Procurement / Personal Assistant - Operations at R.A. Trading and Industries Limited

R.A. Trading and Industries Limited is a company that specializes in doors (Canadian, Panel, Flush Doors + Plain and Decorated Security Doors); Card key locks; Hotel Furniture; Dry Wall Partitioning; Suspended Ceilings; Laminated Flooring; Stainless Steel Balustrades & Handrails; all types of Office Furniture; Kitchen Furniture & Accessories; and Ultra-modern Swimming Pools.

As a Furniture Manufacturing; Accessory and Fittings oriented company, we offer a wide range of comprehensive and professional service. We value Efficiency, Probity and Transparency, by aligning and confirming our processes with international standards, to ensure that a reliable and efficient project is built on time and within budget.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement / Personal Assistant on Operations

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Overseeing and supervising employees and all activities of the purchasing department.
• Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and supplies.
• Following and enforcing the company's procurement policies and procedures.
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
• Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts.
• Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
• Preparing budgets, cost analyses, and reports.
• Ensure the smooth management of her day to day affairs, and most effective use of her time. Handle sensitive and complex issues in a professional and objective manner.
• Take initiative as appropriate especially in the Director’s absence.
• Manage Director’s electronic diary, assessing priority of appointments and reallocation as necessary.
• Manage Director’s travel arrangements (including visas/accommodation).
• Process Director’s correspondence, ensuring that incoming correspondence is dealt with by the Director/or on behalf of the Director, or other staff as appropriate.
• Maintain Director’s office systems, including data management and filing.
• Maintain records of Director’s contacts.
• Screen calls, enquiries and requests, and deal with them when appropriate.
• Assist Director in researching and following up with action on matters which fall within the Director’s responsibility - chasing responses, triggering follow-up action.
• Produce documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations for the Director.
• Organise meetings and ensure that Director is well prepared for those meetings, preparing agendas, pre-meeting briefings and meeting papers.
• Manage arrangements for Trustees’ and Sub-Committee meetings, including production/distribution of agenda and papers.
• Assist/support Director, Development Manager & Communications Manager in arranging funding partner and other events.
• Meet and greet visitors at all levels of seniority.
• Supervise all Trust incoming/outgoing mail.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Director.

Application Closing Date
29th March, 2022.