{"id":697,"date":"2026-07-07T05:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/senior-procurement-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T05:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:11:39","slug":"senior-procurement-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/jobs\/lagos\/senior-procurement-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Procurement Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Senior Procurement Officer\", \"description\": \"Job Summary\\nThe Senior Procurement Officer is responsible for executing procurement activities, managing supplier relationships, coordinating sourcing processes, negotiating purchases, and ensuring timely acquisition of goods and services in line with company policies, budget, and quality standards.\\nThe role supports procurement planning, contract administration, vendor performance management, and continuous process improvement.\\nKey Responsibilities\\nProcurement Execution:\\nCoordinate end-to-end procurement activities from requisition to delivery.\\nPrepare RFQs, RFPs, purchase orders, and procurement documentation.\\nEnsure timely procurement of goods and services.\\nMonitor procurement timelines and expedite critical purchases.\\nSupplier Management:\\nIdentify, evaluate, and recommend qualified suppliers.\\nMaintain supplier records and approved vendor lists.\\nMonitor supplier performance and recommend improvements.\\nBuild and sustain productive supplier relationships.\\nSourcing & Negotiation:\\nObtain competitive quotations from multiple vendors.\\nNegotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and warranties.\\nRecommend sourcing decisions that achieve value for money.\\nContract Administration:\\nSupport contract preparation and administration.\\nMonitor supplier compliance with contract terms.\\nTrack contract expiration and renewal schedules.\\nCompliance:\\nEnsure procurement activities comply with company policies and regulatory requirements.\\nMaintain complete procurement records for audit purposes.\\nUphold transparency and ethical procurement practices.\\nInventory & Coordination:\\nCollaborate with stores, operations, and finance to ensure material availability.\\nMonitor stock levels and support replenishment planning where applicable.\\nFollow up on outstanding deliveries and supplier commitments.\\nReporting:\\nPrepare procurement status reports.\\nTrack procurement KPIs and vendor performance.\\nMaintain procurement databases and documentation.\\nContinuous Improvement:\\nIdentify opportunities to improve procurement processes.\\nSupport digitalization and automation initiatives within procurement.\\nMentor junior procurement staff where required.\\nQualifications\\nBachelor's Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline.\\nProfessional procurement certification is an advantage.\\nExperience:\\n3\u20135 years' procurement experience.\\nDemonstrated experience in supplier sourcing, negotiations, and procurement operations.\\nExperience using ERP or procurement management systems is preferred.\\nTechnical Competencies:\\nProcurement operations\\nVendor sourcing\\nSupplier relationship management\\nPurchase order management\\nContract administration\\nNegotiation skills\\nCost analysis\\nInventory coordination\\nProcurement reporting\\nERP systems\\nMicrosoft Excel and Office Suite\\nBehavioral Competencies:\\nNegotiation and influencing\\nAnalytical thinking\\nProblem-solving\\nIntegrity and accountability\\nCommunication skills\\nRelationship management\\nOrganizational skills\\nAttention to detail\\nTime management\\nTeamwork\\nCustomer focus\\nAdaptability.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-06\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Smart Partners\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Lagos\", \"addressCountry\": \"NG\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-31T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Smart Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Lagos<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-31<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Job Summary<br \/>The Senior Procurement Officer is responsible for executing procurement activities, managing supplier relationships, coordinating sourcing processes, negotiating purchases, and ensuring timely acquisition of goods and services in line with company policies, budget, and quality standards.<br \/>The role supports procurement planning, contract administration, vendor performance management, and continuous process improvement.<br \/>Key Responsibilities<br \/>Procurement Execution:<br \/>Coordinate end-to-end procurement activities from requisition to delivery.<br \/>Prepare RFQs, RFPs, purchase orders, and procurement documentation.<br \/>Ensure timely procurement of goods and services.<br \/>Monitor procurement timelines and expedite critical purchases.<br \/>Supplier Management:<br \/>Identify, evaluate, and recommend qualified suppliers.<br \/>Maintain supplier records and approved vendor lists.<br \/>Monitor supplier performance and recommend improvements.<br \/>Build and sustain productive supplier relationships.<br \/>Sourcing &#038; Negotiation:<br \/>Obtain competitive quotations from multiple vendors.<br \/>Negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and warranties.<br \/>Recommend sourcing decisions that achieve value for money.<br \/>Contract Administration:<br \/>Support contract preparation and administration.<br \/>Monitor supplier compliance with contract terms.<br \/>Track contract expiration and renewal schedules.<br \/>Compliance:<br \/>Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies and regulatory requirements.<br \/>Maintain complete procurement records for audit purposes.<br \/>Uphold transparency and ethical procurement practices.<br \/>Inventory &#038; Coordination:<br \/>Collaborate with stores, operations, and finance to ensure material availability.<br \/>Monitor stock levels and support replenishment planning where applicable.<br \/>Follow up on outstanding deliveries and supplier commitments.<br \/>Reporting:<br \/>Prepare procurement status reports.<br \/>Track procurement KPIs and vendor performance.<br \/>Maintain procurement databases and documentation.<br \/>Continuous Improvement:<br \/>Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes.<br \/>Support digitalization and automation initiatives within procurement.<br \/>Mentor junior procurement staff where required.<br \/>Qualifications<br \/>Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline.<br \/>Professional procurement certification is an advantage.<br \/>Experience:<br \/>3\u20135 years&#8217; procurement experience.<br \/>Demonstrated experience in supplier sourcing, negotiations, and procurement operations.<br \/>Experience using ERP or procurement management systems is preferred.<br \/>Technical Competencies:<br \/>Procurement operations<br \/>Vendor sourcing<br \/>Supplier relationship management<br \/>Purchase order management<br \/>Contract administration<br \/>Negotiation skills<br \/>Cost analysis<br \/>Inventory coordination<br \/>Procurement reporting<br \/>ERP systems<br \/>Microsoft Excel and Office Suite<br \/>Behavioral Competencies:<br \/>Negotiation and influencing<br \/>Analytical thinking<br \/>Problem-solving<br \/>Integrity and accountability<br \/>Communication skills<br \/>Relationship management<br \/>Organizational skills<br \/>Attention to detail<br \/>Time management<br \/>Teamwork<br \/>Customer focus<br \/>Adaptability.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: talent@smartpartnersng.com using the job title as the subject of the email.<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:talent@smartpartnersng.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-31 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Smart Partners Location: Lagos Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-31 Job Description Job SummaryThe Senior Procurement Officer is responsible for executing procurement activities, managing supplier relationships, coordinating sourcing processes, negotiating purchases, and ensuring timely acquisition of goods and services in line with company policies, budget, and quality standards.The role supports procurement planning, contract [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,21],"tags":[51,18,17,340],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-lagos","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-smart-partners"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}