Grocery Buyer - Jumia at Jumia Nigeria

Department: Commercial

Job Objective

• As the Grocery buyer you will be responsible for the supply and inventory management of brands in the Grocery category.
• You will be working with the commercial teams to ensure correct inventory levels at all times - creating POs, matching inventory to demand and working with the supplier and Jumia services to inbound stock in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Make sure POs are raised and sent to the vendors.
• Develop supply plans to onboard into Jumia warehouses.
• Manage delivery flows with vendors (from order to delivery).
• Check and validate orders offered by the sales team based on sales history, seasons and upcoming campaigns.
• Monitor and analyze inventory based on key inventory management KPIs.
• Develop action plans in coordination with the sales team to optimize stocks.

Required Skills

• +5years buying experience in a leading Supermarket/Ecommerce platform.
• Knowledge of stock management
• Knowledge of Supply Chain management
• Proficiency in Office 365 with an advanced level in Excel
• A strong analytical sense and reasoning ability
• Good resistance to stress
• Good communication skill

We Offer

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures.