South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited, a key player in the sugar
industry in Kenya wishes to enhance its human capital base by filling the
following senior management positions with talented and qualified Kenyan
citizens:-
1. Brand
Manager1 Post
Reporting to Head of Marketing and Business Development, the Brand Manager will be responsible for:
- Developing
and managing brands with the aim of maximizing brand profitability
- Preparing
and implementing the annual brand plan
- Generating
brand targets i.e. price, budgets, profit, market share and sales in
liaison with the Head of Marketing & Business Development
- Developing
and implementing brand campaigns i.e. advertising, promotions, and brand
public relations in liaison with advertising agencies.
- Monitoring
brand performance on key brand equity parameters and initiating corrective
action as may be required
- Coordinating
the ordering process for promotional materials in liaison with procurement
and ensuring prompt availability of materials.
- Generating
merchandising standards for point of sale materials and monitoring correct
placement/replacement of these materials
- Initiating
and carrying out brand research
- Monitoring
brand packaging and initiating packaging updates
- Providing
support in new product development initiatives
- Ensuring
brand marketing spend as per budget
Person Specifications
- University
graduate, Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing Option)
- Professional
qualification in Marketing
- Must
have minimum 3 years experience in Brand Management
- Must
have experience in advertising agency liaison and development of brand
advertising campaigns
- Must
have experience in new product development
- Good
communication and customer care skills.
- Excellent
report writing and presentation skills
- Creativity,
numeracy skills and spatial ability
- Above
average computer literacy
- Self-starter
and able to work with cross functional teams
- Age,
30 years and above.
2. Senior Workshop Superintendent
2 Posts
Reporting to Agriculture Workshop Manager, The Senior Workshop Superintendent will be responsible for:
2 Posts
Reporting to Agriculture Workshop Manager, The Senior Workshop Superintendent will be responsible for:
- Coordinating
maintenance and activities of the company vehicles and mobile machines
- Ensuring
that vehicle and plant availability of 80% is achieved
- Ensuring
field breakdown and maintenance are attended to promptly
- Directing
workflow by allocating tasks and setting work priorities to the
supervisors
- Ensuring
that work standards are and vehicles/plant operational status conforms to
existing professional standards and legal/statutory requirements
- Ensuing
that spare parts and materials requisitioned are procured promptly in
liaison with Procurement department
- Ensuring
prompt requisitioning of spare parts, materials, tools and equipment
- Liaising
with the Training Division to ensure staff are well trained and their
skills upgraded
Person Specifications
- Bsc.
Mechanical / Agricultural Engineering/Automotive Engineering with 3 years’
post qualification relevant experience in Automotive Workshop OR
- Higher
National Diploma in Mechanical/Agricultural/Automotive Engineering with 5
years relevant working experience in automotive workshop.
- Must
be IT proficient
- Member
of relevant Professional body
- Able
to display high level of integrity with good interpersonal and
communication skills
- Aged,
30 years and above
3. Workshop Supervisor
3 Posts
Reporting to Workshop Superintendent, the Senior Workshop Supervisor will be responsible for:
3 Posts
Reporting to Workshop Superintendent, the Senior Workshop Supervisor will be responsible for:
- Ensuring
that labour, tools and other resources are effectively utilized in
repairing company vehicles and mobile plant at minimum cost
- Ensuring
preventive maintenance and repair of company vehicles.
- Ensuring
80% fleet availability.
- Assigning
jobs appropriately to artisans.
- Initiating
prompt requisition of spare parts.
- Maintaining
high standards of discipline among artisans.
- Ensuring
good housekeeping at the work place by observing safety requirements.
- Maintaining
spares utilization report.
- Encouraging
skill improvement on the job.
- Any
other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Person Specifications
- Diploma
in Mechanical Engineering /Agricultural
Engineering /Automotive Engineering with at least 3 years experience.
- Ability
to attain high work output.
- Good
interpersonal skills.
- High
integrity
- Computer
literacy
- Valid
driving license
- Age,
25 years and above
If you believe that you demonstrate abilities to meet the
criteria of the above positions, please submit your hand written applications
with copies of your certificates and a well detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) to
reach the company at the address provided below not later than April 7, 2012.
Managing Director
South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited
P O Box 107-40405
Sare-Awendo
Managing Director
South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited
P O Box 107-40405
Sare-Awendo