Administrative Manager
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Date: 1 day ago
City: Lagos, Lagos
Contract type: Full time

As an Administrative Manager, you'll be at the heart of ensuring seamless operations across administrative, facility, and logistics functions. Your role will demand foresight, planning, and a results-driven approach to keep resources optimized, operations running smoothly, and preventing disruptions. Whether it's managing inventory, coordinating logistics, or maintaining facilities, your work will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of our business operations.
Who are we searching for?
This role is critical in ensuring the operational backbone of the business is robust, efficient, and adaptable to meet evolving needs. Your work will directly support the company's growth and its ability to deliver exceptional value.
Challenges you may face in this role...
Balancing cost-efficiency with operational excellence, managing multiple priorities simultaneously, and ensuring compliance across diverse administrative functions can be challenging but rewarding for the right candidate.
The goodies
Who are we searching for?
- You're experienced in administrative or operations management, with 3â5 years in retail or manufacturing industries.
- You're skilled in planning, forecasting, vendor management, and logistics coordination.
- You're organized, detail-oriented, and excel at inventory control and resource optimization.
- You're proactive, adaptable, and thrive under pressure.
- You're proficient in MS Office tools and possess strong problem-solving abilities.
- You will develop systems for accurate forecasting of operational needs, including inventory and resource allocation.
- You will ensure facilities and retail spaces are fully operational, compliant, and well-maintained.
- You will manage vendor relationships, ensuring quality and adherence to SLAs, and lead cost-effective procurement processes.
- You will oversee fleet operations, ensuring vehicles are maintained, insured, and dispatched efficiently.
- You will analyze data to monitor efficiency, identify areas for improvement, and prepare performance reports for management.
- You will lead and develop the administrative team, fostering a collaborative and solution-oriented culture.
- A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
- 3â5 years of experience in administrative or operations management in retail or manufacturing.
- Expertise in strategic planning, logistics coordination, and vendor management.
- Proficiency in MS Office tools and strong analytical capabilities.
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure.
This role is critical in ensuring the operational backbone of the business is robust, efficient, and adaptable to meet evolving needs. Your work will directly support the company's growth and its ability to deliver exceptional value.
Challenges you may face in this role...
Balancing cost-efficiency with operational excellence, managing multiple priorities simultaneously, and ensuring compliance across diverse administrative functions can be challenging but rewarding for the right candidate.
The goodies
- Competitive salary package.
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- A collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Flexibility to implement innovative operational strategies.
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