Client: Carrefour
Carrefour, one of the largest French
hypermarket chains in the world was introduced to the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) market in 1995 by Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall,
retail and leisure pioneer across MENA.
They are venturing into the Kenyan
market with a similar initiative and are seeking to recruit a high caliber,
results-oriented and self-driven Import/Logistics Manager to join their team in
the capacity below.
Import / Logistics Manager
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Retail
The ideal candidate should have
worked abroad preferably in a similar capacity.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Administrates and manages import merchandise
flow.
- Organizes suitable flow from different
countries of sourcing
- Set up procedures in coordination with finance
team
- Monitor product import or export processes to
ensure compliance with regulatory or legal requirements.
- Communicate freight transportation information
to customers or suppliers, using transportation management, electronic
logistics marketplace, or electronic freight information systems, to
improve efficiency, speed, or quality of transportation services.
- Collaborate with other departments to
integrate logistics with business systems or processes, such as customer
sales, order management, accounting, or shipping.
- Negotiate transportation rates or services.
- Establish or monitor specific supply
chain-based performance measurement systems.
- Ensure carrier compliance with company
policies or procedures for product transit or delivery.
- Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to
determine the most cost-effective or efficient means of transporting
products or supplies
Skills & Abilities:
- Minimum of a Degree in Logistics or Supply
Chain Management
- Minimum 5 years experience in a similar field
- Excellent knowledge of customs rules and
regulations.
- Good networking techniques
- Costs oriented.
- Pragmatic decision maker
Maintenance Manager
Location: Nairobi
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Retail
The ideal candidate should have
worked abroad preferably in a similar capacity.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure that store equipment are fully
operational at all times.
- Organizes adequate and timely
maintenance for all equipment
- Anticipate technical risks by preventive
maintenance plan
- Maintain relevant documentation for store
assets
- Optimize the utilities consumption.
- Advise store management team on equipment
selection
- Contacting service providers and contractors
Skills & Abilities:
- Minimum of a Degree with one technical
specialty (Electricity, cold systems etc)
- Minimum 4 years experience in a similar field
- Costs saving oriented
- Flexibility and sense of urgency
- Availability
- Training capabilities
Decorations Manager
Location: Nairobi
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Retail
The ideal candidate should have
worked abroad preferably in a similar capacity.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Offer to customers a good shopping experience
by a good store aesthetic and relevant information displays.
- Produce and Display decoration and store
signage according to decoration book
- Manage and follow up decorations supplies
expenses according to budget
- Propose creative ideas within Carrefour
standards
- Sourcing free or low-cost hardwearing and big
statement installations and interactive artworks for the site and ensuring
health & safety needs are met, including gathering proof of insurances
where required.
- Being resourceful and researching for
suppliers of free or low-cost fabrics and decoration supplies.
- Taking charge of measuring the site,
identifying points of need, distributing supplies and managing decoration
team to develop and dress areas. Must be willing to roll up sleeves and
get hands dirty.
Skills & Abilities:
- Minimum of a Degree in Graphic Design or
Advertising ( with some Graphic Design knowledge)
- Extensive experience in a similar field and/or
Advertising
- Relevant software knowledge
- Adaptability and availability
- Customer Service Oriented
Personal Assistant
Location: Nairobi
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Retail
The ideal candidate should have
worked abroad preferably in a similar capacity.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Arranges organizational issues related to
business trips, meetings and appointments.
- Prepares and modifies documents, reports,
memos, presentations, emails, agendas …
- Performs general and clerical duties.
- Able to prioritize relevant interlocutors to
meet with.
