Head of Procurement at School Kits Limited
Employment Nigeria
01-Dec-2017
LAGOS ,
Procurement
School Kits Limited a leading professional school outfitting company is recruiting to fill the position below:
POSITION : Head, Procurement
Core Functions
To manage Inventory- sourcing, purchase and distribution- , outlets stocking/ destocking, local and overseas vendor payment, finances - exchange rates and costing, and suppliers’ engagement.
Inventory Management:
- Oversee the planning and adherence to delivery timetables
- Monitor stock levels to ensure the retail outlets have enough stock per time.
- Oversee the ordering and tracking process to ensure goods arrive at the destinations
- Oversee the arrival and pick of goods from designated freight companies.
- Source inventory from both overseas and local vendors as demands arise.
- Analyze inventories to determine how to increase inventory turns, reduce waste, or optimize customer service.
- Document physical supply chain processes, such as workflows, cycle times, position responsibilities, or system flows.
- Identify opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials, minimize waste, or to convert old stock to by-products.
Suppliers’ Management:
- Negotiate prices, exchange rates and terms with the Company’s suppliers, vendors, or freight forwarders.
- Ensure suppliers have required stock to meet demand and ensure the timely delivery of orders.
- Follow up with the accounts department on local and overseas vendor payment
- Meet with suppliers to discuss performance metrics, to provide performance feedback, or to discuss production demands or changes.
- Foster, maintain and improve business relationships with the Company’s suppliers
Finances:
- You are to define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as product cost or quality.
Qualifications
- HND/B.Sc in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Sourcing.
- A Masters degree and/or a professional certification will be an added advantage.
- At least 5 years in the e-commerce industry.
- A female candidate will be preferred.
Skills:
- Familiarization: it’s very important you and your team are very familiar with the Company’s Stock Keeping Units (SKUs) and display prices, functions and value proposition for the client and alternative products
- Decision making ability: It’s very important you are fully informed about the company’s policy and retail guidelines, to enable you make/ advise on decisions as it concerns the business
- Responsibility: You must develop a sense of responsibility towards all company property- items for sale, generator, water supply, environment cleaning, refuse disposal, furniture and shop fittings, computers and accessories
- Ability to work under pressure especially during the peak period and handle challenging situations
- Personal attributes: Confident, Self-driven and Enthusiastic
- Excellent prioritization and organizational abilities
- Proficiency in QuickBooks usage for inventory management, analysis
- Excellent attention to Details
- Strong Leadership: You must be able to lead and motivate the retail team
- Communication: excellent communication and people skills is very essential
- Customer service: Customers pay the bills. You must have a strong commitment to customers and ensure you get familiar with them on name basis as much as you can
- Ability to consistently and independently problem solve and achieve objectives
- Ability to perform effectively and efficiently in both individual and team environments
- Prompt in responsiveness to subordinates’ needs
How To Apply
Candidates should send their CV's to:humanresources@schoolkitsng.com
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