ARM
Cement Ltd, (formerly Athi River Mining), was founded in 1974 and has grown to
become one of East Africa’s largest cement manufacturer under the Rhino Cement
brand, with a regional market share of around 15%.
ARM
Cement is publicly listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange and a frontrunner
in East African manufacturing, with cement plants in Athi River, Kaloleni,
Kigali, Daresalaam, and Tanga.
The Company also manufactures sodium silicate, industrial minerals and soil and crop specific Mavuno Fertilizers.
ARM
recently entered into a $140 million equity investment deal with the CDC Group,
a development finance institution of the UK government.
This
equity investment will see the Company continue an aggressive growth and
expansion programme, improve production efficiencies and continue the community
developmental work proudly managed by Company staff under the Rhino Cement
Foundation.
To
support the expansion programmes and the community development work, we are
seeking to recruit a results-oriented Workshop Manager (2) (Trucks and Heavy
Earth Moving Equipment) to be part of a strong performance oriented management
team, in a high growth environment that supports continuous learning and skills
development.
ARM
Cement is an equal opportunity employer.
Title: Workshop Manager (2) (Trucks and Heavy Earth Moving Equipment)
Title: Workshop Manager (2) (Trucks and Heavy Earth Moving Equipment)
Location: Kenya, Tanzania
Work
Type: Full
time
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate. The successful applicant will be in charge of the workshop and the workshop teams.
Key Accountabilities:
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate. The successful applicant will be in charge of the workshop and the workshop teams.
Key Accountabilities:
- Developing
maintenance plans for the equipment.
- Schedules
for various levels of service.
- Plan
for spare parts requirements in a timely manner.
- Develop
and monitor machine equipment performance indicators.
- Effectively
supervise the team including work allocation and managing their
performance
- Monitor
budget, cost management will be critical in this role.
- Ensure
equipment availability, cost savings, fuel consumption ratios and labour
utilization as key indicators.
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- Degree
in Automotive Engineering or related discipline.
- 7
years working experience that must include the maintenance and repair of
heavy earthmoving equipment and large trucks.
- Experience
of developing and implementing maintenance plans, managing spare parts and
effectively managing maintenance budgets.
- People
management experience including work allocation, performance management,
skills development and discipline management.
Title: Safety Health &
Environment Officers
Location: Kenya, Tanzania
Work
Type: Full
time
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
Reporting
to the Plant Manager and with technical guidance from the Corporate Safety,
Health & Environment Manager, the Job holder will be responsible for Plant
health, safety & Environment management.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Creating
a culture of health and safety at the Plant will be the primary
deliverable.
- Provide
training on, and monitoring compliance to the health, safety and
environmental issues
- Implement
and monitor compliance to internationally recognized safety standards.
- Design,
implement, communicate and coordinate all environmental, health, and
safety programs and systems for the entire organization
- Developing
and implementing Safety management systems, processes, and procedures that
improve business operations.
- Serve
as the organization’s expert within the field of SHE
- Review
internal SHE policies and practices to ensure they are current and
appropriate
- Coordinating
Safety training across the business.
- Developing
and facilitating risk assessments
- Coordinating
and executing SHE inspections, and internal, sub-contractor, and third
party audits
- Conducting
investigations and analyses of, and reporting findings to management
- Developing
and monitoring SHE performance, progress, preventive and corrective action
plans
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- Degree
or higher in Environment, Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering or
related field
- Minimum
7 years relevant experience in the management of safety, health, quality
and environment in a heavy industry or manufacturing.
- Excellent
computer skills required, Extended experience in audits (internal &
external)
- Fluent
written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Strong
report writing and presentation skills
- Registered
Lead Expert
- EMS
Lead auditor is an added advantage
Title: Sales Operations Officer
Location: Kenya, Tanzania
Work
Type: Full
time
Applications are invited for the above vacant position.
Applications are invited for the above vacant position.
The
position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the
successful candidate.
The
successful candidate will report to the National Sales Manager
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Ensuring
the effective execution of the sales orders, from order processing to
product delivery.
- Consolidate
the sales orders and liaise with the various departments such as credit
control, warehouses and dispatch to ensure that the products are delivered
as per order..
- Liaise
with the sales teams and or the customers as necessary to keep them
updated on the state of their orders.
- Prepare
various reports and analysis in relation to sales, providing the sales
teams and the manager with trends that support forecasting, performance
management and general decision-making.
