Procurement Officer in a Reputable Company

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

• Your main objective is to drive cost efficiency through strategic negotiation and value engineering, while ensuring 100% compliance with engineering specifications to guarantee zero project downtime.
• We are looking for a highly analytical and technical Procurement Officer to manage the end-to-end sourcing, evaluation, and acquisition of construction materials, MEP equipment, and technical subcontractors.

Key Responsibilities

• Value Engineering: Analyze engineering design packages to execute value engineering, targeting a 5–8% cost reduction on core equipment packages without sacrificing quality.
• Bid Evaluation: Design and implement Technical and Commercial Bid Evaluation Matrices to grade subcontractor tenders fairly and transparently.
• Pipeline & Expediting: Secure and track orders for long-lead equipment (lifts, chillers, transformers), monitoring overseas manufacturing and logistics milestones closely.
• Vendor & Subcontractor Management: Pre-qualify, audit, and onboard local and international vendors. Negotiate subcontracts, retention terms, warranty clauses, and performance bonds.
• Technical Sourcing: Review and interpret architectural layouts, MEP schematics, structural drawings, and Bills of Quantities (BOQs) to accurately source materials.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Software Skills: High proficiency with ERP procurement modules, project tracking tools, and advanced Excel analytics.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong experience handling technical bid analyses and structuring commercial delivery terms/SLAs.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil), Quantity Surveying, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical field.
• Drawing Literacy: Flawless ability to interpret engineering data sheets, load capacities, and complex architectural schematics.
• Experience: 3–5 years of proven experience in technical procurement within the Construction, Real Estate, Fit-out, or Engineering sectors.

Core Attributes We Look For:

• Systems-Driven: You rely on meticulous technical checklists and structured data matrices rather than gut feelings.
• Proactive: You track lead times aggressively to ensure materials land on-site before they are urgently needed.
• Detail-Oriented: You take absolute ownership of the technical validity of what is ordered to avoid specification mismatches on site.

What Success Looks Like in this Role:

• 30 Days: You will have completed a thorough technical audit of all upcoming procurement needs and baselined the project's procurement schedule.
• 90 Days: You will have closed out the ordering of all long-lead machinery and finalized binding agreements with primary subcontractors.
• 180 Days: You will have ensured all materials have landed on-site, passed quality control, and integrated into site workflows with zero variation claims.