Agricultural Procurement Supervisor

Job Title: Agricultural Procurement Supervisor
Location: Remote, Lagos State
Job Type: Full-Time

Job Overview

The Agricultural Procurement Supervisor is responsible for managing and coordinating the end-to-end procurement of agricultural commodities, ensuring that the company consistently secures the right products, at the right quality, quantity, price, and time.
Operating primarily in a remote capacity, the Procurement Supervisor serves as the central procurement coordinator between suppliers, farmers, aggregators, field procurement agents, quality control teams, logistics partners, and internal commercial teams.
The role requires strong commodity-market knowledge, supplier management capability, commercial judgment, and the ability to coordinate procurement activities across multiple locations while maintaining strict compliance with approved specifications, budgets, and delivery timelines.

Key Responsibilities

1. Procurement Strategy & Planning

• Develop and execute procurement plans based on confirmed buyer requirements, commodity specifications, volumes, and delivery timelines.
• Translate buyer orders into clear procurement requirements covering commodity type, grade, quantity, quality parameters, packaging, delivery location, and target pricing.
• Identify suitable sourcing regions, farmer groups, aggregators, cooperatives, and commodity suppliers.
• Develop procurement calendars aligned with harvest seasons, market availability, pricing cycles, and customer demand.
• Establish procurement benchmarks and sourcing strategies to maximize cost efficiency and supply reliability.

2. Supplier & Vendor Management

• Identify, evaluate, onboard, and maintain a reliable network of farmers, aggregators, commodity traders, and suppliers.
• Negotiate competitive purchase prices, payment terms, delivery schedules, and commercial conditions with suppliers.
• Maintain an up-to-date supplier database containing pricing history, capacity, location, commodity specialization, and performance records.
• Monitor supplier performance against agreed quantity, quality, pricing, and delivery requirements.
• Develop alternative supplier sources to reduce dependency and mitigate supply disruptions.
• Escalate and manage recurring supplier performance issues, including delayed deliveries, quantity shortfalls, price changes, and specification deviations.

3. Commodity Sourcing & Purchase Execution

• Coordinate the sourcing and purchase of agricultural commodities from farmgate, aggregation centres, warehouses, and other approved supply channels.
• Obtain and compare supplier quotations before procurement decisions are made.
• Verify commodity availability and supplier capacity before committing to purchase agreements.
• Coordinate with Quality Control to ensure commodities are inspected and approved before final purchase or dispatch.
• Ensure all procurement activities are supported by appropriate purchase orders, supplier documentation, inspection reports, weighbridge records, and delivery evidence.
• Track procurement orders from supplier confirmation through collection, transportation, warehouse receipt, and final delivery.

4. Price & Market Intelligence

• Monitor commodity prices across relevant producing and trading markets.
• Track seasonal price movements, supply shortages, harvest cycles, weather-related disruptions, and other market factors affecting procurement costs.
• Maintain current price intelligence for key agricultural commodities.
• Recommend when to buy, where to source, and how much to purchase based on market conditions and confirmed demand.
• Provide management with regular procurement price analysis and market updates.
• Identify potential arbitrage and cost-saving opportunities while maintaining acceptable quality and commercial risk.

5. Procurement Cost & Budget Control

• Manage procurement activities within approved budgets and target purchase prices.
• Analyze the total landed/procured cost of commodities, including purchase price, inspection, loading, handling, storage, transportation, and other associated costs.
• Identify unnecessary procurement costs and recommend cost-reduction measures.
• Ensure procurement commitments are commercially viable against approved selling prices and expected margins.
• Maintain accurate records of purchase prices, quantities, supplier payments, and outstanding procurement commitments.

6. Coordination with Quality Control & Logistics

• Work closely with the Agricultural Quality Control Supervisor to ensure all purchased commodities meet approved specifications.
• Coordinate pre-purchase inspection, sampling, grading, testing, and approval of commodities where required.
• Ensure rejected or non-conforming commodities are not purchased or dispatched without appropriate management authorization.
• Coordinate with logistics teams and transport vendors to ensure timely collection and delivery of purchased commodities.
• Monitor loading, weighing, transportation, warehouse receipt, and delivery milestones.
• Resolve procurement-related issues affecting transportation, quantity reconciliation, or delivery timelines.

