Procurement Associate at Tushop

Your role:

Tushop is an early-stage startup and therefore your role will be foundational. We are looking for an operator who will lead the execution of our procurement functions to ensure that we land groceries at wholesale prices for our communities.

As our Procurement Associate, your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying local direct suppliers who are close to our warehouses
• Engaging and negotiating with reliable direct suppliers to secure advantageous terms
• Approving purchase orders and organizing and confirming delivery of merchandise
• Ensuring on-time delivery of products at our warehouses by direct suppliers to avoid stock-out risks
• Ensuring all procured merchandise is of high quality
• Promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Overseeing and managing the IT systems that track shipments, inventory, and the supply of products
• Ensuring all operations adhere to laws and guidelines, and procuring any permits required
• Responding to any issues or complaints
• Hiring and managing procurement staff
• Tracking and analyzing KPIs across all aspects of procurement
• Providing feedback/escalating systemic concerns to operations and tech teams regarding approaches that are cost-inefficient or detrimental to scaling
• Navigating through ambiguity in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, accepting ownership and accountability of the process and delivering on commitments

Procurement Associate Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, purchasing, or an agriculture-related subject
• Working experience in procurement in an FMCG company
• Experience managing relationships with farmers
• High EQ and great communication skills
• A great planner who is highly organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Proven ability to manage new ideas, creative solutions, and changes in priorities
• Demonstrated problem solving and root cause analysis combined with proven ability to communicate through analysis
• Embodies our values below