Role :   Job Opportunities : Head of Procurement
Location :   1. Douala
Company URL :   www.dangotecement.com/operations/cameroon/

Head of Procurement

Dangote Cement Cameroon Jobs   (Cameroon)

• Department                     Procurement
• Reporting Line:                Country Manager

Job Summary

The role will be hands-on, and range from working with all internal stakeholders, mostly the plant team, to source raw materials, parts and service component, evaluating potential suppliers and identifying cost/feature trade-offs, managing supplier relationships 

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Process)
• A professional certification is highly desirable
• Eight (08) years of extensive experience in sourcing/strategic purchasing role in an industrial company, with at least three (03) years in a supervisory position
• Prior exposure to the Cement business would be an asset, and working knowledge of SAP is a must 

Skills and Behaviours

• Strong negotiating skills to obtain favourable pricing and terms for procurement.
• Accepts responsibility, is self-motivated and accountable for achieving implementation and plant targets, willing and able to assume additional responsibilities on short notice.
• Good understanding of technical issues related to service/parts and vendor selection.
• Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered.
• Ability to deal with ambiguities, conflicts and adversarial relationships.
• Ability to assess potential and risks associated with supplier and market changes, and integrate with sourcing strategies. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and implement the procurement strategy in close cooperation with all internal stakeholders
• Lead and manage the sourcing for plant products/parts & services, administration products/parts & services and alignment for raw materials with his key internal stakeholders
• Manage the operational and tactical Procurement of goods and services categories in accordance with the Group’s strategy and applicable policies and procedures.
• Identify saving opportunities and initiate individual projects and initiatives at all levels.
• Negotiate in close coordination with all internal stakeholders for local volumes, processes, quality and prices
• Drive the realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in his area of expertise
• Achieve competitive rates with domestic material suppliers for both purchasing and distribution functions
• Achieve a high level of supplier relations and vendor diversification
• Develop and enforce vendor vetting and quality control requirements
• Ensure customer satisfaction by achieving highest possible ability for on time material deliveries
• Provide accurate quarterly and yearly equipment investment planning
• Reduce landing costs of imported materials through cost control
• Maintain import/export regulation compliance
• Develop and maintain a Purchase-to-pay process according to the Group guidelines
• Analyze and report future material supply and demands while advising a course of action to management
• Develop and implement SOP and relevant KPIs for all department’s activities
• Develop and manage vendor relationships
• Create a purchasing process that allows for efficient procurement, decision making while ensuring all quality gates are adhered to
  

Closing date for application: February 16, 2018

Dangote Cement Cameroon fully drives its recruitment process internally.

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