Job Opportunity at Wasoko: Supplier Relations Associate

Job Opportunity at Wasoko: Supplier Relations Associa. Wasoko is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionising access to essential goods..

 

Job Opportunity at Wasoko: Supplier Relations Associate

Job Opportunity at Wasoko: Supplier Relations Associate

Supplier Relations Associate at Wasoko 2022
Wasoko
Senior Relations Associate
Dar es Salaam
About Wasoko

Wasoko is transforming communities across Africa by revolutionising access to essential goods and services by connecting small merchants to the digital economy. We fix inefficient supply chains and provide services previously unavailable to informal businesses. Wasoko aims to provide everything a retailer needs, no wholesalers or banks necessary.

Thousands of retailers in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Cote d’ Ivoire, Zambia use Wasoko’s mobile ordering and delivery platform to receive the goods they need as quickly and cheaply as possible while also accessing growth financing for the first time. We’re looking to grow our team with highly talented and motivated employees who are excited to work in a fast-paced and dynamic startup environment.

Role: Supplier Relations Associate

You will support the operations at a country level to ensure Wasoko is always receiving the best margins, supplier terms and proactively onboarding new products across all country branches.

Reporting To: East Africa Partnerships Manager

Location: Dar Es Salam, Tanzania

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Supplier Relations Associate Key Responsibilities

•     Act as the first point of contact for newly onboarded and existing suppliers

•    Negotiate terms and conditions of supplier partnerships

•  Schedule regular reports and meetings

• Actively monitor organizational sales growth to ensure KPIs are being met and revised regularly

•   Managing Supplier Relations team at a country level

•   Monitor and manage all distribution agreement contracts

•   Proactively identify opportunities which will align supplier needs with the organizational goals

•  Advise, train and mentor junior supplier team members

Supplier Relations Associate Key skills and competencies

•     Preferred 2 years of experience in a similar role

•  Experience dealing with suppliers of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)

•     Bachelor degree, preferably in Business Management

•  Ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced sales environment

• Strong selling, negotiating and consulting skills

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