Living
Goods (LG) is seeking a Regional
Field Manager to
oversee multiple LG Branches in Kenya which support Community Health.
As a Regional Field Manager you must have strong business skills, be highly analytical and pay attention to detail, while inspiring and motivating others.
As a Regional Field Manager you must have strong business skills, be highly analytical and pay attention to detail, while inspiring and motivating others.
Responsibilities
Your
primary goal is to maximize the performance of the branches in your region both
in term of sales and health impact.
To do
so your responsibilities includes:
- Build
and develop high-performing branch teams: manage, motivate and develop
branch managers and support branch teams to increase efficiency and
overall performance (CHPs and operations).
- Coach,
support and train teams on CHP support including monitoring of CHP
performance both in sales and health and motivation.
- Supervise
branch operations including coordinating with other departments to better
serve customers & CHPs. Account for branch operational performance
including P&L, inventory and credit management.
- Implement
across branches new initiatives (for instance new delivery to CHPs, new
credit system etc) as well as marketing and promotional efforts to support
CHP sales goals.
- Support
branch teams with mapping and CHP recruitment.
- Support
the branch manager to build relationships with key partners in the region
including the County Health Teams and other operating partners working
with CHVs.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate
degree in business or diploma in business, management or health related
areas.
- At
least 5 years supervisory experience of a sales team, a micro-finance
banking team or field force.
- Track
record in motivating teams to excel.
- Unimpeachable
integrity.
- Entrepreneurial
spirit and drive for results.
- Exceptional
natural leader with strong interpersonal skills.
- Bottom
of the pyramid and/or social enterprise experience a plus.
- Strong
analytic skills.
- Strong
computer skills.
- Excellent
written and verbal communications skills in English and Swahili.
- Others
languages spoken in Kenya a plus.
- Flexible
and willing to travel within Kenya more than 70% of the time.
What
is Living Goods?
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.
Living
Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in
emerging markets, through networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who
leverage Living Goods’ brand, buying power and mobile marketing tools to
deliver vital products at accessible prices to the people who need them
most.
By
combining the best practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising
and public health, Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to
improve the health, and wealth, of underserved communities.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble.
At
Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with
your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day.
If you
work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards
for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast,
if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will
thrive at Living Goods.
See
www.livinggoods.org/principles.
How to Apply
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How to Apply
To apply for this position please CLICK HERE.
Successful
applicants will be contacted for an interview.