Supply Planning and Procurement Associate at Sendme Food Technology Ltd

Job Summary

• The Supply Planning and Procurement Associate will be accountable to develop and maintain the supply plan, pricing strategy and suppliers’ database for the Supply Management System.
• The personnel must be familiar with the market for the category of products, including growing/purchase localities, varieties, consumption, pricing, customer purchasing trends, e.t.c.
• This role demands an ability to react quickly to dynamic market conditions, a strong business acumen, persuasive negotiation skills, entrepreneurial approach to develop a detailed strategy for the analysis, planning and procurement of products.

Responsibilities
Sourcing:

• Ensure adequate number of suppliers with capacity to meet and exceed required demand; by maintaining and growing the database of suppliers for different product categories.
• Identify possible suppliers for products in each category across different locations.
• Source and onboard suppliers appropriately into the database
• Get details on product availability, quality, location, logistics, quantity and frequency, pricing and delivery, etc for each supplier.

Scheduling and Procurement:

• Ensure on-time ordering and delivery of products by computing monthly and weekly supply plans, and liaising with relevant teams and suppliers.

Pricing:

• Ensure profitability by carrying out appropriate pricing analysis and recommending appropriate (and competitive) selling prices in relation to current cost price and market price of products.
• Carry out market research analysis to get regular price updates from consumer markets to ensure competitive selling price and make recommendations as such.
• Carry out cost analysis to obtain maximum allowable cost price for negotiations with suppliers.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate (B.Sc. or HND)
• Must have 2 years experience in Supply planning, Procurement
• Basic be able to carry out market research analysis and cost analysis
• Must have excellent negotiating skills
• Must have planning and organizing skills

Specific Skills:

• Accountability
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Building Trust
• Commitment and Motivation
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Communication
• Creativity - Empowering Others
• Ethics and Values
• Integrity
• Judgement and Decision-making
• Planning and Organizing
• Professionalism
• Respect for Diversity
• Self-Management
• Technological Awareness
• Vision
• Working in Teams.