Vacancy for a Purchasing Manager

A real estate development company located in Ikoyi, Lagos with international affiliations is currently seeking a Purchasing Manager.

Core duties
Developing insightful proposals and delivering strategic sales presentations

Managing contracts and up-sell/cross-sell opportunities



Driving sales through proper qualification, solution presentation and closing techniques

Consistently meeting or exceeding weekly, monthly and annual sales activity goals

Closing prospective customers using working knowledge of the business line.

Identifying opportunities to up-sell and cross-sell customers

Handling inquiries about product, pricing, order expediting and customer relations

Customer focused selling, communication and objection handling

Providing professional, courteous, and efficient customer service to all customers

Increasing sales through account planning and expansion of existing accounts

Creating Business Development Plans including prospective target customers, market assessments, and sales plans for transition

Preparing and presenting sales presentations, business proposals and client reports to clients and company stakeholders.

·        Maintain records of goods ordered and received.

·         Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.

·         Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.

·        Control purchasing department budgets.

·        Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.

·         Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future product availability.

·         Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.

·        Represent the organization in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with suppliers.

·        Review, evaluate, and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.

·        Prepare bid awards requiring board approval.

·        Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.

·        Propose improvements to the current purchasing system that will improve vendor relationships and lower the cost of doing business

·        Collaborate with inventory control and sales to develop metrics for gauging inventory level needs and then maintaining those levels throughout the year

·        Prepare reports regarding market conditions and merchandise costs.

·        Assist in developing more effective invoicing and collecting processes

·        Providing any other such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by any of the senior executives which shall not be considered inconsistent with a position of this nature.

Requirements
·        Must have excellent negotiation and cross-selling skills

·        Candidate must be eloquent and charismatic as he/she will be required to make business transactions with high profile clients.

·        Minimum of 3 years working in a large food mall with hands on experience in purchasing large quantity of food items.

·        Knowledge of Lagos markets and deciphering best prices for staple foods.

·        A street-smart yet composed individual who can proactively handle changing environments and situations.

·        Knowledge of MS Office and use of Excel in calculating and reporting etc.

Interested candidates should forward updated CVs to alexandernelsonjobs@elderadvisory.onmicrosoft.com using Purchasing Manager as the subject of the email.