Assistant Procurement Manager at Design Union

A Real Estate development group with a rich portfolio of construction projects across Lagos requires the services of the above personnel

• Assist with flawless procurement of required materials and equipment at the optimum cost, including sourcing, supplier evaluation, quality management and timely delivery.
• Assist in preparation of Purchase Plan and delivery schedule and execution of improved procurement strategy for the organisation ensuring adequate documentation and Tracking of performance across the Supplier Chain.
• Co-ordination of all Contracts or Agreements relating to Procurement, performing risk assessment on them and highlighting the legal implications to management.
• Providing prompt support for projects through timely procurement of materials.
• Assisting management to improve Costs efficiency and control by setting appropriate benchmarks and building a culture of long term savings on procurement cost.
• Implementation of rules governing the procurement of materials, supplies, services, and equipment.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date Procurement data and records needed for efficient operations using the ERP software (SAGE).

REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• B.Sc. (1st  or 2nd Class Upper) in Engineering or Social Sciences
• Member ,  Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
• Minimum of  5 years’ experience in Procurement management at a Senior level
• Knowledge of enterprise wide application such as SAGE and proficiency in Power Point , Microsoft Excel and Word .
• Experience in the construction industry is highly desirable.

REQUIRED SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES

• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good team player.
• Good interpersonal and people management skills.
• Excellent Negotiating Skills
• Familiarity across the Procurement process
• Strong sense of professionalism, integrity, sound judgment and tact
• Result oriented
• Ability to maintain confidentiality