About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, 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 harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
To learn more about our work, take a look at our Why Work Here blog for more information.
About the Role
The Rwanda Procurement team is responsible for over $1.5 million in spending each year across over 2,000 transactions and is responsible for all operational goods and service purchasing on behalf of over 300,000 smallholder farmers. This team purchases all items needed to keep our program running.
You will oversee a variety of tasks that focus on the daily management of quality assurance, delivery, and inventory processes. You will report to the Procurement Specialist and lead process improvement projects including best practices and standard operating procedures for stock operations and you will manage 1 – 2 Store Officers. You will also implement important projects to improve quality and improve cycle time, resulting in internal clients satisfaction.
You will be responsible for executing local purchasing functions in Rwanda by sourcing operational goods and services from suppliers to all OAF Rwanda offices. You will be responsible for identifying, planning, and implementing essential projects to improve quality, reduce cost, increase productivity and improve cycle time, resulting in internal clients’ satisfaction.
Responsibilities
Market Research
- Conduct market research related to operational goods and services.
- Reinforce the organization’s supplier database through market research.
- Assess prevailing market prices in order to estimate financial savings made through the Procurement team.
- Maintain long-term business relationships with the organization’s suppliers and identify and build new supplier relationships for all products.
Purchase
- Execute requests for quotations, supplier selection, and purchases from Kigali and regions.
- Negotiate for the best prices for all purchased goods and services.
- Follow-up with the Finance team to make sure suppliers are paid on time
- Build strong relationships with requesting departments.
- Support Purchasing team on supplier and category management activities.
Deliveries and client communication
- Negotiate best delivery/payment terms with suppliers.
- Ensure reception of goods at the organization’s Kigali offices.
- Collect all purchases’ supporting documents from suppliers and share with SAP Data Administrator
- Improve customer satisfaction
Systems and processes
- Provide support on various procurement projects execution.
- Work with internal departments to elaborate procurement plans for their various projects.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings through upstream supplier relationships.
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:
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least 1 year of experience in procurement/supply chain/logistics would be advantageous
- Well-presented and professional
- Experience collaborating and coordinating with other teams and departments
- Passion for excellent customer service
- Language: English and Kinyarwanda
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Kigali, Rwanda
Benefits
Health insurance paid time off
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Rwanda.
This role has a contract period of 6 months
Application Deadline:14 September 2021
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 (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), 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.
