Buhler is the global specialist and technology partner in the supply of plants and services for processing grains and food, consumer foods as well as for manufacturing advanced materials.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Job type: Permanent, 100%    
Date Start: 01.08.2021

Job Responsibilities

• Buhler Group in Lagos, Nigeria is looking for a skilled engineer to join their team as a Procurement Officer. This position will be responsible to identify and develop local supply sources to support our customer projects in procurement of materials with best quality,cost and time.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies from square one
• Request and compare quotes from suppliers and choose best supply option based on quality, cost and lead time
• Timely placing of purchase orders according to priorities list
• Proactive tracking of purchase orders: follow-ups, order confirmations, expediting, payments, etc.
• Evaluate and audit suppliers on a regular basis, find alternate supply source when required
• Negotiate prices and contracts
• Sourcing of new parts, identifying and on-boarding of capable vendors
• Maintenance of purchasing data such as pricing, lead times, vendor material numbers, etc.
• Problem solving with suppliers to guarantee on-time delivery and quality
• Participation in projects for supply cost reduction, localization of parts and reducing supply risks
• Proactive communication with internal customers on delays or other topics which may negatively influence an order / delivery
• Support in managing supply base
• Any other related assigned tasks

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online