Company; Moko Home + Living
Position; Supply Chain Manager
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
Our Supply Chain team brings
materials from around the world to our factory, where they’re crafted into
furniture that make 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.
THE ROLE IN BRIEF
Lead Supply Chain Growth and
Development
• Ensure supply chain systems,
processes and team capacity are apace with company growth
• 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
• Keep up-to-date with global market changes relevant to our key product lines
• Develop sourcing plans to accommodate increasingly complex sales and manufacturing needs
• 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
• Keep up-to-date with global market changes relevant to our key product lines
• Develop sourcing plans to accommodate increasingly complex sales and manufacturing needs
Ensure Continuous Cost Optimization
• Regularly identify and evaluate
opportunities for reducing costs while maintaining high level of quality
• Identify and evaluate new suppliers for existing products in search of enhanced value for money
• Identify and evaluate new suppliers for existing products in search of enhanced value for money
Oversee the day-to-day Supply Chain
Management
• Manage a small team responsible for
global and local procurement, sourcing and import functions
• Ensure appropriate targets are in place and are being consistently met by the supply chain team
• Ensure appropriate targets are in place and are being consistently met by the supply chain team
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.
ARE YOU OUR DREAM CANDIDATE?
• Sourcing and supply chain
management experience coordinating a variety of suppliers
• Strong working knowledge of import/export practices and regulations
• Experience sourcing finished or semi-finished products; experience with contract manufacturing or sourcing for manufacture an advantage
• Strong people management skills and the ability to develop and manage key external relationships
• A well-developed analytical ability and high level of attention to detail
• Eagerness to join a quickly-growing organization and team
• Strong working knowledge of import/export practices and regulations
• Experience sourcing finished or semi-finished products; experience with contract manufacturing or sourcing for manufacture an advantage
• Strong people management skills and the ability to develop and manage key external relationships
• A well-developed analytical ability and high level of attention to detail
• Eagerness to join a quickly-growing organization and team
Please visit our website moko.co.ke/careers and
apply through our online form, Apply Here – All Positions
Position; Business Systems Analyst
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
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.
THE
ROLE IN BRIEF
Build tools that help our teams run
optimally
• Understand key business processes
within and across teams and envision how we can better measure their
performance and streamline their execution
• Collaboratively build tools with the teams who will use them
• Keep it simple to maximize your impact – we’ve found a Google Sheet with plugins and advanced formulas often works better than a complex piece of new software
• Collaboratively build tools with the teams who will use them
• Keep it simple to maximize your impact – we’ve found a Google Sheet with plugins and advanced formulas often works better than a complex piece of new software
Listen to the data and let everyone
know what it’s saying
• Build dashboards that instantly
show teams and leaders how they’re performing and what needs their attention
• 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
• Connect finance, manufacturing, operational data to draw fresh insights that help us more effectively achieve our goals
• 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
• 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
• Connect finance, manufacturing, operational data to draw fresh insights that help us more effectively achieve our goals
• 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
CAREER
GROWTH + COMPENSATION
Moko invests in building the capacity
and skills within our team. This role is a particularly special opportunity to
learn how a company grows and achieves impact at scale because you’ll be at the
center of it.
You’ll work directly with Moko’s
executive team and tackle projects that cut across all of our teams and key
business processes. You’ll receive constant, actionable feedback to support
your growth, and given the space to build your technical skills and drive your
professional development.
ARE
YOU OUR DREAM CANDIDATE?
• You are a highly analytical,
structured and process-oriented thinker
• You are obsessed with efficiency
• 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
• 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
• Working knowledge of statistics
• While numbers maybe your best friend, you draw energy from working with teams and supporting others
• You are goal-oriented, able to work independently and problem-solving toward a great outcome
• You are obsessed with efficiency
• 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
• 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
• Working knowledge of statistics
• While numbers maybe your best friend, you draw energy from working with teams and supporting others
• You are goal-oriented, able to work independently and problem-solving toward a great outcome
Please visit our website moko.co.ke/careers and
apply through our online form, Apply Here – All Positions
Position; Head of Operations and 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. Join us in
building the products, the brand, and the network to put quality living within
everyone’s reach.
Our 200-person strong team has
reached over 100,000 Kenyan homes with our products so far, and we’re just
getting started. Join us in bringing the dream of a smiley home to millions
more.
