Fresh Procurement Manager at Topup Mama

About the role 

Our customers rely on us to get all the products that they need to cook & run their restaurant – convenience and reliability are core to our proposition. On top of that, we are the first player in the market to deliver both fresh & dry goods to small and medium-sized restaurants. Our Fresh Procurement Manager will be responsible for building a supply chain model that delivers the best customer experience, while managing our resources well. 

Key Responsibilities :

• Have reliable, good quality, fair price suppliers for all our fresh products.
• Provide processed food to customers, for at least 3 different types of SKUs.
• Ensure that 100% of meat & fish is integrated into dry delivery, and 70% of fruit & vegetables.
• Implement branded packaging for fresh & processed products.
• Contribute to the overall GMV from fresh sales and processed products.
• Increase the average gross margin on fresh products.

Who you are 

We are looking for someone who has a passion for food and innovation in procurement & Supply chain. This person needs to be 100% on top of day-to-day operations and work with the product & operations teams to continuously improve and change how we do things. This person should see opportunities in better servicing our customers and hustle to get that fixed – we have enough people on the team who can support the strategic planning, so the hustle side is more important.

Attributes Needed:

• In-depth knowledge of fresh food, where to source it, and how this should be handled and processed
• Ability to hustle to fix things and grasp opportunities today, and to identify the shortcuts that need to be solved to make things scalable
• Test & learn approach – can roll out tests in a rapid tempo, with well-defined hypotheses and capturing data to distill learnings
• Ability to develop SOPs that ensure high quality and to programmatically implement this
• Is explorative, seeks opportunities for continuous improvement & innovation
• Strong project management skills – can break a large plan into small bits and achieve those results

Qualifications:

• Hold a senior role in procurement (restaurants/ kitchen management) in a cloud kitchen start-up
• Senior in fresh procurement/processing/warehousing in a start-up or scale-up dealing with fresh foods/ perishable goods
• Senior in a supply chain role in restaurant chain with a centralized kitchen and/or supply chain.

This role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.