Commercial Manager - FMCG at Eagle HR Consultants

Job Code: EHC/1106/18

Job Location: Kisumu

Our client is a Leading FMCG manufacturing company in Western Kenya and based in Kisumu, seeks to recruit highly motivated personnel to fill the position of the Commercial Manager.

The ideal candidate should be a seasoned Commercial Manager with hands-on experience in the Manufacturing, FMCG, Retail sectors

Job Responsibilities 

• Drafting of contract agreements, inclusive of scope of services/works;
• Oversight of Contract Administration, inclusive of design consultants and contractors within the programme;
• Develop, review and update a change management system and procedures that capture complete, accurate and consistent baseline documents, and ensure changes in design and construction and any other change are controlled in accordance with the contract documents and/or programme controls procedures;
• Oversee the change process to ensure uniformity of application across all existing contracts of the programme and the projects for design details, material approvals and other related items;
• Create and implement an internal Change Management Plan, Change Log, and associated governance processes;
• Monitor changes and potential changes across the programme against the contractual and scope baselines;
• Evaluate cost implications of changes to contracts that are determined as necessary to implement;
• Alert the Employer of any actual, perceived or expected departure from contractual requirements and prepare analysis of potential issues, resolution options and related recommendations;
• Procurement: lead/manage the entire tendering process from the development of procurement strategies, pre-qualification, tender, review, through to the negotiation and award of consultants and contractors;
• Proactively supervise all aspects of contracts within the programme including, but not limited to: monitoring contract compliance, terms and conditions, supervising and reviewing overall performance of service level agreements, managing receipt and documentation of change requests and coordinate the review process by appropriate programme stakeholders, ensure that contract related changes / variations are communicated to appropriate stakeholders, delivery of contract deliverables, payment procedures and management reporting;
• Contribute to risk management process and review meetings.

Qualifications

• Degree in business related degrees
• Able to work as part of a team and show good teamwork skills;
• Have 7 years’ experience as a minimum;
• Have previous experience of working on FMCG products