Operations & Admin Manager
Wells Accounting and Tax Services
Lagos, Nigeria
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates.
Job Brief
- The Administrative Manager is responsible for ensuring the smooth, efficient, and cost-effective running of the company’s operational backbone.
- This includes procurement, supply chain, logistics, facility management, security & safety, and overall operational support systems that keep the business functioning at a premium standard.
- Develop and manage the company’s procurement strategy to ensure timely sourcing of raw materials, packaging, and operational supplies.
- Maintain strong relationships and negotiate with vendors and suppliers to secure cost savings while maintaining quality.
- Monitor and control inventory to minimize waste, pilferage, and stock-outs.
- Collaborate with Finance for supplier payments and cost control.
- Oversee dispatch of finished products to retail partners, distributors, and event locations.
- Plan delivery schedules to ensure on-time, cost-effective distribution.
- Implement systems for tracking deliveries and handling logistics-related customer complaints.
- Develop, implement, and monitor security protocols for company facilities, staff, and products.
- Supervise and coordinate security personnel and outsourced security vendors.
- Ensure workplace health and safety standards are followed in line with regulatory requirements.
- Organize periodic fire drills, safety awareness sessions, and risk assessments.
- Investigate and report all incidents of theft, breaches, or accidents with corrective actions.
- Oversee day-to-day facility operations including cleanliness, utilities, and environment management.
- Manage maintenance and repairs of company assets, machinery, and office/factory infrastructure.
- Keep accurate records of fixed assets, including acquisition, depreciation, and disposal.
- Develop and enforce schedules for preventive maintenance of equipment and facilities.
- Ensure the premises reflect the company’s brand as a premium, hygienic, and customer-focused company.
- Supervise operational staff (procurement officers, storekeepers, logistics staff, facility maintenance staff, security personnel).
- Provide training and capacity building for operational teams to ensure efficiency.
- Develop and monitor adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all operational functions.
- Enforce attendance, discipline, and comp...