Jobs at Summit Recruitment and Search

Key Requirements:

• Research and environmental scanning and insight into developments in Company’s priority countries within Africa, so as to support continual refinement of Company’s engagement strategy for key countries in Africa.
• Identify, cultivate and maintain Company’s relationships with its organisational partners in Africa, with the objective of identifying work opportunities for the Company in Africa,
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain Company’s networks with key individuals in Africa. I.e A network of government practitioner experts (current and former), to support Company’s ongoing work in Africa.
• Implementation of Company’s training programmes and projects with Government Partners in Africa
• Lead the implementation of Company’s projects with government partners in Africa.
• Oversee the logistical and administrative aspects of programme and project implementation within Africa.
• Establish the Company’s office in Africa. This could include conducting due diligence and performing the administrative, legal and operational tasks associated with establishing the office.
• Oversee the day-to-day administration and management of Company’s Africa office, including budget and human resource management.

Qualifications:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Must have experience in Policy Formulations.
• Good situational awareness and respect for different cultures and nationalities.
• Strong communication and engagement skills (written and spoken)
• Strong project management skills, and ability to work under time pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ability to think creatively when solving challenges.
• Strong managerial skills, to effectively manage the administrative and logistical aspects of running an office, and to coach and mentor staff.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel frequently for work

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Key Requirements:

• Identify, cultivate and maintain Company’s relationships with its organisational partners in Africa, with the objective of identifying work opportunities for the Company in Africa, in line with Company’s organisational objectives, mission and internal capabilities.
• Identify, cultivate and maintain Company’s networks with key individuals in Africa. e A network of government practitioner experts (current and former), to support Company’s ongoing work in Africa.
• Support the Regional Director to implement Company’s projects with government partners in Africa. This would involve initial project scoping, continual engagement with relevant partners, and conducting delivery of specialised activities
• Implement Company’s training programmes with government partners in Africa.
• Oversee the logistical and administrative aspects of training programme and project implementation within Africa.
• Support the Regional Director to establish a Company’s Africa office.

Qualifications:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Candidates who may not have had direct working experience in public service, but who have worked closely and effectively with governments in the past are encouraged to apply.
• Good situational awareness and respect for different cultures and nationalities.
• Strong communications skills (written and spoken)
• Strong project management skills, and ability to work under time pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ability to think creatively when solving challenges.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel frequently for work.

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Key Requirements:

• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of the Brand mid-term and long-term strategy to achieve profitable results of sales, services and parts.
• Lead the development of comprehensive the Brands policies and procedures that provide guidelines in compliance with the manufacture.
• Oversee the implementation of proper cost controls to ensure profitability of the Brand division in Sales, Service and Parts
• Champion the performance of the Division through development of proactive training programs, regular feedback and performance appraisals for the team to promote a culture of high performance.
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of the Brand budget, to ensure efficient allocation of resources necessary for implementation of strategies,
• Spearhead the design, execution and follow up on events and promotions that give the Brand high profile and appropriate positioning to the right market segments
• Promote customer visits and surveys in order to understand the customers’ needs and to create a strong partnership
• Supervise the establishment and maintenance of strong partnerships with dealers and support them to ensure dealer achievement of sales and aftersales targets as well as profitable sales and aftersales targets

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical/business related discipline from a recognized institution
• 10 years of relevant working experience, with 5 years in management in an organisation of similar size and complexity
• Global Automotive industry awareness
• Budgeting knowledge
• Project and Financial Management
• Human Resource Management
• Performance Management’
• Report writing
• Presentation and communication skills

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Key Requirements:

• Operate as the lead point of contact for all Middle East customer portfolio.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term customer relationships to best anticipate customer requirements with a view to identify sales trends and develop strategies to increase sales.
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of product based on customer requirements.
• Develop new business and identify areas of improvement to exceed sales targets.
• Monitor market trends to advise the wider company on new developments in the flower industry.
• Ensure smooth and timely communication with the operations team on freight requirements.
• Liaise with the quality manager to ensure market standards are communicated with the growers and implemented.
• Prepare the yearly demand planner and continuously review in line with market requirements.
• Assist the General Manager in preparation of supply agreement contracts with farms in line with the Company demand planner.
• Participate in shows and exhibitions.
• Provide periodic reports to management on sales and cost of sales.
• Liaise with NPD to offer new and innovative products to clients, to help improve revenue.
• Prepare costings and pricing for each market in line with company budget.
• Create, implement and manage KPIs for the team.
• Mentor & Coach team members.
• Safeguard company data and secrets at all time

Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Sales or Business related field.
• In-depth knowledge of the floriculture industry.
• Proven commercial and sales experience within the industry, delivering client-focused solutions based on customer.
• Must be a strategic thinker and have strong negotiation skills.
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence effectively across all levels within the organisation.
• Client, quality and results oriented.
• Team leadership.
• Proven ability to coordinate with other departments within a company.
• Good knowledge of Customer, Grower and third-party management.
• Aptitude in decision-making and analytical ability,
• Ability to build strong relationships with customers and industry contacts,
• Flexible with the ability to embrace sudden changes.
• Ability to work under stressful environment.

