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Global Purchasing Data Senior Supervisor

Nairobi, Kenya

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.

About the Role

As the SAP Data Supervisor you will receive data entry requests, create transactions in SAP and manage ongoing communication with the various stakeholders in the purchasing process. You will own trackers and dashboards that you will update periodically and share insights across the sourcing teams.Your scope will be for both local procurement and global purchases across Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

The SAP Data Supervisor will report directly to the SAP Data Coordinator. You will also work closely with the finance team and country logistics data teams to support inputs deliveries and on-time payments.

Responsibilities

  • Create accurate and timely transactions in SAP for Purchase Orders, Goods Receipt Purchase Orders, Invoices, Goods issues, Intercountry transfers and Stock counts.
  • Achieve set KPIs in data entry timeliness for all SAP entries.
  • Achieve set KPIs data entry accuracy for all SAP entries vs. KPIs.
  • Coordinate Open POs closure to achieve set KPIs closure rate.
  • Work closely with purchasers and the finance team to achieve set KPIs of your payments processing timeliness.
  • Update assigned trackers and share monthly updates with relevant teams by agreed timelines.
  • Understand SAP processes to support the internal clients with queries and resolve arising issues.
  • Complete any other tasks related to One Acre Fund daily activities as may be assigned to you by your manager.

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 in Statistics ,Business,Commerce, Economics, or any related fields. 
  • At least 2 years of work experience in Data Analysis.
  • Basic knowledge in SAP or any other ERP system.
  • Intermediate-advanced proficiency in google sheet and Data Visualization.
  • Strong writing and presentation skills.
  • Language: Fluency in English language (French is an added advantage)

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 May 2025. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

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.

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