Assistant Procurement Manager at Design Union

Design Union is a real estate development group with a rich portfolio of construction projects across Lagos. We have divisions in Building design, construction, real estate development and hospitality.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant Procurement Manager

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• 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.
• 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).
• Providing prompt support for projects through timely procurement of materials.

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

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should send their CV to: hr@designunion.biz using Job Title as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  20th February, 2022.