Senior Procurement Officer

• Ensure all procurement activities comply with approved project procurement plans.
  
• Prepare documentation for procurement planning approvals.
  
• Maintain complete audit trails and documentation for internal and external review.
  
• Ensure adherence to transparency, fairness, and competitive bidding principles.
  
• Develop a comprehensive Project Procurement Plan (PPP) aligned with the project execution schedule, Engineering Bill of Quantities (BOQ), and cash flow forecasts.
  
• Categorize procurement packages into major civil works, Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) packages, electrical installations, ancillary works (signage, drainage, street lighting).
  
• Conduct market analysis for construction materials within Nigeria.
  
• Coordinate Expression of Interest (EOI), Pre -qualification processes, Invitation to Tender (ITT), Request for Proposals (RFP)
  
• Lead technical and commercial bid evaluations.
  
• Prepare Bid Evaluation Reports (BER).
  
• Ensure objective scoring is aligned with approved criteria.
  
• Participate in contract negotiation and final award recommendation.
  
• Manage, supply contracts, framework agreements, EPC subcontracts, Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  
• Monitor contractor performance against delivery timelines, quality standards, milestone completion, and liquidated damages clauses.
  
• Manage variation orders in collaboration with engineering and quantity surveying teams.
  
• Identify and manage risks such as price volatility (cement, steel, diesel), FX exposure on imported equipment, port congestion and customs delays, security risks along corridor, and supplier insolvency.
  
• Develop mitigation plans including multi -sourcing strategies, price adjustment clauses, performance bonds and advance payment guarantees, insurance coverage for materials in transit.
  
• Establish site -level material receiving procedures including, Goods Received Notes (GRN), material inspection reports, inventory tracking systems.
  
• Implement controls to prevent pilferage, material diversion, over -issuance to contractors
  
• Coordinate periodic physical stock counts.
  
• Coordinate pre -dispatch inspection.
  
• Collaborate with QA/QC team to validate material test certificates
  
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards
  
• Manage rejection and replacement procedures for non -conforming materials.
  
• Align procurement commitments with approved project budgets.
  
• Monitor contract sums against funding releases.
  
• Provide procurement cash flow forecasts.
  
• Support finance with accruals and supplier reconciliation.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing & Supply.
  
• MBA or Master’s in Supply Chain/Public Procurement is an Advantage.
  
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
  
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Management of Nigeria (CIPSMN)
  
• 10 - 15 years total procurement experience.
  
• Large -scale infrastructure or civil engineering projects
  
• Road or corridor development projects
  
• Proven experience managing high -value procurement portfolios.
  
• Demonstrated experience preparing compliant procurement documentation.
  
• Deep knowledge of public -sector procurement
  
• Engineering materials knowledge
  
• Contract law understanding
  
• Cost bench -marking and price analysis
  
• ERP procurement systems
  
• Risk assessment frameworks
  
• Knowledge of Nigerian construction market dynamics
  
• High ethical integrity
  
• Strong negotiation skills
  
• Detail orientation
  
• Crisis management capability
  

• Compliance rate with procurement guidelines
  
• Audit observations (minimal/non -material)
  
• Cost savings achieved
  
• On -time material availability for project milestones
  
• Procurement cycle efficiency
  
• Supplier performance ratings
  
• Reduction in procurement -related disputes
  
  

Benefits