Category Lead at Egbin Power Plc

Egbin Power Plc is one of the biggest additions to the electricity industry in Nigeria. Often seen as the biggest single-generating power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, it was built to meet the ever-rising demand for electricity in Lagos and its environs. Following the nation’s privatization exercise, Sahara, through its power division, Sahara Power Group and sundry affiliations, acquired the 1320 MW installed capacity Egbin Power Plant. We are working towards deploying a minimum of 5,000 MW of electricity generation over the next five years.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Category Lead

Job Identification: 261
Location: Ikorodu, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time

Job Description

• The Category Lead would be responsible for handling the company’s end-to-end sourcing of products and services essential for our operations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform category management including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract, performance and risk management.
• Take overall responsibility for the strategic sourcing management goals of the category and implement action items to ensure the goals are achieved.
• Responsible for the procurement of contracts including management of cost, schedule, and performance parameters. Developing contract specifications, work statements and terms and conditions
• Developing bid packages, conducting bidders’ conferences, analysing, and evaluating proposals, negotiating subcontract provisions, selecting or recommending subcontractors, writing awards and managing resulting subcontracts.
• Maintain vendor database and report metrics to Supply Chain Management
• Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost methods.
• Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply and utilize emerging opportunities.
• Managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolutions, and developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans.
• Develop and implement sourcing and supplier selection strategy domestically and internationally.
• Facilitate and monitor the implementation of procurement change initiatives within the category to improve business performance.
• Analyzing and calculating costs of procurement and suggesting methods to decrease expenditure.
• Ensure team members update tracking portals weekly for the provision of up-to-date information and guide management decisions.
• Manage the supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending.
• Estimate risks and apply risk-minimising techniques. Escalate risks where necessary for immediate mitigation.
• Establishing a strong network and fostering collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and team members.
• Awareness, understanding and application of Quality & HSE policies on assigned jobs.
• Awareness, understanding and application of departmental /process objectives.
• Awareness of your contribution to the effectiveness of the IMS, including the benefits of improved performance.
• Awareness of the risks of not conforming with the EGBIN IMS requirements.

Education and Work Experience
Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Logistics, Business Administration, Transportation, or Engineering
• Postgraduate qualification/or relevant qualification is desirable; membership in a recognized chartered organization relevant to the post is also desirable.
• Minimum of five to seven (5-7) years strategic sourcing experience.

Skills and Competencies:

• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant software.
• Experience with contract manufacturing vendors.
• Knowledge of terminologies related to supplier or vendor agreements.
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Solid judgement with the ability to make good decisions.
• Good attention to detail.
• Basic knowledge of regulatory norms on taxation, duties, and import policies.
• Time Management skills.
• Good negotiation and bargaining skills.

Application Closing Date
21st July, 2024.