Assistant Manager, IT Procurement at PG Consulting Limited

PG Consulting Limited is a recruitment, training and business consulting firm. We provide our clients - businesses and corporate organizations - across different industries with superior human capital, high-quality training and cutting-edge consulting to help them drive organizational growth, multiply staff productivity, gain appropriate market positioning and maximise profit.

Over the course of almost 20 years of our existence, we have serviced various organizations, many of which are strong indigenous brands operating with global standards. We are most inclined to build strong brands and support business growth across industries. Our preference is to work with our clients as partners on an ongoing basis towards making their organizations internally effective and more profitable. As we grow into the future, the sustaining core of our operations is working with you, all the way, from People to Profit.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant Manager, IT Procurement

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Establishes standards and policies for efficient and fair procurement practices.
• Source products from established distributors and vendors.
• Negotiates contracts, pricing, terms, and service level agreements
• Gives specific and clear requirements for equipment and services.
• Manage daily IT hardware/software requests and issue purchase orders as needed.
• Build new relationships with key technology vendors and follows required sourcing policies and procedures.
• Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets.
• Monitor inventory levels, key supply chain metrics and product portfolios and stay up to date with technical trends, emerging technologies.
• Providing regular updates on all pending procurements request with stakeholders and ensuring timely processing of vendor/service provider invoices and track payments, reconciliation of Vendors account and handling vendor queries and payment issues.

Qualifications / Requirements

• BSc / BA in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management.
• 3-5 years experience in the related area (IT Procurement).
• Experience in technology purchasing and vendor management preferred.
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as dexterity in “reading” the market.
• Experience in IT products, IT asset life cycle management and vendor management
• Understanding of processes and stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Charisma, presence and strong communication skills.

Application Closing Date
24th November, 2021.