Kenya Airways, The Pride of Africa
Kenya Airways opens a world of
opportunity across the continent, creating sustainable development by
connecting its people and businesses within Africa and around the world.
At Kenya Airways we believe our greatest asset is our people. When you join
Kenya Airways we provide you with training and all the systems and tools you require
to perform.
And best of all, we provide an
environment that enables each and every one of our employees to achieve their
full potential.
Kenya Airways is seeking to hire:
Position Title: General Manager - KQ Holidays
Position Ref No: IRC 35020
Brief Posting Description: To drive a comprehensive Sales plan for KQ Holidays
in order to optimize revenue and profitability in line with Company Strategy
and section’s Commercial targets.
Detailed Description
- Set out KQ Holidays strategy, and tactics for
all KQ Holidays sales activities in the network resulting in a 1 to
3 yrs KQ Holidays Sales Business Plan.
- Implements the Commercial Sales Business Plan.
- Drive the development of new products under
the KQ Holidays banner ensuring appropriateness of the products, their
pricing and the ROI for the business and its brand.
- Drive new revenue streams to ensure
maximum exploitation of opportunities across the KQ network
- Officially represent Kenya Airways and
facilitate commercial and political discussions on behalf of the section
where necessary.
- Ensure optimum and effective steering of
suppliers.
- Ensure that an up to date Emergency Response
Plan & Disruption management plan is in place and that the Region
staff are trained accordingly.
- Monitor and control annual Sales budgets to
ensure expenditure is in line with business plan
- Optimize the overall revenue budget target for
maximum and sustainable profits
- To lead, motivate, guide, support and develop
a robust Sales team within Kenya Airways to enhance productivity and
efficiency and customer satisfaction
- To identify new sales opportunity for revenue
growth (including but not limited to: leisure travel, MICE (Meetings,
incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) and Medical tourism across the
KQ network.
- Build and maintain relationships to promote
and safeguard company image
- Work closely with respective country managers
to deliver on the leisure sales targets for their respective countries.
Minimum Requirements
- University graduate, Masters degree will be an
advantage
- Marketing certification will be an added
advantage (e.g C.I.M)
- At least 10 years airline in Sales, preferably
in an Airline, Tours or Leisure Management, 5 of which must at a senior
level.
- Must have strong visionary skills
- Must be a good negotiator and ability to
influence
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Commercial Focus
- Strategic Thinking
- Self confident and result oriented
- High integrity
- Team player
Position Title: Manager Technical Stores
Position Ref No: IRC15478
Position Description: To
develop and implement strategies for providing inventory planning information
that supports technical Spares provisioning and movement across the entire KQ
network including line maintenance in outstations.
Detailed Description
- Develop and implement materials movement
transaction processes for all KQ inventories that ensure timely, accurate
and complete recording of materials related business operational costs
across the business functions for an effective and efficient cost
structure and management accounts reporting.
- Develop and coordinate implementation of stock
management policies and procedure guidelines for all Company inventories
across the network and devise a revision mechanism that guarantees
business development strategies are adequately aligned with such policies
to promote growth.
- To direct and coordinate scheduled periodical
and adhoc stock counts for all inventories within KQ network stations to
ensure accurate and reliable inventory stock positions that provides a
fair valuation of the company inventories/ assets in the company’s
financial records.
- To design and coordinate implementation of
strong and effective Inventory Control and Warehouse Systems embedded on
strong Information Systems that ensures integrity and reliability of the
inventory database at all times.
- Develop coordinates and plan warehouse storage
and distribution strategies for all Technical materials, Equipment and
Tools to ensure an effective business support through timely availability
of materials and spares.
- To identify and advise Management on optimal
storage methodologies that ensures inventories stock holding capacity is
aligned with the overall KQ growth strategy including Consignment
stocking, supplier managed inventories etc.
- Develop and coordinate implementation of
Health, Safety and Security programs within the warehouse and shipping
networks to safeguard KQ materials and products across the business
operations
- Developing and coordinating implementation of
effective consolidation and breaking-bulk processes that enhances easy
materials dispensation to customers while ensuring minimal deterioration
and wastage of materials.
- To manage and coordinate recycling of
consumable materials returned from Production areas to re-utilize unused
consumables ensuring maximum rotation of all recyclable materials to save
the company on direct costs of goods sold.
- Develop, supervise and coach warehouse staff
to promote skills level that matches supply chain profession expectations
and enhance team work and improved performance and productivity.
- Identify skills gaps and training needs for
each staff skills and initiate on job training for their personal growth
and development and improve morale.
- Manage the relations between KQ and other
Corporate bodies involved in the regulations of our materials storage and
handling, export shipments and numerous contract suppliers to ensure SLAs
are met and cordial relations exist for smooth running of KQ business
operations.
- Ensuring new requirements from Govt agencies
like Port Health, KEBS, and Customs are communicated to the company
management and any communication with regard to warehousing operations is
timely relayed to the govt agencies.
- To develop and implement the annual opex and
capex budgets for Technical Warehouse that aligns with overall KQ business
growth strategy and doing regular reviews to ensure adherence to spend
caps.
- Preparing and presenting managements briefs
and reports to support strategic decision making processes by the top
management.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree in Engineering or related technical
field.
- Full Purchasing and Supplies Management
certification (CIPS, Dip)
- 10 Years Supply Chain experience in a busy
Engineering/technical environment.
- 3 Years warehousing and logistics experience
in a senior management position
- Membership to KISM, CIPS
- IATA qualifications and experience on
resolutions and industry rules
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills.
- Commercial and contracting experience
- Strong analytical skills
- Of highest integrity
How to Apply
If you meet the above requirements, please CLICK HERE to apply online
(Click on Recruitment Portal -> New Jobs (Last 7 days) -> Select desired job and login/register to apply)
Deadline for application is 31st July 2015
