Purchasing Manager needed at RS Hunter

RS Hunter, we believe our clients have the resources, what we do is to galvanise, advice, and partner with our clients to understand the peculiarities of their businesses and then offer the best HR solutions and strategies that work.Our objective is to focus on creating an overall people driven value through training, expert HR advisory services and value enhancement to our clients in small business medium sector range while providing support to larger organisations in the areas of recruitment.

Job Title: Purchasing Manager

Location 
Lagos

Job Field
Finance, Accounting, Audit, Procurement, Store-Keeping

Job Description
Manages all purchasing demand of the affiliate and ensures compliance to local and global contracts.
To be responsible for the affiliate based spending.
To be responsible for providing procurement support

Key Accountabilities
Ensures the good execution of any category sourcing plan in line with the local needs.
Develops shares and contributes to the Global procurement strategy definition and supplier markets expertise with category management and regional procurement domain managers and customers.
Anticipates and consolidates all business needs to carry out the negotiations at NGGH zone level.
Adapts, elaborates and implements sourcing strategies according to category management orientations coming from global category managers and regional procurement domain managers.
Is accountable for achieving the objectives for the affiliate defined by global category managers.

Operational
Is accountable for optimizing purchasing of goods and services within defined spend families to meet the needs of internal customers, in compliance with the purchasing/sourcing orientations and company procedures.
Role may be cumulated with that of Lead buyer depending on the skill level regarding sourcing and supplier market knowledge.
Ensures the accurate development in the iteration process of the Mapping, the sourcing and actions plan.
Ensures the efficient execution of the Sourcing and action plan and its subsequent reporting.
Ensures the alignment of the strategic negotiations with the supplier management.
Ensures the compliance to contracts to be executed over the NGGH zone scope.

Business Partnering
Ensures local business partners’ service levels are satisfied.
Is handling specific local needs and is a facilitator for the purchasing function between stakeholders and lead buyers.
Develops strong relationship with his/hers executive customers with the support of the Regional Procurement Domain Managers
Ensures procurement integration within the business with the support of the Regional Procurement Domain Managers

Knowledge, Skills & Experience
University degree in Finance or any related course. CIPS membership an added advantage.
5 years cognate experience in a similar position or company.

Skills are Essential
PC skills: MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet
Knowledge of the market and the processes of purchasing, knowledge of the financial and legal aspects, ethics
Ability to lead, manage the people, focus on results and business, empowerment, ability to make decisions, development of colleagues´ skills

Working Relationships
Marketing, Medical & regulatory, other relevant departments.
Medical practitioners, Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical and regulatory bodies

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