Supply Chain Manager

Supply Chain Manager

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Industry: Construction

Employment Type: Full-time

Working Days: Monday to Saturday

Role Overview

A leading construction group is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager to oversee its warehouse and inventory operations in Nigeria.

The role will act as the key link between store/warehouse operations and upper management, ensuring effective inventory control, accurate stock management, proper material flow, and strong operational discipline across multiple warehouses.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations across multiple warehouses and project stores.
• Ensure accurate control of receiving, issuing, transfers, returns, and stock balances.
• Maintain high levels of inventory accuracy and investigate discrepancies.
• Monitor stock levels, ageing, slow-moving, excess, and critical materials.
• Ensure proper storage, documentation, labeling, and material handling procedures.
• Supervise warehouse managers, storekeepers, handlers, and related operational teams.
• Establish and enforce warehouse SOPs, controls, KPIs, and reporting standards.
• Consolidate warehouse reports and provide clear updates and recommendations to senior management.
• Coordinate with procurement, project teams, logistics, and finance to ensure material availability and operational continuity.
• Support stock counts, reconciliations, audits, and loss-prevention measures.
• Ensure proper use of ERP systems for warehouse and inventory transactions.
• Monitor the movement and availability of construction materials across active projects.
• Travel within Nigeria when required to support warehouse and project operations.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in supply chain, warehousing, stores, or inventory management.
• Strong hands-on experience managing warehouse and inventory operations.
• Experience overseeing multiple warehouses or project stores.
• Previous experience within construction, infrastructure, contracting, or building materials is strongly preferred.
• Good exposure to construction materials such as:
  • Cement
  • Reinforcement steel / rebar
  • Aggregates
  • Precast materials
  • MEP materials
• Strong experience in stock control, reconciliation, material receiving and issuing, and warehouse reporting.
• Proven experience leading sizeable operational teams.
• Strong ERP exposure; SAP experience is preferred.
• Good communication, reporting, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on operational environment.

Preferred Profile

• Previous experience in Nigeria or Africa is an advantage.
• Experience managing multicultural teams.
• Strong knowledge of warehouse controls, inventory audits, and loss prevention.
• Ability to operate effectively between site/store teams and senior management.
• Strong process-improvement and KPI-management experience.