About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1.6 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms more productive.
Our 10,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across ten African countries, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests.
On average, the farmers we serve earn 40 percent more profits on the land they enroll with One Acre Fund. Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, is our largest .We operate under the farmer brand Tupande, serving 830,000 farmers and employing 4,000 staff. We aim to transform every farming community in Kenya by delivering sustained food security and pathways to prosperity. tupande.co.ke.
About the Role
You will manage the Kenya Strategic Procurement Function, overseeing long-term purchase planning on behalf of One Acre Fund smallholder farmers. The team fulfills all the procurement needs necessary for the proper functioning of One Acre Fund’s program. You’ll report to Logistics Procurement Associate.
Responsibilities
- Contract Management
- Establish high-quality contracts for frequent and critical procurement needs
- Monitor market dynamics to ensure the competitiveness of existing contracts
- Mitigate supply risks through contracting support
- Achieve cost savings for the organization through tendering and negotiation
- Estimate and report cost-savings through the relevant channels
- Exports management
- Lead the team in exports processes for fresh and processed produce
- Support in export documentation for all shipped goods
- Customer service for international clients on exported goods
- Shipment tracking and escalations management
- 3rd Party teams coordination
- Demand Planning and Procurement Forecasting
- Work with internal departments to forecast procurement needs.
- Develop procurement plans.
- Oversee execution of procurement plans
- Supplier Performance Management
- Identify and address supplier performance gaps
- Process improvement
- Contribute to continuous improvement of existing processes and tools
- Execute cost-saving opportunities
- Stakeholder management
- Represent OAF with external stakeholders and suppliers.
- Management
- Manage a team of 3+ people while supporting the daily operations of the team and their professional development.
- Train purchasers in identifying quality, high-level suppliers and arriving at the best prices and terms.
- Set clear and well-documented expectations for all team members and hold staff accountable to these rigorous expectations.
- Identify and address team development needs.
- Set short to medium-term (0-6 months) team and project goals with some Manager support.
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- 5+ years of work experience in the supply chain
- 3+ years in team management in a similar position
- Export and imports experience
- Excellent excel and numerical skills
- Experience in a multinational or multicultural environment
- People management experience required
- Project management experience is desirable
- Bachelor’s degree
- Professional qualification i.e CIPS or CIL
- Language: English required and Swahili.
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Sagana, Kenya
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya
Application Deadline
20 October 2024
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Important
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here, but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.