South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited a
State Corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and
Fisheries,has a primary mandate to increase National sugar production, reduce
dependence on sugar imports, create employment opportunities and enhance
regional and national development in line with national development goals
articulated in the Vision 2030.
Sales Representative
Reporting to the Sales Operations
Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for selling the company’s products
and services in allocated territories with the aim of achieving the annual
sales target.
Specific responsibilities will
include:
- Achieve the weekly, monthly and annual sales
target.
- Visit customers regularly, to negotiate for
orders, maximize stocking and ensure prompt delivery of orders.
- Maintain and update sales records for the
territory.
- Monitor sales performance for assigned
territory on a daily/weekly and monthly basis and explain variances.
- Create and build a strong and positive
relationship with customers.
- Provide support for product and brand
promotional initiatives.
- Implement merchandising standards.
- Prompt resolutions of customer queries and
complaints as per laid down procedures and standards.
- Collect and channel competitive information
from the market to management.
Key qualifications, knowledge and
experience required:
- University graduate with a bias in Business
Administration.
- Professional qualification in Sales and/or
Marketing.
- At least 2 years’ experience in selling first
moving consumer goods.
- Computer literate.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Good communication, numerical and customer
care skills.
- Holder of a valid driving license
Sales Operations Manager
Reporting to the
Head of Marketing and Business Development, the incumbent will develop and
manage the Company’s sales strategies, sales services and sales resources to
maximize product sales.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Develop the company sales and distribution
strategies in liaison with the Head of Marketing & Business
Development.
- Generate and control the overall department
annual budget in liaison with the Head of Marketing & Business
Development.
- Develop and communicate sales targets by
category of trade and monitor achievement.
- Maintain up to date sales system to facilitate
selling i.e sales ledger, day books, dispatch, stock availability and
sales reconciliations.
- Update product pricing in liaison with the
Head of Marketing & Business Development.
- Maintain a daily/weekly/monthly sales
performance against targets.
- Mobilize sales resources to ensure effective
sales promotions.
- Prepare and submit daily/weekly/monthly sales
reports and trend analysis.
- Build and maintain a healthy relationship with
customers.
- Provide support on all sales issues to regional
sales staff.
- Motivate and develop the assigned sales team.
- Coordinate product dispatch and distribution
logistics.
Key qualifications, knowledge and
experience required:
- Bachelor of Commerce Marketing Option graduate
or equivalent from a recognized university.
- MBA will be an added advantage.
- Professional qualification in sales management
and customer service.
- Minimum five years proven track record in
sales and distribution management in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG)
industry.
- Experience in brand management and advertising
agency liaison will be an added advantage.
- Member of a professional body (MSK,CIM,KIM)
- Computer literate.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Good communication, customer care and
presentation skills.
- Holder of a valid driving license.
Electrical Engineering Manager
Reporting to the
Head of Manufacturing, the EEM will ensure efficient provision of electrical
engineering services for factory and the estate facilities.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Planning and implementing preventive
maintenance of all electrical systems.
- Ensuring periodic testing/ certification of
electrical protection and instrumentation systems in compliance with
professional standards.
- Strategizing, planning and overseeing the
execution of electrical engineering projects.
- Identifying staff training and development
needs in liaison with human resource department for implementation.
- Formulation and implementation of the
Electrical Engineering budget.
- Enforcement of health and safety policy.
- Preparing periodic reports.
- Compliance with statutory provisions within
functional roles.
Key qualifications, knowledge and
experience required:
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Power Option)
from a recognized institution.
- Possess registration/ membership of
Professional body (ERB/IFK).
- Have extensive working knowledge and
qualification in PLC’s and VSD’s including installations, trouble shooting
and programming.
- Seven (7) years’ experience in maintenance
management in a processing manufacturing environment.
- Computer literacy.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Audit Manager
Reporting to the
Board of Directors, the position is charged with ensuring that the company’s
business is being conducted in accordance with the laid down procedures and
instructions and that the procedures and instructions employed by the company
are efficient and cost effective.
He/she will ensure the Company’s
internal control systems, risk management and governance policies are adhered
to at all times.
He/she will be responsible for facilitating the Company’s Enterprise Risk Management system and lead the formulation of its risk strategy.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Suggesting improvements to policies and
procedures to ensure value for money.
- Checking that the accounting procedures are
being followed correctly.
- Preparing and maintaining the annual audit
plan and monitor and report performance against the targets.
- Supervising the maintenance of comprehensive
systems flow charts and procedural instructions in support of any
accounting manuals.
- Coordinate the implementation of the
recommendations made by the external Auditors.
