Job Opportunities at Optiven Limited - 6 Positions

Market Research Officer Job Responsibilities

• Monitor and forecast marketing and sales trends
• Understand business objectives and design surveys to discover prospective customer’s preferences
• Provide competitive analysis on various companies’ market offerings, identify market trends, pricing/business models, sales and methods of operations
• Measure the effectiveness of marketing programs and strategies
• Devise and evaluate methods for collecting data, such as surveys, questionnaires, and opinion polls
• Gather data about consumers, competitors, and market conditions
• Analyze data using statistical software
• Use online market research and catalogue findings to databases
• Convert complex data and findings into understandable tables, graphs, and written reports
• Prepare reports and present results to clients and management
• Remain fully informed on market trends, other parties researches and implement best practices
• Perform valid and reliable market research SWOT analysis

Qualifications for the Market Research Officer Job 

• Degree/Diploma in Sales and Marketing, Statistics, or any other related field
• Minimum 5 years’ proven experience in Marketing Research.
• Familiarity with CRM Programs
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications and Computer Operations.
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills.

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Responsibilities for the Cost Accountant/Cost Analyst Job

• Planning, Studying, and collecting data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory and labor.
• Analyzing data collected and recording results
• Analyzing changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods or services provided, to determine effects on cost
• Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
• Recording cost information for use in controlling expenditures
• Analyzing audits of costs and preparing reports
• Making estimates of new and proposed product costs
• Providing management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Maintaining Cost Accounting System
• Assisting in Month end close of the General Ledger
• Conducts physical inventories and monitors cycle count program
• Reconciles finished goods inventories

Cost Accountant/Cost Analyst Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, CPA (K)
• Minimum of 3 solid years of Cost Accounting in a Manufacturing Environment
• Must have a strong Cost systems background and have excellent analytical skills; sound understanding of accounting principles.
• Computer Literate – Strong Excel skills and the ability to use Outlook and Word
• Experience working with manufacturing personnel on development and analysis of cost standards
• Ability to accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills, honesty and transparency
• Professionalism, high level of maturity, good character with positive values

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Business Development Officer Job Responsibilities

• Manage our existing customers and develop new customers within the defined area to ensure that our sales target is achieved.
• Develop and implement a Water Sector Business Plan which will target the customers that we will focus on and the sales expectations from those target customers.
• Carry out site surveys where required to Water and Water Treatment Sites throughout the region, prepare site visit reports.
• Be in charge and responsible for meter reading, collection of bills and payments
• The achievement of agreed sales and profit targets – analyzed on a monthly basis.
• Be fully conversant with the commercial and technical requirements of customers and competitors within preselected and defined market sectors.
• To contribute to the monthly report detailing activities, sales vs target.
• Provide weekly;- visit schedule and previous week customer visit reports
• Respond to and follow up all sales enquiries and quotations using appropriate methods i.e. CRM, recording results to an agreed format.
• Communicate on a frequent basis, progress of account action plans, objectives and overall budgets
• To contribute to annual Business plans / strategy for the development of sales into the Industrial & process valve related market sectors.
• To provide technical support at customer request.
• Advised way of written report new potential sales opportunities and/or additional product development within existing/ new customers.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations and procedures at all times.
• Ensure health and safety regulations are adhered to at all times.

Business Development Officer Job Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Sales and Marketing, Business Management or any other related field
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Sales and Marketing. Experience in Water Supply business will be an added advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications and Computer Operations.
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Excellent in developing customer relationships and customer service
• Aggressive in meeting sales targets.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills, honesty and transparency
• Professionalism, high level of maturity, good character with positive values

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Responsibilities for the Sales Executive Job

• Identifying business opportunities and prospects, sourcing new clients and ensuring business growth
• Selling Real Estate products by establishing contacts and developing relationships with prospects.
• Daily follow up on customers from inception to the completion of the final payments.
• Planning for customers visit, developing customer visit schedules and ultimately taking clients to sites on daily basis or as per the plan.
• Diligently updating customers’ data on a daily basis.
• Daily reporting / feedback on business done to the supervisor.
• Constantly coming up with new ways of growing sales, new innovations, and discussing with the supervisor.
• Participate and contribute towards new products development and aggressive sale of the same.
• Representing the company in key forums when authorized.
• Any other duty that maybe assigned from time to time.

Sales Executive Job Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Sales and Marketing or any other related field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Sales and Marketing. Experience in Real Estate will be an added advantage.
• Over 34 years of age
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications and Computer Operations.
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Excellent in developing customer relationships and customer service
• Aggressive in meeting sales targets.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills, honesty and transparency
• Professionalism, high level of maturity, good character with positive values

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Accounts Assistant Job Responsibilities

• Prepare, verify, and process invoices for sales or services rendered
• Monitoring of debt status on assigned accounts
• Following up on all outstanding installments via mails, phone and whatsapp
• Following up on payment promises
• Checking incoming payments daily and making updates.
• Issuing Daily, weekly and monthly collection report.
• Monitor and manage Trade receivable ageing summary
• Account balance management and reconciliation.
• Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted
• Post customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions and entering them into the general ledger or accounting software
• Prepare cash and check payments for bank; totaling and recording the deposit amounts, filling out deposit slips and bundling the funds and slips; making deposits at the bank
• Customer Relations management
• Summarizes receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing report.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Any other duties to be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications for the Accounts Assistant Job

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or equivalent from a recognized university
• CPA K
• 3-4 years accounts receivable experience
• Knowledge of general accounting principles, regulatory standards and compliance requirements
• Ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Proficiency in MS Office, including the ability to operate computerized accounting and spreadsheet programs
• High degree of maturity, accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality
• Excellent data entry skills
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
• Effective verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Effective organizational, stress and time management skills

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Quality Control Officer Job Responsibilities

• Devising and establishing quality procedures, standards and specifications
• Reviewing customer requirements and making sure they are met
• Working with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers
• Setting standards for quality as well as health and safety
• Making sure that manufacturing or production processes meet the highest of standards
• Looking at ways to reduce waste and increase efficiency
• Defining quality procedures in conjunction with manufacturing staff
• Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation procedures
• Monitoring performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports
• Making suggestions for changes and improvements and how to implement them
• Using relevant quality tools and making sure staff understand how to improve the business
• Making sure the company is working as effectively as possible to keep up with competitors.

Quality Control Officer Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Certifications an advantage including Quality Auditor, Quality Improvement Associate, Six Sigma
• Quality inspection, auditing and testing experience
• Experience with implementation of corrective action programs
• Product or industry-specific experience
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and databases
• Knowledge of tools, concepts and methodologies of QA
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Excellent in developing customer relationships and customer service
• Aggressive in meeting targets.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills, honesty and transparency
• Professionalism, high level of maturity, good character with positive values