PZ Cussons Nigeria Jobs: Category Buyer

PZ Cussons develops leading brands in selected mature and emerging markets that have potential for future growth.

PZ Cussons operates in Africa, Asia and Europe. We recruit, develop and retain a great team of people who are aligned with our values and who can drive our plans for growth.

The Role: CATEGORY BUYER
The successful candidate for this position while reporting to the Head of Purchasing will be required to:

o Maintain an uninterrupted flow of materials for all ‘‘A Category’’ items within the category across all SBU’s.
o Procure materials at a consistent cost with value, quality and time taken into consideration but ideally attempting ‘‘lowest total cost’’ at all times.
o Become the expert within the category fully understanding the process, cost drivers, manufacturing process and customer wants and needs.
o Develop and maintain a good buyer-seller relationship ensuring PZ maintaining its good reputation and credibility in the market for fair dealings and prompt payments.
o Work closely with the Head of Packaging Development for NPD activity proposing the right suppliers at little risk to the business based on local knowledge and expertise.
o Lead contract negotiations for all locally purchased category items.
o Develop and deliver an annual ‘‘margin Improvement’’ programme for the category.
o Generate a monthly purchasing report covering all category activities and PPV activity.
o Ensure all ‘‘Purchased Requisitions’’ are converted in a timely manner.
o Set quarterly STD cost ensuring no price variation s take place within the period.
o Attend monthly meetings with all ‘‘A Category’’ suppliers and maintain supplier files.
o Ensure up to date forecast and information is shared with all ‘A Category’ suppliers on a monthly basis.

The Person:

The right candidate for this job must:

o Possess a first degree and MBA or Msc degree.
o Have a minimum of 5 years cognate experience in supply chain i.e. production planning, purchasing process and Logistics.
o Have detailed knowledge of the rules, regulations and practices pertaining to sourcing/importing /purchasing from source.
o Be familiar with stock control techniques and systems.
o Have good knowledge of vendor management principles and practices.
o Have strong negotiation skills.
o Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values -COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS

How to Apply

Qualified candidates can direct the applicants to the following email address recruitment@pzcussons.com