Category Specialist / Category Buyer at Dangote Group – Lagos, Nigeria

Item	Details
Company	Dangote Group (Dangote Industries Limited)
Location	Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical, Lagos
Employment Type	Full-Time
Salary	Not specified by the employer
Qualification	Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Or A Related Field
Experience	3–8 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain roles
Application Deadline	Not specified by the employer
Number of Openings	Not specified

About This Opportunity

Dangote Industries Limited is recruiting a Category Specialist / Category Buyer for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical complex in Lagos, listed on the official Dangote careers portal. The specialist supports the execution of category strategies by running sourcing events, managing supplier performance, and keeping procurement operations efficient, compliant and value-driven, in line with business requirements. Acting as an operational procurement partner to internal stakeholders, the role reports to the Head, Category Management, and is responsible for timely delivery, cost efficiency and adherence to agreed category strategies and contracts. The work spans the full purchase-request-to-purchase-order cycle: analysing spend, preparing sourcing documents, supporting negotiations, tracking supplier delivery and quality, monitoring contract compliance, and reporting savings and performance. It will suit a supply chain, business or engineering graduate with three to eight years of procurement or sourcing experience. No closing date is stated on the advert, so apply promptly.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Category Lead in executing category strategies and sourcing plans, including spend analysis, demand tracking and basic market research.
• Maintain category data, supplier lists and sourcing pipelines, and identify and escalate value opportunities such as cost savings and demand optimisation.
• Run sourcing events, including requests for information, quotation and proposal, in line with the category strategy, and prepare sourcing documentation, evaluation models and commercial comparisons.
• Support supplier negotiations on pricing, terms and delivery, and make sure sourcing processes are compliant, transparent and properly documented.
• Manage day-to-day supplier interactions and communication, track supplier performance on delivery, quality and service-level adherence, and support supplier onboarding, qualification and documentation.
• Monitor contract compliance and flag deviations, and act as the first point of contact for operational procurement requests, translating stakeholder needs into sourcing requirements.
• Ensure procurement requests and purchase orders are processed on time, and support demand control by challenging non-compliant or unnecessary requests.
• Follow procurement policies, procedures and approval routes, identify and escalate supply risks such as delivery delays, supplier problems and contract gaps, and keep documentation ready for audit and compliance purposes.
• Support supplier due diligence and governance processes, and track sourcing savings, cost avoidance and delivery performance.
• Maintain procurement dashboards and reports, monitor key performance indicators such as on-time-in-full delivery, cycle time, compliance and savings delivery, and give regular updates to the Category Lead and stakeholders.
• Support demand planning and validation of purchase requests, make sure specifications align with approved standards and contracts, and identify opportunities for standardisation, consumption control and value engineering.
• Execute purchase orders and manage the end-to-end purchase-request-to-purchase-order process, keeping data accurate in procurement systems and driving improvements in cycle time, efficiency and compliance.
• Build knowledge of sourcing processes, supplier markets and commercial practice, support digital procurement tools and analytics, and take part in process improvement and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Make sure suppliers comply with health, safety, environment and sustainability requirements, support responsible sourcing and ethical procurement, and monitor and report supplier compliance issues.

Requirements And Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Between 3 and 8 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain roles.
• Experience supporting sourcing events and supplier management.
• Familiarity with procurement systems and processes.
• A professional certification such as CIPS or CPSM is an advantage.
• Functional competencies required include sourcing execution and RFx management, basic commercial negotiation, supplier coordination and performance tracking, contract compliance monitoring, spend analysis and reporting, and procurement process execution.
• Digital competencies include ERP systems such as SAP, Excel and basic data analysis, spend analytics tools at user level, and e-sourcing tools.
• Behavioural competencies include commercial awareness, stakeholder collaboration, problem-solving, attention to detail, communication skills, and high integrity and professionalism.

Salary And Benefits

Salary: Not specified by the employer; no figure is stated in the official advert. No benefits package is stated in the official advert.

How To Apply

1. Open the official advert link below (Dangote Industries Limited’s listing on the Dangote careers portal).
2. Read the full advert and confirm you meet the degree and experience requirements.
3. Prepare your CV, making your sourcing, supplier management and procurement systems experience clear.
4. Complete the online application on that page and submit it. No closing date is stated, so apply as early as possible.
5. Apply here: https://careers.dangote.com/job/Dangote-Petrochemicals-%28DPRP%29-Category-SpecialistCategory-Buyer-Dang/1376974357/

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Our Tips For This Role

• Frame your CV around the stated 3 to 8 years in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain roles, with the sourcing events — requests for information, quotation and proposal — that you have personally run.
• Give numbers for supplier performance: the role tracks delivery, quality and service-level adherence, on-time-in-full delivery, cycle time and savings delivery, so quantified results match how the work is measured.
• Name your systems clearly: ERP systems such as SAP, Excel and basic data analysis, spend analytics tools and e-sourcing tools are the digital competencies stated for this post.
• Mention CIPS or CPSM if you hold either: the advert lists a professional certification such as CIPS or CPSM as an advantage, on top of the required Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Apply as early as possible: no closing date is stated on the advert, and applications go through the official Dangote careers portal only.

About Dangote Group

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates.
Its businesses span cement, sugar, salt, fertiliser, food products and the petroleum refinery and petrochemical complex in Lagos.
The group is known for large industrial operations and products used across Nigeria and West Africa.
Its operational headquarters are in Lagos.
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical complex is one of the group’s largest industrial sites.
Dangote recruits through its official careers portal, where this vacancy was listed live at verification.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the application deadline for this role?
The employer has not specified a deadline. The vacancy was live on the official Dangote careers portal on 11 November 2026, so apply as early as possible.

What qualification do I need to apply?
A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field. A professional certification such as CIPS or CPSM is an advantage.

How much experience is required?
Between 3 and 8 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain roles, as stated in the official advert.

Where is the role based?
At the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical complex in Lagos, Nigeria. The role reports to the Head, Category Management.

How much is the salary?
Not specified by the employer; no figure is stated in the official advert.

Verified on 11 November 2026 — apply link checked.

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