Company / Department: LOOMAS
Food
Employment Type: Full
Time
Position: Production
Manager
Company: Food manufacturing and snacks industry.
Location: Hargeisa, Somaliland
Reports to: General Manager
Probation Period: Three months
Notice Period: One
month
Salary Range: $1000 - $2000 (Based on
Experience)
General Purpose:
General Purpose:
- Under limited
supervision, manages all financial functions in LOOMAS.
- Performs other
duties as assigned.
Essential Functions: Duties listed below are
intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be
performed.The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them
from the position if the work is similar, related, or of a logical assignment.
Key responsibilities for this
position include, but are not limited to:
- Preparation of
the production operational budget.
- Review of
factory settings and analyzing the requirement for optimum production
- Prepares the
production schedules for the facility’s different production lines to
ensure proper and full utilization of machines & manpower.
- Develops and
implements manpower plans (i.e. shifts) to maximize employees efficiency.
- Collaborate
with other departments as necessary to meet production goals.
- Participate
with the Executive Management in setting a production strategy that
complies with the market trend.
- Reviews and
approve production plans and programs that best meet the requirements.
- Review
maintenance plans and approves its implementation in a way that insures
minimum disruption of operations.
- Direct and
supervise daily production activities through close monitoring and
coordination with the foremen, line operators & production
supervisors.
- Periodically
updates and report the status and production performance of each
production line
- Performing
other duties are required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A college
degree AND Minimum 3-4 years’ experience as production manager IN food
industry.
Skills & Knowledge for
this Role:
- Tertiary Degree
/ Diploma – production management
- Preferable
financial qualification Skills or background in supply chain
- Ability to
effectively run the production operations
- Ability to
supervise operations in compliance with the approved production schedule
- Ability to
supervise the implementation of all standard working & food safety
procedures in the department
- Co-ordinates
with the sales function to facilitate production and operations based on
the market demand
- Communicates
the production goals and objectives to the Sales & Marketing Manager
and Warehouse Supervisor.
- Periodically
updates and consults the Executive Management on the status and production
performance of each production line.
- Excellent
communication skills, diplomacy and tact Innovation and energy with a
desire to drive others
- Commitment to
people management
- Sound judgment
with attention to detail
- Very Competent
- IT skills and
must be able to write extensive reports
Employment Type:Full
Time
Position:Manufacturing
and Cost Accountant
Company: Food manufacturing and snacks industry.
Location: Hargeisa,
Somaliland
Reports to: General Manager
Status: Expat
Probation Period: Three months
Notice Period: One month
Salary Range: $1000 - $1500 (Based on Experience)
General Purpose:
General Purpose:
- Under limited
supervision, manages all financial functions in LOOMAS.
- Performs other
duties as assigned.
Essential Functions: Duties
listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work
that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not
exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or of a logical
assignment.
Key responsibilities for this
position include, but are not limited to:
- Review and
Follow up with Logistics Planner Shipments in Transit
- Ensure that
Store-man process GIT to location 2 daily
- When GIT is
received prepare On costs and provided to Accounts Payable to capture the
entries
- Follow the
Process through with Stores Personnel for Transfers after all entries are
completed in Location 2
- Follow up
Receipting process daily that all Goods are captured into ACCPAC
- Prepare
Materials Actual vs. Standard daily/weekly/monthly schedule recording Receipts
by Volume and Cost. Building database for next year’s Standard Costs
- Prepare Budget
Standard Costs yearly in conjunction with SCM and CFM
- Hedging
programs follow up with SCM
- Taking the
above into account ensure that any new materials created the standard
costs reflects on the input documents and check and sign off ACCPAC
creation item and file document
- Analyzing and
review MO results against Standards
- Prepare and
Review Price Variance and Labor Recoveries against General Ledger monthly
and present to FM
- Prepare KO MADA
report Monthly and present to FM
- Prepare and
Review Diesel usages against BOM and Standards set and propose changes to
Supply Chain Manager (SCM). If changes obtain approval from SCM and submit
document to IT for changes. Check and sign off changes in ACCPAC.
