Supply Chain Analyst at Dangote Industries Limited – Lagos

Dangote Industries Limited is recruiting a Supply Chain Analyst in Lagos, reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Excellence & Systems. The analyst will provide reporting, forecasting and decision support across procurement, inventory, warehousing, logistics and materials planning.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update supply chain dashboards, reports, scorecards and performance indicators.
• Analyse procurement, inventory, logistics and warehousing information to identify trends and operational gaps.
• Monitor stock levels, consumption, excess and obsolete inventory, critical spares and stock-out risks.
• Review transport performance, freight costs, delivery results, demurrage and detention expenses.
• Support demand forecasts, replenishment strategies and material planning decisions.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities, investigate disruptions and contribute to Lean improvement programmes.
• Prepare business cases, support transformation projects and maintain sound reporting standards and master data quality.
• Provide timely analysis and decision-support information to management.

Qualifications and experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Economics, Operations Management, Business Administration or a related field.
• Three to seven or more years of progressive experience in supply chain management or heavy manufacturing.
• An MBA or master’s degree and professional certificates such as Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, CIPS, APICS or CILSCM are advantages.
• Experience working with ERP and business intelligence systems, preparing reports and managing multiple priorities.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills, especially advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.

Technical competencies

• Supply chain analytics covering inventory, materials planning, demand forecasting, supplier performance and logistics.
• Data, statistical, trend, cost and root-cause analysis; KPI development, reporting, benchmarking and working-capital analysis.
• ERP tools such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP MM and SAP WM/EWM; SAP Ariba is an advantage.
• Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, Power Query, Power Pivot, SQL and data governance; VBA is an advantage.
• Familiarity with inventory optimisation, demand planning, warehouse and transportation management systems and predictive or AI-assisted reporting.
• Analytical thinking, accuracy, initiative, stakeholder management, business partnering, accountability and adaptability.

Performance indicators

• Timely reporting, dashboard availability and reliable master data.
• Documented cost savings and process improvement initiatives.
• Stakeholder satisfaction, audit compliance and accuracy of management information.