Contract & Procurement Manager at Alpha Mead Group Full Time

Job Title: Contract & Procurement Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The Contract and Procurement Manager will be responsible for forecasting the expense and scope of projects for AMDC (the property development arm of the AMG group) within the company.
• S/he will also analyze and provide cost information for the business to make sound financial decision and increase revenue growth.
• Also ensures that value for money is maximized and cost savings are generated.
• The key measure for success shall be ability to demonstrate annual cost savings via commercial, negotiation and strategic objectives.

Project Management:

• Planning and carrying out all Contract and Procurement activities in line with organization’s Contract and Procurement Policies and Procedures.
• Break down all expenses related to a project including: materials, labour, and other resources.
• Assess cost effectiveness of projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops
• Track projects throughout its course and recommend budget adjustments.
• Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work,
• Prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors.
• Predict the expense of future projects or products by analysing monetary costs and other factors
• Ensure compliance to project budgets and provide analysis of deviations
• Carry out quarterly market survey for all material items.

Vendor Management:

• Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate mates and resolve issues
• Suggests alternative technical solutions to meet client requirements more efficiently.
• Advice the Operations department and update price books per quarter.

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Maintain and implement construction performance / budget for each project.
• Negotiates pricing contracts with subcontractors and suppliers and create scope of work
• Develop and implement new purchasing strategies to deliver ongoing cost reductions and process simplification.

Stakeholder Management:

• Meet subcontractors and suppliers on site as necessary.
• Maintain relationships with subcontractors and suppliers.
• Establish new relationships with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure adequate resources for all projects and to continually improve pricing and quality of work
• Assist in ensuring awareness and company compliance to all building codes and local construction guidelines.

Purchase Order Management:

• Incorporate drawings, quality specifications and requirements into purchase orders to maintain high quality standards and expectations.
• Handles change order requests and forecasts upcoming demand
• Issue purchase orders for procurement and expedition of materials and equipment.

Information & Inventory Management:

• Maintain subcontractor/supplier information for the company
• Manage materials/equipment inventory
• Ensure that every step of the procurement and material management processes are functioning effectively to avoid costly delays and lost sales opportunities due to availability of materials.
• Negotiate cost reductions,
• Identify primary and alternate sources for each item needed and encourages suppliers to remain competitive to achieve best value (quality, lead time, parts and service).

Other Responsibilities:

• Work with quality manager to qualify suppliers and to monitor their performance
• Establish and enforces procedures to ensure proper recording, storage and tracking of all items purchased by the Company
• Monitor prices of major commodities, analyzes impact based on annual usage and reports findings to management for budgeting purpose
• Monitors significant trends, changes in suppliers, and prices to capitalize on opportunities and/or protect company positions,
• Contacts carriers to negotiate contracts/pricing, troubleshoot problems, and to arrange/coordinate challenging shipments
• Negotiates terms to obtain necessary materials and product in timely and most cost effective manner
• Solicits promotions, discounts, markdowns, warehousing options and favourable payment terms from suppliers
• Carry out other assignments delegated by Head, Contract and Procurement.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration
• 5 – 7 years of experience as an experienced Contract and Procurement Manager with vast experience in but not limited to,sourcing, contract negotiation, monitoring and reporting contract performance
• Advanced knowledge and experience within the purchasing/contracting functions
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in “reading” the market
• Skilled in negotiations and networking
• Good knowledge of supplier or third party management software
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Applications
• Outstanding organizational skills.

Application Closing Date
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