Company: Moko Home + Living
Position: Head of Supply Chain
Position: Head of Supply Chain
Location: Mombasa Rd, Nairobi
WHO WE ARE
Moko Home + Living is a growing
company bursting with innovation, creativity and passion. Our customers dream
of a better night’s sleep, a welcoming place to host their guests, a fun and
safe place for their children to play. But they tell us this isn’t easy – they
have to settle for low-quality furnishings or break the bank.
Here’s what our team has accomplished
in the few years since our founding:
·
Reached over 100,000 Kenyan homes
with our products
·
Attracted global investment to
continue fuelling our growth and vision
·
Supported the growth of over 200
small furniture businesses across the country
·
Grown from a start-up to mid-sized
company
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Our Head of Supply Chain is
responsible for scaling our distribution to reach millions of customers. We’re
looking for a self-driven and analytical leader with the ability to lead and
grow our operations team and systems toward this goal.
You’ll be excited to solve big
problems like developing a hub-and-spoke distribution model for quick,
cost-effective delivery to our customer’s homes. You’ll be obsessed with order
and efficiency, putting in place the systems needed to organize the work of
your team as it expands.
THE ROLE IN BRIEF
Lead and grow a world-class
distribution operation
·
Turn a distribution operation that
reaches hundreds of thousands of customers into one that reaches millions
·
Develop and implement a hub-and-spoke
distribution model which delivers the quality and reliability of our retail
customers’ dreams
·
Grow and streamline our existing
nationwide delivery service which serves hundreds of small businesses
·
Oversee an increasingly sophisticated
warehousing system and ensure seamless operations as our SKUs grow
Develop and lead a high performing
team
·
Invest in coaching and development of
your team, taking advantage of opportunities to grow team members’
responsibilities
·
Maintain a high-performance culture,
setting ambitious targets and rewarding outstanding accomplishment
Implement and manage systems to
effectively tackle increasingly complex work
·
Find opportunities to develop and
improve systems, delegate responsibilities to enable your team to handle more
work with increasing complexity
·
Identify and utilize key control
points, allowing you to maintain quality and accuracy of the growing activities
within your area of responsibility
CAREER GROWTH + COMPENSATION
You’ll join the leadership team of
one of East Africa’s most successful growth-stage companies, playing a key role
in our development into a major enterprise. You’ll learn first-hand how a
thriving venture is operated, with opportunity to expand your skills and
responsibilities as your team and our company grow.
We believe this distinct and rare
experience is the most valuable benefit we offer new leaders who join our team.
In addition to this, you’ll earn a competitive salary and benefits package
benchmarked against lean mid-sized companies. You’ll also be awarded stock
options, allowing you to participate in the value you create as a leader of our
team.
ARE YOU OUR DREAM CANDIDATE?
·
You are a strong leader, and you have
at least 3 years’ experience managing individuals across different functional
areas. You have a proven track record of motivating and developing your direct
reports.
·
You have an entrepreneurial streak
and have drawn energy from working in a young company, start-up environment or
other environment of rapid growth and change. You are adaptable to changing
requirements and you enjoy working on multiple diverse projects and tasks
simultaneously.
·
You thrive when you are able to take
initiative, you are considered very self-managing and do best in an environment
where you are given high-level goals and take initiative to achieve them.
·
You are confident in your own ability
to perform and inspire others to perform, and you are eager to take on
responsibility for a key team within our company. You find the prospect of
being rewarded according to your ability to grow a team extremely motivating.
·
You have experience developing and
implementing management systems within an organization, and value the structure
and predictability they bring.
·
You possess a strong analytical
toolkit, and you frequently apply quantitative analysis to decision-making.
·
You have managed key internal and
external relationships in another organization and are effective and building
and maintaining such relationships independently.
Position: Procurement Officer
Location: Mombasa Rd, Nairobi
WHO
WE ARE
Moko Home + Living is a growing
company bursting with innovation, creativity and passion. Our customers dream
of a better night’s sleep, a welcoming place to host their guests, a fun and
safe place for their children to play. But they tell us this isn’t easy – they
have to settle for low-quality furnishings or break the bank.
Join us in building the products, the
brand and the network to put quality living within everyone’s reach.
Here’s what our team has accomplished
in the few years since our founding:
·
Reached over 100,000 Kenyan homes
with our products
·
Attracted global investment to
continue fuelling our growth and vision
·
Supported the growth of over 200
small furniture businesses across the country
·
Grown from a start-up to mid-sized
company
WHAT
YOU’LL DO
We are looking for an individual with
an eye for details who is eager to cultivate good relationships with suppliers.
The Procurement Officer will work closely with various teams to ensure timely
and cost-effective sourcing and inventory management while maintaining high
standards of integrity and accountability.
