Jobs Kenya

Job Experience: Experience of 3 – 4 years

  • Merchandisers (FMCG)

    Merchandisers (FMCG)

    Job Role: To offer product that exceed customers’ expectations and achieves sales and profit targets through effective supply chain management.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Monitor performance against plan, taking appropriate action to maximize sales and profit and reduce stockholding whilst increasing stock turn
    Identify new business opportunities to grow sales and profitability
    Review, propose and implement mark-down activity to reduce terminal stock whilst analyzing action taken on mark-downs to maximize profit
    Drive increase in margin through new sourcing strategies and methods to build profit
    Communicate trading issues and forecasts with proposed actions to senior management and Buyer
    Develop and agree plans in partnership with the Buyer that achieve sales and profit targets and implement the agreed departmental strategy
    Evaluate market and customer information together with historical data and forward trends to develop plans
    Manage product trialing activity with the Buyer
    C ontinuously monitor market activity, through regular competitor shop visits, gathering market intelligence from a wide variety of sources and store visits, in order to take appropriate commercial action
    Agree and deliver promotional and marketing plans
    Monitor and manage the availability of stock
    Identify and regularly review potential suppliers and negotiate commercially viable terms of trade

    Skill set
    Qualifications & Skills:

    Degree/Diploma in Marketing, Sales or related field
    3-4 years’ experience of merchandising in FMCG, Modern Trade verticals
    Strong project management skills
    Sales analysis and forecasting
    Excellent organisational skills and ability to work to deadlines
    Good interpersonal skills

    Deadline: Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their online application on or before 30th November 2018

  • Building and Civil Engineering Technicians

    Building and Civil Engineering Technicians

    Job Summary: To provide technical support to the trainers and contribute to trainees learning experience by assisting with the preparations of materials,use of plumbing equipment and wood working machines for practical work; be able to perform routine testing of construction materials and have proficiency ¡n the use of modern surveying equipment.
    Job Specifications

    Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education mean grade C- (Minus) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution or D (Plain) with a certificate in Building Technology/ Civil Engineering.
    Diploma in Building Technology or Civil Engineering from an accredited institution.
    Certificate in Computer applications
    A valid certificate of good conduct
    Knowledge of Occupation Health and Safety
    At least three (3) years4 experience preferably from a learning institution
    Show merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results
    Should not be more than 45 years old.

  • Marketing Executive

    Marketing Executive

    Job Description

    Client acquisition and client retention strategies
    Prepare and deliver marketing plans within key objectives
    Seek orders for company products and maintain good customer relations
    Track market and company sales performance
    Develop and coordinate execution of company marketing strategies
    Devise marketing campaigns with the goal of increasing product awareness and increasing sales and profits.
    Attend key conferences to manage booth, do customer interviews and B2B discuss with potential clients

    Qualification:

    Degree in marketing, business management or other related field
    Minimum 3-4 years marketing experience.
    Proven experience in marketing strategy development and implementation, distribution channels, pricing and promotion
    Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
    Excellent sales skills, negotiation skills, and presentation skills
    Solid and proven knowledge of marketing techniques and principles
    Excellent track record of delivering successful marketing activity as per plan

  • Sales Engineer

    Sales Engineer

    Job Responsibilities

    Acting as a contact between a company and its existing and potential markets
    Negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales
    Gathering market and customer information;
    Generate sales to achieve sales target
    Promote, sales and promote product visibility
    Responsible for preparing product quotations, site visits and coordinating client meeting
    Liaising with suppliers to check the progress of existing orders;
    Establish effective and harmonious relationship with clients
    Writing and Submitting sales and customer visit report

    Qualifications

    Degree in Mechanical/Electronical engineering or Sales and marketing management or related fields
    At least 3-4 years of significant experience in sales
    Experience in selling hydraulic lifts, elevators and escalator machines is an advantage.
    Excellent communication, presentation, organizing skills and customer management.
    Ability to work independently, self- driven and highly motivated

