Procurement Contract Specialist

Job Details

• Employer: Dangote Industries Limited
• Job title: Procurement Contract Specialist
• Location: Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE, Lagos, Nigeria
• Reports to: Procurement Contract Lead
• Job field: Procurement and Contract Management
• Employment type: Not specified
• Work arrangement: Not specified
• Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, Economics or Supply Chain Management
• Experience: 3–7+ years in procurement or supply chain, including at least three years focused on contract management
• Date posted: September 29, 2026
• Application deadline: Not specified
• Salary: Not specified

Purpose of the Position

The Procurement Contract Specialist will manage the lifecycle of contracts covering goods, services, projects and turnaround activities.

The role is intended to strengthen contractual compliance, protect commercial value, monitor supplier performance and support the operational objectives of the refinery and petrochemical business. It also serves as a focal point for contract records, claims administration, performance monitoring and completion activities.

Principal Responsibilities

Contract administration

The successful candidate will:

• Administer procurement contracts after award and execution.
• Monitor contractual obligations, validity periods and agreed deliverables.
• Maintain complete, current and accessible contract documentation.
• Ensure contract activities are recorded in the appropriate registers and systems.
• Support contract owners with administrative and contractual matters.

Contract execution and performance monitoring

The specialist will:

• Monitor contractor performance against contractual requirements.
• Track milestones, service delivery and work-completion progress.
• Coordinate with contract owners to verify progress against agreed commitments.
• Escalate contract execution problems when appropriate.
• Prepare contract status and performance reports.
• Participate in contract review meetings with relevant stakeholders.

Amendments and change control

Responsibilities will also include:

• Managing contract amendments, variations and change orders.
• Coordinating the preparation and approval of contract modifications.
• Maintaining supporting change-control records.
• Assessing the cumulative effect of changes on contract value and delivery schedules.
• Ensuring approved modifications are incorporated into the contract record.

Commercial and payment administration

The role will support the commercial administration of contracts by:

• Monitoring contract values and utilisation levels.
• Comparing committed expenditure with actual contract spending.
• Verifying invoices against approved terms and payment schedules.
• Supporting payment certification activities.
• Maintaining reliable financial tracking records for assigned contracts.

Claims and contract records

The successful candidate will:

• Maintain records of claims raised by contractors or the company.
• Support the evaluation and processing of contractual claims.
• Assemble the documentation required for claim reviews.
• Monitor the progress and resolution of claims.
• Maintain claims registers and contract correspondence.
• Apply document-version controls across contract files and repositories.

Contract completion and close-out

The position will also involve:

• Coordinating contract-completion activities.
• Verifying that contractual obligations have been fulfilled.
• Supporting final account reconciliation.
• Archiving completed contract documentation.
• Conducting close-out reviews and documenting lessons learned.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain Management or another field specifically accepted by the employer.
• Between 3–7+ years of procurement or supply-chain experience, as stated in the official vacancy.
• At least three years of experience focused specifically on contract management.
• Experience managing high-value service and project contracts.

A master’s degree or MBA is an added advantage. Professional certification such as CPCM, CCCM, CFCM or CIPS is also advantageous.

Experience with EPC, maintenance and turnaround contracts is preferred rather than mandatory.

Technical and Digital Skills

Relevant capabilities include:

• Contract lifecycle and post-award administration.
• Contract interpretation and execution monitoring.
• Variation orders, amendments and change-control processes.
• Invoice validation and payment-certification support.
• Claims documentation and contractual correspondence.
• EPC, construction, maintenance and service agreements.
• Contract reporting, dashboards and performance analysis.
• SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba.
• Contract Lifecycle Management platforms.
• Microsoft Power BI and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and electronic approval systems.

Who May Be Well Suited to This Role

This position may suit a procurement or contract-management professional who has managed complex post-award contracts in a large industrial or project-based environment.

Applicants should be comfortable reviewing contract obligations, monitoring contractor deliverables, tracking commercial changes and coordinating with technical, legal and financial teams. Attention to detail, sound judgement, commercial awareness and the ability to manage several active contracts will be important.

What to Highlight in Your Application

Candidates should make the following information easy to identify in their CV:

• Contracts they have administered after award.
• At least three years of direct contract-management experience.
• Experience with high-value service or project contracts.
• Contract amendments, variations or change orders they have managed.
• Experience reviewing invoices and monitoring contractual expenditure.
• Claims, disputes or close-out activities they have supported.
• ERP, CLM, reporting and document-management systems they have used.
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications.

Applicants should use measurable examples where possible, but only include achievements they can explain and verify during recruitment.

Vacancy Verification

AfriJobSpace reviewed this vacancy against the official recruitment information published by Dangote Industries Limited. The official listing identifies the duty location as Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE in Lagos and the reporting line as Procurement Contract Lead.

Because no closing date is stated in the supplied official vacancy, applicants should confirm that the position remains open before starting their application.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should use the Apply for Job button on this page to access Dangote Industries Limited’s official recruitment portal.

Complete the employer’s application form and submit all required information through the official channel. Applicants should not pay an individual or third party to process or guarantee an application.