Sourcing Associate - Drinks & Liquor

Sourcing Associate - Drinks & Liquor

Vendease is a fast-moving consumer goods e-procurement platform for B2B clients in Nigeria, with a mission to ensure restaurants are free to focus on catering for their customers. We take the problem of food supply- availability and quality of 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.

• Source for vendors and suppliers through online research and market visitation.

• Engage vendors and suppliers 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

• 3-4 years of proven work experience as a supplier manager or procurement manager.

• 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

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary

• Health Insurance

• Hybrid work terms

• Quarterly performance bonus

• 13th month

• Company-sponsored trainings