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  • Posted: Oct 14, 2026
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Capwell Industries Limited (henceforth referred to as CIL) started its operations in 1999 with a modern maize milling factory in Thika. It manufactures high quality flour, rice pulses and porridges, using the best processes and technologies available. CIL has since diversified its operations to rice milling, porridge milling, packaging of wheat flour and distribution of fruit juice

     

    Category & Innovations Manager —Rice & Pulse

    what we're looking for
     A category builder with a P&L mindset

    • You have run category or brand portfolios in FMCG and can show how your strategy, pricing and portfolio choices moved revenue, share and margin — not just awareness.

    ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

    • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Commerce or a related field; professional or postgraduate Marketing qualification advantageous
    • Minimum 7–8 years' progressive FMCG Marketing, Category or Brand experience
    • Demonstrated experience managing category strategy, portfolio, innovation and financial performance
    • Experience leading brands, people and cross-functional projects
    • FMCG experience essential; food manufacturing or food-category experience strongly preferred

    Food is your category

    • Capwell has a strong preference for leaders from food manufacturing or food categories —flour, rice, grains, staples, snacks or adjacent. You understand the economics of staple foods and the shoppers who buy them.

    TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

    • Category strategy
    • P&L and commercial analysis
    • Consumer and shopper insight  
    • Portfolio architecture
    • Pricing and pack architecture
    • Innovation / NPD
    • Integrated marketing planning
    • Marketing ROI

    LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

    • Strategic thinking
    • Commercial judgement
    • Consumer orientation
    • People leadership
    • Analytical thinking
    • Influencing
    • Collaboration
    • Decision-making
    • Execution discipline

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    Shopper Marketing Manager

    Purpose

    • Lead Capwell's shopper marketing agenda —translate category and brand strategy into shopper, channel and point-of-purchase programmes that influence choice and conversion. The integration point between Marketing and Commercial

    Experience

    • 5–7+ years' FMCG with substantial shopper / trade marketing, category, brand or commercial activation exposure; strong GT and MT knowledge

    COMPETENCIES

    • Technical: shopper marketing and insight
    • Commercial Analytics · Marketing ROI
    • Budget Management Behavioural: Commercial Orientation
    • Shopper Focus · Strategic And Analytical Thinking
    • Influencing Without Authority
    • Collaboration
    • Negotiation
    • Execution Discipline
    • Accountabilit

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    Experiential Lead

    Purpose

    • Lead Capwell's experiential agenda —design and deliver distinctive consumer experiences across sampling, roadshows, events and sponsorship that drive trial, engagement and brand relevance.

    Experience

    • 5+ years in experiential, consumer or brand activation, preferably FMCG; proven agency, budget and multi-activation project management

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    Category & Innovations Manager — Flours

    what we're looking for
     A category builder with a P&L mindset

    • You have run category or brand portfolios in FMCG and can show how your strategy, pricing and portfolio choices moved revenue, share and margin — not just awareness.

    ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

    • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Commerce or a related field; professional or postgraduate Marketing qualification advantageous
    • Minimum 7–8 years' progressive FMCG Marketing, Category or Brand experience
    • Demonstrated experience managing category strategy, portfolio, innovation and financial performance
    • Experience leading brands, people and cross-functional projects
    • FMCG experience essential; food manufacturing or food-category experience strongly preferred

    Food is your category

    • Capwell has a strong preference for leaders from food manufacturing or food categories —flour, rice, grains, staples, snacks or adjacent. You understand the economics of staple foods and the shoppers who buy them.

    TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

    • Category strategy
    • P&L and commercial analysis
    • Consumer and shopper insight  
    • Portfolio architecture
    • Pricing and pack architecture
    • Innovation / NPD
    • Integrated marketing planning
    • Marketing ROI

    LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

    • Strategic thinking
    • Commercial judgement
    • Consumer orientation
    • People leadership
    • Analytical thinking
    • Influencing
    • Collaboration
    • Decision-making
    • Execution discipline

    Method of Application

    SEND YOUR CV AND ENQUIRIES TO Nassim Kassim, Ignition Consortium · nkassim@ignitionconsortium.com SUBJECT LINE AND DEADLINE Quote the role title, e.g. “Category & Innovations Manager – Flours – Capwell”. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until each role is filled.

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