Global Purchasing Data Coordinator

About the role

One Acre Fund, which supports smallholder farmers across nine African countries, is seeking a data professional with 3+ years of experience to lead its SAP Purchasing Data Team in Nairobi. The role optimizes tools, drives accurate SAP data entry and works with Procurement and Finance to support supply chain operations for farmers.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the SAP Purchasing Data Team to ensure high accuracy and timeliness, timely purchase order closure and on-time payments.
• Own the purchasing data team KPIs, use them to prioritize improvements and manage team performance.
• Own purchasing data entry and the payment flow for critical supply chain operations, working with Procurement, Sourcing and Finance.
• Facilitate recurring and ad-hoc meetings with Procurement, Inventory Data, Payments and Tech teams, tracking action items to closure.
• Develop the team through check-ins, team meetings and performance reviews, raising performance expectations over time.
• Close open purchase orders through weekly reviews.
• Lead data quality initiatives, standardize practices and implement controls against fraud and loss, escalating anomalies to leadership.
• Own the cash forecasting process, including annual forecasts, monthly budget updates, approval flows with Finance and flagging of late and urgent payments.
• Implement quarterly standard costing updates with the accounting team.

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience.
• Citizen or permanent resident of Kenya; the role is only open to Kenyan citizens or permanent residents.
• Strong data and analytical skills, attention to detail, creativity and problem-solving.
• Excellent stakeholder coordination, writing and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel
• SAP (preferred)

What we offer

• Weekly check-ins with the manager, mentorship and training programs, and career reviews every six months.
• Health insurance and paid time off.