Supply Chain Manager
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.
Business System Analyst
General Manager
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:
Job Role:
Our Supply Chain team brings materials from
around the world to our factory, where they’re crafted into furniture that
makes thousands of families happy. Moko’s Supply Chain Manager will grow our supply chain apace with the company’s
product development and manufacturing plans. You’ll manage and grow a
strategic global supplier network and ensure systems and processes are in place
to meet growing procurement needs.
Responsibilities:
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Lead Supply Chain Growth and
Development
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Ensure supply chain systems,
processes and team capacity are apace with company growth
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Proactively grow the company’s
supplier network for key materials to mitigate risk and keep pace with growing
demand; identify and attend relevant trade fairs and conduct overseas factory
visits
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Keep up-to-date with global
market changes relevant to our key product lines
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Develop sourcing plans to
accommodate increasingly complex sales and manufacturing needs
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Ensure Continuous Cost Optimization
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Regularly identify and evaluate
opportunities for reducing costs while maintaining a high level of quality
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Identify and evaluate new suppliers
for existing products in search of enhanced value for money
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Oversee the day-to-day Supply Chain
Management
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Manage a small team responsible for
global and local procurement, sourcing and import functions
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Ensure appropriate targets are in
place and are being consistently met by the supply chain team
Qualifications:
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Sourcing and supply chain
management experience coordinating a variety of suppliers
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Strong working knowledge of
import/export practices and regulations
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Experience sourcing finished or
semi-finished products; experience with contract manufacturing or sourcing for
manufacture an advantage
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Strong people management skills
and the ability to develop and manage key external relationships
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A well-developed analytical ability
and high level of attention to detail
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Eagerness to join a quickly-growing
organization and team
Business System Analyst
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.
Job Role:
Our Business Systems Analyst will
live in a world where systems and
data meet the reality of a 200+ person team working to bring better living to
millions. You’ll be constantly thinking about how our teams can work more
effectively toward a shared vision. To make this happen, you’ll dive deep
into the process of our day to day work, understanding how things work and how
they can be done better. This week you’ll whip up a Google Sheets tool
for our supply chain team that tracks the thousands of tons of raw material we
import annually, showing them where they can best focus their efforts to reduce
clearance delays. Next week you’ll take a deep dive into our production
data, helping our Head of Manufacturing answer the question of how to adjust
raw material formulations to make more affordable products.
Responsibilities:
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Build tools that help our teams run
optimally
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Understand key business processes
within and across teams and envision how we can better measure their
performance and streamline their execution
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Collaboratively build tools with the
teams who will use them
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Keep it simple to maximize your
impact – we’ve found a Google Sheet with plugins and advanced formulas often
work better than a complex piece of new software
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Listen to the data and let everyone
know what it’s saying
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Build dashboards that instantly show
teams and leaders how they’re performing and what needs their attention
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Analyze data with our leadership team
to inform strategic decision making and determine where we should focus efforts
for maximum impact on the company’s performance
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Connect finance; manufacturing,
operational data to draw fresh insights that help us more effectively achieve
our goals.
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Lead efforts to infuse data-driving
decision making in our culture, lead training, presentations and one-on-ones
which show our team of 200+ the power of data to improve our work
Qualifications:
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You are a highly analytical,
structured and process-oriented thinker
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You are obsessed with efficiency
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You are an Excel/Google Sheets expert
– you thought the day you learned about array formulas was the best day of your
life until you discovered the QUERY function
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Working knowledge of Java and SQL –
this role won’t involve heavy coding, but you’ll be keen to use scripts and
queries when they are the best tools for the project
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Working knowledge of statistics
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While numbers maybe your best friend,
you draw energy from working with teams and supporting others
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You are goal-oriented, able to work
independently and problem-solving toward a great outcome
General Manager
Job Summary:
Our General Manager leads Moko’s B2B business vertical as well
as our finance, supply chain and distribution teams. Your daily focus
will be on growing our mature B2B business – which accounts for the majority of
the company’s revenue – and delivering top-notch operational support across the
company. This role is ideal for a senior cross-functional leader who is
an exceptional decision-maker, tactical problem solver, leader and coach.
You’ll be incredibly candid, passionate and never satisfied with the status quo
– these qualities will push your teams and our business to new heights.
Responsibilities:
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Lead key company-wide operational
functions:
• Support growth in our operations team’s increasingly complex warehousing operations and rising deliveries to customers
• Scale and improve our supply chain team’s global and local procurement of raw materials and finished goods
• Streamline accounting operations and develop our finance team apace with the company’s evolving needs
• Lead company-wide budgeting and financial planning
• Coordinate support from your teams to our manufacturing, retail, marketing and talent departments
• Direct reports: Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations managers
• Support growth in our operations team’s increasingly complex warehousing operations and rising deliveries to customers
• Scale and improve our supply chain team’s global and local procurement of raw materials and finished goods
• Streamline accounting operations and develop our finance team apace with the company’s evolving needs
• Lead company-wide budgeting and financial planning
• Coordinate support from your teams to our manufacturing, retail, marketing and talent departments
• Direct reports: Finance, Supply Chain, and Operations managers
Lead our B2B vertical:
• Profit and loss responsibility for our B2B business, which distributes furniture materials to retailers across Kenya and accounts for the majority of our revenue
• Coordinate your teams in bringing delight to our customers while maximizing profitability
• Support the B2B sales team in optimizing product mix, developing new and existing customers and improving collections
• Direct report: B2B Sales Manager
• Profit and loss responsibility for our B2B business, which distributes furniture materials to retailers across Kenya and accounts for the majority of our revenue
• Coordinate your teams in bringing delight to our customers while maximizing profitability
• Support the B2B sales team in optimizing product mix, developing new and existing customers and improving collections
• Direct report: B2B Sales Manager
Instill world-class management practice in your teams:
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Ensure effective coaching and
professional development at all levels • Support your teams in effective
decision making and problem-solving
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Maintain a clear focus on
performance in support of achieving the company’s goals
Ensure that Moko’s culture is felt and lived in all your teams
Ensure that Moko’s culture is felt and lived in all your teams
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We’re open and honest with each other
and our customers – delivering on our promises and pushing each other to our
full potential
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We’re always improving and
looking for better ways of doing things – this means taking the individual
initiative as well as supporting our teammates
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We don’t just do the job but are
passionate about our work – the source of this passion is our enthusiasm for
bringing smiles to our customers’ faces
Qualifications:
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Your direct reports have told you
you’re the best manager they’ve ever had – you support them while challenging
them to do their best and holding them accountable for results
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You’d describe yourself as
candid, passionate, continuously improving
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You are a strong leader, with deep
experience managing teams across different functional areas – you have a proven
track record of developing your teams and delivering incredible results
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You’re highly process-oriented
and believe clearly defined and measured processes lay the foundation for high
performance and continuous improvement within teams
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You are an adaptable
professional who has drawn energy from working in an environment of rapid
growth and change
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You thrive when you’re able to
take initiative and do best in an environment where you are given high-level
goals and the freedom and authority to achieve them
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You possess a strong analytical
toolkit and rely on data to reach your best decisions
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You’re a strong tactical
problem-solver eager to support teams in defining and defeating their biggest
challenges
How to Apply:
Please visit our website moko.co.ke/careers and
apply through our online form, Apply Here – All Positions .
