Supply Chain Specialist
Aldelia — Benin City, Nigeria
The Supply Chain Specialist exists to deliver end-to-end sourcing, tendering, negotiation, contracting and supplier management for plant, camp and office requirements within the Company's Policy, the Company's Delegation of Authority and the applicable Nigerian regulatory framework. Working with Operations, Maintenance, HSE, Finance and the wider One Company's supply-chain community, the role secures the right materials, equipment and services at the right quality, time, price and location — enabling safe, reliable and cost-effective plant performance and sustainable value for Company. C KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES No. Area Key Accountability 1 Strategic & Policy Compliance Execute the end-to-end procurement cycle (requisition → sourcing → evaluation → negotiation → award → receipt → close-out) for goods, services and equipment in compliance with the Company Procurement Policy, Delegation of Authority and Nigerian statutory requirements — delivering compliant, traceable purchases that meet plant demand at optimal total cost of ownership. 2 Sourcing & Supplier Management Identify, evaluate and qualify capable suppliers through structured assessment, building a robust vendor database that drives year-on-year savings while securing supply continuity for the Company. 3 Tendering & Bid Management Prepare, issue and evaluate tenders (RFQ / RFP / ITB) with bid summaries, award recommendations and savings justifications for Head of Supply Chain approval — ensuring transparent, competitive and best-value awards within delegated limits. 4 Contract Negotiation Negotiate supplier contracts (pricing, Incoterms, payment terms, warranties, SLAs, liquidated damages, vendor-managed inventory) — securing best value for money with balanced risk allocation for Company 5 Supplier Performance Continuously measure and challenge supplier performance against agreed SLAs and on-time-in-full metrics, escalating chronic poor performance to the Head of Supply Chain and triggering corrective action or requalification — protecting plant reliability, safety and cost objectives. 6 Inventory & Stores Manage ordering and replenishment of central-stores items, eliminating obsolete and slow-moving stock and improving service levels to internal Users — delivering lean inventory with minimal working-capital tie-up. 7 Logistics — Import / Export Process import shipment documentation, regulatory permits, certificates and licences for inbound materials and spares to the Company's IPP site, utilising authorised import quotas — ensuring compliant, timely clearance without customs or regulatory delay. 8 Logistics — Export & Re export Coordinate export / re-export (temporary export) documentation for faulty equipment, spares and machinery for repair-and-return, maintaining a full audit trail — completing warranty and repair movements lawfully and on schedule. 9 Logistics — Receipts & Warehousing Monitor receipts and unloading of materials at site with Warehousing, Operations and Maintenance, confirming quantity, condition and timely put-away and resolving variances — ensuring verified, on-time intake into stores. 10 Finance & Treasury Interface with Finance on letter-of-credit and bank-guarantee-backed transactions, ensuring documentary compliance — protecting Company payment terms and cash position. 11 Finance & Reporting Produce periodic vendor performance reports and procurement dashboards (spend, savings, cycle time, SLA compliance, supplier scorecards) for the Head of Supply Chain, Plant Manager and Finance — enabling decision-ready commercial analytics. 12 Cost Optimisation Identify and pursue cost-optimisation and rationalisation opportunities across user departments through bundling, standardisation, framework agreements and demand consolidation — reducing unit cost and strengthening leverage with strategic suppliers. 13 HSE, Ethics & Compliance Apply Company Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Code of Conduct and Gifts & Hospitality requirements in every sourcing event, and embed HSE, quality, sustainability and local-content criteria into supplier qualification and contracts — upholding Company integrity and responsible-sourcing standards. 14 People, One Company & Continuous Improvement Liaise with Operations, Maintenance, HSE, Engineering, Finance and end-users on requirements and with regulators, forwarding agents and customs on logistics; supervise NYSC, support team development and plant safety initiatives, and pursue continuous improvement of procurement process and digital tooling — integrating procurement into the One Company operating model.
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