Sourcing Analyst at Africa Improved Foods Rwanda:Deadline: 23-09-2022

JOB VACANCY – SOURCING ANALYST

Africa Improved Foods (AIF) is a Public-Private Partnership focused on addressing malnutrition through the production of nutritious, high quality fortified foods.

AIF Ltd is looking for a self-motivated, qualified individual with the right attitude and a passion for innovation to join our young and energetic team on the position of Sourcing Analyst.

 Department: Procurement

Reporting line: Procurement Director

Contract terms: Open ended Contract

• Support business planning, budgeting and forecast process respectively through review of operational inputs for both annual & monthly volume projections.
• Prepare timely, accurate and cost-effective weekly, monthly reports and highlight variances so that procurement management can take effective actions to improve operating performance.
• Analyse product margins, pricing trends and raw material costs trends and recommend remedial actions to procurement management.
• Act as an internal consultant, creating an open environment in which excellent teamwork with other departments is fostered and which helps to improve procedures and flows of information.
• Assist in identifying and employing interventions that will enhance the financial capability of the non-finance peers, including leveraging on SAP.
• Analyse and evaluate competitive intelligence, market reports, trade periodicals.
• Understand and track performance of the organizations spend, supply market, costs, and tiers of suppliers.
• Analyse company costing systems, including the costing of imported raw materials and overheads.
• Validate finished goods standard prices and ensure deviations are corrected upon approval.
• Compute accurate and up to date product cost information to aid product pricing
• Prepare financial reporting packages/ dashboards to ensure accurate and timely periodic reporting
• Improve internal processes and propose necessary control procedures to ensure cost savings ahead of targets.
• Perform internal analyses on spend, work processes (TCO) and customer needs (quantity and quality).
• Support in identifying opportunities and actions for continuous improvement by means of analysis of supplier performance and internal KPI data.
• Support in collecting and consolidating data on contract compliance and supplier performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or any other related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant working experience in FMCG Environment.
• Computer skills in MS Excel, Word and Power Point and working knowledge of SAP.
• Accounting or Financial Literacy, or equivalent.
• Must have commercial awareness
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda (both verbally and in writing).