Sourcing Associate - Kano

at  Kyosk Digital Services

Position: Sourcing Associate
Base location: Kano (Nigeria)
Reports to: Purchasing Associate Manager (Operational); Purchasing Manager (Functional)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & DESIRED SKILLS:

• Diploma in agribusiness, supply chain management, agricultural economics, entrepreneurship or similar subject required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Good familiarity with the region/ward/village
• 4+ years of experience in field operations
• 5 years of experience in supply chain operations or a business development officer in agricultural value chains strongly preferred
• Fluent in English, Swahili
• Strong knowledge of industry standards.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

COMPETENCIES & KEY SKILLS:

• OTIF(On time in Full)-100%
• Logistics Cost: Logistics cost/weight
• Loss: (Inventory loss due to damage, theft, pilferage etc)
• Market Linkage Margins-15%

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

At Kyosk.App we take immense pride in our role as a Business to Business Technology Platform. We are dedicated to bridging the gap in digital distribution to middle and low-income communities, including smallholder farmers. Our platform is truly product and service agnostic, empowering companies to connect with these communities through local retail outlets.
Today, we are thrilled to share that we serve a thriving community of over 250,000 Retailers on our Platform. We leverage the small retail outlets as a channel to connect with these communities by providing a seamless and direct link between suppliers, traditional retailers as well as farmers and local eateries. Across Africa over 60% of retail trade flows through these small outlets commonly referred to as kiosks. We are on a mission to provide them with an extensive range of high-quality products, all delivered reliably to their doorsteps at fair market prices.
We also help manufacturers and farmers expand their network and product range by providing last mile deliveries to hard-to reach communities as well as data for better demand and business planning.
The platform does not only support product distribution but also helps service providers such as financial institutions to reach and provide their services (for example credit, savings and insurance) to the communities via our network of small retail outlet - Kiosks. Kyosk is present in over 40 territories across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria.
Looking forward to you reaching out if you are interested in being considered to be a part of Kyosk.App’s success story.

ROLE PROFILE:

We are looking to bring on board an ambitious and commercially aware candidate as a Sourcing Associate. The individual will be tasked with the management of a specific region. This position is responsible for acquiring merchandise in bulk for sale. The position works directly with farmers, Suppliers, manufacturers and distributors who are interested in selling their products to the public

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implementing purchasing strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
• Sourcing and engaging reliable small-scale producers.
• Negotiating with small-scale producers to secure advantageous terms.
• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with small-scale producers from all regions of operations.
• Submitting purchase orders and organizing and confirming delivery of goods and services.
• Performing risk assessments on potential sourcing arrangements with small-scale producers
• Work cross-functionally with cross border, agents to analyses market intelligence, execute of market linkage orders, coordinate harvests and logistics
• Preparing sourcing reports.
• Responsible for 100% targets allocated to you
• Coordinate with 3rd party logistics providers last mile & first mile logistics of inputs and outputs in your region