Massive Recruitment in Brookside Dairy, Kenya

Brookside Dairy Limited, a leading market player in the dairy sector, is seeking to recruit highly qualified, committed, motivated and experienced individual for the following position.
 
Brookside’s vision is to be the market leader in East and Central Africa for milk and milk products and be the benchmark in the industry in Africa.

Our operations are focused in the manufacture of safe quality milk and milk products.

Digital Manager 

(1 Post)

Reporting to 
Director - Marketing
 

Key Duties & Responsibilities
  • Responsible for digital campaigns and social media strategy
  • Plan and execute all web, marketing database, e-mail, social media and displays campaigns
  • Design, build and maintain social media presence
  • Measure and report performance of all digital marketing campaigns
  • Identify trends and insights, and optimize expenditure and performance based on insights
  • Test and measure use of content across all social platforms
  • Assess the appropriateness of business leverage content
  • Develop a plan for internal digital production in liaison with brand management team
  • Manage high standards of content across websites and social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter ...)
  • Develop social and digital listening
Qualifications & Skills
  • University degree in Business or Marketing Management
  • At least 5 years experience in Digital Management from a digital agency or FMCG
  • Good in web design and social media
  • Excellent understanding of Digital Marketing Technology
  • Highly creative and innovative
  • Strong leaderships skills
  • Excellent team player
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Innovation & Consumer Insight Marketing Manager
 
(1 Post)
 
Reporting to Director - Marketing
 

Key Duties & Responsibilities
  • Develop medium / long term global innovation strategy
  • Ensure all elements of innovation business case development and validation are ¡n place
  • Provides regular updates and organize meetings to update key stakeholders on project status
  • Executes innovation work plans by developing strong and effective creative briefs to agencies and for R&D
  • Proactively identifies key bottle necks, potential delays and resource gaps
  • Provide analytical support on development of innovations platforms
  • Conducts review of key competitive initiatives
  • Continual development of internal research capabilities to meet emerging business needs
  • Coordinate with internal partners and stakeholders to execute research
  • Develop and audit data collection methods and tools
  • Present research findings and identified relevant opportunities for management decision
  • Responsible for innovation, strategy and consumer insights
Qualifications & Skills
  • University degree in Business or Marketing Management
  • At least 8 years experience in FMCG in Consumer Insights (Market Research) or in project innovations
  • Has a good consumer understanding
  • Excellent understanding of full marketing mix
  • Highly creative and innovative
  • Drive for results and strong leaderships skills
  • Excellent team player
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Brand Managers 

(2 Posts)
 
Reporting to Marketing Manager
 

Key Duties & Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute marketing programs that increase brand identity and brand awareness
  • Brand positioning in the market
  • Translate brand strategies into brand plans and brand positioning
  • Lead creative development and motivating stimulus to get targeted population to “take action”
  • Establish performance specifications, cost and price parameters, market applications and sales estimates
  • Measure and report performance of brand in all marketing campaigns
  • Coach the team and get the best from everyone
  • Monitor market trends, research consumer markets and competitors’ activities
  • Identify opportunities and key brand issues
  • Oversee brand marketing and advertising activities to ensure consistency with product line strategy
  • Monitor product distribution and consumer reactions
  • Develop new and innovative growth strategies
Qualifications & Skills

  • University degree in Business or Marketing Management
  • At least 5 years proven work experience in Brand Management
  • Ability to withstand work pressure
  • Drive for results and strong leaderships skills
  • Excellent understanding of full marketing mix
  • Highly creative and innovative
  • Experience in identifying target audiences and devising campaigns that engage, inform and motivate
  • Ability to develop brand and marketing strategies
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Supply Chain Manager 

(1 Post)
 
Reporting to the Director - Finance
 

Key Duties & Responsibilities
  • Managing all supply chain functions i.e. raw material procurement, inventory control, warehouse management, logistics and distribution of finished products.
  • Develop a robust and effective supply chain management
  • Supervise monthly stock takes and immediate resolution of stock variances
  • Maintain optimal stock holding for all inventory items
  • Ensure timely dispatch of products to the market
  • Co-ordinate entire logistic operations
  • Identify and Manage risk within the supply chain processes
  • Manage receipt and storage of supplies
Qualifications & Skills
  • University degree in Business or Supply Chain Management
  • Proficient in computer packages
  • Working experience in SYSPRO an added advantage
  • At least 5 years work experience as an Inventory and Warehouse Manager
  • Ability to withstand work pressure

Credit Control Manager 

(1 Post)
 
Reporting to the General Manager - Finance
 

Key Duties & Responsibilities
  • Ensure sales processing and timely debt collection
  • Ensure customer orders are correctly posted in the warehouses
  • Ensure monthly collection targets are strictly achieved
  • Review customer reconciliations on monthly basis
  • Ensure all credit invoices are updated in customer accounts
  • Preparation of monthly sales statistics
  • Strict monitoring of the daily sales reconciliation
  • Effectively manage debt to approved levels
  • Professionally resolve customer issues on a timely basis
  • Ensure full compliance with approved prices of all products
  • Follow up payment settlement & highlight potentially doubtful debts
  • Prevent revenue leakages
Qualifications & Skills
  • University degree in accounting or business management
  • CPA (K) or equivalent
  • Proficient in computer packages
  • At least 5 years working experience as an Accountant - Receivables
  • Familiarity with SYSPRO will be added advantage
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal and management skills
  • A team player


Management Accountant 

(1 Post)

Reporting to
 the Chief Accountant


Key Duties & Responsibilities
  • Produce timely monthly management reports
  • Participate in generating departmental budgets
  • Manage the Fixed Assets account, inventory costing, pricing and stock takes
  • Manage cost accounting function and ensure proper cost allocations
  • Compilation of management accounts schedules
  • Provide reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products
  • Check and verify monthly milk reconciliation report and make recommendations
  • Investigate all inventory variances
  • Participate in audit preparation for timely completion of annual financial statement and tax returns
  • Check and analyse all goods in transit schedules
  • Co-ordinate weekly and monthly stock takes
Qualifications & Skills
  • University degree in accounting or business management
  • CPA (K) or equivalent
  • Proficient in computer packages
  • At least 5 years working experience as an Accountant
  • Familiarity with SYSPRO will be added advantage
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal and management skills
  • A team player
How to Apply

Those who meet the above requirements should send their applications together with a detailed curriculum vitae, contacts of three referees, daytime & evening telephone contacts by 10th May, 2016 to hr@brookside.co.ke