School Kits Limited a leading professional school outfitting company is recruiting to fill the position below:
POSITION : Procurement Executive
Description
Procurement of Inventory:
- Ability to categorise your spend according to tailored SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) to meet current demands and ensure pricing is competitive
- Ensure these factors -quality, service, risk and cost - as it relates to the company's culture on excellence are maintained on every purchase
- Ability to source for new and variety of SKUs
- Vendor Management - Monitoring and Evaluating of Suppliers
- Hold meetings with vendors to manage their performance
- Evaluate prospective suppliers before signing them up
- Ensure timely delivery of orders by third party vendors
- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organisational partnerships
- Ability to prepare and compile purchase requistion for local/ retail orders
- Ability to investigate qualitative and quantitative discrepancies between goods ordered/purchased and received
- Accurately process good receipts
- Obtain quotations from different suppliers for comparison
- Accurately prepare and process purchase orders
- Category Management - Inventory Management and Quality Control
- Regular visit to vendors' stores to monitor production progress to ensure deadlines' are met
Data Management:
- Periodic market analysis to get the best purchasing deals
- Frequently update data on suppliers’ products and prices
- Maintain and updates suppliers' database- soft and hard copies
- Maintain all records of purchased goods- costs, deliveries and Inventories
- Update purchase details of orders and deliveries on Quick Books
Communication Skills:
- Excellent Verbal Communication Skill
- Excellent Written Communication Skill
- Interpersonal Skills- how well does he/she relates with colleagues, subordinates and superiors
Results focused:
- Effective monitoring of Delivery Schedules of Locally Produced/Sourced items to both Marketing and Retail Departments
- Follows through on outlets' needs and requests
- Consistent Drive to achieve and surpass targets against all internal or external standards of excellence
- Continuous dedication to improve work in your department - procurement and production process
- Prompt sending of approved order to supplier and follow up with invoice
Relationship/Negotiation Management:
- Interpersonal skills to establish rapport and develop relationships with all key stakeholders- suppliers, customers and colleagues
- Able to influence and explore positions and alternatives to reach outcomes that will gain acceptances by all parties- vendors, customers and the company
- Able to manage multiple vendors to meet required the Company’s demands
- Taking Initiative to explore various options to meet the Company’s strategic procurement objectives
Software Proficiency:
- Efficiency in performing purchases on QuickBooks for ordered goods
- Proficiency in the use QuickBooks for daily work demands
- Apply in-depth knowledge of QuickBooks and analysis provided to assess inventory requirements and translate this into responsive and effective procurement solutions
Requirements
- HND or B.Sc in any field
- Proven work experience of at least 1 year in a similar field is required.
- A female candidate will be preferred
How To Apply
Candidates should send their CV's and cover letter to:humanresources@schoolkitsng.com
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