price analyses, source selection/justification, investigate incorrect or late orders and initiates corrective action or recommendations for action.
• Support in the assessment of a supplier’s capacity and ability to meet quality standards, specifications, and delivery schedules.
• Supplier Management – Ensure That Suppliers Are Being Evaluated On Their Performance And When Required They Are Committed To And Making Improvements.
• Develop and execute sourcing plans, subcontract management plans.
• Ability to place a PO of medium to high complexity and process a high volume of POs across various business units
• Must be proficient in the use of SAP MM Module and Microsoft Office Suite

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Contract Administration, or similar discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Membership of CIPS or other professional certification(s) are added advantage

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.