Urgently looking for a Commercial Manager to be based at Lagos, Nigeria with a A renowned Group into diversified business interests i.e. non alcoholic beverages, plastics, trading and so on.

JOB TITLE:	Commercial Manager	JOB GRADE
BUSINESS UNIT	A renowned Group into diversified business interests	DEPARTMENT	Accounts
MANAGER'S NAME/TITLE	Group Finance Controller	LOCATION	Lagos/Nigeria

A.   JOB PURPOSE/CORE FUNCTIONS
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Develop and implement company’s procurement strategies.  Manage Risk Assessment on Tenders – through pricing, costing of products and services before submission.  Cost optimisation and bench marking for purchased items.
B.   OTHER FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Other Core Functions ·         Manage all commercial activities. ·         Ensure cost effective procurement of goods on time as per the budget guidelines. ·         Ensure all necessary documentation required for various markets for procurement of material. ·         Develop yearly cost reduction plan. ·         Coordinate with other internal functions like operations, logistics, finance and statutory agencies.  ·         Plan for material in line with business strategy/growth/business plan for the group. ·         Review stock purchase by monitoring market conditions, current stock levels, lead time required for manufacturing, potential price increase, anticipation of new orders from customers and suppliers conditions etc. ·         Ensure timely processing of GRN to release on time payment to suppliers. ·         Control purchasing department budgets. ·         Represent the company in negotiating contracts and formulating policies with the suppliers. ·         Ensure all purchases are approved within the mandated guidelines. ·         Finding out alternative ways to reduce costs. ·         Present monthly reports to management on inventory ratio and cost. ·         Review, evaluate and approve specifications for issuing material requisition. ·         Monitor timely release of purchase orders by liaising with other departments. ·         Reduce purchasing risks through effective purchasing controls. ·         Conduct competitive market survey related to price, quality and quantity. ·         Arrange for stock verifications and physical inventory of assets. ·         Supervise the entire store functions for proper storing of materials.
C.   RELATIONSHIPS/INTERFACES
DIRECT REPORTS ·         Accounts Dept	OTHER INTERNAL ·         Audit dept ·         BUs ·         HR Dept ·         IT dept	EXTERNAL ·         External auditors. ·         Market agencies

Professional Qualification : Post Graduation in Finance Management/MBA Material Management/CA

Age : 35 – 40 yrs

Experience : 10-15 yrs of relevance experience in commercial/procurement/material management activities.

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