About Company:
Fortis Engineering is a solutions-driven company serving Africa’s energy, oil and gas and mining industries with expertise in civil construction, asset integrity, maintenance, procurement, fabrication, installations, and O&M — delivered with precision, resilience, and safety.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Description:
- We are seeking a results-driven and ethically grounded Commercial Lead to drive procurement excellence, ensure rapid and compliant order fulfilment, and guide sourcing decisions aligned with business priorities.
- The ideal candidate will combine strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and stakeholder management experience to deliver value in a dynamic, high-demand environment.
Where You Fit in
- As a Commercial Lead, you will be a key player in ensuring the seamless execution of procurement operations, with a strong focus on ethical sourcing, compliance, and delivering value to the business.
- You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into procurement actions that drive operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and timely delivery.
- This role is ideal for a commercially minded supply chain professional who thrives in high-pressure environments, understands local market complexities, and is committed to continuous improvement.
Your Further Accountabilities will include
- Lead procurement activities to ensure timely and cost-effective fulfilment of materials and services.
- Reviewing technical specifications of materials and ensuring all purchases meet quality and compliance standards.
- Prioritize and process requisitions in line with company activity plans and supply chain strategies.
- Drive negotiation, tendering, and evaluation processes to secure best-value outcomes while adhering to compliance standards.
- Advise internal stakeholders on appropriate procurement channels and support their decision-making.
- Ensure procurement operations align with the Nigeria Local Content Development Act and company governance.
- Establish cost parameters and maintain accurate purchase budgets and forecasts.
- Make professional and time-sensitive decisions in a fast-paced, high-volume procurement environment.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to meet business needs efficiently while maintaining compliance and ethical sourcing practices.
Requirements:
What we need from you:
- A strong foundation in sourcing, negotiation, and procurement processes, ideally with x years of end-to-end supply chain experience.
- Proven ability to analyse procurement data, drive process improvement, and implement sustainable sourcing strategies.
- Demonstrated experience using SAP and ARIBA ERP systems to manage procurement activities
- Sound knowledge of procurement regulations, including the Nigeria Local Content Development Act, and ability to apply these principles in day-to-day procurement.
- Exceptional negotiation skills, commercial acumen, and working knowledge of procurement risk and compliance frameworks.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with technical, commercial, and legal stakeholders.
- Power BI (Microsoft) business intelligence, date visualization, real-time dashboards and AI-powered insights etc will be an added advantage.
Salary
Very attractiveApplication Closing Date: Not specified
Application Instructions:
Qualified candidates should send their Resume to: admin@fortisengineering.net using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
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Job Information
Deadline
Not specified
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Analyst
Work Level
Experienced
State
Nigeria
Country
Nigeria