About Apollo Agriculture:
Apollo Agriculture is a leading agri-fintech platform empowering small-scale farmers across Africa to increase their profits and farm more sustainably. Apollo uses artificial intelligence and automated operations to unlock the massive, untapped small-scale farming market. Apollo enables farmers to access the optimized financing, high-quality farm products, expert digital advice, and risk management solutions they need to invest and scale their businesses. Apollo grew paying customers over 2.5x in 2023 to over 200K small-scale farmers in Kenya and Zambia, increasing revenue to nearly $30M with robust unit economics. Apollo partners with key global agriculture companies like Bayer, OCP and Yara, and is backed by Anthemis, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Flourish Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, and Softbank Vision Fund. Apollo’s team brings together technology, credit and operations experience from The Climate Corporation, Google, Capital One, Revolut, and One Acre Fund.
About the Role:
Apollo Agriculture is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Regional Inventory Officer to oversee inventory management operations at both agrodealer and warehouse levels. As a Regional Inventory Officer, you will be at the forefront of ensuring that Apollo's assets are safeguarded through accurate stock management and the maintenance of data integrity.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams to resolve any inventory issues and provide continuous and timely updates on discrepancies and other arising issues to the Risk and Loss Control Manager. As a Regional Inventory Officer, you will be a critical player in ensuring our customers have access to the right product, in the right quantities and at the right time, thus providing an excellent customer experience.
This role is ideal for you if you have experience in inventory management, are an intuitive problem solver and self-driven.
Reporting Lines: This role reports to the Risk & Loss Control Manager.
Contract Duration: Fixed Term (1 year)
Location: Regional (Onsite)
Vacancies: 6
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and manage stock levels across warehouses and agrodealer locations.
- Conduct regular stock audits to ensure accuracy and compliance with company standards.
- Maintain accurate records of all inventory transactions.
- Analyze inventory data to identify trends, discrepancies, and areas for improvement.
- Prepare and share regular inventory reports with stakeholders.
- Provide actionable insights to optimize stock management and reduce waste.
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies or losses promptly.
- Escalate unresolved issues to the Risk and Loss Control Manager.
- Collaborate with relevant teams to implement corrective actions.
- Work closely with procurement, warehouse, and sales teams to align inventory needs.
- Support agrodealer partners in inventory management to enhance their experience.
- Ensure all inventory processes comply with company policies and standards.
- Safeguard company assets by minimizing risks related to inventory loss or damage.
Requirements:
- Diploma or degree in Logistics, Accounting, Finance, or a related field from a recognized university.
- At least 1 year of experience in logistics, inventory management, accounting, or warehousing.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and generate insights.
- Experience in cycle counting and stock audits.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A team player with strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Proficiency in inventory management software is a plus.
We:
- Are a collaborative team of smart and ambitious people who are dedicated to serving our customers.
- Make magic happen to solve hard problems and always come with solutions when challenges arise.
- Are comfortable taking risks that can result in radical scale, and understand that failures are opportunities to learn and improve.
- Are considerate listeners and take the time to deeply understand and seek out ideas from the people around us, even when we disagree.
- Offer a dynamic environment that fosters talent, collaboration and growth.
- Take pride in our work and share the responsibility to see it through from conception to deployment.
- Back up our talk with a competitive compensation and benefits package and challenging projects.
- Value autonomy, honesty, transparency, and respect.
- Are excited to hear from you!
