Background

At TakaTaka Solutions, We collect your waste like every other waste collector, but, instead of taking it to a landfill, we take it to our own sites, where we sort the waste, and then recycle 95% either ourselves or through our local partners. This represents one of the highest recycling rates in the world.

Responsibilities

• Achieve the monthly set sourcing targets: both quality and quantity
• Oversee purchasing recyclable materials from waste pickers in all assigned BBC as per BBC quality SOP
• Monthly Delivery schedule for aggregators
• Onboard new waste pickers for purchases and maintain relationships with suppliers by regular (e.g. weekly) check-ins
• Handle grievances of waste pickers and update grievance tracker and update Manager through email after grievance
• Conduct research and gather market intelligence on suppliers, pricing, and new products or services.
• Update daily expected deliveries and liaise with buyback Centre supervisor/Operations
• Prepare and update delivery and target tracker
• Market research survey on focus with the company recycling fractions
• Attending weekly meeting with with BBC Manager
• Hold Daily brief with Assistant field officers
• Supervise all the Assistant field officers and ensure all tasks are done
• Create a budget and proactively suggest cost-cutting initiatives
• Updating the market research survey tracker with focus on cost cutting
• Comprehensive Market Research on all recyclable materials
• New proposals of new model with focus on quality of material
• Achieve set Purchases target set for every BBC
• Zero unresolved waste pickers issues
• Waste pickers D-notes are issued on time

Qualifications

Education

Diploma in Business Management or related field.

Experience

Prior experience in waste recycling or related industry is required.

Business Understanding

Strong understanding of:

• Different types of recyclable materials
• Recycling market dynamics
• Sales and sourcing strategies

Skills & Competencies

• Strong negotiation and marketing skills
• Excellent grievance handling and interpersonal skills
• Leadership and team supervision ability
• Analytical and market research capability
• Good reporting and organizational skills

• Achieve the monthly set sourcing targets: both quality and quantity
• Oversee purchasing recyclable materials from waste pickers in all assigned BBC as per BBC quality SOP
• Monthly Delivery schedule for aggregators
• Onboard new waste pickers for purchases and maintain relationships with suppliers by regular (e.g. weekly) check-ins
• Handle grievances of waste pickers and update grievance tracker and update Manager through email after grievance
• Conduct research and gather market intelligence on suppliers, pricing, and new products or services.
• Update daily expected deliveries and liaise with buyback Centre supervisor/Operations
• Prepare and update delivery and target tracker
• Market research survey on focus with the company recycling fractions
• Attending weekly meeting with with BBC Manager
• Hold Daily brief with Assistant field officers
• Supervise all the Assistant field officers and ensure all tasks are done
• Create a budget and proactively suggest cost-cutting initiatives
• Updating the market research survey tracker with focus on cost cutting
• Comprehensive Market Research on all recyclable materials
• New proposals of new model with focus on quality of material
• Achieve set Purchases target set for every BBC
• Zero unresolved waste pickers issues
• Waste pickers D-notes are issued on time

• Strong negotiation and marketing skills
• Excellent grievance handling and interpersonal skills
• Leadership and team supervision ability
• Analytical and market research capability
• Good reporting and organizational skills

• Diploma in Business Management or related field.
• Prior experience in waste recycling or related industry is required.
• Strong understanding of: Different types of recyclable materials, Recycling market dynamics, Sales and sourcing strategies.