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Fertilizer Procurement Strategy Associate
One Acre Fund
Job at a glance
- Employer
- One Acre Fund
- Position
- Fertilizer Procurement Strategy Associate
- Location
- Kenya
- Possible duty stations
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- 16 November 2026
- Start date
- As soon as possible
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 5 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
One Acre Fund is hiring a Fertilizer Procurement Strategy Associate in Nairobi to lead fertilizer sourcing and delivery. You will execute procurement strategies, manage data models for cost optimization, and mentor a small team.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Focus on deep-dive data analysis for purchasing decisions
- Includes people management of a small team
- Rolling application review process
- Comprehensive benefits including health insurance and housing
What’s offered
- Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
- Weekly manager check-ins, mentorship, and training programs
- Biannual career reviews and development discussions
Key responsibilities
- Execute seasonal procurement strategies to ensure >90% on-time delivery and 5% annual cost savings
- Maintain zero quality issues reaching farmers and achieve >80% on-time supplier payments
- Analyze global market trends and inventory levels to identify supply gaps and optimal purchasing windows
- Develop and maintain complex Google Sheets data models for pricing, forecasting, and landed costs
- Streamline logistics processes and automate operations like goods receipt and loading quality control
- Build strategic partnerships with fertilizer suppliers and represent One Acre Fund externally
- Collaborate with country teams to improve farmer offerings and share market opportunities
- Manage, mentor, and conduct performance reviews for a small procurement team
Who should apply?
A procurement professional with strong data analytics skills in Google Sheets and experience in global supply chains, seeking leadership responsibilities in an agricultural NGO context.
Key requirements
- Global procurement expertise
- Advanced Google Sheets proficiency
- Fluent English communication
- Stakeholder negotiation skills
- Kenyan citizenship/residency
- Project management experience
What you should know
- Role based in Nairobi, Kenya
- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis until hired
- Deadline: 16 October 2026
- Open only to Kenyan citizens or permanent residents
- Never pay fees for interviews; official emails come from @oneacrefund.org
How to apply
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Original employer advertisement
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The employer’s advert
## **About One Acre Fund**
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 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 their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our [Why Work Here](https://oneacrefund.org/careers/why-work-here) blog post.
## **About the Role**
Seeking a procurement professional to lead fertilizer procurement, ensuring cost-efficient sourcing and reliable on-time delivery. Drive strong individual execution and contribute to team success. In this role, your focus will be dedicated to deep-dive data analysis to determine optimal purchasing windows, and managing and executing the entire procurement process independently.
## **Responsibilities**
Execute Procurement with Excellence
- Strategy & Delivery: Support the creation and execution of seasonal procurement strategies to deliver +90% OTIF (On-Time, In-Full) delivery, market-competitive costs, and 5% year-on-year cost savings.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure absolute quality control, achieving 0 quality issues reaching the farmer, and maintain an +80% on-time payment rate for suppliers.
- Supply Chain Reliability: Proactively address future supply gaps by evaluating farmer needs against global market trends, supplier capacity, and current inventory levels.
- Process Optimization: Drive lead-time improvements through streamlined delivery and process automation. Regularly improve key operations like the goods receipt process and loading quality control.
- Data & Analytics: Spend time developing, maintaining, and continuously improving complex Google Sheets data models to track global market trends and landed costs. Use this data to provide crucial decision support on when to purchase (or not purchase) fertilizers to maximize cost savings.
Build Partnerships & Market Liaisons
- Strategic Relationships: Help build and maintain deep partnerships with fertilizer suppliers and industry organizations beyond seasonal procurement needs.
- Country Team Collaboration: Act as a critical business partner for our country operations teams, actively identifying and sharing opportunities to improve our offering to farmers.
- Industry Representation: Serve as a representative for One Acre Fund externally with suppliers and market actors to drive long-term, systematic supply chain improvements.
People Management
- People Management: Manage and mentor a small team, setting clear goals, providing timely feedback, and conducting high-quality career coaching and performance reviews.
- Team Growth:Contribute to staffing, recruitment, and succession planning to build a high-performing procurement unit.