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- A
business degree with a bias in marketing or business administration
- 3
years’ experience in sales administration in a busy manufacturing
environment
- Strong
analytical skills, attention to detail, follow-through and planning and
organization skills
- Strong
personality with good liaison and communication skills
Title: Technical Sales Engineer
Location: Kenya, Tanzania
Work
Type: Full
time
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The
successful candidate will be a key player in the sales process.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Advisory
to both the internal sales team and to partners such as distributors and
contractors / developers.
- Training
the sales teams on product knowledge and product application thus enabling
them to better sell products.
- Engaging
developers’ project teams to understand their requirements in light of
their proposed developments.
- Training
the partners on product knowledge and application to facilitate better
on-selling.
- Provide
a technical input in tender preparation to ensure appropriate
understanding of the technical requirements;.
- Input
in product development basing this on feedback on technical issues from
partners.
- Accompanying
sales team members to client sales presentations as when required to
provide clarification/input on technical matters.
- Quality
monitoring especially in projects using specially developed products.
- Working
with the project managers on trials as necessary and continuous testing
throughout the life of the project.
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- A
Civil Engineering, quantity surveying, building economics or a
construction related degree
- A
solid understanding of cement and the building codes in the country
- Work
experience in the building industry either in construction, consultancy or
sales for at least 5 years
- Experience
of delivering training at various levels will be a definite advantage.
- Strong
business acumen
- A
drive for results and an affinity for high quality standards
- Strong
communication and interpersonal skills, including excellent presentation
skills.
Title: ICT Manager
Location: Kenya
Work
Type: Full
time
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
ARM
being a multi-site, multi-country environment the successful candidate will be
expected to effectively manage existing systems and maximize their utilization
and any new integrated systems.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Your
will be responsible for cyber security, data integrity, business
continuity (back-ups, disaster management preparedness)
- Development
of a system that facilitates dash-board reporting especially for the sales
and production teams.
- Define
or review existing service level agreements (SLA’s) with service providers
and manage implementation.
- Management
of server, network, desktop and related projects, setting departmental
priorities and budgeting.
- Working
with staff and other project managers, recommend to management and staff
ways to use the systems to achieve the desired end result.
- Interpret
requests; determine additional requirements (documentation, staff
discussions, etc.)
- Determine
complexity of requests, development and/or data center support
requirements.
- Develop
or assist with project specifications as necessary.
- Review
and coordinate hardware and software changes, maintenance, and
configuration updates to optimize technology performance, security and
functionality.
- Continually
evaluate new technology and provide written recommendations to management
for new applications or necessary infrastructure enhancements.
- Assist
with updates to IT related policies and procedures including Information
Security Policy and Procedures manual, Disaster Recovery/Business
Continuity Policy and Procedures manual,
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- Degree
in an ICT related field
- Experience
in managing ICT systems in a busy manufacturing or mining set up.
- Implementation
and maintenance of an ERP system is essential
- Experience
of developing and rolling out ICT policies for the organization that
address issues of cyber security, data integrity, business continuity
(back-ups, disaster management preparedness), etc
- Experience
of managing third party service providers, vendors, etc including defining
service delivery levels and monitoring their performance against agreed
SLAs
- Experience
in user training and user support in a multi-site, multi-country
environment
Title: Legal & Compliance
Manager
Location: Kenya, EA.
Work
Type: Full
time
The
position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the
successful candidate.
The
job holder will be responsible for legal and regulatory matters in the entire
organization.
Key Accountabilities:
- Ensure
timely filling of statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Represent
the company in forums that require your legal expertise. Support land
acquisition and compensation process.
- Ensure
compliance with legal norms and corporate governance standards. Conducting
legal research and rendering advice to the Company.
- Handles
litigation and conveyance issues.
- Advises
and guides Management and Board of Directors to ensure that the
Foundation’s actions and its existence remain within the law.
- Prepares
legal documentation and briefs for legal proceedings in court for use by
external advocates representing the company.
- Monitoring
the operating environment and advising the Company on the necessary policy
changes in line with changes in the law and regulatory environment.
- Formulation
of Company policies and other contractual documents s well as handle all
the regulatory licenses.
- Serves
as Secretary to the Board of Directors
- Provision
of legal advice to the management to ensure compliance to the laws in each
country of operation. Liaise with external lawyers.
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- Master
of Laws (LLM), Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
- Advocate
of the High Court of Kenya & Commissioner for Oaths and at least 10
years as an advocate. Must have a valid practicing certificate.
