Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 24, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Procurement and Logistics Lead

Your Role:
Kasha is looking for a Procurement and Logistics Lead to ensure timely procurement and delivery of high-quality, low-cost goods and services and proper processing of all procurement requests. The incumbent will also develop and review procurement and logistics policies, procedures, and best practices while creating excellence through order fulfillment and customer relations.

Here Is What Your Typical Working Day Will Look Like:
• Conducting ongoing market research to identify beneficial purchase agreements and potential vendors.
• Assisting in managing purchase orders, overseeing shipping schedules, and maintaining purchase records.
• Performing vendor research and selection to enhance profitability, reduce operating costs, and boost efficiency.
• Working with warehouse staff to compare deliveries with purchase orders to identify discrepancies.
• Manage and maintain cordial working relationships with vendors and supervise vendor activities.
• Manage inbound deliveries ensuring the suppliers are cost-effective.
• Negotiate with vendors to reduce costs, increase margins, and better payment terms.
• Communicate and coordinate logistics with vendors to ensure that the product arrives in a timely manner.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with critical suppliers.
• Manage procurement-related tasks in Dynamics, inventory, and supply of all SKUs.
• Working closely with sales and improving demand planning through weekly/monthly forecasting.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly procurement reports and ensure the same is automated in Dynamics for management visibility.
• Working closely with the Website manager to ensure the Kasha website shows correct information to customers related to products.
• Provide operational coordination and administrative services to support procurement and supply chain projects.
• Pushing out dead stocks and proper plan to avoid overstocking & understocking.

Your Qualifications:
• Minimum education of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, or another related field.
• Deadline-driven new SKU TAT maximum 48 hours, and Onboard SKUs 24 hours.
• Aptitude for technology.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Infuencer and complier.
• A great communicator and negotiator.

Experience Our Kasha Life Benefits:
Location: Nairobi.
Birthdays off.
Flexible working hours.
21 days holiday plus all bank holidays.
Socials that keep you in touch with everyone in the company.
Amazing office in the heart of Westlands.
Competitive compensation.

What You’ll Find When Working at Kasha:
• Personal & Professional Development: Through strong ownership from the first day you will experience a steep learning curve, grow on a professional level and take the next steps to be an Expert.
• Impact: We are leading the digital transformation of innovative eCommerce in East Africa for women's health, personal care, and beauty products built for urban and rural areas.
• Team: Join a team of over 15 nationalities and different backgrounds in Tech, Logistics, Business, and more. What really matters to us is a caring and welcoming environment where we embrace uniqueness and celebrate diversity.
• Working culture: Experience a company culture where we work on eye level, decisions are made quickly and knowledge sharing, as well as mentoring, is on our daily agenda.


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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