- Taking lead in the Company’s Enterprise Risk
Management strategy.
- Providing advice on risk issues and provide
timely advice to the Board and Management.
Key qualifications, knowledge and
experience required:
- A degree in Business Administration, Finance
or Economics.
- A Master’s Degree will be an added advantage.
- Possess professional qualifications like ACCA,
CPA (K), CISA and a registered member of ICPAK.
- Certified risk and risk compliance
qualification will be an added advantage.
- Minimum six (6) years’ work experience in
audit and or risk management at a senior management level.
- Knowledge of corporate Enterprise Risk
Management.
- Self-starter, hardworking individual with good
leadership and strong report writing skills.
- Excellent communication skills and experience
in audit in computerized accounting systems and computer interrogation
techniques.
- Demonstrate ability of conducting audit
reviews and policy development.
Head of Agriculture
Reporting to the
Managing Director, the incumbent will be responsible for planning and
coordinating all agriculture activities so as to maximize cane yields and
tonnage of cane delivered to the factory at budgeted costs and to maintain good
company/outgrowers relationship.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring the department has a current
strategic and operating plan.
- Ensuring that the agreed strategic and
operating plans are achieved on time by regular review.
- Maintaining and improving standards of cane
husbandry and cultivation in Nucleus states and Outgrowers zones.
- Ensuring adequate supply of seedcane to the
Nucleus Estate/Outgrowers farmers and milling cane to the factory.
- Conducting regular and accurate assessment of
cane fields.
- Preparing and subsequently controlling
realistic capital and operational budgets/targets.
- Maintaining sound out growers relations
through regular meetings with the farmers and their representatives.
- Promptly submitting accurate departmental
monthly reports.
- Overseeing computerization of outgrowers’
fields and farmers recording systems.
- Liaising and communicating effectively with
other heads of department and the Company’s key stakeholders.
- Preparing training and development needs of
departmental staff members and farmers.
- Maintaining staff discipline and welfare
according to company policies.
- Preparing, organizing and analyzing cane
census data for Nucleus Estate & Outgrowers.
Key qualifications, knowledge and
experience required:
- B.Sc. in Agriculture General / Agriculture
Economics/ Agriculture Engineering/Farm Management from a recognized
institution.
- At least eight (8) years line management
experience in large-scale farm operation.
- Post graduate training in Sugarcane Agronomy
and sugarcane production.
- Knowledge of budgeting.
- Computer Literate.
- Must exhibit strong leadership qualities.
- Strong interpersonal, leadership and
communication skills.
- Possess Driving license Class BCE.
Head of Marketing and Business
Development
Reporting to the
Managing Director, the position is charged with development and implementation
of Sales & Marketing strategies geared towards growing and sustaining the
market for the company’s products.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Formulate and update the company’s sales and
marketing policies
- Generate the annual sales forecast and monthly
demand schedules to guide production.
- Generate, the annual company sales and
marketing plan.
- Generate, control and evaluate the sales and
marketing budget.
- Build a strong customer base and promote
customer service culture within the organization.
- Develop an optimum distribution structure for
company’s products.
- Develop and implement products and brand
profit objectives.
- Generate and implement new product development
plan.
- Develop a strong positive corporate image for
the company.
- Develop, train and motivate the sales and
marketing team.
- Conduct regular marketing research to sharpen
company’s competitive edge.
- Periodically report performance and trends for
company and industry.
Key qualifications, knowledge and
experience required:
- Bachelor of Commerce degree (Marketing option)
or equivalent from a recognized university.
- Masters’ in Business Administration or
equivalent from a recognized university.
- Professional qualification in Strategic Marketing
Management.
- Professional qualification in sales
management.
- Over five years’ experience in a similar
senior position (preferably in marketing and sales of Fast Moving Consumer
Goods (FMCG).
- Extensive experience in working with
advertising agencies and marketing research firms in brand/product
development.
- Member of a professional body for marketers
(MSK,CIM).
- Computer literate.
- Sound management skills and sense of
organization.
- Good interpersonal skills and result oriented.
- Holder of a valid driving license.
How to Apply
If you believe you are a dynamic, creative and self-driven individual who has the requisite skills, competencies and qualities of the above, do send a copy of your CV and copies of certificates to the address below on or before December 23, 2014.
If you believe you are a dynamic, creative and self-driven individual who has the requisite skills, competencies and qualities of the above, do send a copy of your CV and copies of certificates to the address below on or before December 23, 2014.
Managing Director
South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited
P.O Box 107-40405
Sare–Awendo
SonySugar is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified persons irrespective of
their gender, age, race, culture, religion or disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.
