Renaissance African Energy Company (RENAISSANCE) is on a dynamic journey to evolve into a world-class energy powerhouse, unleashing the entirety of our growth potential through collaborative efforts. Seamlessly weaving through the midstream value chain and fortifying our core capabilities, we stand ready to be the cornerstone of national development and industrialization, signaling a new era of unparalleled progress.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Supply Chain Lead - Corporate
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Job Purpose
The SC Lead Corporate leads a team of seven (7) Supply Chain Commercial Specialists responsible for the execution of sourcing requirements for corporate functions in Renaissance Africa Energy Company.
The Corporate Supply Chain is a strategic business enabler managing a $500 million contract portfolio across multiple lines of business and with numerous contractors & suppliers.
The Supply Chain Lead Corporate is a high-impact role that drives the sourcing and procurement of critical requirements for corporate functions. From shaping category & sourcing strategies and ensuring negotiation targets are met, to building strong supplier partnerships, this role ensures the delivery of cost-effective, high-quality services that keep operations going.
The ideal candidate for this role is a seasoned supply chain professional with oil and gas expertise and a track record of unlocking value through strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration.
Responsibilities
Driving category strategy for corporate services, aligning sourcing plans with business priorities and market shifts.
Owning the tendering lifecycle from RFP to submission, ensuring robust technical and total cost of ownership evaluations within the team
Forging and managing high-impact supplier partnerships to guarantee quality, reliability, and speed of delivery.
Leading tough negotiations to lock in value, reduce risk, and secure best-in-class contract terms.
Monitoring spends across corporate contracts, uncovering cost-saving opportunities and boosting operational efficiency. Staying ahead of the curve with deep market intelligence — tracking trends, pricing, and supplier capabilities across corporate categories.
Proactively managing risk across corporate categories —anticipating disruptions, regulatory shifts, and supplier performance issues.
Collaborating cross-functionally with corporate functions, finance, and legal teams to streamline procurement and strengthen contract execution.
Championing compliance, ensuring every deal meets internal policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
Identify, develop & implement supply chain improvement opportunities, particularly to enable lean sourcing, effective and waste-free requisition-to-pay (RTP) processes.
Ensure Supply Chain Strategy supports Goal Zero Aspiration through implementation of robust Contractor Safety Management practices and alignment to Renaissance’s personal and process safety Goal Zero focus areas.
Ensure Implementation of Contractor HSSE practices in close liaison with Contract Holders and Owners.
Requirements
A Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Science or Engineering from a reputable institution. MCIPS would be an added advantage
15 years of post-graduation work experience in Supply Chain, Procurement or Contract.
Proficiency in the use of SC systems SAP, ARIBA and Excel for Data analysis.
The successful candidate should have:
Proven track record of execution excellence & delivering results.
Highly tuned commercial acumen and curiosity with demonstrated ability to develop and deliver value from complex deals.
Proven experience in contract negotiations & complex tender evaluation
Good understanding of strategic, technical, legal, finance, taxation and commercial issues.
Highly driven, can do’, inspiring, able to articulate in a crisp and precise manner.
Able to translate strategy to tangible and valuable outcomes for the local business
Uncompromising on HSSE, ethics & compliance
Continuous improvement and simplification mindset
Strong and Proven Interpersonal, Influencing & Stakeholder Management Skills.
Ability to cope with complexity & uncertainty and proven adaptability
Driven, Motivated & Passionate to drive positive changes.