Head of Purchasing (Director) at Kyosk Digital Services Limited – Lagos

Kyosk Digital Services limited is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Purchasing (Director)

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Reports to: Country General Manager / Global Head of Purchasing
Reportees: Country Purchasing Managers
Department: Logistics

 About Kyosk Digital Services limited: Kyosk Digital Services limited is a tech-led platform that connects informal retailers who retail in kiosks and other similar retail outlets directly to fast-moving consumer goods companies (FMCGs) by communicating demand from retail outlets directly to FMCGs and their distributors and managing the delivery of the goods to the kiosks.Our digital ordering and delivery platform – Kyosk, ensures that these retail outlets get access to stock at competitive prices and have them delivered directly to them. FMCGs find the traditional distribution chain to be inadequate as well, making it expensive for them to serve kiosk-type retail outlets, leading to high incidences of product stock-outs and lost sales opportunities. By providing FMCGs with good data visibility, we solve this major problem of theirs.

Job Requirements

• A Degree holder in Purchasing and Supplies or Business Management. Master’s Degree in related field will be ideal;
• A minimum of 15 years experience, with at least 10 years in procurement / sourcing or purchasing and supply chain management;
• Experience in category sourcing expertise in food ingredients and/or commodities with strong knowledge of the retail as 1st option /FMCG market and everyday essentials;
• Prior experience working for leading retail chain as 1st option  /FMCG/ Food & Beverage/ Personal Care / Consumer Packaged Goods or large retail chain company in a leadership role managing a diverse team;
• Proven track record driving successful procurement or category strategies achieving cost and financial objectives & growth;
• Proven record in efficient delivery of low-cost business model strategies and tactical execution;
• Previous success in driving transformation or change management ideal;
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills;

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Business Intelligence Tools e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Data Studio etc;
• Advanced knowledge of excel analysis and data modelling skills e.g., Power Query, Power Pivot;
• Advanced knowledge of data wrangling/cleansing tools – ETL (Extract Transform Load) techniques such as Get and Transform in ms excel;
• Additional knowledge of MySQL would be an advantage but not a requirement;
• Advanced Presentation skills including MS PowerPoint.

Competencies & Key Skills:

• Strategic Leadership;
• Commercial Acumen;
• A knack for Problem-Solving;
• Analytical Thinking;
• Stakeholder Management;
• Strong Negotiation Skills;
• Tech Savvy;
• Ability to work autonomously.

 How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Application Closing Date
31st December, 2022.