Sourcing Analyst at FlexEdge

Job Summary

• The main role of a sourcing analyst is to sign-up new sources for products , develop and manage new sources for business maintain excellent cordial relationship with wholesalers/customers assigned to him/her.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic plans for vendors.
• Prospect for and sign-up new sources for products and merchandise, as well as develop sourcing strategies for increasing business.
• Participate in negotiations with vendors and suppliers.
• Manage relationships with all sources, prepare strategic relationships and observe performance of all activities.
• Develop and evaluate all RFI and RFPs as well as maintain and execute SLAs.
• Maintain costs and prepare estimates for all costing and pricing goals.
• Maintain knowledge on various market trends and recommend sourcing strategies for the company.
• Ensure compliance to all quality standars for products.
• Administer all performance metrics such as delivery time, price scanning and price variance.
• Coordinate with Head, Sourcing to ensure products availability at all times.
• Analyze ERP system and develop improvement plans to ensure better management of sources.
• Manage Low Stock Reports and Re-Order Levels.

Skills / Competence Requirements
Strong interpersonal skills:

• High energy and enthusiasm with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Entrepreneurial and driven by the passion to surmount seemingly impossible challenges/tasks/projects and yet detail-oriented.
• Has a high level of credibility, integrity and self-discipline
• Excellent Relationship management skills
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Professional Requirement:

• 2-3 Years’ experience as a sourcing /procurement work experience in a reputable ecommerce company in Nigeria will be a clear advantage.
• Ability to work across different business units.
• Demonstrated ability to take data from multiple sources/formats and categorize and synthesize, in order to identify patterns and opportunities around sourcing, pricing strategies, etc.
• Understanding of Sourcing Processes including RFP’s, eSourcing events and Spend Analytics
• Self-starter capable of working independently.