Procurement Senior Director
Based in Iringa
Most of the world's poor are farmers, representing the largest and most uniform group of poor people in the world. One Acre Fund is a growing NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre Fund invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure 50-100% average gain in farm income per acre. We have laser-like focus on generating better lives for the people that we serve.
We are growing quickly. In eight years, we have grown to serve 400,000 farm families with more than 2,000 full-time field staff. Our approach has won widespread validation, winning grants from The MasterCard Foundation and Gates Foundation.
The Tanzania Procurement Team is responsible for all purchases that keep our program running for 36000 smallholder farmers. We are seeking a team lead to manage the Tanzania Procurement Team, implement standardized process, execute with sustained quality improvements and drive 5% of the purchasing cost out of the system.
You will coordinate across teams at One Acre Fund Tanzania to maintain the consistent flow of purchasing information and ultimately deliver a world class purchasing department at the feet of our 35,000+ farmers across rural Tanzania
Your Role
Team Management
o Mentoring a 2-3 person procurement team
o Coaching purchasers to identify high quality, high level suppliers and how to negotiate for best pricing and terms
o Working with multi-national staff and suppliers
o Identifying opportunities to grow the team and working with manager on recruitment of strong local talent
Defined Processes and Team Vision
o Implementing procurement mechanisms and systems by incorporating procurement best practices and identifying strong, long-term supplier relationships
o Mapping out current procurement practices on the Tanzania team to identify and implement cost- and time-saving improvements.
o Standardize practices to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and customer service
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o Set a 0-6 month vision for the procurement team to realize 5% cost savings across items, communicate realistic lead times to requestors, and deliver with 95% accuracy in quality and timeliness
o Coordinating across teams to evaluate Quality Assurance measures and implement best practices
o Triaging requests as they come in to assess lead times and project possible delays and challenges
o Running quarterly forecasting activities across teams to come up with a quarterly procurement plan
o Maintaining accurate procurement data in the SAP system
o Working closely with logistics teams to minimize delivered costs
o Working closely with other internal teams to reduce overall spend
o Maintaining and improving procurement process transparency
Our Requirements
Candidates who meet the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
Work experience in a demanding professional environment, preferably in positions where frequent cross-department communication was required
Bachelors degree from an accredited university, Masters degree preferred
At least 2 years of people or project management experience at work or outside of work
Strong computer skills in at least Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required, experience using SAP preferred
Some experience in procurement/supply chains strongly preferred
Creativity and strong problem solving skills a must. You don’t take no for an answer and constantly look for alternative solutions to problems.
Able to independently structure analyses related to procurement subject matter
A passion for world class customer service
Strong communication skills with suppliers, reports, peers and management
Ability to work and make decisions independently
Language: Fluent in English and Swahili required
Integrity – zero tolerance attitude to fraud risk
Career Growth and Development
One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable
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feedback delivered through mentorship and through regular management consulting-style career reviews. We also have regular one-on-one meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to craft roles that each person can be passionate about. Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new high-level roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for our staff.
HOW TO APPLY
If you feel motivated to work for One Acre Fund as the Senior Procurement Director and if you fulfill our requirements for this role, we look forward to receiving your application by 6th January, 2017.
To apply, please click on this link
You will be prompted to a form that must be completed. At the end of the form you will have the opportunity to write a motivational letter and upload your CV.
Please Note: One Acre Fund will never ask you for money in return for advancement in the recruitment process or for being offered a position.
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