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Key Requirements:

• Review and maintenance of the Company Postharvest Audit.
• Review and maintenance of the Company Supplier Quality Assurance Manual & SOPs.
• Lead Technical relationships with regional customers where required.
• Develop grower auditing schedule based on risk assessment.
• Manage technical approval of new growers.
• Review industry certifications for all our growers.
• Coordinate grower visit schedule with other quality managers.
• Ensure grower visit reports are completed and submitted to GM.
• Maintain grower KPI report and review process.
• Develop Quality Improvement plans with key growers.
• Identification of new growers and varieties.
• Ensure the Company specifications are implemented.
• Create, implement and manage technical KPIs for quality team.
• Management and coaching of direct reports.
• Drive improvement in all areas of handling and cold chain.
• Packaging – Oversight with specific focus on optimising transit solutions and profitability.
• Perform any other duties as may be required by the business

Qualifications

• Degree in Horticulture, Agriculture or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar role (Technical Manager, Quality Manager, Auditor).
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in team management.
• Experience working and communicating directly with customers will be beneficial.
• Experience with managing a budget will be beneficial.
• Clean driving license.
• Fluent in English and Swahili, spoken and written.
• Experience with relevant certification standards (Global GAP, KFC, Fairtrade, BOPP)
• Experience with customer specification systems (Muddyboots Greenlight QC) will be beneficial.

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Key Requirements

• Contribute in the implementation of marketing strategies
• Organize and attend marketing activities or events to raise brand awareness
• Plan advertising and promotional campaigns for products or services on a variety of media
• Liaise with stakeholders to promote success of activities and enhance the company’s presence
• See all marketing campaigns through to completion and evaluate their success using various metrics
• Prepare content for the publication of marketing material and oversee distribution
• Conduct market research to identify opportunities for promotion and growth
• Collaborate with managers in preparing Business development budgets and monitoring expenses
• Execute the digital marketing strategy, including Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), organic and paid social marketing, pay-per-click and other digital marketing communications tactics
• Supports the planning of marketing activities based against the customer journey based on feedback and insights to improve customer experience
• Actively partner with regional and local marketing community to ensure the successful deployment of digital marketing activities, including but not limited to: Web and SEO
• Working closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the same industry, the Content marketing team and Design Studio to implement digital marketing activities

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Marketing or similar
• At least 3 years working experience in Marketing
• Experience in the Engineering sector is an added advantage
• Experience taking high quality photographs & video of project deliverables to use for marketing purposes
• Ability to work on your own and in a team
• Proven experience in creating sales campaigns
• Fully proficient in SEO and Digital Marketing

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Key Requirements:

• Manage the office in Nairobi and make sure that all employees can focus on delivering their best work
• Make sure that the company always has up-to-date financial, operational and HR reports, which includes accounting/bookkeeping responsibility
• Assist in the onboarding process for new hires, including contracting, work permits, orientation period, etc.
• Manage contract and price negotiations with office vendors, service providers and office lease
• Develop, update and maintain office policies as necessary
• Support staff and management with preparing various documents and client contracts, building client presentations, answering phone calls, be responsible for scheduling various meetings and manage the meeting room schedule
• Help prepare for international travel (booking flights, hotels and applying for visa)
• Keep an impeccable office admin

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience as an Office Manager, Office Administrator, Accountant or similar position
• Accounting experience, including data-entry and creating basic financial reports
• HR experienceand a good understanding of Kenya’s labor laws and regulations
• Experience having worked with accounting and/or ERP systems. Experience with Odoo is a big plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other office management tools such as Teams and Zoom
• Excellent time management skills and an ability to multi-task and prioritize your work
• Keen attention to detail in combination with great problem-solving skills
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment
• A creative mind with an ability to suggest improvements
• Sense of humor and are a real team player
• Strong analytical skills
• Proficient in English (written and verbally)

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Key Requirements:

• Managing contracts including drafting and reviewing and other general commercial law issues
• Monitoring and ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance by the company.
• Contract Management: drive contract lifecycle from drafting through completion of negotiation process, review and contract execution.
• Product gate process management including participation of tender opening activities, supplier evaluation and business project initiatives.
• Support in contract negotiation and collaborate with business teams on developing effective relationships with contractors and vendors.
• Legal opinions and research: opinions/guidance in respect of commercial contracts being negotiated and signed as well as legal and commercial requirements of all product implementation.
• Legal awareness training as appropriate on commercial legal issues

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in law
• Diploma in Law.
• Master’s degree in law will be an added advantage.
• Between 12- and 15-years’ experience in with 4 years’ experience in Legal Drafting and Risk Management and 3 years’ experience in Legal Communication and Advocacy
• Must have sound knowledgeable in Legal Contracts Management
• Must be able to thrive under pressure.
• Must be professional and a person of high integrity.
• Must be knowledgeable on relevant legislation.
• Sound knowledge on employment matters
• Ability to develop and manage internal and external relationships.
• Ability to cope with prominent level of responsibility and with confidential matters.

