Career Opportunities at Isuzu East Africa (Isuzu EA) - 10 Positions

Reporting to the Workshop Supervisor

Technical Assistant Job Responsibilities

• Preparing accurate vehicle repair estimates.
• Promote Environmental, Health & Safety and workplace organisation to achieve set objectives for the workshop.
• Coordinate workshop parts and materials requirements.
• Support front office, provide leadership and support to other technicians in problem analysis and resolution.
• Allocate duties to technicians, follow up and sign off job cards to ensure quality work is performed and promised time is met.
• Road testing of vehicles to ensure required repairs are carried out satisfactorily.

Requirements for the Technical Assistant Job

• BSc. in Automotive Engineering.
• Two years hands on experience in a busy motor vehicle repair workshop.
• Knowledge in different vehicle systems repairs. Computer literate in MS Office packages.
• Ability to build effective teams, good diagnostic, interpersonal and report writing skills.
• Analytical capacity and detail oriented.

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Reporting to the Financial Planning, Analysis & Customs Manager

Senior Management Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Reporting and Operations Analysis:
• Coordinate and ensure compliance with the monthly forecasting cycle.
• Timely preparation and submission of accurate management review reports. Perform and issue variance analysis reports.
• Plant productivity analysis.
• Prepare and submit manufacturing cost and sufficiency plan reports.
• Strategic Business Unit (S BU) analysis.
• Forecasting and analysis of operating expenses monthly.
• Publish monthly performance updates.
• Coordinate the Budget Review Committee (BRC) in the preparation and submission of operational budgets for each department.
• Coordination of the annual business planning process – Budgeting process.

Requirements for the Senior Management Accountant Job

• Bachelors’ degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA(K).
• Minimum of three years working experience.
• Must have experience working with SAP software. Good communication skills, attention to detail, self-driven, keen to deadlines, analytical and result oriented.

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Reporting to the General Manager, Sales & Distribution

Export Sales Manager Job Responsibilities

• Exploit Isuzu EA potential in the export markets through monitoring economic and market trends and developing initiatives to take advantage of emerging opportunities.
• Develop, in conjunction with the Dealer, Annual Dealer Business Plans to achieve Sales and Parts objectives for the year.
• Develop a Dealer monthly Sales plan supporting the achievement of Vehicle Sales and Parts targets.
• Track Dealer Vehicle & Parts sales performance and ensure that the Dealer has the required sales plans to achieve set targets.
• Provide assistance to Dealer Principals with regard to individual Dealership operations.
• Ensure there is sufficient inventory and model mix by Dealer to support achievement of the Sales targets.
• Provide assistance to Dealer Principals with regard to individual Dealership operations.
• Ensure there is sufficient inventory and model mix by Dealer to support achievement of the Sales targets.
• Provide the Technical Training requirements of the Dealers and ensure that the required Technical
• Competency is available at the individual Dealerships.
• Ensure that the Dealer Principals have an ongoing working knowledge of Isuzu EA Sales, Service and Parts policies.
• Support rollout of Isuzu EA customer service processes and standards in Dealer operations.
• Manage the Isuzu EA and Dealer warranty interface.
• Compliance with EAC, COMESA and SADC rules and policies with a view of enhancing business between Isuzu
• EA and Export markets.
• Leverage all Isuzu EA’s resources to improve Dealer Financial performance, Sales and Parts performance and enhance Dealer Customer Service.

Requirements for the Export Sales Manager Job

• A Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years relevant experience.
• Ability to work in a diverse environment, excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• CIM qualifications will be an added advantage.

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Reporting to the Quality Manager,

Quality Engineer Job Responsibilities

• Establish Quality targets for service operations.
• Develop service workshop vehicle and parts inspection quality control standards and procedures.
• Daily deployment of quality control checks to ensure compliance with set quality standards for all workshop jobs.
• Participate in field and service workshop product technical problems resolution process with Product Engineering.
• Optimizes all resources within Engineering & Quality control function to maximize support for the service operation team
• Provide problem solving support to the service operations team and feedback to Product Engineering.
• Ensure high standards of safe work practices as per company policy and establish guidelines for ergonomics.
• Supports implementation of Quality Management Systems in service operations processes.

Requirements for the Quality Engineer Job

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering.
• Three years working experience with knowledge in ISO 9001:2015 Quality Managements Systems standards.
• Drive for results, strong problem-solving skills, customer focus with good interpersonal skills.

