Job Title: General Manager
Location: Mombasa Rd. (Embakasi Area)
Start: October
2015 (flexible)
About Watervale Investments: Watervale Investments is a young and quickly-growing company serving Kenya’s furniture industry.
About Watervale Investments: Watervale Investments is a young and quickly-growing company serving Kenya’s furniture industry.
About the Position: As our company approaches the 100 million turnover mark, we are seeking a General Manager to lead the company into its next phase of growth while overseeing all day-to-day activities.
This is a senior management role which will have profit and loss responsibility over the company’s core business.
The ideal General Manager will
execute strategy as agreed with the company’s directors, continue driving
aggressive growth, and take ultimate responsibility for all sales, operations
and finance functions within the company.
Continue to aggressively drive the company’s expansion and growth
Continue to aggressively drive the company’s expansion and growth
- Diversify the company’s customer base and
expand its sales network
- Identify and exploit market opportunities for
new product lines and investments; conduct return on investment analyses
on different opportunities for consultation with directors
Build and maintain a high-performance
organization
- Oversee and coordinate all sales, operations
and finance functions within the company
- Create effective management and support
structure for all individuals and teams; define performance targets and
develop performance review and reward systems
- Manage cash flow and ensure strong systems for
controlling the company’s finances
Effectively represent the company to
key external players
- Lead efforts to win major supply contracts
with high-profile customers and manage key accounts
- Represent the company in dealing with
government agencies
Qualifications
- You are a strong leader, and you have been
exposed to management across different functional areas. You have a
proven track proven track record of motivating and developing your direct
reports.
- You have an entrepreneurial streak and have
drawn energy from working in a young company, startup environment or other
environment of rapid growth and change. You enjoy working on
multiple diverse projects and tasks simultaneously.
- You are confident in your own ability to
perform and inspire others to perform, and you are eager to take on
responsibility for an entire business unit. You find the prospect of
being rewarded according to your ability to grow a business extremely
motivating.
- You have experience developing and
implementing management systems within an organization, and value the
structure and predictability they bring.
- You possess a strong analytical toolkit, and
you frequently apply financial analysis to decision-making.
- You have managed key external relationships in
another organization and are effective and building and maintaining such
relationships independently.
Apply using this link: http://goo.gl/forms/n43Ppg4sUc.
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Email watervale.recruiting@gmail.com for help, but please do not apply by
email.
Job Title: Operations Officer
Location: Mombasa
Rd. (Embakasi Area)
Start: October
2015 (flexible)
About Watervale Investments: Watervale Investments is a young and
quickly-growing company serving Kenya’s furniture industry.
Our mission is to make quality
furniture more available and affordable to millions of Kenyans. We offer an
exciting, dynamic working environment with opportunity for growth for our
employees.
About the Position: As our company approaches the 100 million turnover mark, we are seeking an Operations Officer to take the reins of our increasingly complex operations.
About the Position: As our company approaches the 100 million turnover mark, we are seeking an Operations Officer to take the reins of our increasingly complex operations.
This is a key management and
leadership role which will oversee our company’s most critical functions and
advance them to the next level.
The ideal Workshop Officer will
master logistics, procurement, production and inventory management to
efficiently and reliably deliver quality products to our customers.
Deliver our products when they are needed, anywhere in Kenya
Deliver our products when they are needed, anywhere in Kenya
- Satisfy our customers by filling all orders
correctly and on-time
- Plan deliveries within Nairobi and across
Kenya
- Manage relationships with contracted
transporters
Lead our production team to create
quality products, efficiently
- Manage all production staff
- Ensure consistent quality control to high
standards
- Plan and track all production
Ensure everything we need is in stock
and ready for use
- Manage purchases from local suppliers
- Ensure efficient management of inventory and
determine optimum stock and re-order levels
- Oversee stock tracking and management
- Take ultimate responsibility for all stock
inflows and outflows
- Coordinate stock with distributors and retail
outlets
Qualifications
At Watervale Investments, we seek new team members who are first and foremost eager to learn and grow in their roles.
At Watervale Investments, we seek new team members who are first and foremost eager to learn and grow in their roles.
We put less of an emphasis on formal
qualifications and look carefully at candidates’ abilities, experience and
character.
Any candidate who feels they can
undertake the responsibilities above to a high standard is welcome to apply.
Candidates should demonstrate the
following in their application materials:
- Strong organizational and recordkeeping
skills, including the ability to develop operational tools in Microsoft
Excel and learn new inventory software
- Strong attention to details and ability to
deliver on assigned tasks with independence and little supervision
- Strong management and leadership skills,
including the ability to relate well with direct reports, customers and
colleagues. Candidates with at least 2 years management experience
will have an advantage.
- Strong professional references demonstrating
professional accomplishment and trustworthiness
- Eagerness to join a young, quickly-growing
organization and team
Apply using this link: http://goo.gl/forms/GEvh1NhYBC.
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Email watervale.recruiting@gmail.com for help, but please do not apply by
email.