Procurement Assistant

  • Full-time

Company Description

Future Wox is a creative media and marketing services agency based in Lagos. We provide exceptional marketing, promotional, and experiential services and products tailored to fit our clients’ brands.

Job Description

As a Procurement Assistant at Future Wox, you will coordinate activities involved with procuring products, locally and globally, on behalf of the company's clients. You will expect to manage costs, negotiate contract details, and offer strategies and solutions to better manage costs on supplies and vendor services. Your duties will include the following:

  • Conferring with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
  • Matching purchases to client specifications.
  • Estimating product pricing.
  • Preparing purchase orders and quote requests.
  • Reviewing quote proposals and negotiating contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.
  • Maintaining procurement records such as items purchased costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.
  • Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action.
  • Expedite delivery of goods to clients.

Qualifications

 

  • Bachelors degree required
  • 1-2 years of procurement, order management, and/or business experience desirable

 

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Proficiency with MS Office suite (Expert level skills in Excel and Access)
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently to prioritize multiple competing tasks
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Commitment to Future Wox's mission and goals.