Sourcing Manager Employment Opportunity – Duma Works

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Job Title:  Sourcing Manager
Organisation: Duma Works
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda.
Reports to: CTO
About US:
Duma Works is changing the way people think about
hiring.  They are efficiently connecting employers and potential hires
through our mobile platform, we make finding that perfect person a fun
experience, allowing businesses to grow and job seekers to access new
opportunities. Duma Works is a recruiting platform that fuses traditional
human-centered recruiting and an interactive digital process to simplify how
growing businesses hire top talent on the African continent. Since 2012,
hundreds of employers all over East Africa have used DUMA Works to save time
and money when identifying qualified job candidates. They are recruiting for a
valuable client, a distribution and finance company that sells high quality solar
product and appliances to households and businesses in Uganda.
Job Summary:  The
sourcing manager will be responsible for handling the company’s end to end
sourcing operations. You are someone who cares deeply about improving
livelihoods in Africa. You bring more than passion to the role: you have the
grit and resilience to do this work. You have deep sourcing and management
expertise, and you’re excited about being hands-on, without getting lost in the
weeds. You are a problem-solver, a direct and candid communicator, and a
thoughtful change agent who understands that there are tensions to balance in
this kind of diverse organization. You are a natural manager able to guide our
sourcing strategy and management while working in a complex, constantly
changing and resource-constrained environment. You are eager for the challenge
of shaping the future of this organization. You have the skills to provide
clear, consistent international and local sourcing leadership for a fast
growing social enterprise, and the nimbleness to respond to continual
innovation and increased demands for performance. You inspire excellence with
your team, building a sense of shared values and goals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Sourcing:
  • Through understanding of
    the procurement environment ensure quality product and service suppliers
    are selected and continuous improvements in supplier relationships;
    through this and smooth procurement processes sourcing shall ensure the
    teams increasing value addition to the company. You shall use data
    available through tracking of the teams activities to enable improved
    contract negotiations and supplier management.
Stock Management:
  • Accurate forecasting of
    stock and payments to enable required products for sale and cash
    requirements within budget.
  • You identify the key
    ordering options available and their positive and negative impacts, driving
    strategic decisions and solutions on cash and stock.
Order Management
  • Product orders on time and
    managed successfully across suppliers and shipment to prevent delays and
    ensure arrival on time and in budget at the company’s country offices.
  • You identify trends in the
    data, creating and rolling out key strategic solutions to enabled improved
    order process.
Guidance/ Team Leadership
  • You work to develop the
    team through processes and personnel, creating an effective working
    environment and optimal performance, reported weekly to your director.
  • You create management
    structures that allow for full transparency on team performance and management
    of tasks.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The Sourcing Manager must
    hold a BSc degree in supply chain management, logistics or business
    administration. Additional relevant certification and higher education
    highly preferred
  • Proven work experience as
    a sourcing manager preferably with a sizable company across countries
  • Familiarity with sourcing
    and vendor management and relevant software
  • Understanding of market
    dynamics and sound business judgment
  • Strong project management
    and leadership skills
  • Ability to negotiate and
    sustain networking relationships
  • Comfortable with figures
    and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data. Advanced excel skills.
  • Solid judgement with
    ability to make good decisions
  • Strong leadership and
    management skills    .
  • Proven financial and
    treasury management skills
  • Excellent interpersonal
    skills with the ability to work well in a team
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send
a cover letter and detailed CVs via E-mail to:  apply@jobs.dumaworks.com
with the subject line as “3416”, Your Full name &  Phone number e.g.
3416 Okedi Jonathan, +2567xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions,
your application will not go through.
N.B: You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to
take a basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not
arrive immediately. Please be patient. The email/SMS test will typically be 5-8
questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the
test. If you have any issues with the process, please reach out to
+254702093793.
Deadline: 20th
July 2018
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