Head of Buying Operations – Jumia

Who We Are: Jumia is the largest online retail store in Africa with over 100,000 unique visitors a day, buying everything from Fashion to Phones. Founded in 2012 in Nigeria, Jumia’s mission is to revolutionize the concept of shopping by providing customers with the best online shopping experience.

Jumia is part of Africa Internet Group, a leading global incubator of startups specialised in e-commerce. Africa Internet Group is Africa’s leading internet firm, with already over 3,000 employees in over 20 African countries and huge successes such as Jumia.com, Kaymu.com, Hellofood.com, Lamudi.com, Carmudi.com and Jovago.com.

It is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by MTN, Millicom and Rocket Internet.

Africa is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, offering excellent opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment. Its economic growth has enabled innovative businesses to flourish and this is where Africa Internet Group steps in.
We are currently looking for a talented individual to join our team and embark on an exciting journey under our Buying department.

Job Description:
Managing a team with multiple sub-divisions in order to procure products from suppliers to Jumia warehouse in a timely manner
Management of relationships with large supplier accounts to monitor performance and build strong operations processes
Building monitoring tools to ensure the team is meeting their KPIs
Animating our portfolio of marketplace vendors in order to always improve performance and sales
Building a university to train young graduates to be the Jumia expert for our vendors
Building mobile hubs within supplier’s warehouse to onboard thousands of products and integrate supplier into Jumia
Running long term projects to always improve customer experience (same day delivery, lower non-conformity rate, etc).

Qualification & Skills
Degree in Engineering / Business / Project Management / Purchasing & Supply strongly recommended
Entrepreneurial spirit and process oriented
Excellent experience dealing with local & international suppliers
Knowledge of the retail industry preferred
Excellent computer skills
Very smart and independent

What we Offer
A unique education in scaling new internet concepts
Become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
Please send your resume to: joinus-kenya@jumia.com on or before the 1st of May indicating the Job Title on your Email Subject.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Join the journey!

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