The ideal candidate will support
organization-wide efforts in strategic sourcing, information management and
relationship building.
THE
ROLE IN BRIEF
Strategic Sourcing
·
Sourcing for new suppliers and
forecasting price trends and their impact on the business.
·
Placing local orders and monitoring
delivery dates.
·
Processing all paperwork relevant to
the purchasing of goods.
·
Negotiate with suppliers for
discounts/better prices
·
Expedite delivery of procured goods
and services.
Information & Inventory
Management
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Conduct weekly demand planning to
determine the needs and requirements for good and services.
·
Generate relevant reports for
purchasing analysis from the accounting system.
·
Sharing/updating daily report on
delivery of local purchase.
·
Managing local purchases documents
and availing this to internal (accounts/operations) in a timely manner.
Compliance and Adherence to Moko
Policies and Standards
·
Ensuring compliance to Procurement
law/Company purchasing guidelines and systems.
·
Ensuring compliance with different
statutory legislation.
Supplier Payments
·
Ensure that payments are initiated
for delivered goods and services which have no issues.
·
Reconcile local purchase/supplier
payments.
Relationship Building
·
Build strong and long-term
buyer-supplier relationships with key suppliers.
·
Create and update Supplier database.
Process Improvement
·
Creating innovations to improve
supply chain management processes
·
Attending meetings and trade
conferences/shows as required.
CAREER
GROWTH + COMPENSATION
Moko invests in building the capacity
and skills within our team. Your manager will invest significant time in your
career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through
mentorship from the management team.
Because of our rapid growth, we
constantly have new roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This
results in fast career growth for those who are ready to take up the challenge.
ARE
YOU OUR DREAM CANDIDATE?
·
At least 2 years’ experience in
Supply Chain/ Purchasing.
·
Quality focus. Just getting the job
done is not enough for you. You set high standards and share them with the
team.
·
Strong attention to detail and the
ability to deliver on assigned tasks with independence and little supervision
·
Adaptable and possess a zeal to learn
·
Proactive and possess great
communication skills
·
Eagerness to join a young,
quickly-growing organization and team
Position: Market Research Officer
Location: Mombasa Rd, Nairobi
WHO
WE ARE
Moko Home + Living is a growing
company bursting with innovation, creativity and passion. Our customers dream
of a better night’s sleep, a welcoming place to host their guests, a fun and
safe place for their children to play. But they tell us this isn’t easy – they
have to settle for low-quality furnishings or break the bank.
Join us in building the products, the
brand and the network to put quality living within everyone’s reach.
Here’s what our team has accomplished
in the few years since our founding:
·
Reached over 100,000 Kenyan homes
with our products
·
Attracted global investment to
continue fueling our growth and vision
·
Supported the growth of over 200
small furniture businesses across the country
·
Grown from a start-up to mid-sized
company
WHAT
YOU’LL DO
We’re looking for a Market Research
Officer who can match our customers’ needs with possible products. You’ll have
a passion for using conversations, surveys and any other tool at your disposal
to develop a deep understanding of what our customers want and need.
You’ll also be driven by the
challenge of understanding product possibilities from our network of global
suppliers, choosing amongst these using your deep understanding of our market.
Your dream come true is the successful development and launch of a new product.
THE
ROLE IN BRIEF
Dive Deep into Customer Needs
·
Develop a deep understanding of our
re-sellers and end customers through structured conversations, surveys and
other research methodologies
·
Track and anticipate market trends
with respect to style
·
Translate lessons learned into
customer insights which can inform product and design decisions
Support Product Development
·
Work with our supply chain team to
identify global suppliers
·
Research product possibilities
through the global supplier network and match these with local market needs
·
Support the piloting and launch of
new products based on your work
CAREER
GROWTH + COMPENSATION
Moko invests in building the capacity
and skills within our team. Your manager will invest significant time in your
career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through
mentorship from the management team.
Because of our rapid growth, we
constantly have new roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This
results in fast career growth for those who are ready to take up the challenge.
ARE
YOU OUR DREAM CANDIDATE?
·
You have training and at least 2
years’ experience in marketing, qualitative research, sales or customer
service.
·
You enjoy working on multiple diverse
projects and tasks simultaneously.
·
You thrive when you are able to take
initiative, you can plan and organize your work around specific goals.
·
You have the skills to undertake
in-depth market research, using qualitative tools such as structured interviews
and direct customer observations.
·
You are excited to turn lessons
learned from research into actionable ways that we can improve our products and
services.
·
You can troubleshoot problems and
offer ideas about possible solutions.
Please visit our website
moko.co.ke/careers and apply through our online form, Common Application – All Positions.
