Massive Recruitment in New KCC, Kenya

New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited is the leading Dairy Company in the Country re-known for its world class brands that include KCC Butter, Ghee, Gold Crown, Safariland and Mala among others. 

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and result driven person to fill the following vacant position:

Credit Control Manager
Ref: HR/CCM/04/01/2016
 
 
Job Purpose: Reporting to Chief Manager, Finance, the Credit Control Manager will be responsible for review of the organization’s debt portfolio on a continuing basis and ensure timely collection of outstanding debts in order to prevent bad debt losses.
 

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop, review, and implement comprehensive Credit Risk Policies and Procedures
  • Manage relationships with clients in order to reduce exposure to potential bad debt and advice the Chief Manager, Finance on the potential for any loss
  • Ensure effective reporting and assessment of new and existing accounts to minimize risk and proactively identify problem areas and customers.
  • Preparation of weekly cash collection forecasts including customer collections.
  • Manage the credit management function and oversee the credit control function.
  • Ensure a Risk and Opportunity analysis that is linked to Sales & Operation processes
  • Provide month-end and year-end instructions, schedules, and deadlines to ensure critical group wide deadlines are met
  • Maintain documentation of all collection efforts for future analysis of a customer’s credit worthiness and to serve as support in the event of a bad debt write-off or legal case
Candidate Specifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance or business related field
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K), ACCA
  • Over 5 years’ in Credit Control Management
  • Diploma in Credit Management or Law from a recognized institution is an added advantage
  • Member of Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya or relevant professional body
Essential Skills
  • Mandatory proficiency in ERP system, working experience with SAP system will be an added advantage
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, analytical and report writing skills.
  • Must have ability to work independently with minimum supervision and a team player with good interpersonal skills.
  • Financial Management.
  • High level of integrity

Manager, Legal Affairs

Ref: HR/LA/04/02/2016
 
Job Purpose: The Legal Officer will be reporting to the Company Secretary & Chief Manager Legal Affairs. He/She will offer legal support to the organization.
 

Key Responsibilities
  • Drawing contracts, agreements, leases and any other legal instruments that the company enters into with third parties
  • Attending court hearings and representing the company in all legal matters
  • Preparing witnesses and the evidence as well as presenting the same in court while keeping an updated record of all court cases
  • Collaborating and corresponding with external advocates on all pending court cases
  • Attending to internal company queries of legal nature in the facilitation of normal business
  • Deputizing the Company Secretary in the performance of company secretarial duties whenever called upon
The Candidate Specifications:
 
The candidate must possess the following qualifications:-
  • Bachelor’s degree in Law / Legal Studies from a recognized institution of higher learning
  • Qualified Pubic Secretary (CPS –K)
  • Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law
  • 5 years’ work experience as a Legal Officer in a Commercial institution preferably FMCG
  • Member of Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya
Essential Skills
  • Excellent case analysis and defense skills
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Good report writing and secretarial skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Supervisory skills
  • High levels of integrity

Accountant

Ref: HR/A/04/06/2016
 
Job Purpose: The Accountant will be Reporting to the Senior Accountant. 

He/She will ensure accurate and timely execution of financial and/or accounting transactions including payables, stocks, payroll, receivables, cost and management accounts.

Key Responsibilities
  • Posting supplier invoices
  • Preparing payment vouchers
  • Reconciling creditors accounts
  • Receiving, authenticating and posting cheques and banking slips.
  • Accurate and timely processing and payment of salaries and wages
  • Confirming the accuracy of stock records as well as conducting valuations and reconciliations of the same
  • Assisting in the preparation of cost and management reports and records
  • Reconciling stocks and conducting variance analysis
  • Performing inter – creamery tracking of stocks
  • Preparing customer statements and dispatching them to the location
  • Maintaining schedule of loans to farmers and ensuring deductions are made on time
  • Opening new supplier accounts and making adjustments to existing accounts as per request
  • Encrypting all electronic payments and transferring the files to the bank for processing
  • Any other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor
Candidate Specifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or its equivalent from a recognized university.
  • CPA (K)
  • At least 3 to 4 years’ experience
Work Related Skills
  • Proficiency in SAP an added advantage and Accounting packages
  • Good organization and communication skills
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills

Estates Officer 

Ref: HR/EO/04/03/2016
 
Job Purpose: Reporting to the Legal officer, the Estates Officer will be Reporting to the Legal Officer. 

