Background

We are seeking to recruit qualified, experienced, and highly motivated professionals to join our team in the following positions:

Responsibilities

• Raw Material Planning: Forecast raw material requirements based on production schedules, sales forecasts, and inventory levels, ensuring uninterrupted production flow.
• Inventory Optimization: Manage raw material inventory levels, balancing the need for adequate stock against minimizing carrying costs, obsolescence, and wastage.
• Quality Assurance of Inputs: Establish and enforce quality specifications for all incoming raw materials, coordinating with Quality Control to inspect and approve deliveries.
• Supplier Development: Build and maintain strategic relationships with key raw material suppliers, conducting regular visits and audits to ensure consistent quality and supply.
• Warehouse Coordination: Oversee the storage, handling, and preservation of raw materials in warehouses, ensuring proper labeling, FIFO (First-In-First-Out) rotation, and safety.
• Cost Management: Monitor raw material costs, identify cost-saving opportunities (e.g., bulk purchasing, alternative materials), and report on material cost variances.
• Supply Chain Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks in the raw material supply chain, such as geopolitical issues, transportation disruptions, or supplier insolvency.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years' relevant work experience in an agricultural or horticultural environment.
• Demonstrated professional competence, integrity, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Employment Terms

Location: Kajiado County

Employment Type: Permanent

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance.
• Company transport to and from the office.

• Forecast raw material requirements based on production schedules, sales forecasts, and inventory levels, ensuring uninterrupted production flow.
• Manage raw material inventory levels, balancing the need for adequate stock against minimizing carrying costs, obsolescence, and wastage.
• Establish and enforce quality specifications for all incoming raw materials, coordinating with Quality Control to inspect and approve deliveries.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key raw material suppliers, conducting regular visits and audits to ensure consistent quality and supply.
• Oversee the storage, handling, and preservation of raw materials in warehouses, ensuring proper labeling, FIFO (First-In-First-Out) rotation, and safety.
• Monitor raw material costs, identify cost-saving opportunities (e.g., bulk purchasing, alternative materials), and report on material cost variances.
• Identify and mitigate risks in the raw material supply chain, such as geopolitical issues, transportation disruptions, or supplier insolvency.

• Strong communication skills
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills

• Bachelor's degree in the relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years' relevant work experience in an agricultural or horticultural environment.
• Demonstrated professional competence, integrity, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.