About the position:
Founded in April 2013, RightCom is the leader in customer experience management in Africa. The company, which specializes in cloud-based customer experience (CX) management software, has become a one-stop shop for all customer experience needs, adding management consulting and outsourcing (CX BPO) to its enterprise software suite and a network of distribution agents.
As part of the structuring of its internal operations and its pan-African growth, RightCom is recruiting a Purchasing & Logistics Manager to oversee all purchasing, procurement, inventory management and logistics processes, ensuring operational efficiency, cost optimization and quality of service.
Main mission:
Define, organize and optimize RightCom’s purchasing and logistics strategy to support the company’s operational activities, while ensuring resource availability, cost control and flow reliability.
Key responsibilities :
🛒 Purchasing & supplier management
- Define and implement the company’s purchasing policy (goods, services, equipment).
- Identify, select and negotiate with suppliers and service providers.
- Monitor supplier contracts, commercial terms and delivery deadlines.
- Monitor suppliers and suggest more efficient or economical alternatives.
📦 Inventory management & procurement
- Organize and supervise inventory management (IT materials, supplies, equipment, consumables).
- Anticipate needs in conjunction with internal teams and ongoing projects.
- Set up tools to monitor and control stock levels.
- Reduce out-of-stocks, losses and overstocks.
🚚 Logistics & operational coordination
- Manage internal and external logistics flows (deliveries, transport, errands, inter-site transfers).
- Coordinate logistics providers and internal agents (courier, general services).
- Oversee the logistics of internal events, training courses and field deployments.
- Guarantee compliance with deadlines, quality and procedures.
📊 Budget monitoring & cost optimization
- Draw up and monitor the purchasing and logistics budget.
- Monitor expenses, analyze discrepancies and propose corrective actions.
- Set up performance indicators (costs, lead times, supplier quality).
🧱 Process & continuous improvement
- Structure and formalize purchasing and logistics procedures.
- Improve processes for greater efficiency, traceability and reliability.
- Collaborate with finance, administration and HR for seamless cross-functional management.
Profile required:
- Training: Bac+4/5 in logistics, purchasing, supply chain, management or equivalent.
- Experience: 4 to 7 years’ experience in a similar position, ideally in a multi-site or growing environment.
- Key skills :
- Mastery of purchasing processes, supplier negotiation and logistics management.
- Good budget analysis and cost tracking skills.
- Comfortable with management tools, ERP or advanced spreadsheets.
- Personal qualities: Organization, rigor, sense of anticipation, operational leadership.
- Soft skills: ability to manage priorities, negotiate, work cross-functionally.
- Languages: Fluent French, professional English appreciated.
What we offer:
- A strategic position at the heart of RightCom’s operations.
- A high degree of autonomy and a direct impact on the company’s overall performance.
- A dynamic, international, structuring environment.
- Opportunities for advancement to Operations Manager or Group Supply Chain Manager.
- Attractive remuneration and benefits according to profile.
📩 Are you structured, efficiency-oriented and want to lead key operations in a growing pan-African tech company? Join RightCom as a Responsab Purchasing & Logistics.