Category Specialist / Category Buyer at Dangote Industries Limited – Lagos

Dangote Industries Limited is hiring a Category Specialist / Category Buyer in Lagos to support category strategy, execute sourcing events and deliver cost-effective, compliant procurement. Reporting to the Head of Category Management, the role connects internal stakeholders with suppliers and monitors procurement performance.

Sourcing and supplier management

• Implement approved category sourcing plans for assigned spend areas, maintaining supplier lists, purchasing pipelines and category records.
• Analyse expenditure, demand and markets to identify cost-saving, value-engineering and procurement improvement opportunities.
• Prepare and run requests for information, quotations and proposals, including evaluation documents and commercial comparisons.
• Support negotiations covering price, terms and deliveries, and maintain transparent documentation of sourcing decisions.
• Manage supplier communications, onboarding and qualification, and monitor delivery, quality, service levels and contract compliance.
• Identify supplier performance problems and escalate contract deviations or supply risks.

Procurement operations and controls

• Translate business requirements into sourcing specifications and coordinate timely processing of requests and purchase orders.
• Check purchasing activity against category strategies, approved standards, contractual terms and company authorisation procedures.
• Challenge unnecessary or non-compliant demand and support standardisation and consumption controls.
• Maintain accurate records in procurement and ERP systems for compliance, governance and audit purposes.
• Track sourcing savings, cost avoidance, on-time delivery, procurement cycle times and other key indicators.
• Prepare dashboards and reports for the Category Lead and relevant business stakeholders.
• Support the adoption of electronic sourcing tools, spend analytics and continuous process improvements.
• Monitor supplier compliance with applicable safety, sustainability and ESG requirements and flag concerns.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related field.
• Three to eight years of experience in procurement, sourcing or supply chain operations.
• Experience coordinating sourcing events, suppliers and relevant procurement systems; CIPS, CPSM or similar certification is an advantage.
• Understanding of RFx processes, basic commercial negotiation, contract controls, supplier performance and spend analysis.
• Working knowledge of SAP or other ERP platforms, Excel, procurement reporting and electronic sourcing tools.
• Commercial judgement, stakeholder collaboration, problem-solving, careful documentation and professional integrity.