Nigeria LNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) Recruits Fleet Contract & Procurement Officer-River State

NLNG was incorporated as a limited liability company on May 17, 1989, to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources and produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) for export.

The company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) Limited, which provides shipping services for NLNG and Nigeria LNG Ship Manning Limited which provides personnel for all of NLNG’s Vessels.
Our LNG is delivered to an ever-expanding list of ports in cities around the world.
FLEET CONTRACT & PROCUREMENT OFFICER
REF: NSML/2015/003
Location: NSML Head Office-Port Harcourt
The Job: 
The appointee will be required to:
  • Manage the purchasing process and guarantee the economic congruity of the materials and the services supplied within the NLNG Ship Management Limited (NSML) managed vessels.
  • Ensure competitive and favourable procurement contracts with all suppliers and the negotiation and execution of long-term procurement contracts for key consumables and oversight of the daily purchasing operations.
The duties will include! but are not limited to, the following:
  • Establish/maintain and review procurement performance management system and procurement balanced scorecard.
  • Define contrad performance evaluation criteria and monitor contrad performance. Implement supplier relationship management plans and monitor progress/improvement.
  • Process vessel requisition and select vendor. Also, process quotes ond select vendor as well as create and issue purchase orders. Confirm delivery time/location/items and conditions with supplier/logisticsprovider/warehouse/ogent/vessel, and confirm delivery onboard.
  • Define a clear strategy for supply groups to be brought under confract. Qualify supply sources and delivery locations. Establish /renew frame agreements.
  • Define policies and operating principle for competitive sourcing, policies and operation principle for delivery management and logistic services sources during contrad life cycle.
  • Qualify competitive supply source and integrate sourcing data in business system. Facilitate efficient quote comparison and benchmarking.

 

Job Requirements

 

Required Experience: 5-7 year(s)

 
 

The Person: 
The right candidate should:
  • Possess a bachelors degree obtained at a minimum of Second Class Upper Division (2.1) with a minimum of 5 years’ post-graduation experience, out of which at least 3 years should have been spent in Contracts and Procurements (C&P), preferably in the oil and gas or shipping industry. OR
  • Possess a minimum of Class II Certificate of Competency (foreign going) in Marine Navigation or Engineering.
  • Membership of The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) UK or Nigeria, or InstiMe of Supply Management (ISM) US or its equivalent at a diploma or certified level is an advantage.
  • Experience in shipping procurement and understanding of vessel management procurement systems would be an added advantage.
  • Good commercial skills, customer focus and mindset.
  • Good communication, negotiating and interpersonal skills.
  • Self-starter, with a good track record of delivery.
  • Have an understanding of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) issues and commitment to HSE excellence.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English as a business and contract language.
  • Not be more than 35 years as at 31st December 2015.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should forward their curriculum vitae ONLY as an attachment to [email protected] stating
the Position REF as e-mail subject. The curriculum vitae MUST be formatted in the order listed below:
FULL NAME (SURNAME FIRST)
DATE OF BIRTH
AGE
STATE OF ORIGIN
SEX
MARITAL STATUS
CONTACT ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER
E-MAIL ADDRESS
HIGHER INSTITUTION(S) ATTENDED WITH DATES
COURSE OF STUDY
CLASS OF DEGREE
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
REFEREES
NB: Only shortlisted condidates will be contacted. Any false information provided during or after the application process will lead to the outright disqualification of such candidate(s).