Procurement Reporting Manager at a Leading Multi-national Cement Manufacturing Company - Stresert Services Limited

Stresert Services Limited - Our client, is a leading multinational cement manufacturing company is currently seeking applications to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Procurement Reporting Manager

Job Ref: Process Reporting
Location: Lagos
Reports To: Manager, Process & Performance Management

Job Summary

• Manage Procurement reporting in coordination with global and regional leadership. Provide reports and analysis in support of requirements for category management; initiatives & projects and general management.
• The ideal candidate for this role should have an accounting background with experience in Procurement.

Main Activities/Responsibilities

• Manage local components of the global Procurement reporting cycle (e.g. scorecards, spend, savings, initiative tracking, market intelligence reports, Supplier relationship management and Sustainable procurement) in coordination with the global and zone team, ensuring a transparent process is in place.
• Coordinate and drive the sequence of activities maximizing accuracy and compliance.
• Drive improved performance through the deployment and reporting of meaningful performance indicators, ensuring alignment with global objectives and measures.
• Support the category management team with necessary data preparation out of ERP systems.
• Drive the accurate calculation of savings and benefits for all initiatives and projects executed locally.

Task:

• Monitor and manage the Procurement reporting cycle at the local level, engage in issue resolution and clarification. Prepare frequent updates and status reports with highlights.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting process in interaction with other functions and manage the safe storage of data received and provided.
• Drive performance improvement in coordination with other teams from the global, regional, and local levels, providing insight, analysis, and reporting in support of improvement projects and initiatives.
• Consolidate information received and prepare summary reports as required by Procurement management and other stakeholders.
• Proactively analyze data and detect areas with improvement potential.
• Assess impact of changes in the reporting content and structure, coordinate the implementation of changes and manage stakeholders.
• Perform quality checks on data received in order to ensure accuracy.

Profile Required:
Education:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting.
• Higher degree and other professional certifications relevant to the role will be an added advantage.

Specific Work Experience:

• Minimum 6 years in procurement with exposure to supply chain management complex.
• Strategic sourcing and optimal procurement processes and standards.
• Proven performance in managing and developing reporting processes or systems, including process performance metrics.
• Experience in working within cross-functional teams and the capability to ensure accurate reporting and performance measurements.

Behavioural Competencies / Leadership and Managerial Abilities:

• Effective time management, planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and drive tasks to completion in a fixed time-frame and in a pressured environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively (including technical and operational) and with all functions.
• Proven ability in reporting, analysis and interpretation of data.
• Attention to detail is important as well as management of confidential data.
• Sensitivity and confidence to balance empathy and assertiveness when dealing with others.
• Sensitivity to multiple foreign cultures and work practices.
• Ability to coordinate activities with other Functions.

Salary & Application

• Salary range is between N7, 000,000 - N9, 000,000 per annum.

Application Closing Date
15th May, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates with the stated profile requirements should forward their CV's to: [email protected] using ‘process reporting’ as subject of application.

Note: Wrongly titled applications will not be attended to (please be guided).