7. Procurement Documentation & Traceability

• Maintain complete procurement records for every transaction, including supplier details, commodity specifications, quantities, prices, locations, inspection results, and delivery status.
• Ensure every commodity batch can be traced from supplier/farmgate through aggregation, transportation, warehouse, and final customer delivery.
• Maintain procurement registers, supplier scorecards, purchase orders, delivery notes, invoices, and reconciliation records.
• Use digital tools, spreadsheets, and ERP systems such as Odoo to maintain accurate procurement data.
• Prepare regular procurement reports covering volumes purchased, average purchase prices, supplier performance, outstanding orders, and procurement risks.

8. Risk Management & Issue Resolution

• Identify procurement risks including price volatility, supply shortages, quality failures, supplier default, fraud, inaccurate weighing, and delivery delays.
• Establish alternative sourcing options for critical commodities.
• Investigate discrepancies between ordered, purchased, loaded, received, and delivered quantities.
• Escalate significant commercial or operational risks to management promptly.
• Support the resolution of supplier disputes using documented procurement and inspection evidence.
• Ensure procurement decisions comply with internal approval limits and company policies.

Required Qualifications & Experience

1. Education: Bachelor’s degree or HND in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
2. Experience: Minimum of 4–6 years of progressive experience in agricultural procurement, commodity sourcing, agribusiness, supply chain, or commodity trading, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or coordination role.
3. Commodity Knowledge: Strong knowledge of agricultural commodities, particularly grains, oilseeds, pulses, or other dry commodities, including sourcing regions, seasonal availability, grading, quality requirements, and market dynamics.
4. Supplier Management: Demonstrated experience managing farmers, aggregators, commodity traders, cooperatives, and third-party suppliers.
5. Commercial Skills: Proven ability to negotiate commodity prices, assess supplier quotations, manage procurement budgets, and protect procurement margins.
6. Technology: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets and experience using procurement, inventory, ERP, or supply-chain systems such as Odoo.

Key Competencies

1. Commercial & Negotiation Skills
   Strong ability to negotiate competitive prices and terms while maintaining sustainable supplier relationships.
2. Market Intelligence
   Ability to interpret commodity price movements, seasonal trends, supply conditions, and market opportunities to support purchasing decisions.
3. Supplier Control
   Ability to hold suppliers accountable to agreed prices, specifications, quantities, documentation, and delivery timelines.
4. Analytical & Financial Acumen
   Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to evaluate procurement costs, supplier quotations, margins, and purchasing performance.
5. Operational Coordination
   Ability to coordinate procurement, QC, logistics, warehouse, finance, and commercial teams across multiple locations.
6. Remote Leadership
   Ability to manage field procurement agents and suppliers remotely using digital communication, reporting, and monitoring tools.
7. Integrity & Attention to Detail
   High level of integrity and diligence in handling commodity purchases, supplier negotiations, pricing information, quantities, and procurement documentation.

Performance Indicators

Performance will be evaluated based on:

• Procurement cost savings and achievement against approved target prices.
• Percentage of procurement orders fulfilled within agreed timelines.
• Supplier fulfillment and reliability rate.
• Percentage of commodities meeting approved quality specifications.
• Procurement volume achieved against monthly/quarterly targets.
• Supplier retention and performance improvement.
• Accuracy of procurement records and commodity traceability.
• Reduction in procurement losses, quantity discrepancies, and avoidable costs.
• Speed and effectiveness of resolving procurement issues.
• Contribution to overall transaction profitability.

Preferred Working Conditions

1. The role is primarily Remote within Lagos State, with extensive use of digital procurement, communication, reporting, and ERP tools.
2. Occasional travel to farms, aggregation centres, warehouses, supplier locations, and key sourcing markets may be required for supplier audits, major procurement transactions, market assessments, or procurement strategy implementation.
3. The successful candidate must be comfortable coordinating suppliers and field procurement personnel across multiple locations and working with time-sensitive procurement requirements.

If interested. Send CV to [email protected] or WhatsApp +234 816 728 3394

Pay: ₦300,000.00 - ₦400,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Are you comfortable managing agricultural procurement remotely across multiple suppliers, field agents, warehouses, and logistics partners using Excel/Google Sheets and an ERP such as Odoo? (Yes or No)
• Have you personally sourced and negotiated the purchase of agricultural commodities from farmers, aggregators, cooperatives, or commodity traders? Please describe the commodities, typical volumes, and your role in the negotiations.
• What would you say has been your biggest career achievement?
• What is your expected monthly net salary?

Experience:

• Agricultural Procurement: 5 years (Required)

Location:

• Lagos (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Required)

Work Location: In person