Fertilizer Procurement Associate at One Acre Fund

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About the Role

Seeking a procurement professional to lead fertilizer procurement, ensuring cost-efficient sourcing and reliable on-time delivery. Drive strong individual execution and contribute to team success. In this role, your focus will be dedicated to deep-dive data analysis to determine optimal purchasing windows, and managing and executing the entire procurement process independently.

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Execute Procurement with Excellence

• Strategy & Delivery: Support the creation and execution of seasonal procurement strategies to deliver +90% OTIF (On-Time, In-Full) delivery, market-competitive costs, and 5% year-on-year cost savings.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure absolute quality control, achieving 0 quality issues reaching the farmer, and maintain an +80% on-time payment rate for suppliers.
• Supply Chain Reliability: Proactively address future supply gaps by evaluating farmer needs against global market trends, supplier capacity, and current inventory levels.
• Process Optimization: Drive lead-time improvements through streamlined delivery and process automation. Regularly improve key operations like the goods receipt process and loading quality control.
• Data & Analytics: Spend time developing, maintaining, and continuously improving complex Google Sheets data models to track global market trends and landed costs. Use this data to provide crucial decision support on when to purchase (or not purchase) fertilizers to maximize cost savings.

Build Partnerships & Market Liaisons

• Strategic Relationships: Help build and maintain deep partnerships with fertilizer suppliers and industry organizations beyond seasonal procurement needs.
• Country Team Collaboration: Act as a critical business partner for our country operations teams, actively identifying and sharing opportunities to improve our offering to farmers.
• Industry Representation: Serve as a representative for One Acre Fund externally with suppliers and market actors to drive long-term, systematic supply chain improvements.

People Management

• People Management: Manage and mentor a small team, setting clear goals, providing timely feedback, and conducting high-quality career coaching and performance reviews.
• Team Growth:Contribute to  staffing, recruitment, and succession planning to build a high-performing procurement unit.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

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