One Acre Fund Global Supply Chain Strategies Lead Jobs in Kenya
One Acre Fund Global Supply Chain Strategies Lead Jobs in Kenya
About One Acre FundFounded 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, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
About the Role
The Global Supply Chain team brings over $100M high-quality, life-changing inputs to our clients as cost efficiently as possible. The macro-economic context and farmer reality is more dynamic than ever before. This requires our OAF supply chain to be more agile and our processes, systems and controls to rapidly evolve, applying retail & industry best practices to the unique context of last mile farmer deliveries in rural areas.
Responsibilities
Coach our supply chain innovations, logistics capability and controls managers and their teams, injecting retail and industry best practices into our operations.
Take a holistic approach to the design of our end-to-end supply chain processes fostering agility and cost efficiency.
You will identify and pursue efficiency plays across our country programs, responding to the needs of today and building for the scale of tomorrow.
You will work with country leadership and internal audit to address risks through improved processes and controls, applying industry best practices.
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people.
You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
7+ years of experience in retail supply chain operations.
Experience developing middle management and empowering large organizations
Demonstrated experience inclusively navigating ambiguous challenges
Experience leading high-performance teams and engaging team members to improve results
Experience with change management, supporting cross-team work on complex topics with tailored communication and stakeholder management strategies.
Experience mapping out the full universe of solutions, evaluating them against qualitative and quantitative metrics, and forming thoughtful recommendations, which you execute against.
Experience in agriculture or the East African region preferred but not strictly required
Preferred Start Date
How to Apply
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