Procurement Supervisor at Releaf

About Releaf

Releaf invents both financial and food processing technology to increase smallholder harvest yields and create high-quality raw material supply chains for African Consumer Brands, starting in the $3B Nigerian vegetable oil market. We believe this layer of the economy is underdeveloped, valuable, and possible to scale quickly in.

Our first patented technology is Kraken, Africa’s first industrial oil palm (nut) processor compatible with smallholder varieties. We 1. Aggregate smallholder crops, 2. Process them with Kraken, and sell high-quality vegetable oil to Consumer Brands. 80% of oil palm supply comes from smallholders and Kraken can process 500 metric tons weekly.

Releaf is led by Ikenna Nzewi and Uzo Ayogu, who have been friends and co-founders since college at Yale and Duke. Releaf is backed by Y Combinator, Kepple Africa, Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy, and Samurai Incubate, amongst numerous HNIs including Justin Kan, Stephen Pagliuca, Iyin Aboyeji, and Jeff Ubben.

Role Summary

The Procurement Supervisor is responsible for sourcing activities (PR, pricing, negotiation, buying) around our sourcing centres in Cross River. You will coordinate the activities of your field officers under your report and ensure that they exceed their targets.

Role Responsibilities

• Building a strong sourcing on-ground network on field officers that consistently exceed their targets
• Monitor and audit all raw material purchase
• Ability to use data to optimize sourcing strategy
• Develop procurement strategies
• Coordinate with logistics team to ensure accurate raw material weights both at source and destination

Role Requirements

• Minimum of HND/BSc in Supply Chain, Business Management or a similar field preferred.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience as a Procurement Officer or in a similar position.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and purchasing software.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Good analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Supervisory and management experience.
• Rural Community relationship and management
• Attention to detail is essential

Core KPI

• T/week sourced: 350T and more
• Avg. imprest/T sourced
• Cost savings/T sourced

What Rockstar Achievements Would Look Like

• You will coordinate a robust team that exceeds targets, cost savings on cost to procure raw materials, supplier quality improvements, supplier base expansions, etc. 
• You can use quantifiable data to drive decisions that will largely impact procurement positively.