WHAT
YOU’LL DO
Moko’s Head of Operations &
Supply Chain is responsible for scaling our supply chain and distribution to
reach millions of customers. We’re looking for a self-driven and analytical
leader with the ability to direct and grow our operations team and systems
toward this goal
You’ll be excited to solve big
problems like building out a local network of contract manufactured furniture
suppliers and delivering smiles to thousands of customers each month. You’ll be
obsessed with order and efficiency, creating, and improving systems to organize
and streamline the work of your team as it expands.
THE
ROLE IN BRIEF
Moko’s products are made from “the
good stuff”, and it’s always on-hand
• Manage and expand a network of the
best suppliers in Kenya and around the world – for factory raw materials and
contract manufactured furniture products.
• Define and implement quality standards and controls to ensure we receive the top-quality materials and products every time.
• Level-up our inventory management, making stock outs a thing of the past.
• Ensure a scalable, diverse supply base which delivers increasing volumes as we continue to grow.
• Define and implement quality standards and controls to ensure we receive the top-quality materials and products every time.
• Level-up our inventory management, making stock outs a thing of the past.
• Ensure a scalable, diverse supply base which delivers increasing volumes as we continue to grow.
Make WOW deliveries at scale every
time
• Manage and grow our consumer and
B2B distribution operations to efficiently deliver every order on time – from
800 to 7,000 home deliveries per month within the next two years.
• Make home deliveries – a major touch point with our customers – a smiley Moko experience.
• Run one of the most efficient delivery operations East Africa has ever seen – operating within cost per unit volume and cost per product targets.
• Make home deliveries – a major touch point with our customers – a smiley Moko experience.
• Run one of the most efficient delivery operations East Africa has ever seen – operating within cost per unit volume and cost per product targets.
Keep & secure a happy home for
Moko
• Ensure strong systems and SOPs are
in place for all inventory movements – every warehouse passes regular stock
audits with flying colours.
• Coordinate environment, health and safety initiatives across the company, ensuring high standards are adhered to in order to achieve a safe work environment.
• Ensure strong facility management and security protocols in place throughout our warehouse and factory facilities.
• Coordinate environment, health and safety initiatives across the company, ensuring high standards are adhered to in order to achieve a safe work environment.
• Ensure strong facility management and security protocols in place throughout our warehouse and factory facilities.
Lead like a Moko-er
• Serve on our Senior Leadership
Team, setting organization-wide strategy and coordinating with other functional
leads.
• Invest in coaching and development of your team, growing their capacity and raising up the next generation of Moko leaders.
• Maintain a high-performance culture, setting ambitious targets and rewarding outstanding accomplishment.
• Build an environment which is direct and honest, encourages initiative and puts our customers’ smiles first.
• Invest in coaching and development of your team, growing their capacity and raising up the next generation of Moko leaders.
• Maintain a high-performance culture, setting ambitious targets and rewarding outstanding accomplishment.
• Build an environment which is direct and honest, encourages initiative and puts our customers’ smiles first.
ARE
YOU OUR DREAM CANDIDATE?
• You have deep experience in supply
chain and distribution, including international procurement.
• You are a strong leader, with experience leading a team of 30+ individuals through a period of growth or change.
• You have a proven track record of motivating and developing your direct reports toward outstanding results.
• You have experience developing and implementing operational systems within an organization, and value the structure and predictability they bring.
• You have a track record of nurturing strong relationships with suppliers and internal ‘customers’.
• You are eager to take responsibility for a key function at a senior leadership level and energized to build an extraordinary Home + Living brand.
• You possess a strong analytical toolkit and instill data-driven decision-making within your team
• You are a strong leader, with experience leading a team of 30+ individuals through a period of growth or change.
• You have a proven track record of motivating and developing your direct reports toward outstanding results.
• You have experience developing and implementing operational systems within an organization, and value the structure and predictability they bring.
• You have a track record of nurturing strong relationships with suppliers and internal ‘customers’.
• You are eager to take responsibility for a key function at a senior leadership level and energized to build an extraordinary Home + Living brand.
• You possess a strong analytical toolkit and instill data-driven decision-making within your team
Please visit our website moko.co.ke/careers and
apply through our online form, Apply Here – All Positions