  • Program Officer

    Program Officer

    MobiGrow Program is a partnership between KCB and MasterCard Foundation where KCB Group is implementing the Program in Kenya and Rwanda to sustainably bank smallholder farmers by offering them both financial and non-financial services with the aim of promoting higher farm productivity, resolve constraints in access to technical training for smallholder crop farmers, dairy producers and pastoralists.
    KCB Bank Kenya is looking to hire two (2) additional Program Officers to support the growing demand for financial services with the responsibility for Farmers’ mobilization and capacity building for financial inclusion aimed at increasing incomes and strengthening skills, knowledge and social capital required to achieve sustainable economic self-sufficiency.
    The Position:
    Reporting to the Program Manager, the Program Officers will take leadership in MobiGrow program activities implementation, monitoring & reporting.
    They will ensure realization of the Program’s goals and objectives of delivery of a highly innovative and scalable mobile phone based Digital Financial solution for rural smallholders and pastoralists, improve productivity amongst Rural Agro-entrepreneurs by facilitating farmers’ training; access to inputs and veterinary care as well as digital content services such as training and market information.
    The Officers will also build the capacity of Producer Organizations to offer better services to farmers and pastoralists.
    Job Responsibilities

    Mobilization and management of farmers groups, producer organizations and farmers cooperatives.
    Establish linkage with key stakeholders and farmers’ institutions at various levels.
    Coordinate program activities in designated geographies; in the areas of farmers’/pastoralists mobilization, farmers’/pastoralists’ trainings, facilitation of inputs services provision, producer organizations’ capacity development, and financial access pipeline development.
    Capacity building and strengthening of Farmers groups, Producer Organizations and Cooperatives for financial inclusion.
    Work planning, develop and implement approved work plans adhering to strict deadlines and work output quality parameters ensuring timely program documentation and reporting.
    Budgets & resources management; be accountable in allocated resources’ management and utilization whilst ensuring a maximum value for money is realized in all endeavors.
    Program activities monitoring and reporting; provide weekly updates, monthly and quarterly reports as required by the program management.
    Relationship building; establish and build good working relations with partners, clients, service providers and other stakeholders in a manner that promote advancement of program activities and KCB’s brand visibility.
    Support integration of KCB Commercial Agriculture products and services amongst the farmers and within farmer organizations
    Coordinate with concerned Government departments and leverage necessary support for the program.
    Any other responsibility as assigned that goes towards promotion of program objectives & Bank’s growth.

    Qualifications
    For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

    University Degree preferably in Agribusiness, Project Management, Business Management, Cooperative Development or its equivalent from an Institution recognized by the Commission of Higher Education.
    Master’s Degree and/or Professional qualifications in related field will be an added advantage.
    Have at least 4 years’ working experience; having had:
    At least 3 years’ experience in Donor Funded Program activities implementation & coordination
    At least 3 years’ experience in Producer Organisation Support in farmers’ training & capacity building (specifically in the areas of Governance, Business skills and Financial Literacy).
    At least 3 years’ experience of building and managing strong client and stakeholder relationships with Producer Groups, Private Sector and Governments.
    Experience in providing ASAL livelihood support activities is preferred
    Must have vast project planning, management, monitoring and reporting experience
    Computer Literacy is required
    Should have good attention to detail
    Be willing to frequently travel to Rural and ASAL regions (sometimes characterized by harsh terrains and weather).