## **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](https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/application-process/qualifications/). For this role specifically, you will have:
Professional & Technical Competencies:
- Supply Chain Expertise: Solid foundational knowledge of global procurement processes, international shipping, and supply chain operations.
- Data Fluency: An advanced analytical mindset with high proficiency in Google Sheets to build pricing, forecasting, and decision-support models. Comfortable spending half of your time analyzing data to help make decisions.
- Language: Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Management & Execution Skills:
- Relationship Builder: Exceptional collaboration and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence both internal stakeholders and external global suppliers.
- Project Management: Strong organizational skills with a proven track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Solution-Oriented: An innovative thinker who approaches obstacles with a results-driven mindset and is comfortable making data-driven decisions under medium-risk conditions.
## **Preferred Start Date**
As soon as possible
## **Job Location**
Nairobi, Kenya
## **Benefits**
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
## **Eligibility**
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
## **Application Deadline**
16 October 2026. 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*](http://oneacrefund.org/) *address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), **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.*
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 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 their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our [Why Work Here](https://oneacrefund.org/careers/why-work-here) blog post.
## **About the Role**
Seeking a procurement professional to lead fertilizer procurement, ensuring cost-efficient sourcing and reliable on-time delivery. Drive strong individual execution and contribute to team success. In this role, your focus will be dedicated to deep-dive data analysis to determine optimal purchasing windows, and managing and executing the entire procurement process independently.
## **Responsibilities**
Execute Procurement with Excellence
- Strategy & Delivery: Support the creation and execution of seasonal procurement strategies to deliver +90% OTIF (On-Time, In-Full) delivery, market-competitive costs, and 5% year-on-year cost savings.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure absolute quality control, achieving 0 quality issues reaching the farmer, and maintain an +80% on-time payment rate for suppliers.
- Supply Chain Reliability: Proactively address future supply gaps by evaluating farmer needs against global market trends, supplier capacity, and current inventory levels.
- Process Optimization: Drive lead-time improvements through streamlined delivery and process automation. Regularly improve key operations like the goods receipt process and loading quality control.
- Data & Analytics: Spend time developing, maintaining, and continuously improving complex Google Sheets data models to track global market trends and landed costs. Use this data to provide crucial decision support on when to purchase (or not purchase) fertilizers to maximize cost savings.
Build Partnerships & Market Liaisons
- Strategic Relationships: Help build and maintain deep partnerships with fertilizer suppliers and industry organizations beyond seasonal procurement needs.
- Country Team Collaboration: Act as a critical business partner for our country operations teams, actively identifying and sharing opportunities to improve our offering to farmers.
- Industry Representation: Serve as a representative for One Acre Fund externally with suppliers and market actors to drive long-term, systematic supply chain improvements.
People Management
- People Management: Manage and mentor a small team, setting clear goals, providing timely feedback, and conducting high-quality career coaching and performance reviews.
- Team Growth:Contribute to staffing, recruitment, and succession planning to build a high-performing procurement unit.
## **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](https://oneacrefund.org/work-with-us/application-process/qualifications/). For this role specifically, you will have:
Professional & Technical Competencies:
- Supply Chain Expertise: Solid foundational knowledge of global procurement processes, international shipping, and supply chain operations.
- Data Fluency: An advanced analytical mindset with high proficiency in Google Sheets to build pricing, forecasting, and decision-support models. Comfortable spending half of your time analyzing data to help make decisions.
- Language: Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
Management & Execution Skills:
- Relationship Builder: Exceptional collaboration and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence both internal stakeholders and external global suppliers.
- Project Management: Strong organizational skills with a proven track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Solution-Oriented: An innovative thinker who approaches obstacles with a results-driven mindset and is comfortable making data-driven decisions under medium-risk conditions.
## **Preferred Start Date**
As soon as possible
## **Job Location**
Nairobi, Kenya
## **Benefits**
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
## **Eligibility**
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
## **Application Deadline**
16 October 2026. 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*](http://oneacrefund.org/) *address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), **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.*