Mechanical Fitter

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
  
• Ensure continuous supply of required materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact the business.
  
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers/vendors and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
  
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
  
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, project management principles, purchasing policies and procedures.
  
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential vendors/suppliers.
  
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements.
  
• Ensure 100% compliance to internal policies and processes.
  
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
  
• Assist internal and external customers by interpreting laws, policy, codes, and regulations pertaining to procurement.
  
• Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities.
  
• Stay current and up to date on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products and materials and advise others of any impact.
  
• Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, especially when there is a risk which could prevent timely supply or where there are over capacity concerns.
  
• Build, maintain and manage vendor/supplier relationships and ensure good communications.
  
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of relevant services.
  
• Ensure that all purchases are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
  
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.
  
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
  
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers.

Requirements

A Bachelor s/HND Degree

Minimum of 10 years procurement experience in a Manufacturing/FMCG environment.

At least 5 years in managing a team.

Should have managed a minimum NGN 10 billion per annum spend.

Hands-on experience with direct materials, raw materials and packaging materials.

Experience in Marketing/Logistics Expenditures.

Strategic Sourcing Capability

Procurement Process Improvement.

Planning and Organization

Vendor Management

Excellent Negotiation Skills

SAP/ARIBA implementation and user experience as a Procurement champion

Benefits