Sourcing Analyst Job at Vendease

Vendease is a fast-moving consumer goods e-procurement platform for B2B clients in Nigeria, with a mission to ensure hotels & restaurants are free to focus on catering for their customers. We take the problem of food supply-availability and quality off restaurant owners, so that they can focus on serving their customers. As an online marketplace, we give restaurants the opportunity to buy everything they need remotely and seamlessly from anywhere in the world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Sourcing Analyst

Job Location: Lagos

About Role

• As a Sourcing Analyst at Vendease, you’ll track and document information on all our suppliers.
• We are seeking out someone who can easily take note of changes in market trends and pricing.
• As a sourcing analyst, you should also be able to develop strategies to minimise the effect drastic changes in the market has on our company and research new ways to procure materials.

Responsibilities

• Source for vendors through online research and market visitation.
• Engage vendors to find the best products and prices available within a given market.
• Categorize the Vendors sourced, register them on the platform and add their complete details to the vendor’s list sheet.
• Assign multiple vendors to each Vendease key product.
• Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies.
• Manage the company’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending.
• Maintain constant communication to get up-to-date prices and introduction of new products owners, so that they can focus on serving their customers. As an online marketplace, we give restaurants the opportunity to buy everything they need remotely and seamlessly from anywhere in the world.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science Degree.
• Experience Level: 0-3 Years
• Experience as a supplier manager or procurement manager in a depot.
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgment.
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant software.
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships.
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.
• Solid judgment with the ability to make good decisions.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Slack , etc