He/She will be in-charge of maintaining an inventory of all company properties including land, buildings

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure payment of statutory outgoings on land rates and rents
  • Sort out land title issues in Liaison with the Company Secretary
  • Ensure valuation of assets is carried out on regular basis
  • Handle all tenants complains and ensure maintenance of company houses is carried out on a need basis
  • Ensure all house not occupied by staff are rent out at market rates and as such carry out rental assessments and negotiations of leases
  • Ensure timely collection of rent and preparation of monthly statements
  • Ensure payments of utilities bills of all properties and sort out issues arising there from
The Candidate Specifications
  • Degree in Land economics or related field
  • Diploma in building construction, property management and estate agency, land survey, or pantry
  • Registered with the Board of Registered Architects & Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (BORAQS)
  • Member of Institute of Surveyors In Kenya (ISK)
  • Must have at least 4 years’ experience in estate / property management
Essential Skills
  • Excellent management and report writing skills
  • Good interpersonal and communication skill
  • Computer literacy and familiarity with standard office computer applications
Sales Representative

3 Posts

Ref: HR/SR/04/05/2016
 
Job Purpose: The Sales Representative will be Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager. 


He/She will ensure the products are available in the market at all times.

Key Responsibilities
  • Supervising the direct selling and marketing of the products
  • Prospecting for new clients and markets
  • Set targets and monitor performance of the different sales routes
  • Overseeing the collection of debt
  • Generating periodic reports (sales reports, market intelligence reports, debt collections reports)
  • Resolving market disputes (customer care services)
  • Ensuring proper use of resources allocated for the area e.g. crates
  • Ensuring pricing of products is done uniformly in the outlets
  • Executing sales promotions and overseeing merchandising activities
  • Managing and controlling credit among clients
The Candidate Specifications:
 
The candidate must possess the following qualifications:-
  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or business related field
  • 4 years’ work experience as a salesman in charge of an expansive route or territory
  • Minimum three years driving experience
Essential Skills
  • Working experience of ERP system, SAP knowledge will be an added advantage
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Good business development skills
  • Good interpersonal and communication and report writing skills.
  • Basic supervisory skills
Depot Managers 

2 Posts

Ref: HR/DM/04/04/2016
 
Job Purpose: The Depot Manager will be Reporting to the Stores Manager. 

He/She will be responsible for ensuring effective and efficient administration of the operations at the depot.

Key Responsibilities
  • Administration of the Depot.
  • Liaising with the Regional Sales Manager on ordering of stocks for the depot.
  • Managing stock levels and making key decisions on stock control.
  • Ensuring availability of all company range of products as well as supplies at the depot at all times.
  • Managing and reconciling the inventories.
  • Ensuring standards for quality, health and safety are met at the depot at all times
  • Monitoring the movement of crates and containers and overseeing there cleanliness and handling to reduce breakages.
  • Accounting for crates
  • Managing of depot resources (vehicles, crates and staff).
  • Writing of reports (stocks reconciliations, staff establishment reports, stocks expiries reports and motor vehicles usage reports).
The Candidate Specifications:
 
The candidate must possess the following qualifications:-
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Economics, Business Administration or its equivalent from a recognized university.
  • C.P.A /C.I.P.S/Materials Management/Stores and Logistics Management or its equivalents
  • At least 4 years’ experience in supervising a unit at a middle management level
Essential Skills
  • Must be proficient with SAP/ERP System
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Excellent Leadership and management skills
How to Apply
 
If you meet the above minimum requirements please send your applications, Curriculum Vitae, indicating current salary, copies of certificates, testimonials and contacts of at least three referees and daytime telephone contacts to reach the undersigned not later than Monday, 29th August 2016:

Managing Director
New Kenya Co-operative Creameries
P.O. Box 30131 – 00100 GPO

Nairobi

New KCC is an equal opportunity employer and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.