- Registered
with the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries.
- Computer
skills, excellent communication skills, analytical and problem solving,
negotiation, team building, leadership and organizational skills.
- A
legal degree and an advocate of the high court
- A
CPS qualification/membership will be an advantage.
- Should
be experienced in handling of land compensation, and labour issues,
contracts management, management of compliance issues, etc.
- Experience
of managing third party service providers.
- Experience
of handling the company secretarial function is an advantage.
- Experience
of representation in lobby groups, technical working groups, etc
- Experience
in more than one East African country.
Title: National Sales Manager (2)
Location: Kenya, Tanzania
Work
Type: Full
time
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
Reporting
to the Commercial Director, and managing a sales team in your country, the
successful applicant will be expected to execute the sales strategy and deliver
agreed sales targets through own personal targets and those of your team.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Key
account management / Institutional sales will be a key component and the
tendering business will be a major business pipeline.
- The
management of cost of sales
- Efficiencies
in route-planning,
- Effective
use of the tools of trade such as phones, cars, etc,
- Monitoring
and managing individual performance and discipline management
- Developing
incentives for the sales team
- Skills
development, coaching and mentoring,
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- A
business degree with a bias in marketing, and sales.
- A
construction related degree combined with sales and marketing diploma will
be a definite advantage.
- 7
years’ experience in sales and marketing, at least three of which are in
sales management preferably in construction related materials and or
equipment.
- Experience
of developing and rolling out route-to-market strategies
- Managing
a robust network of distributors/wholesalers and retailers
- Tendering
for government business is essential
- People
management experience in particular managing a countrywide sales force.
Title: Community Relations
Officers (2)
Location: Athi River & Kaloleni, Kenya
Work
Type: Full
time
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The
primary responsibility will be to ensure the effective implementation of the
Rhino Cement Foundation initiatives under the broad direction of the Board of
Trustees.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Effective
communication of the impact of the projects under Rhino Cement Foundation
- Participate
in community meetings on various topics, including community safety,
project updates on various upcoming and planned activities, etc.
- Provide
communities with regular information on issues and project activities and
their impact on communities or individuals.
- Assist
communities in lodging grievances, either formally or informally, and
ensure that concerns are followed-up by relevant personnel. This will
include registering complaints in the log, conducting initial
investigations and working with appropriate personnel to ensure complaints
are responded to appropriately, drafting responses to complaint letters.
- Participate
in the social impact identification and assessment for the projects;
participate in community consultation planning and implementation
activities.
- Assist
the relevant teams as required to ensure that the project activities are
performed and completed in coordination with communities and the
stakeholders.
- Closely
interact with different teams i.e. Project team, as well as Security, Land
and other teams with regards to community issues and concerns, and provide
guidance on specific / localized community issues to respective teams.
- Monitor
activities of contractors to ensure adherence to social management plans.
- Provide
coaching and deliver social training to Projects, Operations and
Contractors’ relevant staff as required.
- Work
closely with Community Development Advisor to become familiar with
community development issues and provide input as required.
- Provide
regular reports on social performance that include a summary of all community
meetings, major issues and complaints. Support provision of other social
reports, as required.
- Participate
and provide input in emergency response exercises, as required.
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- Minimum
5 years relevant experience
- Degree
or higher in Social sciences.
- Experience
of developing and disseminating communication to various publics
- Proven
media liaison experience.
- Fluent
written and spoken English and Kiswahili (Local languages will be an added
advantage).
- Strong
report writing and presentation skills.
- Experience
working in a complex and challenging field environment.
- Strong
accountability, consistency and follow-through skills.
- Able
to work independently and use critical thinking to solve problems and find
solutions as needed.
- Strong
analytical and quantitative skills.
- Conflict
management skills and experience in conflict resolution.
- Good
understanding of the stakeholder engagement and community consultation
processes.
Title: Brand Manager – Rhino
Cement
Location: Kenya, EA
Work
Type: Full
time
Applications are invited for the above vacant position.
Applications are invited for the above vacant position.
The
position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the
successful candidate.
Reporting
to the Commercial Director and supervising an Events Coordinator, the
successful candidate will be based in Kenya but working for the group.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Brand
building and positioning.
- Preparing
the brand plan and budget covering and not limited to both the above and
below the line advertising (including wall branding, TV and Radio
Commercials) and execute as approved.
