Transform Lives as a Supply Chain Innovations Manager at One Acre Fund
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Kenya, Rwanda
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Organisation Summary: Join One Acre Fund, an impactful organization dedicated to increasing the productivity of smallholder farms across Africa. With a team of over 8,000 professionals, we deliver quality farm supplies on credit, provide essential agricultural training, and have significantly increased food production for the farmers we support. Be part of a mission-driven group that's creating real change and enhancing food security for a million farmers.
- Lead a transformative supply chain operation for a major agricultural organization.
- Implement industry best practices and innovate to enhance agility and cost efficiency.
- Drive team excellence and development within a diverse and dynamic environment.
- Minimum 7 years in retail supply chain operations.
- Proven leadership in team development and management.
- Expertise in change management and cross-team collaboration.
- Apply by 10/08/2024 through the official One Acre Fund website.
- Beware of scams; legitimate communications come from @oneacrefund.org email addresses.
About One Acre Fund Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund supplies 1 million smallholder farmers with the agricultural services they need to make their farms vastly more productive. Our 8,000+ team is drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. With operations across six core countries in Africa, we make farmers more prosperous by providing quality farm supplies on credit, delivered within walking distance of farmers’ homes, and agricultural training to improve harvests. On average, the farmers we serve harvest 50 percent more food after working with One Acre Fund.
The Role The Global Supply Chain team brings over $100M high-quality, life-changing inputs to our clients as cost efficiently as possible. You will report to the division director. Your responsibilities will include coaching our supply chain innovations, logistics capability and controls managers and their teams, injecting retail and industry best practices into our operations. You will take a holistic approach to the design of our end-to-end supply chain processes fostering agility and cost efficiency. You will identify and pursue efficiency plays across our country programs, responding to the needs of today and building for the scale of tomorrow.
Job Requirements 7+ years of experience in retail supply chain operations. Experience developing middle management and empowering large organizations. Demonstrated experience inclusively navigating ambiguous challenges. Experience leading high-performance teams and engaging team members to improve results. Experience with change management, supporting cross-team work on complex topics with tailored communication and stakeholder management strategies.
Benefits Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits. One Acre Fund can support a work permit for this role. However, nationals of (or those with an extensive professional background and work history in) our countries of operation are preferred.
Application Details Application Deadline 08 October 2024. One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @ oneacrefund.org address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.