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Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa. Bharti Airtel a parent company to Airtel Nigeria, who acquired Zain Nigeria, is currently recruiting for the following position(s):
Job Title: Procurement Officer
Job Purpose:
Provide support to Manager Procurement Sales and Marketing with sourcing services that are fit for purpose and in line with Group & OpCo objectives by optimizing costs throughout the product life-cycle and proactive business partner management.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Budget Planning and Cost Optimization:
· Support the inputs through information on benchmark Cost & Price Performance
Business Partner Identification and Prequalification:
· Assist Senior Specialist Marketing & Sales in gathering information for registering them new vendors in Airtel Nigeria's database of potential vendors.
· Ensure the procedure for prequalifying vendors for Airtel Nigeria is followed.
· Ensure a min. of 3 vendors are available for all Marketing & Sales
Sourcing and Contracting:
· Ensure sourcing and procurement of quality goods and services in a timely manner and at competitive prices.
· Ensure integrity and SLA compliance during the vendor contracting process.
Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills:
- University Degree
- Foundation certification in Supply Chain an added advantage
- Relevant Experience (Type of experience and minimum number of years)
- Relevant 3 years (Minimum) of varied experience in Supply Chain Management
- Understanding of Procurement & Logistics/Supply Chain
- Other requirements (Behavioural etc.)
- Manage expectations of user group
- Handle internal pressure to expedite the end to end management of the supply chain
For online application: Work with Bharti Airtel Nigeria (http://www.ng.airtel.com/Workwithus.aspx).