Supply Chain Coordinator Job DFG

Procurement Jobs, Dutch Flower Group Jobs.

Dutch Flower Group (DFG) is a unique family of companies, specialized in the international trade of flowers and plants. We are proud to provide products that bring millions of people together as they mark special moments, every single day. This embraces our mission: “Making life colorful.”
DFG Africa is a leading fresh flower export company, located at JKIA in Nairobi, Kenya. We are a logistics Centre for DFG, consolidating flowers from local flower growers across Kenya and shipping them across the globe. DFG Africa provides flower sourcing support from end to end. Come join our energetic vibrant team as an Supply Chain Coordinator within Dutch Flower Group Kenya Limited based in Nairobi.
The position reports to the Team Leader-Supply Chain and will perform the following amongst other responsibilities:

Overall Purpose of the Job

This key role offers significant ownership of the relationship between DFG markets and customers and importantly works with the company’s Market Commercial Teams, Procurement and Growers while ensuring that the flowers ordered are received and shipped out on time and the client’s system is updated with required data and shared with them as per order details.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Sourcing flowers as per the agreed prices.
• Follow up on confirmations and sourcing of short falls.
• Timely delivery from suppliers.
• Oversee accurate and complete preparation of all shipping documents
• Flight bookings as per the order requirement by the client.
• Coordinate QC checks of the shipments and make approvals where necessary.
• Order trucking update as per the orders received and confirmations.
• Check and verify all invoices before uploads and consolidation.
• Manage enquiries from market and suppliers.
• Handle all claims from customers and suppliers.
• Manage Volumetric weights 3% and below.
• Manage actual weights and Airflo flight weight charges plus dead flights.
• Eliminate and reduce losses by reducing errors in ordering and shipping.
• Nil difference on actual weights vs flight weight charges.
• Timely payment of suppliers in 30 days of invoicing.
• Monthly update on supplier statements to solve issues and payments.
• Follow up on collection of all rejects back to the farm.
• Complete weekly figures and all market on the weeks assigned.

Educational background / Work experience 

• Holder of a Degree /diploma in business/ floriculture or related field.
• At least 2 years of hands on experience in sales and marketing, and has thorough product ( flowers) knowledge.
• Knowledge and exposure on Export regulations- added advantage.
• Knowledge and exposure on ERPs- added advantage.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
• Extremely self-motivated, pro-active, confident, outgoing, creative, disciplined with
• attention to detail, highly honest and a person of high integrity.
• Possess strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills as well as exemplary
• Organizational and time management skills.

Language Skills

• English: Fluent in written and spoken
• Kiswahili: Fluent in written and spoken.

Computer Literacy

• Good knowledge of Microsoft® Office Software (Excel®, Word, PowerPoint®, Outlook and others).

How to Apply

Qualified and interested candidates should send their application letter and CV in PDF to: Human Resources Manager e-mail to info@dfgafrica.com by 19th November 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.