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Reporting to the Facilities, EHS and Maintenance Manager,

Facilities and Projects Supervisor Job Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and lead Facilities business plan.
• Efficient and timely execution of services to various departments and contracted providers.
• Ensure compliance to internal and external laws & regulations.
• Manage the design and implementation of all facilities engineering works and plant upgrades or modifications to customer requirement and corporate standards.
• Manage outsourced contracts and resolve supplier problems as required.
• Plan for Preventive Maintenance (PM) activities and ensure uptime of Facilities, equipment and services.
• Ensure Facilities compliance to Quality Assurance certification standards.
• Interact with the relevant departments on equipment, systems, and layout for current and future products.
• Coordinate the planning, execution and resourcing of Capital projects and monitor performance to ensure the achievement of contractual milestones.
• Drive Energy efficiency cost reduction programs to achieve Energy per unit metrics through best practices.

Requirements for the Facilities and Projects Supervisor Job

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or business related.
• At least five years working experience in a manufacturing set up.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management will be an added advantage.
• Good planning, project management, analytical, attention to detail and communication skills.

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Reporting to the Parts Sales Manager

Parts Field Sales Executive Job Responsibilities

• After sales service delivery and business development coordination in the assigned region.
• Support Dealers in business planning.
• Work with Dealers and Parts outlets to ensure parts availability.
• Participate in marketing activities organized by Dealers in the assigned region.
• Measure and communicate business results to Dealers to ensure Parts sales targets are met.
• Prepare and present management reports to the After sales management team on Dealer performance.

Requirements for the Parts Field Sales Executive Job

• BSc. in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering.
• Three years working experience.
• Computer literate in MS Office packages.
• Good interpersonal, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of spare parts management will be an added advantage.

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Reporting to the Director, After sales & Channel Development Division,

Channel Development Manager Job Responsibilities

• Develop a sustainable Dealer network strategy.
• Ensure corporate identity of Dealer networks by vetting dealer facilities and appointing suppliers.
• Manage the Dealer footprint network by appointing new dealers.
• Overseeing Dealer compliance with franchise standards.
• Manage Dealer performance through recognition & reward programs linked to sales and Net Promoter Score (N PS) targets.
• Understand and manage Dealer working capital and floor plan requirements.
• Provide input in the individual Dealer targets to meet annual business plan volumes.
• Manage and monitor Dealer bulletins and Balanced Scorecard.
• Provide a market representation study report and Dealer performance report monthly.

Requirements for the Channel Development Manager Job

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Five years working experience in a related field.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Be analytical, innovative, self-driven, have good leadership and interpersonal skills.

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Reporting to the General Manager, Product Planning, Engineering & Bodybuilding,

Product Engineer Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate the interaction between Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing & Supply chain departments and suppliers in terms of local content development and the applicable general procedures.
• Provide input into all new business sourcing decisions affecting suppliers.
• Measure, report and correct supplier quality performance.
• Develop and confirm supplier capability by means of applying acceptable tools.
• Ensure that corrective and preventive action reports, lodged with suppliers, are effectively addressed.

Requirements for the Product Engineer Job

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Production/Manufacturing Engineering.
• Minimum three years experience in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Project Management knowledge and skills.
• Knowledge of Manufacturing processes, KAIZEN, Lean Manufacturing, Sigma tools & Computer Design Systems (Aut0CAD & Inventor).
• Strong People management skills, innovative, customer focused and strong interpersonal Skills.

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Reporting to the Workshop Manager

Heavy Commercial Supervisor Job Responsibilities

• Effective management of workshop resources.
• Plan daily activities and provide advisory services to the workshop team.
• Lead the team in conducting repairs and management of workshop efficiency.
• Service Workshop revenue.
• Staff Training.
• Environment, Health and Safety in the workshop.
• Preparation of Management reports.

Requirements for the Heavy Commercial Supervisor Job

• BSc. in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive option.
• Four years hands on experience in a busy motor vehicle repair workshop.
• Computer literate in MS Office packages.
• Ability to build effective teams, good diagnostic, interpersonal and report writing skills.
• Analytical capacity, detail oriented and high personal integrity. Have knowledge n diverse vehicle system repairs

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Reporting to the General Manager – Manufacturing, Maintenance & Facilities,

Environment, Health & Safety Manager Job Responsibilities

• Supervision of the Environment, Safety & Industrial Hygiene function.
• Maintain procedures and records for the Environment management systems (EMS) and the Health & Safety system.
• Plan, schedule and monitor performance of internal and external audits for the EMS and Safety system.
• Reporting and maintaining records of internal and external surveillance audits.
• Drive compliance with safety procedures and safety requirements through observations, compliance audits, coordination of reviews, safety programs, feedback and follow-ups of corrective action Drive awareness of
• Environment, Health & Safety best practices in the organization.
• Coordinate safety and environment incident reporting and follow up on closure of all corrective Actions.
• Maintain Environment, Health and Safety metrics.

Requirements for the Environment, Health & Safety Manager Job

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or other related field.
• At least five years working experience with knowledge and experience in Environment, Health & Safety function.
• Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in Environment, Health & Safety field will be an added advantage.
• Good communication skills and assertiveness.