- Responsible
for media relations including interviews, etc.
- Communication
with our various publics, point of sale materials, etc.
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- A
seasoned brand manager with a track record of brand building
- Possess
a marketing related degree and membership to a professional body
- A
minimum of 5 years’ experience in marketing, at least two in brand
management with some level of event management
- Experience
in preparation and roll out brand plans
- Experience
of working in more than one country in East Africa; multi-country
experience will be an advantage.
- Staff
supervision and strong people coordination skills.
- Flexibility
to travel frequently in the region
Title: CEO – Mavuno Fertilizers
Location: Kenya
Work Type: Full time
Applications are invited for the above vacant position.
Location: Kenya
Work Type: Full time
Applications are invited for the above vacant position.
The
position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the
successful candidate.
Reporting
to the Board of Directors, the successful candidate will be expected to take
over the running of Mavuno Fertilizer Ltd, which will be a subsidiary of ARM
Cement, operating autonomously.
This
company has potential to turnover KSh. 4 billion in revenues
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- To
lead, in conjunction with the Board, the development of the Company’s
strategy
- Grow
it to projected turnover levels over an agreed period of time. Generates
new business
- In
concert with the Chairman, to develop Board agendas
- To
ensure the Company is appropriately organized and staffed
- Build/rebuild
the other sections including sales, marketing, finance and a robust
research & development unit.
- Partner
with various institutions including local and international soil and crop
research firms, county and national government, farmer groups, NGOs, etc.
- To
ensure that expenditures of the Company are within the authorized annual
budget of the Company
- To
ensure that the Company has appropriate systems to enable it to conduct
its activities both lawfully and ethically
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- An
agriculture related degree. A major in agronomy, soil science or crop
science will be a definite advantage.
- A
business related Masters degree is an essential requirement.
- 10
years relevant work experience some of which should be in heading an
organization or a large profit center in a busy manufacturing
organization.
- Proven
business building and business development experience is essential as is
financial management. People management experience including
organization-wide performance management, skills development and
discipline management
- Experience
in relationship building and management, liaison and representation work
Title: Company Learning &
Development Manager
Location: Kenya, Tanzania
Work
Type: Full
time
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The
successful applicant will be in charge of skills development at both locations,
Kenya and Tanzania.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Continuous
assessment of skills levels to identify gaps based on the organization’s
needs
- Development
of skills matrix and training calendars.
- Development
and continuous review of formal training curricula and programmes
- Implement
programs for developing both technical and general skills,
- Develop
in house skills trainers and ensure they are well equipped to deliver
effective training
- Prepare
training schedules, monitor implementation and evaluate impact
- Capture
and share best practice case studies across the sites as a way of
learning.
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- Bachelor’s
degree preferably in education and special training in curriculum
development.
- A
training of trainer certification is essential
- At
least 8 years working experience; two of which must be in learning &
development and/or training management
- Proven
experience of developing curricula, training courses, training materials
- Rolling
out training programmes in a variety of areas including technical
functions.
- Fluent
written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Excellent
computer skills
- Ability
to teach people.
Title: Events Coordinator
Location: Kenya
Work Type: Full time
The position is permanent and pensionable with a competitive remuneration to the successful candidate.
The
successful candidate will report to the Brand Manager.
Key Accountabilities:
Key Accountabilities:
- Coordination
of all events / exhibitions / tradeshows,
- Training
workshops and seminars
- Serve
all the countries in which we operate
Essential
qualifications / knowledge / experience
- A
marketing related degree.
- Training
in project management will be an advantage.
- A
minimum of 3 years of experience in event management.
- Experience
of working in more than one country in East Africa; multi-country
experience will be an advantage.
- Strong
interpersonal and people coordination skills and the ability to
multi-task.
- Flexibility
to travel frequently in the region.
How to
Apply
Interested
candidates should send their application to the address below.
It
should include:
- A
covering letter that clearly demonstrates experience, based on the job
described here and its requirements, why you are the best person for this
job.
- An
up-to-date CV that includes a description of relevant experience.
- The
names and addresses of three professional referees.
- Your
email, Skype address and day-time telephone number
- Details
on current remuneration and your contractual notice period/earliest
availability.
Adept
Systems
Management Consultants
PO Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Management Consultants
PO Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Application Deadline: Wednesday 22nd June, 2016
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please
note that we do not charge for receiving or processing applications.
ARM
Cement is an equal opportunity employer.
