General Manager, Purchasing & Sales at Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC)

Job Purpose

• Provides overall leadership, strategic management and day to day management of Commercial Operations aimed at enhancing the Corporation’s profitability.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Initiating the development and implementation of the Corporation’s revenue generation’s strategy through purchasing;
• Initiating the development and implementation of the Corporation’s revenue generation’s strategy through sales;
• Initiating the development and implementation of the Corporation’s revenue generation’s strategy through Key accounts management and customer relationship development;
• Spearheading Development and implementation of strategies for customer relationships and service delivery;
• Overseeing formulation of strategies for promotion of wholesale/retail business and e-trade;
• Responsible directly for performance of the department to ensure overall target is achieved;
• Establishing, improving and strengthening route to market operations for the formal and informal sector;
• Guiding the development and implementation of strategies for government procurement agency services; .
• Steering development of strategies to stabilize and influence consumer commodity prices and supplies;
• Creating partnerships and linkages to avail relevant products to the market;
• Initiating development and implementation of strategies for import and export trade;
• Coaching and mentoring staff in the department
• Overseeing preparation of budget, annual work plans for the department;
• Appraising the managers and office administrator and officers in the department
• Guiding development of effective public relation strategies, brand visibility and Corporate Social Responsibility programs to effectively communicate to stakeholders and the general public.
• Preparing and presenting the departmental periodic reports.

Recognized qualifications

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: - Commerce or Business
• Administration (Marketing option) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Have a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Strategic Management, entrepreneurship or any other related field from a recognized institution ;
• Have a minimum period twelve (12) years relevant work experience, five (5) of which should have been at a managerial role;
• Have work experience in commercial, sales or purchasing operations at senior role in a large trading or Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment
• Be a registered member of MSK, CIM or any other relevant professional body;
• Have a certificate in Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Be proficient in computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution