Overview
Procurement and Logistics Manager needed urgently for a construction project in Togo.
Role Summary: Managing procurement activities, optimizing logistics operations, and ensuring efficient and cost-effective supply chain management.
What You Will Do:
- Develop sound, cost-effective strategies for the purchasing of materials used throughout the projects.
- Managing overall direction of procurement
- Evaluate brand and operational requirements.
- Conduct cost analyses and set benchmarks for continuous improvement.
- Maintain relationships with current suppliers while continually scouting for additional sources/vendors.
- Negotiate contracts, terms and deadlines with suppliers.
- Ensuring accuracy of orders
- Assisting in Audits if required
- Inventory Management
- Management of prioritizations of procurement requirements
- Manage an efficient communication and flow of purchase orders, deliveries of goods.
- Monitor supplier performance and ensure contractual obligations are met.
- Develop risk management procedures to mitigate losses in the event of product shortages.
- Monitor and update relevant departments regarding price fluctuations of goods and vendor pricing.
- Evaluate spending operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of products purchased, the timeliness of deliveries, and inventory management optimization.
- Work closely with the company project management to make sure contracts and terms are favourable and within the required timelines.
- Arranging transportation of all purchased products and materials with transportation/shipping companies to various countries
- Shipping quotes and comparisons
- Monitoring goods in transit and ensuring timeous arrival
- Monitoring logistics program on various projects
- Manage risk by analyzing current/future market transport conditions and defining contingency plans to ensure critical supply needs are met
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of procurement and negotiation techniques
- Strong understanding of procurement processes, contract management, and inventory management principles.
- Proficiency in procurement and logistics software and tools
- Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Logistics experience
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Requirements
- Must be a Togolese National
- Should be fluent in French
- Should be able to communicate in English.
- Degree in a relevant discipline, Supply chain management, Logistics (CSCP,CPSM)
- Extensive experience working in the procurement & Logistics department in a construction field +5 years
- Minimum 5 years experience in Logistics procurement on a Global level (Africa)
- Desirable previous experience in government-related projects
Corporative Competences
- C- Identification with Paramount
- C-Self-confidence
- C-Teamwork
- C-Achievement Orientation
- C-Orientation to internal-external client
- C-Leadership
- C-Impact and influence
- C-Analytical thinking
- C-Planning, organization and supervision”
Gross Salary: CFA 931,154 – CFA 1,196,429.00 per month