Associate, Operations at Greenlight Planet

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate, Operations

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time
Reporting to: Senior Associate, Operations - Nigeria

The Role

• The Associate, Operations will support the Operations teams through efficient inventory management; coordinating outbound logistics and providing reports as and when required.

Key Responsibilities for the Role

• Collating inventory projections from the Heads of Sales, as well as comparing the projections with the updated pipeline inventory
• Preparing Proforma Invoice, Packing lists and other sales/export documents
• Daily invoicing of the sold-out units
• Coordinating dispatch to ensure same day rides for overnight delivery whilst ensuring that delivery to partners is done within the set timelines
• Managing export to partners in West Africa and other countries and preparation of importation orders seamlessly
• Ensure document compliance and appropriate Form M number
• Ensure timely clearance by following up expeditiously on the clearance process as per the set SLAs with the CHA.
• Creating Request for Quotation (RFQ) templates, sending out the RFQs to vendors/suppliers to get price and issuing Purchase Orders (PO) for products and services to selected vendors
• Creating and maintaining reports reflecting recurring purchases as well as the prices
• Collecting invoice from vendor after confirming all goods or services have been delivered to meet quality expectations or Service Level Agreement (SLA)
• Processing vendor payment with finance

Job Requirements
The ideal candidate:

• Has a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain / Purchasing and Supplies or any Business oriented course.
• Has 2 years’ work experience, preferably FMCG in the supply chain line
• Hands-on experience in warehousing and distribution (Last mile)
• Ability to work with distributors, sales teams and sales agents to ensure smooth distribution operations
• Knowledge and working experience with a robust ERP / WMS (knowledge of SAP materials management module is an added advantage)
• Excellent hands-on experience on the use of computer tools (excel /macros /v-lookup /charts /pivot table) for analysis for business
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work remotely under minimal supervision

Remuneration

• Greenlight Planet offers competitive compensation, a fun, supportive work environment, and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Greenlight Planet believes in equal opportunity for all people:  We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.