About One Acre Fund
Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa’s farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.
Our Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under the local brand Tupande. Close to 500 staff in our Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications
About the Role
Seeking a Warehouse & Inventory Supervisor to lead macadamia quality, drying, and dispatch operations. Manage a large team to ensure efficiency and zero losses, directly increasing farmer impact as we scale our Market Access business.
Responsibilities
Quality control
- Ensure that all NIS meet quality standards by teaming up with the quality team while making sure to comply with regulatory factory requirements for percent good quality in addition to other quality thresholds (Insect damage, mould, immature, undersize)
Team Management
- Manage and mentor a team of receiving, warehouse and dispatch staff and ICs ensuring proper training and adherence to safety protocols.
NIS Handling
- Manage the handling of the NIS during offloading and dryer loading with the help from the clerks and ensure proper record is maintained for both receiving and dryer loading.
Inventory Management
- Monitor inventory levels and coordinate with E&A teams to ensure timely availability of raw materials for processing and customer order fulfilment.
Reporting
- Generate daily stock reports IN and OUT stock movement within the warehouse and the shop floor for the senior management decision making.
Time Management
- Monitor the turnaround of raw materials trucks for smooth warehouse operations.
Waste Management
- Minimize nuts waste during the offloading and drying process and record the weight for stock reconciliation.
Food safety implementation
- Ensures hygienic conditions of both the warehouse team & casual workers are maintained.
Implement all Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) requirements in the shift.
Drying and Warehousing Improvement
- Implement different ideas to provide innovative operating procedures and methods to eliminate raw material losses or quality deterioration and improve inventory reconciliation.
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- Minimum academic Qualification: Diploma/certificate in Food science, supply chain management or business administration.
- Work Experience: 3+ years of working experience in manufacturing companies as a warehouse supervisor.
- Knowledge and experience in the Food Safety Management System, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace.
- Attention to detail: Ensures all your tasks are completed to the fruit’s quality needs.
- Problem-solving: Identify the root cause and find solutions to meet the required ripening target.
- Analytical skills: Have the ability to identify a problem, investigate to find out relevant facts, and find a logical solution.
- Written and verbal communication: Strong verbal communication skills can help you explain ways to improve processes to other people so they can achieve set quality standards.
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Sagana, Kenya
Benefits
Health insurance, paid time off
Contract Duration
1 Year
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
Application Deadline
26 May 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
More Information
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