Egbin Power Plc
Egbin Power Plc. Lagos is one of the biggest additions to the electricity industry in Nigeria. Often seen as the biggest single-generating power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, it was built to meet the every rising demand for electricity in Lagos and its environs.
Following the nation’s privatization exercise, Sahara, through its power division, Sahara Power Group and sundry affiliations, acquired the 1320 MW installed capacity Egbin Power Plant. We are working towards deploying a minimum of 5,000 MW of electricity generation over the next five years.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Procurement Officer
Job Identification: 120
Location: Ikorodu, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: Technical
Job Summary
- Responsible for handling the company’s end-to-end sourcing of products and services essential for our operations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform category management including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract, performance and risk management.
- Take overall responsibility for the strategic sourcing management goals of the category and implement action items to ensure the goals are achieved.
- Responsible for the procurement of contracts including management of cost, schedule and performance parameters. Developing contract specifications, work statements and terms and conditions.
- Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base issues to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply and utilize emerging opportunities.
- Managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolutions, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans.
- Develop and implement sourcing and supplier selection strategy domestically and internationally.
- Awareness, understanding and application of Quality & HSE policies on assigned jobs.
- Awareness, understanding and application departmental /process objectives.
- Awareness of your contribution to the effectiveness of the IMS, including the benefits of improved performance.
- Developing bid packages, conduct bidders conferences, analyse and evaluate proposals, negotiate subcontract provisions, selects or recommends subcontractors, writes awards and manages resulting subcontracts.
- Maintain vendor database and report metrics to Supply Chain Management.
- Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost methods.
- Awareness of the risks of not conforming with the EGBIN IMS requirements.
- Facilitate and monitor implementation of procurement change initiatives within category to improve business performance.
- Analyzing and calculating costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.
- Ensure team members update tracking portals weekly for provision of up to date information and guide management decision.
- Manage the supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending.
- Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques. Escalate risks where necessary for immediate mitigation.
- Establishing a strong network and fosters collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders and team members.
Education and Work Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Logistics, Business Administration, Transportation, or Engineering.
- Post graduate qualification/or relevant qualification is desirable; membership of a recognized chartered organization relevant to the post is also desirable.
- Minimum of five to seven (5-7) years strategic sourcing experience.
Skills and Competencies:
- Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant software
- Experience with contract manufacturing vendors
- Good attention to details
- Basic knowledge of regulatory norms on taxation, duties, import policies
- Time Management skills
- Good negotiation and bargaining skills.
- Knowledge of terminologies related to supplier or vendor agreements
- Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
- Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships
- Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application Deadline 12th May, 2023.