Since the sale of our first kit in 2013, SunCulture has been on a mission to help smallholder farmers in Africa improve both crop yields and quality. We are driven to constantly innovate and improve our technology to make solar powered irrigation solutions truly affordable for the millions of farmers on the continent
Department: Operations
Reporting to: Head of Supply Chain
Tenure: Full Time
About SunCulture
Founded in 2012, SunCulture’s vision is to build a world where people take control of their environment in rewarding and sustainable ways. SunCulture does this by developing and commercializing life-changing technology that solves the biggest daily challenges for the world’s 570 million smallholder farming households. Over the last 5 years, the company has grown significantly and now employs 100+ people around the world.
As a business that is rapidly scaling, SunCulture has been focused on these three key priorities: building systems and processes for scale, aligning its customer acquisition strategy, and enhancing customer support.
About the role
Under the management of the Supply Chain Head, the Procurement Officer ( Coordinator ) will manage all procurement and supply chain functions at SunCulture in accordance with the company policies and procedures.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Receive and process requisitions from different user departments including confirmation of budget approvals.
- Sourcing and Pre-qualification of suppliers and ensuring SunCulture has a lean supplier base.
- Preparing plans for the purchase of equipment, services, and office supplies with reduced risk and ensure the security of supply.
- Following and enforcing the company’s procurement policies and procedures in line with PPA.
- Establish and manage all vendor relations
- Represent the interests of the company in all supplier negotiations, ensure the company gets the best deals that project the best value for money, set up, and manage supplier contracts.
- Manage the process of supplier evaluation, cost analysis, and selection
- Work with finance to process purchase orders.
- Ensure all procurement transactions are properly documented and records filed
- Receiving commodities and processing invoices through the finance department.
- Expediting orders and ensuring goods are delivered on time with the right quality.
- Creating a process around procurement across all departments in the organization, in conjunction with Finance and Operations.
- Conduct value chain and total cost analysis on various sourcing options (eg. local vs. International, centralized vs. Decentralised) on high-value purchases, from time to time, and advise the management on the best sourcing strategy to adopt.
- Conduct market surveys regularly to ensure the company is getting supplies at the most competitive rates and the goods supplied comply with industry standards.
- Developing a procurement plan for the organization and managing implementation.
- Monitor the consumption of goods and services at the organization and make proposals to the head of operations on possible cost management options.
- Any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the line manager
Does this sound like you?
- Professional certification in a related area such as business/ economics, logistics, supply chain management, or purchasing
- At least 2 years experience in a similar position.
- Experience in vetting suppliers prior to on-boarding
- Good knowledge of the procurement process, procedures and the ability to track and advise on changes to relevant legislation
- Multitasking skills, including the ability to handle various inquiries
- Keen on operational excellence and process improvements to achieve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Able to work in a dynamic environment with immense pressure
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to plan, be organized, and meet deadlines
- Proactive, collaborative, organized, curious, problem solver with a “can-do” attitude
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