Gallatek East Africa Ltd is a member of Gallatek group of
Companies in UK which deals in investments in Kenyan market in many sectors
including
Security Solutions: CCTV surveillance cameras, intruder alarms
systems, Electric Fence.
Network solutions: telecommunications, computer networking, and
software development.
Air conditioning and Mechanical engineers- refrigeration,
ventilation, chillers, freezers
Property division: property valuers’, property managements,
letting agents, real estate consultants
Job: General Manager
General Manager will be primarily responsible for guiding employees in achieving the goals and ambitions of the organization.
General Manager will be primarily responsible for guiding employees in achieving the goals and ambitions of the organization.
They ensure that all processes and practices are working in a
proper manner.
They have discussions with other members of the top management
and devise any specific goals, which are to be accomplished within a certain
time period.
Job Duties
Job Duties
✔ Planning: General
manager are responsible for developing strategic plans for the growth of the
company. They need to consider the financial and the technical standing of the
company, and then devise plans to bring about improvement.
✔ Resource
Management: The GM heading a huge team should manage the resources
under him, by proper work allocation. Reviewing of the allocated work also
falls under the purview of his duty. Timely review and result measurement will
highlight the key areas that need attention. By doing this, the efficiency of
the team and the company will increase. Preparation of work schedule can prove
to be helpful to maintain a track of the ongoing project progress.
✔ Communication: In many industries, the
GM deals with the external parties directly. In such cases, he should create a
good impression of the company and maintain its image. The market value of any
organization depends on the way it treat the clients, customers and also
employees, so the manager is expected to have good business communication
skills.
✔ Staffing: Recruitment
of the staff is one of the important duties of a GM. He should be involved in
the hiring process. He needs to hire well-experienced and efficient managers
for handling the operations of individual practices in a company. Also, he
needs to train, guide and assist the newly hired process managers, regarding
handling daily processes and employee performance. The GM should try to retain the
efficient employees as training the new recruits for the same profile is an
additional expense for the company.
✔ Funds
Management: General manager is solely responsible for projects
undertaken by him. He has the authority of allocating funds to the projects. He
should be a part of financial budget allocation meetings. The current financial
status review is also GM's responsibility.
✔ Cost
Reduction: GM should recognize the areas where cost reduction can
be done. These areas need to be identified and necessary action must be taken.
Also, process and program improvement projects should be initiated.
✔ Knowledge Upgrade: Keeping
oneself updated with the latest market trends is of utmost importance to a GM.
He should be aware of the current market conditions. For achieving this, he
should attend workshops and seminars to increase his knowledge. Many
organizations conduct regularly update their programs.
✔ Purchase
Deals: He should represent the management in purchase
negotiations; third party or in-house. All the decisions that are taken in the
negotiations should be reported to the top management.
✔ Business
Strategies: General managers are required to conduct presentations
to the higher management pertaining to business, marketing, and advertising
strategies, and all other necessary aspects of the company processes. They also
conduct quarterly, semiannual and yearly general meetings for presenting the profits,
gains and achievements of the company.
✔ Policy Formulation: Being the head of the team, he is responsible for the policies and procedures followed by the team. In case the existing policies lack certain key aspects or are outdated, it is the duty of the GM to establish new policies and adhere to them.
✔ Policy Formulation: Being the head of the team, he is responsible for the policies and procedures followed by the team. In case the existing policies lack certain key aspects or are outdated, it is the duty of the GM to establish new policies and adhere to them.
✔ Functional
Analysis: As they oversee all processes, they have to pay minute
attention to monthly or quarterly functioning of each individual practices.
They are responsible for proper functioning of their department.
Skills
Skills
Because of the responsibility of managing all the processes
altogether, the general manager need to have the best qualities and
capabilities that are essentially required for running a company in a smooth
manner.
To handle any corporate profile efficiently, there are a few
prerequisite skills.
However, the broad skill set for a GM includes:
- Performance
management
- Management
proficiency
- Managerial
experience in a variety of corporate sectors (optional)
- Good
leadership and management skills
- Effective
business communication
- Decision-making
and problem-solving skills
Requirements
- Degree
holder in Marketing / Business Administration or related disciplines
- Proven
records and prior working experience in large scale real estate or
property development corporations
- 5
years' relevant working experience, preferably working in an
investment group, real estate, security solutions group
- Sharp
business acumen with international exposure is an advantage
Marketing Manager
Role Summary:
- To
be responsible for developing and maintaining marketing strategies to meet
agreed company objectives.
- To
evaluate customer research, market conditions, and competitor data and
implement marketing plan alterations as needed.
- To
oversees all marketing, advertising and promotional staff and activities.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible
for the marketing of company products and services to the right market
whether B2B or B2C.
- Demonstrate
technical marketing skills and company product knowledge.
- Develop
an annual marketing plan in conjunction with the sales department. This
should detail the year’s activity to meet agreed company objectives.
- Budget
management. To deliver all marketing activity within the agreed budget.
- To
direct marketing staff where budgets are devolved.
- To
achieve frequent, timely and positive media coverage across all available
media.
- To
managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to
tactical activities.
- To
conduct market research in order to identify market requirements for
current and future products.
- To
develop and implement a company-wide plan to push product, working with
all departments for its execution
- To
analyze potential strategic partner relationships for product lines.
Relationships and Roles:
- To
demonstrate the ability to interact and cooperate with all company
employees.
- To
build trust, value others, communicate effectively, drive execution,
foster innovation, focus on delivery to customers, collaborate with
others, solve problems creatively and demonstrate high integrity.
- Maintain
professional internal and external relationships that meet company core
values.
- Proactively
establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all
support departments.
Job Specifications:
- Diploma
in sales and marketing or Business Administration
- Approximately
1-2 years of sales experience in the marketing industry.
- Experience
with a company in a related company sector.
- Extensive
experience of developing, maintaining and delivering on marketing
strategies to meet company objectives.
- A
strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements.
- A
proven ability to oversee all marketing, advertising and promotional staff
and activities.
Sales Executive
Job Purpose: Builds business by identifying and selling prospects; maintaining relationships with clients.
Job Purpose: Builds business by identifying and selling prospects; maintaining relationships with clients.
Job Duties:
- Identifies
business opportunities by identifying prospects and evaluating their
position in the industry; researching and analyzing sales options.
- Sells
products by establishing contact and developing relationships with
prospects; recommending solutions.
- Maintains
relationships with clients by providing support, information, and
guidance; researching and recommending new opportunities; recommending
profit and service improvements.
- Identifies
product improvements or new products by remaining current on industry
trends, market activities, and competitors.
- Prepares
reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information.
- Maintains
quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
- Maintains
professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops;
reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks;
benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional
societies.
- Contributes
to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Diploma
in sales and marketing
- 1
year experience in sales
- Presentation
Skills
- Client
Relationships
- Emphasizing
Excellence
- Energy
Level, Negotiation
- Prospecting
Skills
- Meeting
Sales Goals
- Creativity
- Sales
Planning
- Independence
- Motivation
for Sales
Email: hr@gallatek.com