Tupande SAP Inventory Management Supervisor

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips more than 4 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase her income and assets on supported land by more than 40 percent, while permanently improving her climate resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 8,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, is our second largest. We operate under the farmer brand Tupande, serving over one million farmers and employing 2200 staff. We aim to transform every farming community in Kenya by delivering sustained food security and pathways to prosperity. tupande.co.ke.

About the Role

As the SAP admin and ops supervisor, your main responsibilities will revolve around ensuring data accuracy and efficiency. This involves strategizing to minimize data entry errors, offering specialized support in data entry, managing daily Inventory Transfer Requests, involvement in stock counts reconciliation and overseeing accurate consignment bookings and batch tracking in SAP. Your role is crucial in maintaining operational integrity within the department. You will be a part of the Inventory Data Management Team and will report directly to the SAP Administration and Operations coordinator. This role is based in Nairobi.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to reduce data entry errors, maintaining high data integrity.
• Provide specialized data entry support to the Logistics department.
• Ensure accurate and comprehensive logging of logistics-related data in SAP.
• Daily generation and distribution of Inventory Transfer Requests (ITR) in SAP to WMS users across all warehouses.
• Identify and report discrepancies in consignment bookings in SAP by the warehouse team for correction.
• Verify accurate recording of 100% of PO bookings for received consignments.
• Maintain accurate batch tracking of all seeds in SAP, ensuring proper inventory tracking standards.
• Support in counts reconciliation.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 1+ years of proven experience using SAP, specifically in logistics and inventory management modules.
• Prior experience working in logistics, supply chain, or a related operational field.
• Understanding of inventory control procedures and systems.
• Familiarity with data entry, data integrity, and error correction within large-scale database systems.
• Knowledge of supply chain analytics to support decision-making.
• Experience handling multiple projects concurrently.
• Technical Proficiency in using different computer software and systems relevant to logistics and inventory management.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.

Application Deadline

07 March 2025. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis.

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. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org), but do not send applications or application materials to this email 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.