- Manage the MD’s corporate calendar/email
account and personal calendar/email account; including heavy coordination
of meetings, urgent company matters, and priorities
- Plan all meetings and manage all travel
arrangements and itineraries (including air, hotel, car, rail, special
accommodations)
- Implementing and maintaining
procedures/administrative systems
- Liaising with staff, suppliers and clients
- Evaluate and coordinate timely communication
in response to requests, issues, questions, problems and other
correspondence needs
- Organize and document all information needed
for successful daily operations and tasks
Skills & Abilities:
- University degree with relevant experience
- Minimum of 6 years experience
- Strong computer knowledge of MS office
- Good communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to handle several tasks simultaneously
and to work under pressure
- Good presentation and moderation skills
- High degree of integrity and responsibility
- Self motivation and energy
Receiving Manager
Location: Nairobi
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Retail
The ideal candidate should have
worked abroad preferably in a similar capacity.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Manages store in/out merchandise flow
according to company's standards.
- Manages his human resources: recruitment,
training, sanctions and rewards
- Coordinates with store commercial team proper
supplier delivery schedule.
- Receives and returns goods according to
commercial needs.
- Ensure the quality of the goods received
(hygiene and quality standards) in accordance with legal and company's
standards.
- Follows company's procedures and proposes
adjustments if necessary.
- Follows up qualitative and quantitative KPIs.
- Produce reports and statistics regularly (IN/OUT
status report, dead stock report etc)
- Plan work rotas, assign tasks appropriately
and appraise results
- Initiate, coordinate and enforce optimal
operational policies and procedures
Skills & Abilities:
- Minimum of a Degree in Logistics, Warehousing
or Supply Chain Management
- Minimum 4 years experience in a similar field
- Proven warehouse management experience
- Hands on experience with warehouse management
software and databases
- Leadership skills and ability manage staff
- Strong knowledge of warehousing Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs)
Section Managers -- Perfumes & Detergents, Beverages,
Electronics, Textiles, General Merchandise (Stationary), Market
(Fresh fruits & vegetables, Frozen)
Location: Nairobi
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Retail
The ideal candidates should have
worked abroad preferably in a similar capacity
Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintains store staff job results by coaching,
counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and
appraising job results.
- Maintains store staff by recruiting, selecting,
orienting, and training employees.
- Identifies current and future customer
requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers
and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
- Determines marketing strategy changes by
reviewing operating and financial statements and departmental sales
records.
- Select and Offer to customers an attractive
range of products, quality, security and hygiene, with attractive display
and ensure discount policy.
- Maintain his assets in good condition,
guarantee the company's image
- Responsible to deliver financial results as
per budget (monthly P&L)
Skills & Abilities:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing,
Communications, Customer Service or any other related field
- Working knowledge of accounts/finance
- Customer service oriented
- Business sense and flair
- Decision maker, problem solving capacities
- Time management, sense of urgency
- Team player and ability to coach
Public Relations Manager
Location: Nairobi
Location: Nairobi
Industry: Retail
The ideal candidates should have
worked abroad preferably in a similar capacity
Duties and Responsibilities
- Represents and assists the company in
relations with the authorities and officials entities.
- Facilitates meetings with relevant authorities
- Advises managers in social events selection
for company representation.
- Be aware and reports to management events,
changes in laws, regulations
- Develop and implement strategic PR programs to
achieve significant increases in brand awareness
- Identify key media outlets
- Develop compelling story angles
- Cultivate relationships with key business
journalists in national and trade publications
- Pitch stories to both national and local
media. Achieve highest visibility in print, broadcast, TV and online media
outlets
- Write clear and compelling pitch letters,
press releases and by-lined articles
- Identify media trends, news cycles and spin
opportunities
- Proactively manage editorial calendars.
- Analyze and measure results of PR programs
Skills & Abilities:
- Minimum of a Degree in Law, Public Relations,
International Relations
- Good networking abilities
- High sense of ethics and integrity
- Good communication skills
- Good presentation and moderation skills
- Knowledge of government bodies and
organizations
To apply, send your CV and cover
letter only to jobs@flexi-personnel.com before 28th May, 2015.
Clearly indicate the position applied
for on the subject line and expected remuneration.
