Living Goods Kenya Procurement Manager
A
Business that Changes Lives… Including Yours
What is Living Goods?
What is Living Goods?
Do
you have serious business skills and want to use them to make a difference not
just make a living? Are you just looking for a change, or are you looking
for the chance to changes millions of lives for the better, including yours? If
your answer is ‘yes’, read on.
At
Living Goods we believe the poor deserve better health, a better deal, and a
chance at a better life. Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro
entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health
and wealth, and selling low-cost, life-changing products like essential
medicines, fortified foods, money-saving cook stoves, and solar lights.
Living
Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the
developing world, through networks of franchised micro entrepreneurs who
leverage LG’s brand, buying power and powerful mobile marketing tools to
deliver vital products, at accessible prices, to the people who need them
most.
By
combining the best practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising
and public health, Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to
improve the health and wealth of the world’s poor.
Position
Overview
Living
Goods is expanding into Kenya in 2013 with the goal of building a national
network of high-impact entrepreneurs. We are recruiting a full new team to lead
this effort and one of the key positions is Country Procurement Manager.
The
Procurement Manager will source consumer products across a wide range of
categories to support LG’s thousands of independent agents.
Success
in the this role means finding new winning products to test, aggressively
lowering product costs, keeping branches in stock at all times, maximizing
inventory turns and minimizing losses. Living Goods is a fast-paced,
mission-driven and business-minded organization.
This
is your chance to join and shape a successful fast growing, multi-national
organization at a time of exceptional opportunities for professional growth.
Living
Goods has been featured in The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The Economist,
and The Huffington Post, read more here: www.livinggoods.org/news-media/news/
Kenya
Procurement Manager Responsibilities
- Product
Research / Sourcing: Scour the market for innovative high-impact
products that customers will value for Living Goods to test and sell.
- Maximize
Margins: Oversee bidding and negotiating with suppliers to drive down
product costs.
- Oversee
Purchasing / Inventory Management: Manage purchasing and logistics to
maximize in stock rates and inventory turns.
- Manage
Distribution: Coordinate shipping of product in country, importation, and
inventory control across multiple product stores.
This
position is based in Nairobi, Kenya and requires in country travel 10-20% of
each month
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Minimum
of 5 years of experience in product procurement, preferably in consumer
packaged goods. Proven track record of driving down product costs.
- Exceptional
negotiating skills.
- Strong
math and financial skills. Well versed in MS Excell.
- College
degree preferred.
Compensation
- A
competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience
including health, vacation, and bonus opportunity.
- The
opportunity to be your best while making lives better for others.
Life
at Living Goods
Living
Goods is aiming to make game-changing, landscape-shifting changes that
dramatically improve the lives of the poor. We think big, but we operate small
and nimble. At LG, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work
with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day.
If
you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high
standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and
learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of
humor, you will be happy at Living Goods. See www.livinggoods.org/principles.
Living Goods’ head office sits in California, USA where some of the most successful companies in the world were born – including Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, and Google. Living Goods is financed by some of the most successful business people and investors in world including the founder of eBay – an $11 billion global platform that empowers millions of small businesses around the world.
How to Apply
Living Goods’ head office sits in California, USA where some of the most successful companies in the world were born – including Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, and Google. Living Goods is financed by some of the most successful business people and investors in world including the founder of eBay – an $11 billion global platform that empowers millions of small businesses around the world.
How to Apply
Please
submit a single file with resume/CV and cover letter describing your interest,
qualifications, and how you learned of the position to jobs@livinggoods.org.
Important, please type “Kenya Procurement Manager – [Last Name]” in the subject
line.
New opportunities at Living Goods get filled quickly.
New opportunities at Living Goods get filled quickly.
Apply
today!
For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org
follow us on twitter at @Living_Goods
For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org
follow us on twitter at @Living_Goods