Inventory Associate Recruitment at SafeBoda Nigeria

SafeBoda Nigeria - At the click of a button, SafeBoda provides a safe, more convenient, mobile-first transportation platform for Africa’s booming young population. On the high-frequency use of our transportation service, SafeBoda is providing value to consumers, our drivers, and passengers, with additional financial services, payments, and other on-demand services to keep Africa moving forward. Based in Kampala (Uganda), and Ibadan (Nigeria). We are a venture-funded company that is already having a huge impact on millions in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Inventory Associate
Job Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Responsible for negotiation and purchase of inventory items (helmets, hairnets, Phones, and reflective jackets)
• Assist and facilitate the development and implementation of a procurement management system in respect of planning, awarding, administering and monitoring of all matters related to procurement for the project;
• Maintain and update the procurement monitoring system and provide feedback on purchase orders to requesting office;
• Support requisition/procurement processes and sourcing strategies by defining with the requesting entity the best way of providing goods, works and services, including procurement deadlines for each stage;
• Investigate and provide resolution on post-order problems and of progress reports on procurement matters;
• Prepare monthly reports on procurement matters;
• Responsible for daily disbursement of inventory items
• A daily report of inventory receipts and sales
• Coordinates monthly inventory count with Finance Department
• Responsible for safeguarding inventory items
• Conduct market research to determine sources of supplies
• Set-up/enhance and maintain a database of local suppliers ensuring regular update of data
• Advise Operations and Finance on inventory reorder level
• Responsible for the refurbishment of inventory items
• Any other tasks assigned by the Operations Manager
• Report to Operations Manager

Qualifications / Competencies

• A First Level University Degree with an additional 4 years of relevant experience
• Ability to perform a variety of specialized financial, administrative and procurement tasks and to review a variety of data, identify and adjust discrepancies, identify and resolve operational problems;
• Ability to perform work of confidential nature, handle a large volume of work and meet deadlines;
• Ability to perform a variety of standard tasks related to procurement including preparing, screening and collecting documentation, processing, filing and provision of information;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

Benefits

• Scale with a rapidly growing startup, tons of opportunities for growth
• Contribute to our mission and work at our dynamics fast-paced company in Africa
• Free SafeBoda transport
• Free lunch every day.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV / Resume to: recruitment@safeboda.com using the Job position as the subject of the email.

Note: The need for this role is urgent, and we’d like the right candidate.