Michael Stevens Consulting is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Material Manager
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Description of Work
- This position directs the work of the Materials Management staff, facilitates internal and external working relationships, develops and manages Materials Management policies and procedures. Serves as a problem solver and expediter for contractual and materials management services. Contractual authority runs directly to the General Manager.
Duties & Responsibilities
Essential:
- Conducts self in an appropriate manner working effectively in a diverse work environment.
- Assures that the contracts for goods and services at the lowest possible cost while buying the best product which meets the company's needs.
- Develops and revises directives and procedures for acquisition, receipt, storage, issuance, and disposal of inventory of parts, fuel, and capital items.
- Oversees inventory policy and procedures including inventory levels and stock-out rate and approves the disposal of obsolete or surplus materials.
- Supervises and manages materials management staff reviewing their work for adherence to standards, policies, procedures and laws. Evaluates performance of staff.
- Provides assistance proactively to internal and external customers to facilitate procurement activities.
- Resolves protest issues involving the procurement process.
- Develops and manages the materials budget.
- Coordinates and teams with other divisions/departments to assure effective interfaces.
- Prepare communications for the Board, General Manager, and the public.
- Provides and interprets the Monthly Purchasing Activity Report for the Board.
- All other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field with a minimum of 10years experience (preferably in OIl and Gas) with requisite professional certification.
- Extensive and progressively responsible experience in management of contracts, purchasing, and materials handling.
- Extensive knowledge of federal and governmental contract laws.
- Ability to operate computers in mainframe applications, Internet, wordprocessing and other applicable applications.
- Ability to utilize management and leadership skills
- Ability to effectively develop staff.
- Ability to facilitate teamwork
- Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written, with all levels of employees, management and Board., using effective customer service skills.
- Strong negotiation skills
- Problem solving ability
- Ability to plan and organize and prioritize workload
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a diverse workforce.
Core Competencies:
- Managing Politics (Internal & External): effective collaborator and network builder, persuasive, sensitivity to situation and individuals, knows how to work within the organizational and political structure
- Leadership: acquires new knowledge and learns new ways of solving problem, thinks and plans strategically, visualizes and communicates a vision, models desired behavior, drives organizational change, recognition and development of staff potential, pro-actively addresses performance issues.
- Taking Risks and Innovating: thinks out of the box, open minded and flexible in thought and tactics, oriented toward results, adapts problem approaches, creative solutions
- Performance Management: provides feedback on performance throughout the year, initiates performance plans and disciplinary actions at appropriate times, plans ahead to prepare and present appraisal to salaried employees within thirty days of due date (only exception is unplanned extended absence), consistently follows the CBA in performance management of represented employees.
- Ethics and Integrity: perceived fairness; tolerance; honesty; consistent in application of policies and procedures.
- Diversity Orientation: Encourages and supports diversity of employees and contractors (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise); participates in Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action events and training; refers EEO/AA concerns in a timely manner.
Job Specific Competencies
- Specialized Knowledge: Specialty field of knowledge is up to date and properly applied
- Customer Focus: communicates courteously and proactively, learns customer's short-and long-term needs, sees issues from customer's perspective.
- Judgement: makes appropriate and sound decisions after weighing alternatives; follows policies and procedures; thoughtful consideration for other's opinions; logical
Application Closing Date
29th September, 2014.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected]