Procurement Manager at Wasoko Tanzania

Procurement Manager
Procurement Manager at Wasoko Tanzania May 2024

• Full-Time
• Commercial
• Dar es salaam, TZ

Wasoko is
transforming communities across Africa by revolutionizing access to
essential goods and services. By connecting small shops to the digital
economy, we fix inefficient supply chains and provide services
previously unavailable to informal businesses. Wasoko aims to provide
everything a retailer needs, with no wholesalers or banks necessary.

We
are growing rapidly across Africa, launching new markets, new cities,
and new countries. We’re looking to grow our team with highly talented
and motivated employees who are excited to work in a fast-paced and
dynamic startup environment.

Role: Procurement Manager
Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to implement sourcing strategies and enforce compliance at the regional level.
• Lead and manage company-wide implementation, deployment and compliance to the procurement processes and tools;
• Rationalize and select suppliers that meet Wasoko business requirements at the lowest total cost;
• Manage RFI/P, document recommendations and communicate results to vendors;
• Contribute to sourcing activities, procurement projects, vendor management and agreement management;
• Negotiate, implement and review contractual arrangements with suppliers to deliver the company’s cost savings targets;
• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with key vendors within the category group;
• Suggest and implement necessary tools and contribute consistently towards expenses reduction;
• Lead
  and ensure the effective achievement of functional objectives of
  procurement by managing performance, developing and motivating team, so
  that their individual and collective performance is of the required
  standard and meets the current and future needs of the business;
• Contribute to maintaining internal control standards and implementation of all audit recommendations.
• Responsible
  for providing support, training, and guidance to junior and/or new team
  members. As well as coaching and motivating local operations buyers in
  the achievement of their objectives
• Identify, achieve and report on cost savings and value targets for all inventory buying activities

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Requirements:

• Required: 5- 8 years of experience in a similar role
• Preferred: Strong background as a Procurement Specialist managing CAPEX and OPEX
• Bachelor degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Finance or Statistics
• Ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced sales environment
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of procurement processes and procedures with a strong bias for project management
• Strong data analysis and superior organizational skills,
• Strong oral, written communication & presentation skills
• Willingness to travel for work
• Must love working with people and cross-cultural teams

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