Direct Material Buyer (Packaging) 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: Direct Material Buyer (Packaging)

Location: Agbara, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary & Purpose

• Responsible for selecting and facilitating the purchase of Direct Materials (Packaging) in the company and ensures company meets its production objectives efficiently.

Job Responsibilities

• Identifying and reviewing prospective suppliers based on quality and reliability. Connect with Regional Procurement team to engage with suppliers to negotiate pricing, payment terms, and contract details.
• Drafting and managing suppliers’ contract and ensure contracts always remain valid.
• Establishing and ensuring the schedules adhered with quality standards from suppliers.
• Drafting and managing suppliers’ contracts, ensuring compliance with agreed terms and conditions.
• Maintain ethical relationship with suppliers.
• Identifying cost-saving opportunities through volume discounts, effective negotiation and exploring alternate sourcing.
• Actively tracking all Form M Applications and Purchasing Orders.
• Track all LC applications including amendments etc.
• Track Shipping documents and shipments.
• Liaise with Group companies overseas in the sourcing of capital items which includes suitability of supplier documents for Nigeria purposes.
• Help and advice with process and supplier obligations, and Local availability of similar items.
• Tracking costs and review of funding requests against budgeted amounts.
• Carry out any assigned food safety jobs by the head of department.
• Prevent introduction of food safety hazard into the product when carrying out assigned job.
• Perform any other related tass assigned by the line manager.
• Act as first escalation point for local business users and drive resolution in line with Procurement policies.
• Coordinate local contract implementation tasks.
• Coordinate and participate in the execution of the contract implementation plan.
• Act ethically and comply with legal requirement associated with the role.
• Ensure awareness, understanding and application of QHSE policy on assigned jobs.
• Ensure awareness, understanding and application departmental /process QHSE objectives.
• Ensure awareness of your contribution to the effectiveness of the QHSE Management
• Systems, including the benefits of improved performance including associated opportunities for improvement of the processes assigned.
• Ensure awareness of the implications of not conforming with the Company QHSE
• Management Systems requirements including associated risks for the process assigned.
• Implement and comply with QHSE requirements relating to environmental aspects and impacts and other policies, procedures and /or regulations applicable to assigned jobs
• Understand and apply the intent of the QHSE policy to assigned jobs
• Understand the significant environmental aspects and related actual or potential impacts associated with their work, and the environmental benefits of improved personal performance
• Understand roles and responsibilities and the importance of conformity with the QHSE requirements.
• Understand the potential consequences of departure from specified QHSE procedures or legal requirements
• Any other job assigned by the superior.

Academic Qualification

• BSc or HND in Engineering, Numerical or social science.
• Certification in SCM, Master’s degree or MBA will be an added advantage.
• Experience: 5 – 8 years post qualification experience (in a manufacturing environment) in procurement function.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong time management skills; ability to prioritize.
• Ability to analyze business performance with meaningful results.
• Confident, assertive, results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Goal-oriented with proven ability to get results.
• Conveniently liaise with key internal stakeholders to comprehensively meet order timelines and supervise processes to remove bottle necks.
• Critically evaluate the situation and create a balance between material demand and purchases.
• Knowledge of market trends
• Good knowledge of packaging materials required by production department.
• Experience using SAP
• Good knowledge of Quality Assurance
• Experience managing suppliers
• Knowledge of cost analysis.
• Negotiation
• Analytical
• Prioritization
• Communication
• Inter-personal relationship.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.