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Retail Manager Job Responsibilities

• Implement via sales team key distribution and sales channels and strategies to achieve better overall performance at the retail shop level
• Responsible to create and implement marketing strategies to support sales activities
• Undertake product/service awareness, promotions, advertising, branding initiatives to effectively achieve increased sales
• Be a stakeholder on the new site steering committee, help analyzing new proposed sites from a sales and marketing standpoint.
• Participate in social enterprise related ventures /business ideas
• Evaluate and implement key merchandising mechanism for each shop based on top selling/necessity SKUs to achieve profitable use of prime shelve space.
• Ensure implementation of FIFO policy.
• Undertake continuous analysis on the level of product quantities required and prices for the same with a view to achieving required gross profit targets on product level.
• Review cash status report at each shop to assist cash control, prior to releasing delivery to the shop.
• Implement via inventory accountant, warehouse manager and regional manager, a thorough stock taking procedure in all shops mandatorily in order to keep track of physical stock and report any critical issues immediately.
• Oversee in the acquisition, establishment and management of supplier relationships
• Oversee and secure better credit terms, returns policy and consignment purchase with suppliers to assist company cash flow management on company level.
• Constantly analyze and review the logistics strategy (own or outsourced transport, establishment of distribution center) in order to find new opportunities to lower the cost of goods sold.
• Prepare monthly budget for department costs to be presented to MD.
• Report quarterly on individual staff performance and suggest performance enhancing changes.

Qualifications for the Retail Manager Job

• University degree and further education in Retail Management, Business Administration, Logistics,
• Procurement, Operations and/or any related field
• 7+ years experience in Kenya in retail, retail analysis, sales, marketing, supply chain, administration and/or related field.
• Must have Retail Sales Experience.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, in English and Swahili.
• Excellent with standard office software (incl. MS Word and MS Excel or equivalent).
• Excellent reporting and analytical skills.
• Driving license
• Excellent understanding of retail nature in Kenyan/East African market
• Hands-on management style and willingness to spend time outside the office, sometimes under very harsh conditions
• Highly organized and ability to plan in advance.
• Good coach/motivator

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Key Responsibilities for the Regional Manager Job

• Elaborate and compile a regional strategy to increase gross profit of the region and to turnaround under-performing sites
• Assess and suggest to supervisor and the Head of Retail Department new business opportunities in specific E-HUBB sites.
• Implement a continuous market research via Area Officers for all sites, areas and the entire region to suggest new product and/or business ideas to increases profit.
• Be aware of all developments on community level that might deteriorate the profit or even threaten business continuity of an E-HUBB and report the same.
• Attend to all administrative issues of assigned Area Officers in coordination with the respective department (such as, Retail Dept., Human Resources Dept and Finance Dept. etc.)
• Supervise the work quality, attention to detail, communication and completeness of assigned Area Officers; identify their key areas of training needs and train them on-the-job.
• Ensure compliance of Area Officers with all internal policies & procedures through adequate control measures; check weekly and monthly the Area Officer Operator visit checklist, report non-compliance immediately to supervisor; execute corrective measures upon approval from supervisor.
• Undertake field visits with and without Area Officers (incl. surprise visits), sometimes for prolonged periods in remote areas of the region; serve as their role model and motivate them.
• Implement the company’s approved sales and marketing strategies, promotion activities, planograms and awareness campaigns elaborated by the Sales & Marketing Dept. by undertaking and ensuring corrective training schemes.
• Suggest to supervisor, oversee and implement regular promotion activities in each area to serve as a role model to Area Officers and operators.
• Coordinate with the Supply Chain Manager in relation to logistics planning, distribution to and receipt of stock at E-HUBBs.
• Initiate, Oversee and implement stock intake with local distributors in coordination with the Supply Chain Manager.
• Prepare regional budget monthly and present to supervisor and Finance Dept. with clear indication on where cost savings can be made.

Regional Manager Job Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration/Logistics or any related field.
• 5 – 6 years work experience in Management, Retail, Operations or similar roles.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, in English and Swahili
• Proficient with standard office software (incl. MS Word and MS Excel or equivalent)
• Driving license
• Leadership skills with ability to lead people and take responsibility
• Hands-on management style and willingness to spend majority of time outside the office, at sometimes very remote locations, which involve long trips on rough roads, very basic accommodation conditions and use of public transport.
• Highly organized

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Duties for the Microsoft Navision Senior Developer Job

• Design, analysis,development and deployment of Microsoft Dynamics Nav& .net solutions
• Installation, upgrade, support, and documentation of Dynamics NAV
• Work closely with business consultants to translate user requirements into functional specifications then into technical development
• Providing onsite and offsite consulting services and support to Dynamics NAV clients
• Provide training to Navision system users
• Supporting standard and customized client modifications during systems implementation efforts
• Microsoft Dynamics development and integration with .net,share point and GIS
• Requirements gathering and documentation
• Testing( test cases, test plans, bug tracking and change management control)
• Migrating data and developing documents

Microsoft Navision Senior Developer Job Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years’ experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Deep knowledge of both the functional and technical sides of Microsoft Dynamics NAV including exposure to the latest release
• Ability to perform performance tuning on Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Ability to understand, communicate and interpret client business processes and requirements
• Proven ability to write effective system and process documentation –including business and system requirements, process diagrams, and data flow charts
• Understanding of the hardware requirements of Microsoft Dynamics NAV to perform hardware sizing
• Understand the functional and technical differences between different versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV to perform upgrade assessments
• Experience installing and configuring Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Experience with SQL Server
• Experience on multiple successful implementations with Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Knowledge of technical developments and trends in application analysis, design, and development
• Ability to learn new business processes or applications very quickly

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Responsibilities for the Customer Service/ Sales Assistant Job

• Greeting customers who enter the shop.
• Be involved in stock control and management.
• Assisting shoppers to find the goods and products they are looking for.
• Being responsible for processing cash and card payments.
• Stocking shelves with merchandise.
• Answering queries from customers.
• Reporting discrepancies and problems to the supervisor.
• Giving advice and guidance on product selection to customers.
• Balancing cash registers with receipts.
• Dealing with customer refunds.
• Keeping the store tidy and clean, this includes hovering and mopping.
• Responsible dealing with customer complaints.
• Working within established guidelines, particularly with brands.
• Attaching price tags to merchandise on the shop floor.
• Responsible for security within the store and being on the lookout for shoplifters and fraudulent credit cards etc.
• Receiving and storing the delivery of large amounts of stock
• Keeping up to date with special promotions and putting up displays.

Customer Service/ Sales Assistant Job Requirements

• Minimum Diploma in relevant field
• At least 3 years’ experience in retail or hospitality industry
• Service oriented, sales minded, willing to sell
• Dynamic, flexible and social
• Clean look, accurate and always on time
• Team spirit
• Trustworthy
• Perfect English knowledge (read/spoken). Ability to write in English is an asset as well
• Retail/sales experience, ideally with international end-customers
• Ability to carry small amount of goods with suitable machines (pallet truck, etc.) is an asset
• Ability to work with basic IT software (PC, SAP, etc.) is an asset