One Acre Fund Forecasting and Ordering Associate Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. One Acre Fund Kenya looking for “Forecasting and Ordering Associate”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 16 March 2023.
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, our farmers harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
One Acre Fund Forecasting and Ordering Associate Jobs 2023
The One Acre Fund has published a job vacancy announcement on 24 February 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Forecasting and Ordering Associate to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | One Acre Fund |
| Position | Forecasting and Ordering Associate |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s Degree |
| Experience Required | At least two (2) years |
| Application Deadline | 16 March 2023 |
One Acre Fund Job Vacancy 2023
About the Role: The Forecast and Ordering Associate will be focused on building cross-functional relationships, crafting and delivering strategic infrastructure to support forecasting the demand for products to ensure they can be ordered, delivered and satisfy customers needs. The goal is to strike a balance between having sufficient inventory levels to meet customer needs without having a surplus, while keeping cost low and delivering millions of Kilograms of input to thousands of farming families across Kenya.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain a constant relationship with the Field operations, retail , marketing, finance and sourcing to understand the demand forecasting drivers.
- Manage Inventory levels.
- Communicate the product inventory strategies (high runners, new products, substitutions, end life) to the Sourcing Team.
- Support Global Sourcing to strategize how to obtain better COGS prices.
- Tune the forecasts and inventory rules according to the demand and market trends.
- Analyze quantity and financial forecasts.
- Report of forecasts and inventory Goals.
- Guide the S&OP meetings.
- Follow inventory level and improvement plans.
- Guide convergences and divergences versus the Business Plan.
Qualification & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree, in Business, Supply Chain Management, applied mathematics, systems engineering, or operations management
- 2+ years of work experience in a retail, planning, stock management or similar role
- Broad understanding of logistics, allocation, retail operations, and online sales.
- Demonstrated leadership experience at work, or outside of work and enthusiasm for learning
- Structured way of working.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply One Acre Fund Forecasting and Ordering Associate Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 16 March 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | oneacrefund.org |
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