Regional Supply Chain Manager at Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited

⏲ Aug 21, 2025, 8:35 AM
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Bristow Group Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry based on the number of aircraft operated, and one of two helicopter service providers to the offshore energy industry with global operations. Bristow has proudly served the offshore oil transport industry in major exploration and production arenas for more than 50 years and has been responsible for many industry-leading technological innovations.

Bristow currently has major helicopter transportation operations in the North Sea, Nigeria and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Trinidad.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Supply Chain Manager

Job Requisition ID: R-0005036
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

About the Role

To manage the operational Supply Chain function within the Region, coordinating activities between Centralised SC staff, purchasing, warehouse, and distribution staff, to ensure satisfactory levels of support to the Region, commensurate with cost effective levels of stock and methods of distribution.

Responsibilities
Principal point of contact for SC matters within BU:

Liaise with Engineering staff to identify and manage requirements to point of delivery
Lead the local SC staff to ensure optimum level of support.
Liaise with the Global SC to ensure parts are in the right place at the right time
Monitor Regional/SC KPIs, taking action where required.

Inventory Optimisation:

Working with Global Planning team to identify optimised stock levels
Ensure identify stock requirements, and Work Order requirements are filled, coordinating base set up and aircraft deployment
Monitor sources of warranty occurrences and ensure their cost effective management
Ensure insurance claims are administered satisfactorily
Ensure base staff carry out cycle and periodic counts correctly
Ensure D&E is picked, and packed
Ensure activities are satisfactorily undertaken to support scrap management, core returns, and repairs.
Liaise with SC to ensure contract responsibilities are fulfilled.

Transportation and Logistics:

Coordinate logistics requirements with AFR Logistics manager

Ensure compliance to procedures and policies:

Ensure effective compliance with all relevant procedures
Management of inventory checking and audit activities
Ensure obligations to regulatory authorities are complied with e.g. CAA, Export Compliance, dangerous goods importation licences, Customs.

Provide information on costs and charges to support future business wins:

Liaise with CSC staff to obtain cost information to support business cases.

Provide functional direction and support to Purchasing, Warehousing staff within the Region:

Oversee purchasing, base warehousing functions.
Recommend appropriate staffing levels for base inventory management, warehouse activities
Monitor base warehouse staff activity and recommend appropriate training

Management and control of Expenditure:

Monitor and review expenditure against budgets and targets
Ensure authorisations and commitment of expenditure are in line with corporate guidelines e.g. INVEX, CAPEX.
Actively instil and promote awareness of costs at all levels

Educational Requirements

Candidates should possess a First Degree in Business-related discipline or Engineering
Post-graduate qualification in business-related discipline
Professional certification in Purchasing and Supply chain Management or Logistics and supply Chain Management.

Key Skills