Acquisition Associate Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Vendor Acquisition Associate

Jumia is the largest online retail store in Africa with over 100,000 unique

visitors a day, buying everything from Fashion to Phones. 

Founded in 2012 in Nigeria, Jumia’s

mission is to revolutionize the concept of shopping by providing customers with

the best online shopping experience.

Jumia is part of Africa Internet Group, a leading global incubator of startups

specialised in e-commerce. 

Africa Internet Group is Africa’s

leading internet firm, with already over 3,000 employees in over 20 African countries

and huge successes such as Jumia.com, Kaymu.com, Hellofood.com, Lamudi.com,

Carmudi.com and Jovago.com. 

It is led by top talented leaders

offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by MTN,

Millicom and Rocket Internet.

Africa is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, offering excellent

opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment. Its economic growth has

enabled innovative businesses to flourish and this is where Africa Internet

Group steps in.

Job Description

 
 

The Vendor Acquisition associate is

the initial contact between JUMIA and a Supplier. 

Their main role being to introduce

the supplier/vendor to JUMIA and give a value proposition, after which the

vendor can now sign up and sell items on JUMIA

• Assist in coming up with a supplier sourcing
  
  (hunting) plan


• Shortlisting, pre-qualifying and prioritizing
  
  key suppliers/vendors


• Analyzing consumer buying patterns thus
  
  knowing which suppliers/vendors to focus on.


• Meeting suppliers/vendors and negotiating
  
  terms of contract



• Maintaining relationships with existing
  
  suppliers/vendors and sourcing new suppliers/vendors


• Giving a pitch on JUMIA and taking the vendors
  
  on the benefits of selling on JUMIA


• Seeking feedback from customers regarding
  
  merchandize sourced

• Degree / Diploma in Business / Procurement /
  
  Purchasing & Supply


• Experience with Contracts / Service Level
  
  Agreements (SLAs)


• You have a minimum of 1 years’ experience in
  
  purchasing/ dealing with suppliers/ sourcing


• Very good IT skills


• You are fluent in both written and spoken
  
  English.


• Flexible, professional and pro-active,
  
  aggressive and a go getter (hustler).

• A unique education in scaling new internet
  
  concepts


• Become part of a highly professional and
  
  dynamic team working around the world


• An unparalleled personal and professional
  
  growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of
  
  leaders for our future internet ventures

 
If You want to join some of the fastest growing companies in the world, please

send your resume to the following addresses, by specifying the position on the

e-mail subject, joinus-kenya@jumia.com 

Only shortlisted candidates will be

contacted

Join the journey!