Procurement Manager at WTS Energy

WTS Energy is the leading Consultant/Manpower Supply company to the international Oil, Gas and Energy industry. We supply Consultants to the Projects and Operations of our Clients. We also perform Outsourcing Services like Project Recruitment Campaigns and Workforce Management in Oil and Gas regions around the world.

Our Client a multinational EPC Company Operating in West Africa is recruiting to fill the below positon:

Job Title: Procurement Manager
Job Code: WTOA02260

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Description

• Primary function is to procure materials on time, identify potential for cost savings and establish reductions
• Liaising with Project Subcontracts Co-coordinators, Engineers and Project Management.
• Facilitate and coordinate the Project Subcontracts Commercial & Administration work.
• Identification, evaluation, preparation and subsequent agreement of Subcontract work-scope changes.
• Target to reduce lead time on materials to be sourced and ensure dealing with suppliers who adhere to committed lead times.
• Identify and eliminate or reduce the high volume of low value suppliers by review of sample orders and establishing alternative methods of ordering such as stock-call off or supplier stock management agreement.
• Liaise with all major suppliers on an ongoing basis to set up standard agreements
• Liaise with other group procurement personnel as necessary to establish and monitor common procurement strategies and ensure awareness and, understanding of each other's standard purchasing agreements.
• Carry out regular monitoring of prices and price agreements by comparison to previous orders.
• Produce monthly reports detailing key events and status of progress towards achieving targets including a list of ongoing savings obtained
• Conduct work with due regard to quality and commercial procedures such that risk to quality and financial exposure is contained within the company guidelines
• Liaise with General Manager and Finance Manager to discuss and agree proposals for spend reductionsSet target for annual savings and methods of measuring actual cost savings .
• Carry out analyses of company purchase orders placed, from raw data provided by business systems.
• Validate the information and summarize in Microsoft excel format reports for distribution throughout the service center network and to company management

Requirements

• To be considered for this role you will have previously managed high value oil & gas contracts along with Bachelor or Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant Engineering, Business or Commercial based discipline with a minimum of 8 years experience.
• Considerable engineering/tendering experience, proven track record of tendering EPC work in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Extensive procurement experience with Procurement Management experience.
• Proven ability to liaise with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ability to communicate fluently at the highest level with customers and suppliers.
• The ability to build effective relationships with personnel across all levels of the business.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office packages- in particular, Word, Excel and Power Point

Terms & Conditions
For this position preference would be given to Nigerian nationals only, should an expartraite be hired, he or she will train a Nigerian as an understudy.

Application Closing Date
14th March, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online