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Key Requirements:

• Drive Operational Excellence.
• Ensure compliance across all departments within the branch.
• Ensure all areas of the Spa facilities are functioning properly; machines, equipment,
• taking into account wear and tear, water and power consumption.
• Manage external parties such as contractors (plumbers, security company, guarding, electricians, etc) city council and public health officers.
• Check and supervise all rooms to ensure facility and equipment status is always in top notch condition and functional.
• Maintain required OSH standards and requirements for all equipment and within the facility.
• Team coordination and management including HR issues;
• Liaise with HR to oversee all new employee onboarding process, ensure thorough orientation and training schedules
• Ensure the company policies and procedures are known, understood, and followed by all employees.
• Manage, update, and coordinate all staff work schedules including leave planning, sick offs, and off days. This includes housekeeping, therapists, hairdressers, baristas, compound teams.
• Organize and coordinate team training sessions for external, internal, and interbranch sessions.
• Ensure correct standards are upheld by the entire Branch team.
• Manage employee performance
• Organise onboarding of new employees, review existing employees and training plans, ensure all staff correctly dressed.
• Liaise with the HR to design a development plan for employees and its monitoring and documentation.
• Liaise with Front Office Manager;
• Ensure the FOM is always updated of the team changes to ensure proper and convenient planning for the team calendars.
• Coordinate with the FOM where renovation, maintenance or repair works are ongoing for better client/booking management.
• Liaise with the FOM to ensure team product and role knowledge through training and reviews.
• Report any observations on Clientele or staff to management

Qualifications:

• Experience in managing operations and contractors is highly preferred
• Experience managing/leading and coordinating a team of more than 20 people
• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable institution
• Knowledge of scheduling software systems is highly desirable
• Solution-oriented and a great team-player
• Hands-on and proactive with a thirst for tangible results
• Professional and cordial personality is highly preferred

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Key Requirements:

• Plan menus.
• Direct and coordinate food or beverage preparation.
• Prepare and cook foods/meals of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
• Determine how food should be presented and ensure quality of meals.
• Determine food or beverage costs and estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
• Order and maintain inventory of food and supplies needed to ensure efficient operations.
• Collaborate with other personnel to plan and develop recipes and menus, considering such factors as seasonal availability of ingredients.
• Demonstrate new cooking techniques to staff and be aware of changing culinary trends.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Maintaining high level of hygiene in the kitchen including the dishes.
• Other related duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications:

• Must have at least five years’ experience as a home cook/ safari camp or both.
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Kiswahili Languages
• Have a Certificate/Diploma.
• Must have Food handling certificate.
• Must be able to provide a 4-week Menu.
• High level of personal cleanliness.
• Must be thoroughly familiar with safety requirements, safe work practices and health regulations pertaining to food preparation and service.
• Enjoy cooking and able to organise efficient work schedules.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written.
• Able to work as a leader and as part of a team.
• Be punctual and excellent time management skills.
• Able to work under pressure and stay calm in difficult situations.
• Honest and attention to detail

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Key Requirements:

• Be able to estimate the fabric consumption and trims required for each sample and hence provide this accurate information to procurement for sampling and bulk production.
• Support pattern maker in creation of patterns and grading based on client specification.
• Oversee construction of samples and support sample machinists
• Ensure sample construction planning is created in such a way that enables efficient smooth bulk production.
• Ensure production team receive detailed clear information on client orders (based on sample construction planning) to deliver seamless production and delivery orders.
• Oversee sampling team to work on fit comments received from clients and ensure accurate amendments to patterns and samples to ensure smooth and fast approval of samples.
• Liaise with the Product Development Manager and sample team to ensure fast turnaround time for the sample and at the same time provide accurate information for production planning.
• Provide support and oversight across all sampling departments to include patterns, cutting, QC, sampling making, procurement etc.

Qualifications:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 8 years experience working within the garment industry.
• Must have an understanding of manufacturing, textiles, and garment construction.
• Ability to work alone as well as in a team.
• Be able to work under tight deadlines and cope with pressure.
• Demonstrate an understanding of pattern cutting, construction, and manufacturing techniques.
• Technical knowledge gained preferably within a fast-paced commercial or supplier environment.
• Flexible approach to be able to adjust to the constantly changing needs of the business.
• Exceptional eye for technical detail to consistently ensure the correct documentation is used and followed.
• Applied technical knowledge of fabrics and threads.
• Highly organized with good prioritization skills
• Confident and clear communication skills; both verbal and written.