Openings at Jibu

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the business plan and profit & loss ownership
• Performance management of all staff directly employed by Jibu Kenya
• Effective project management
• Regular performance analysis and concise and precise performance reporting including budgetary control
• Grow the brand in line with the operating standards of the company
• Steer the franchise network to adopt Jibu’s operating system and represent the brand in line with the compliance standards (Quality, Customer Experience, Brand, pricing, product and others)
• Establish commercial partnerships and ventures within all markets to drive success of the business
• Resource planning in compliance with budget guidelines of business needs within Kenya and other markets supported by the Kenya Operating Company, such as Jibu Tanzania
• Observe market trends, risks and opportunities and be react quickly to stay ahead of the curve
• Franchise network expansion
• Manage key stakeholders and regulators to enable efficient the business plan execution Team engagement and company growth
• Be fast, hands-on, and come with an ownership mentality
• Lead by example, be reliable, accountable and productive
• Be honest, reliable and dedicated
• Bring the energy and stamina to go far with Jibu and join us in building a unique success story

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• Performance management across all markets
• Manage the Country Directors/P&L owners of Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, DRC, South Sudan and Ghana andachieve growth and profitability targets
• Grow the brand in line with the operating standards of the company
• Implement the marketing strategy of the company across all markets
• Manage the relationship and performance of all AMF markets (currently Tanzania, Burundi, Zambia, DRC)
• Lead the annual business planning in conjunction with the budgeting process
• Establish commercial partnerships and ventures within all markets to drive success of the business
• Observe market trends, risks and opportunities to adapt business as needed
• Steer compliance with business plans and budgets and facilitate regular reviews of actual performance
• Manage key stakeholders and regulators to enable efficient the business plan execution

Team engagement and company growth

• Be strategic, decisive and prioritize well
• Be a naturally influential leader, hold people accountable, and build trust amongst AMF & OpCo leadership teams
• Be honest, reliable and dedicated
• Bring the energy and stamina to go far with Jibu and join us in building a unique success story

Experience:

• A proven record of success and expertise in achieving sales and growth targets as the operational leaders
• Experience in at least 5 out of the 9 Markets that Jibu is currently present in.
• Experience in managing multiple P&Ls and making mature business decisions to leverage the impact on each dollar spent in line with the franchising philosophy of reduced overhead costs at scale
• Leadership experience and able to inspire, motivate and mobilize diverse teams to achieve a common goal
• Balance assertiveness with a partnership mentality as the AMF Partner focal point
• Entrepreneurial, proactive, and able to operate under minimal supervision.
• Able to track, prioritize, and drive multiple concurrent projects to success.
• Willingness to work non-standard hours to accommodate time zones
• Willingness to travel (expected travel in this role is 50-70 % of the time)

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead the Innovations, IT and Hardware strategy of the company to grow the operations by 10x over the next 5 years
• Manage the Supply Chain function
  • Logistics to and between all markets in Africa
  • Procurement and contract management to improve GP margins on supply chain
  • Internal operations and efficiencies
  • Build, maintain and enhance the supplier network
• Project manage key internal operations improvements such as adaptations to the Water Treatment System, IoT integration, and the procurement and
• Lead the setting up of the operations for new product lines
• Be ultimately responsible and accountable for the regulatory compliance and product quality across all markets
• Hardware management across all markets
  • Monitor performance of Water Treatment and Technology systems and seek for efficiencies to drive down operational costs
  • Establish preventive maintenance schedules and SOPs
• Assess, review and develop the IT and data infrastructure to increase efficiencies at Franchisee and Franchisor level
• Be an implementer and work closely with all markets to actualise innovations across all sites within Jibu’s complex and decentralized network
• Manage Jibu’s engineering, IT, SC, and product development functions Team engagement and company growth
• Be fast, hands-on, and come with an ownership mentality
• A strategist constantly thinking about the future and how to scale operations
• Be organized, collaborative and innovative
• Be honest, reliable and dedicated
• Bring the energy and stamina to go far with Jibu and join us in building a unique success story

Experience Requirements

• A proven record of successfully leading projects to completion within tight timelines
• Experience working in Africa (East Africa) and implementing complex technology and IT innovations across various different user profiles
• Demonstrable experience in leading high performing teams
• An innovator excited about tech with the realism and operational skills to implement effectively
• Entrepreneurial, proactive, and able to operate under minimal supervision.
• Able to track, prioritize, and drive multiple concurrent projects to success.
• Able to communicate and present information to executives, teams and partners in a way that motivates action and quick decision making.
• Willingness to work non-standard hours to accommodate time zones