  • Product Marketing Manager

    Product Marketing Manager

    Job description
    Scope of the role:
    The Product & Marketing Manager will guide the development and execution of marketing strategies designed to increase bottom-line contribution and expand Monsanto Vegetable Seed brands penetration and market position in Africa. He/she will be responsible for designing and implementation of Strategic & tactical marketing plans including the management of marketing programs budget of Africa in the most efficient way. He/she will have no direct reports. Position requires frequent travels within the territory (minimum 35% travel). Candidates are expected to be mobile both now and in the future
    Main Purpose of the job:
    To identify market dynamics and growth opportunities, to develop plans to capture them and to successfully implement them through use of marketing mix. This includes support of key product introductions. The role requires good understanding of the seed market, competition, fresh produce channels and close cooperation with different departments to gather data and to design and implement marketing activities.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Responsible for providing marketing foresight and support on development and execution of Africa strategy, working closely with East, Central, Southern and South Africa Commercial Teams.
    Preparation & Implementation of marketing plans:
    Together with commercial lead(s), sales team(s) and TD teams develops annual marketing plans in line with company strategies, sales budget, main growth opportunities by incorporating new and existing products and all relevant elements of the marketing mix. Will suggest marketing activities like campaigns, field days, promotions, advertising /media plans, execute activities, measure the productivity, and improve.
    For distributor markets, it requires cooperation with business partners to transfer company strategy in to tactics via distributors.
    Update brochures and design brochures for new launches.
    Collection of market, competition and customer intelligence; conduction of external market research:
    Analyzes market environment to identify market conditions, trends and key business opportunities for area development. In collaboration with Business & product management team, defines relevant market surveys to be conducted and to broaden knowledge of customers, products, pricing and the seed chain & food supply chain trends. As part of the commercial team he/she is responsible for collecting reliable market size information at country, product, regional level and for analyzing data to facilitate decisions related to marketing mix and new product introductions – works in that area with the Business team to deliver accurate and on-time market & competition data. He / she is responsible for organization of in-house market surveys & joined surveys with key distributors.
    Optimization of key new product introductions
    Develops a plan (New Variety Profiling and Introductions) and implements activities to capture the full potential of product launches including distribution strategy, pricing and promotion.
    Analyze current product range life cycle with replacement and new introductions in mind.
    Pricing and commercial policies
    Together with Business analysists & Business & Market Intelligence Lead, analyzes gross to net sales and determines action plans to capture value. He/she develops pricing and market funding strategies with commercial lead. Jointly responsible for approving price adjustments requests related to market conditions on matured product ranges together with product managers.
    Compile annual Pricing files
    Branding and communication
    In collaboration with Area Communication Manager, leads the implementation of branding strategies for the designated area. Ensures diligent use of corporate guidelines in branding and institutional image and stationary material across the area. In distributor markets, he/she works with distributors to ensure correct delivery brand guidelines to market.
    Distribution
    Accountable for analyzing current and developing alternative distribution strategies or enhancing existing ones for the area. He/she analyze the position of Monsanto distributors in market, cooperatively work with distributors to improve. He/she is responsible for establishing relationships with various actors in seed chain to analyze opportunities and developing plans to capture growth.
    Customer Relationships
    He/she directly contact with direst / in-direct customers. Pays specific attention to developing a close business relationship with key-distributors enabling them to act as representatives of Monsanto Vegetable Seeds brands.
    Support of Crop Teams
    Organize crop team meetings and liaise with Product Managers acting as representative of the marketing function in a market crop team, with special focus on the Value Proposition and Pricing for new varieties and product portfolio optimization for his/her designated area.

    Required Skills/Experience:

    Demonstrated success working with complex products and markets
    Sound planning and analytical capabilities
    Problem solving skills
    Exceptional organization and interpersonal skills
    Critical thinker both operational & strategic
    Ability to work across functions and boundaries in Africa, with the commercial team(s), product managers, TD, communication, external agencies, and able to handle customers from marketing point of view

    Desired Education and Skills/Experience:

    Minimum 3-4 years of relevant, Agriculture Business Marketing experience
    University degree preferably in Agriculture or related field and an MBA in Marketing.
    CIM will be an added advantage

    NB: This will be a 2 year contract.
    Bayer successfully completed the acquisition of Monsanto in June 2018, bringing together Monsanto’s leadership in seeds and plant traits with Bayer’s leadership in chemical and biological crop protection. By joining forces, we will create even more extensive career opportunities for talent around the world. We’re a global team working to shape agriculture through breakthrough innovation that will benefit farmers, consumers, and our planet.

  • Sales Administrator Travel Trade Sales Executive Corporate Sales Executive

    Sales Administrator Travel Trade Sales Executive Corporate Sales Executive

    Job Description

    The Hemingways Collection is proud to be the leading luxury hotel brand in Kenya.
    JOB SUMMARY:

    Ensures smooth running operation of Hemingways Collection sales and administrative functions
    Assist in response and completion of RFPs and RFQs

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Marketing or relevant discipline
    Minimum of 3-4 years sales experience in a similar capacity.