- Multi-Tasking
must be implemented and reviewed and trained by Senior/FM continuously
- Accountant for
Factory Management of Cost Centers and accuracy
- Adhoc
requirements by Factory to be completed timeously
- Performing
other duties are required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A college
degree AND minimum two (2) years as senior cost accountant IN food
industry.
Skills & Knowledge for
this Role:
- Must have a
strong Cost systems background and have excellent analytical skills; sound
understanding of accounting principles.
- Computer
Literate – Strong Excel skills and the ability to use Outlook and Word
- Advanced MS
Excel skills
- Accuracy and
attention to detail
- Ability to
accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports
- Aptitude for
numbers and quantitative skills
- Familiarity
with financial accounting statements
- Experience with
general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process
- Hands-on
experience with accounting software packages
- Skill in oral
and written communication.
- Proven
experience as a Financial controller or Senior accountant
- Skill in
establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with other
employees.
Employment Type:Full
Time
Position: Sales and Marketing Manager
Company:Manufacturing,
snacks industry.
Location: Hargeisa, Somaliland
Reports to: General Manager
Status: Expat
Probation Period: Three months
Notice Period: One month
Salary Range: $1000 - $2000 (Based on Experience)
General Purpose:
- Under limited
supervision, manages all Marketing and sales functions in LOOMAS.
- Performs other
duties as assigned.
Essential Functions: Duties
listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work
that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not
exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or of a logical
assignment.
Key responsibilities for this
position include, but are not limited to:
- Establishes,
develops and maintains business relationships with current customers and
prospective customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate
new business for the organization’s products/services.
- Makes telephone
calls and in-person visits and presentations to existing and prospective
customers.
- Researches sources
for developing prospective customers and for information to determine
their potential.
- Develops clear
and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective
customers.
- Expedites the
resolution of customer problems and complaints.
- Coordinates
sales effort, sales management, accounting, logistics and technical
service groups.
- Analyzes the
territory/market’s potential and determines the value of existing and
prospective customer’s value to the organization.
- Creates and
manages a customer value plan for existing customers highlighting profile,
share and value opportunities.
- Identifies
advantages and compares organization’s products.
- Plans and
organizes personal sales strategy by maximizing the Return on Time
Investment for the territory/segment.
- Oversee the
creative process for a brand’s marketing strategy
- Researches the
brand’s target market and how they can be reached
- Analyzes the
pricing, placement, and promotion of the brand and how it could be
improved
- Generates new
ideas for brands in terms of naming, product features, packaging, and more
- Has ideas of
how the brand will develop in the future
- Supplies
management with oral and written reports on customer needs, problems,
interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and
services.
- Keeps
up-to-date of product applications, technical services, market conditions,
competitive activities, advertising and promotional trends through the
reading of pertinent literature and consulting with marketing and
technical service areas.
- Performs other
duties are required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A college
degree AND minimum five (5) years of experience within sales and tactical
marketing in food industry OR an equivalent combination of education and
experience.
Skills & Knowledge for
this Role:
- Good
interpersonal skills and self-motivated with a demonstration of
initiative.
- Excellent
analytical, decisive, planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to
exercise initiative, resourcefulness and judgment.
- Ability to work
independently as well as in a team within and beyond the team when needed.
- Computer
literacy and ability to use computers is necessary.
- Skill in
effectively selling concepts, products and services.
- Skill in oral
and written communication.
- Skill in
operating office equipment such as copier machines.
- Skill in
establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with other
employees.
Licenses / Certificates /
Special Requirements:
- Driving
licenses.
How to Apply:
Please submit your and up- to
-date CV torecruit@soundboardconsultkenya.co.ke
Closing Date: 15th Jan 2017
