Vacancy title:
Procurement & Inventory Lead

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Transportation & Logistics]

Jobs at:
Kilombero Sugar Company Limited (KSCL)

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 6 2025

Duty Station:
Tanzania | Morogoro | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The successful candidate will oversee onsite inventory to ensure both financial and operational efficiency, lead local procurement in alignment with contract buying strategies, and leverage data driven insights to optimize stock levels and accurately forecast demand.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for optimal onsite Inventory stock holding from both a financial and operational perspective.
• Responsible for effective Group procurement and continuous optimization to support the strategy of increased contract buying. 
• Use analytical data and insights to partner with various stakeholders in optimizing stock holding, forecasting demand & delivering on category supply plans.
• Lead, manage and develop capability in the Procurement and Inventory teams.
• Ensure compliance to standardized procurement and Inventory management policies, strategy, processes and guidelines, considering customer requirements.
• Reports on and monitors continuous improvement practises within Inventory and manages implementation of these initiatives where applicable.
• Champion the implementation of Group Inventory strategy and objectives which include leading & managing inventory changes/projects/events at operations.
• Check and ensure that accurate data is entered in the system for reliable reporting and analysis.
• Implement and monitor continuous improvement practises.
• Uses data to drive opportunities to consolidate orders which will lead to logistical cost savings.

Job Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Commerce, Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in Procurement &/or Inventory would be advantageous
• 3 years in a management role
• Proven track record in managing and developing teams
• Procurement professional accreditation preferred

Terms of Service: The successful candidate will be engaged on a Fixed Term Contract.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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