PROCUREMENT & INVENTORY MANAGER AT VENCO.AFRICA | PROCUREMENT & INVENTORY MANAGER JOBS IN LAGOS

About Company:

Venco is an all-in-one community management platform powering billing, utilities, payments, and access control across approximately 600 residential communities in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana.

Job Description:

• We’re looking for a Procurement & Inventory Owner to build a reliable procurement and inventory function that keeps hardware available, controls costs, and supports uninterrupted community go-lives.
• Hardware and meters are critical to our revenue, and stock availability is currently a key operational constraint. This role will take ownership of the supply chain behind our hardware, from demand planning and supplier negotiations to inventory control and reconciliation.

 What You'll Do

• Build and own a reliable system of record for meter and hardware stock
• Shift purchasing from reactive to demand-led
• Negotiate bulk purchase terms and reduce landed costs
• Own supplier selection, qualification and performance
• Maintain clear approval trails for purchases
• Plan working capital with Finance Operations
• Reconcile stock, invoices and installations monthly and resolve variances

Requirements:

• 5+ years in procurement, supply chain or inventory management
• Experience with hardware/devices is an advantage
• Proven bulk purchasing and negotiation results
• Strong reconciliation and Finance collaboration skills
• Experience building a stock system from scratch
• Familiarity with import, clearing and vendor management in Nigeria. AI Fluency is an added advantage.

 What Success Looks Like:

• Trusted visibility of stock held, committed and in transit
• Measurable reduction in landed cost per unit
• No community go-live delayed due to stock availability
• Clean approval trails for purchases above threshold

Salary

Application Closing Date: 19th September, 2026

Application Instructions:

Candidates should send their Cv and cover letter to: mercy@venco.co with “Procurement & Inventory Manager” as the subject of the mail.

Note: If you’re a hands-on procurement professional who can build the system, negotiate hard and keep inventory moving, we’d love to hear from you.