Supply Chain Manager

Location: Kano

General objective

• To provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the organisation’s end-to-end supply chain, including procurement, demand and supply planning, logistics, warehousing, inventory management, supplier performance, risk management, and continuous improvement, ensuring reliable service delivery, cost optimisation, compliance, and business growth.

Responsibilities and Task
Leadership & Supervision:

• Monitor market trends, supply risks, and supplier performance to support timely decision-making and business continuity.
• Provide strategic direction for procurement, planning, logistics, warehousing, inventory, and distribution activities.
• Develop and execute the organisation’s end-to-end supply chain strategy in alignment with business objectives.
• Lead strategic sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management.
• Establish governance for purchase requisitions, purchase orders, contracts, supplier onboarding, and procurement approvals.
• Ensure cost-effective purchasing while maintaining quality, service, compliance, and delivery standards.

Supply Chain & Logistics Management:

• Develop contingency plans to identify, mitigate, and respond to supply chain disruptions.
• Oversee integrated supply chain operations from suppliers through to internal customers and final delivery points.
• Ensure timely, compliant, and cost-effective movement of materials, equipment, and services.
• Lead transportation, distribution, import/export coordination, and logistics service provider management.
• Optimise supply chain processes to improve lead times, service levels, working capital, and operational costs.

Inventory & Warehouse Management:

• Ensure proper handling, storage, traceability, safety, and security of materials.
• Maintain optimal stock availability while minimising stock-outs, overstocking, obsolescence, and carrying costs.
• Set inventory strategy, stock policies, reorder levels, and warehouse performance standards.
• Ensure accurate inventory records, regular cycle counts, and periodic stock audits.
• Drive implementation and effective use of inventory, warehouse, ERP, and reporting systems.

Financial & Contract Management:

• Ensure effective contract administration, commercial risk control, and compliance with agreed terms and service levels.
• Prepare, manage, and control supply chain budgets, forecasts, and cost improvement plans.
• Collaborate with Finance on payment schedules, supplier reconciliations, landed cost analysis, and budget performance.
• Track procurement savings, cost avoidance, working capital impact, and value-for-money initiatives.

Team Leadership & Performance Management:

• Define team structure, roles, objectives, KPIs, and performance standards.
• Coach, mentor, and build the capability of the supply chain team to support current and future business needs.
• Lead, develop, and hold accountable procurement, logistics, warehouse, inventory, and supply chain team members.
• Promote a culture of accountability, integrity, safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement:

• Prepare executive-level supply chain performance reports, dashboards, and management updates.
• Drive continuous improvement, process standardisation, digitalisation, and data-driven decision-making across the supply chain.
• Support internal and external audits, management reviews, and corrective action plans.
• Establish, monitor, and improve KPIs covering cost, service, supplier performance, inventory, delivery, risk, and compliance.

Requirements

• Computer skills – MS Word, MS Excel & Outlook
• Language skills – English.
• Work experience – 5 – 7 years progressive experience in procurement, logistics, warehouse, inventory, or supply chain roles within the organization.
• Education Degree – Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field; Master’s degree is an added advantage.

Other required skills:

• Proven record of integrity, leadership, cross-functional collaboration, performance delivery, and readiness for a senior management role.
• Regulatory, quality, safety, ethics, and compliance requirements related to procurement and supply chain operations.
• End-to-end supply chain management principles, strategy, planning, and best practices.
• Strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier relationship management, and negotiation.
• Inventory optimization, logistics, warehousing, transport, distribution, and demand/supply planning.
• Strong understanding of internal procurement procedures, supply chain systems, operational requirements, and compliance standards.
• Budgeting, cost control, working capital management, and value-for-money principles.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should:
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Note

• This position is open to Nigerian nationals only.
• Only candidates who meet the selection criteria will be contacted.