Job Title: Procurement Manager (M/F)
Reference: 30LN_17032014
Location: Lagos/National Deployment
Job type: Contract
Working hours: Full-time
Employer: Loesche Nigeria Limited (LNG)
Role & Responsibility:
• Lead and guide all procurement related aspects at the plant site including purchasing, logistics, supplier development, quality, cost saving initiatives and its administration
• Manage effectively the procurement department in order to ensure cost effective, timely supply within the required quality
• In charge for the achievement of key performance indicators in the field of procurement costs, delivery dates and quality
• Coordinate procurement plans and budgets, initiatives and actions supporting the production and maintenance department
• Analyse and manage purchasing requisitions for spare parts
• List on-going and upcoming spare parts requests including identification of potential volume concentration
• Schedule purchases based on the forecast requirements and available stock
• Implement inventory management and control
• Safeguard an optimum level of direct material stock
• Implement procurement policies covering purchasing limits and authority levels, supplier selection criteria, purchase contract terms and conditions
• Procurement of spare parts, components and machines
• Establish procurement methods, systems and procedures for preparation of purchase orders and purchase contracts
• Analyse supplier quotations and recommend choice of suppliers
• Autonomous negotiation of procurement contracts with suppliers and subcontractors in regard to purchasing prices, delivery dates, payment terms and warranty
• Selection, qualification and on-going management of current suppliers and subcontractors
• Sign purchase orders in cooperation with the Plant Manager
• Forecast purchasing and logistic costs
• Report and analyse price developments
• Maintain available catalogue of most common spare parts including cost prices
• Prepare, evaluate, follow up and negotiate all supporting services contracts such as maintenance and manpower supply contracts
• Responsible for the commercial claims management
• Provide the necessary guidance to the procurement staff to carry out the required processes
• Guide the assigned staff by setting clear performance objectives, providing regular feedback and providing development through training
• Identify specific developmental needs and gaps of the department
• Train and develop the staff to provide specific procurement knowledge
• Control and guide the daily work
• Ensure a well-organised communication of decisions and current developments
• Implement standardized reporting functions, work instructions for optimising the process chains
• Carry out annual performance reviews of employees
• Close cooperation with the procurement department of LO&M in Dubai
• Continuous reporting to the Plant Manager
• Comply with all relevant company and statutory health and safety procedures and guidelines
Requirements:
• University degree in an engineering discipline or economics
• Several years' experience in the cement industry as Procurement Manager
• Profound experience in leading and guiding a procurement department
• Sound knowledge of contract management and claims management
• Very good technical understanding
• Strategic, organisation and planning skills
• Profound knowledge in cost controlling and supplier management
• Sound negotiations skills, an outstanding ability to work in a team and a confident manner
• Very good MS-Office and SAP knowledge
• Business-fluent spoken and written English
• Further languages skills would be an advantage
• Willingness to travel to various national locations
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