• Application Deadline:
• Position: Direct Material Buyer (Packaging)



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA



• Experience 5 - 8 years



• Location Lagos




• Job Field Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain 
  
  

Job Summary & Purpose

• Responsible for selecting and facilitating the purchase of Direct Materials (Packaging) in the company and ensures company meets its production objectives efficiently.

Job Responsibilities

• Identifying and reviewing prospective suppliers based on quality and reliability. Connect with Regional Procurement team to engage with suppliers to negotiate pricing, payment terms, and contract details.


• Drafting and managing suppliers’ contract and ensure contracts always remain valid.


• Establishing and ensuring the schedules adhered with quality standards from suppliers.


• Drafting and managing suppliers’ contracts, ensuring compliance with agreed terms and conditions.


• Maintain ethical relationship with suppliers.


• Identifying cost-saving opportunities through volume discounts, effective negotiation and exploring alternate sourcing.


• Actively tracking all Form M Applications and Purchasing Orders.


• Track all LC applications including amendments etc.


• Track Shipping documents and shipments.


• Liaise with Group companies overseas in the sourcing of capital items which includes suitability of supplier documents for Nigeria purposes.


• Help and advice with process and supplier obligations, and Local availability of similar items.


• Tracking costs and review of funding requests against budgeted amounts.


• Carry out any assigned food safety jobs by the head of department.


• Prevent introduction of food safety hazard into the product when carrying out assigned job.


• Perform any other related tass assigned by the line manager.


• Act as first escalation point for local business users and drive resolution in line with Procurement policies.


• Coordinate local contract implementation tasks.


• Coordinate and participate in the execution of the contract implementation plan.


• Act ethically and comply with legal requirement associated with the role.


• Ensure awareness, understanding and application of QHSE policy on assigned jobs.


• Ensure awareness, understanding and application departmental /process QHSE objectives.


• Ensure awareness of your contribution to the effectiveness of the QHSE Management


• Systems, including the benefits of improved performance including associated opportunities for improvement of the processes assigned.


• Ensure awareness of the implications of not conforming with the Company QHSE


• Management Systems requirements including associated risks for the process assigned.


• Implement and comply with QHSE requirements relating to environmental aspects and impacts and other policies, procedures and /or regulations applicable to assigned jobs


• Understand and apply the intent of the QHSE policy to assigned jobs


• Understand the significant environmental aspects and related actual or potential impacts associated with their work, and the environmental benefits of improved personal performance


• Understand roles and responsibilities and the importance of conformity with the QHSE requirements.


• Understand the potential consequences of departure from specified QHSE procedures or legal requirements


• Any other job assigned by the superior.

Academic Qualification

• BSc or HND in Engineering, Numerical or social science.


• Certification in SCM, Master’s degree or MBA will be an added advantage.


• Experience: 5 – 8 years post qualification experience (in a manufacturing environment) in procurement function.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent negotiation skills.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Strong time management skills; ability to prioritize.


• Ability to analyze business performance with meaningful results.


• Confident, assertive, results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a team environment.


• Goal-oriented with proven ability to get results.


• Conveniently liaise with key internal stakeholders to comprehensively meet order timelines and supervise processes to remove bottle necks.


• Critically evaluate the situation and create a balance between material demand and purchases.


• Knowledge of market trends


• Good knowledge of packaging materials required by production department.


• Experience using SAP


• Good knowledge of Quality Assurance


• Experience managing suppliers


• Knowledge of cost analysis.


• Negotiation


• Analytical


• Prioritization


• Communication


• Inter-personal relationship.