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Sourcing Project Manager at Twiga Foods
Twiga is a supplier of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (FFV) to vendors in urban African markets. They provide their cashless B2B system to serve a distribution network of kiosks, small scale vendors, mama mbogas and more. Twiga’s goal is to make high quality goods easily accessible to vendors at a more reasonable cost.
Twiga is hoping to grow its supply portfolio and is therefore looking to recruit a highly motivated, detail oriented team player to serve as a Sourcing Project Manager within the Sourcing team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the growth of Twiga’s sourcing function by planning, budgeting, & running of the sourcing function within Twiga and reports to the COO.
Roles of Sourcing Project Manager Job
- Planning, managing & growing the company’s supply portfolio while ensuring transparency of spending
- Engaging farmers and making farm visits to determine the quantity of farm produce to be harvested & timing of delivery and negotiate terms and conditions
- Researching and anticipating shifts in the negotiating power of farmers/ suppliers & applying risk minimizing techniques
- Discovering and partnering with trustworthy suppliers
- Develop collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across the company to strategically develop, implement and optimize sourcing processes
- Handling the human resource arm of the sourcing team by recruiting, orienting, training employees & overseeing daily operations
- Developing and managing the budget to facilitate Twiga’s short term & long term sourcing growth plan
- Determining and managing the deployment of assets within the sourcing team
- Understanding the Twiga’s business requirements and how they can be incorporated into a strategic sourcing contract
Sourcing Project Manager Job Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or business administration
- At least 5 years’ experience as a project manager within the FMCG industry
- Experience building partnerships & managing stakeholders
Required Competencies:
- Excellent organization & time management skills
- Strong leadership skills and ability manage diverse staff
- An understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
- Ability to thrive in an environment of fast growth and ambiguity
- Exceptional multi-tasking skills with the ability to manage multiple end-to-end project life cycles
- Strong project management and relationship-building skills
How to Apply
To apply, please send you to careers@twigafoods.com with “Sourcing Project Manager” as the subject.
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