     

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  • Administrative Assistant

    Administrative Assistant

    Job description
    Job purpose
    To role holder is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the Britam Stores in accordance with the Administration Policies and Procedures manual.
    Key Responsibilities

    Maintain inventories at the levels set by the management ensuring optimal stock levels;
    Sustain efficient inventory management, raise purchase requisitions and assist user department(s) to order adequate merchandise and supplies;
    Maintain proper control of stocks in & out of the store;
    Maintain proper filling records of stores items;
    Maintain stock re-order levels;
    Accurately account for all transactions to and from the stores and reconcile the system quantity and physical stock counts;
    Prepare relevant inventory monthly reports for analysis;
    Identify stores inventory issues that arise with quick resolution to ensure organizational effectiveness;
    Receive and inspect all incoming materials and reconcile with the purchase orders (LPO’s), documents and tracks damages and discrepancies on orders received;
    Issue approved stores requisitions to departments and to branch network;
    Follow up of pending stores deliveries with Procurement Department to ensure no backorders;
    Ensure that all goods received agree with the purchase order specifications, quality and quantity;
    Participate in quarterly stock take of inventory, analyse the variances and report accordingly;
    Develop and foster good working relationships with vendors;
    Observe strict adherence to the company’s Administration processes and procedures manual; and
    Deliver on performance requirements as defined in the departments’ strategy map, balanced scorecard and Personal Scorecard.

    Knowledge, Experience And Qualifications Required

    Bachelor’s degree in a business related field
    3 to 4 years’ experience in a similar role
    Knowledge of ERP (Oracle) system and/or experience would be an advantage
    Strong computer and business solutions software skills
    Strong analytical and problem solving skills

    Essential Competencies

    Learning and Researching: Rapidly learns new tasks and commits information to memory quickly; demonstrates an immediate understanding of newly presented information; gathers comprehensive information to support decision making at management level; learns from successes and failures and seeks colleague and customer feedback.
    Working with People: Shows respect for the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy; listens, supports and cares for others; consults others and shares information and expertise with them; builds team spirit and reconciles conflict; adapts to the team and fits in well.Applying Expertise and Technology: Applies specialist and technical expertise; uses technology to achieve work objectives; develops job knowledge and expertise (theoretical and practical) through continual professional development; demonstrates an understanding of different organisational departments and functions.
    Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations: Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction; exhibits high standards for quality and quantity; monitors and maintains own quality and productivity; works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way; consistently achieves projects goals.
    Following Instructions and Procedures: Follows procedures and policies; keeps to schedules; arrives punctually for work and meetings; demonstrates commitment to the organisation; complies with legal obligations and safety requirements of the role.
    Adhering to Principles and Values: Upholds ethics and values; demonstrates integrity; accepts diversity; display individual responsibility towards the community and the environment; models the organisational values during every day interactions.

  • Assistant Factory Manager – Tea Division Assistant Stores Manager (Store In Charge)

    Assistant Factory Manager – Tea Division Assistant Stores Manager (Store In Charge)

    Job Description
    Key responsibilities

    Checking the quality of Green leaf deliveries. Receiving, weighing, spreading and withering of the leaf.
    Plans and coordinates the manufacture of withered leaf
    Plans and coordinates the sorting and packing of the manufactured black tea.
    Plans, coordinates, deploys and supervises labour while ensuring good industrial relations
    Record keeping of all the activities of a shift in the factory.
    Plans and monitors material usage.
    Executes the payments of advances and monthly wages.
    Takes charge of infrastructure which includes camp buildings, water supply etc.
    Ensures maintenance of factory machinery and maintains a register of loose tools.
    Ensures there is security and that all Company Policies are adhered to
    Ensures Occupational safety and health, environmental awareness.
    Ensures the smooth running of the manufacturing shift.
    Acting charge in absence of the Manager.
    Monitoring of the factory budget

    Qualifications and Competencies

    Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural field or Food and Science Technology
    Diploma in related field will be an added advantage
    3 – 4 years relevant experience (Tea Industry)
    Good knowledge of the tea manufacturing process
    Good managerial & leadership skills
    Computer literacy

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  • Technical Sales Executive – Plastic Technical Sales Executive – Food Processing

    Technical Sales Executive – Plastic Technical Sales Executive – Food Processing

    Job Description
    (Job Ref: JB 523-Plastic Sales-Kenya) 
    B. Tech/BSc Engineering in Civil/Chemical/Mechanical or Bachelors in Chemistry with 3- 4 years Sales experience in plastic raw materials/chemicals
    Role Functions:

    Stationed in Nairobi
    Identifying new business product opportunities in Kenya and Uganda
    Develop and maintain strong business relationships with existing/potential customers
    Flexible to travel overseas up to 25% of working time
    Achieve or exceed annual planned sales objectives for the assigned territory or market segment

    Requirements:

    Applicants must have a valid Kenyan driving license Valid passport document
    Fluent in English (verbal & written)

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