SolarNow was founded on the belief that everyone should have access to clean, affordable, and reliable energy. Thousands of families and businesses in Uganda and Kenya have benefited from solar energy solutions provided by SolarNow over the last 12 years. Initially focusing on solutions for rural homes and small businesses, SolarNow has evolved into a C&I solar solution provider supporting corporates, institutions, hospitals, schools, agri- businesses, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Key Responsibilities.
Supplier Identification
• Find and review potential suppliers of stock items to be bought locally and internationally to ensure quality products from suppliers under good
terms, e.g. Credit. and present your review in a structured report to enable effective
decision making.
• Procurement Projects: Review opportunities for improving Procurement, such as changing local supplier or moving to bulk purchase of an item

Stock Management.
• Forecasting: Review and understand past and future stock movements at
SolarNow, through which you work on accurate forecasting of order requirements for products sourced internationally.
• Payment Planning: You review order requirements to enable accurate cash
requirement planning across months, you further ensure that cash requirement is within constraints given by finance

Order Management.
• Overview: Track all orders made against key requirements set in the order overview to enable accurate tracking of orders and supplier management. You identify key trends in the data tracked and share ideas with your manager for improvements.
• Order Placement: Get quotations from suppliers for orders, based on the forecast, and ensure accurate paperwork to place orders within a risk free Procurement environment.
• Order Production, Inspection and Shipping: You work with the supplier and chosen shipping agents to ensure no delays and correct paperwork during the order process.
• Review of shipping in a structured report to enable effective decision
making. Use the information from shipping reports to actively identify alternative

Management and Coaching.
• Reporting: Prepare weekly report on time to enable accurate tracking of your work and the Procurement team
• Quality Assurance: Review work done by Junior Officers to ensure it meets

Requirements
• Performance Monitoring: Track and review the performance of Junior Officers to ensure optimal team performance
• Mentoring and Coaching: Support the development of Junior Officers through

Required Skills and Competencies.
• Client/Customer Awareness
• Interpersonal Relations
• Listening Skills
• Organizing/Planning Ability
• Personal Work Ethic
• Attention to Detail
• Integrity
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Team work and relation building ability
• Good communication skills

Education background.
Candidate must have preferably a degree in Bachelors in Procurement and supply Chain management, Procurement and Logistics or similar field.
Certified Professional Purchaser accreditation is a must.