Latest Vacancies at Lee & Myles

Our client is one of the largest regional FMGC manufacturer, listed on NSE and with footprint in East and Central Africa. They seek to hire a top executive in the position of Group Marketing Manager.

The purpose of the role is to set the company’s marketing strategies for East Africa, carrying out the marketing and promotional activities as well as managing staff.

Salary: Ksh 300,000 – 400,000

Reporting to: Group Chief Executive Officer

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the development and implementation of marketing strategy for COMESA region.
• Develop brand building and retail campaigns with the view to increase customer base.
• Monitor Marketing Expenditure and additional budget requirements.
• Ensure corporate identity and brand guidelines are adhered to by communication partners, and within the company and its subsidiaries.
• Coordinate planning and developing of media scheduling and implementation of Country Specific Marketing and Advertising plans.
• Liaise with the respective representatives in planning of in-country events (in accordance with country strategy).
• Ensure effective management of advertising agencies.
• Conduct post campaign analysis after each campaign.
• Manage the launch of new products and channels.
• Develop and implement digital marketing campaigns.
• Coordinate point of sale promotional items
• Compile monthly reports to CEO

Qualifications

• Marketing degree (minimum), with Masters as an added advantage.
• Good leadership skills, team leader, proactive with excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated, takes initiative and has creativity.
• Decisive, diplomatic with good listening skills.
• Computer skills: MS Word, Windows, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Analytical skills
• Minimum 8 years working experience in Marketing and brand communication
• Media/FMCG/Manufacturing background.
• Track record of development and implementation of marketing strategies.
• Knowledge/experience of working with and managing advertising agencies.

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Our client is a leading furniture retailer and seeks to recruit for a position of Showroom Sales Executives.

Salary/Package: Ksh 25,000 + attractive sales commissions

Qualifications

• Age between 30 – 45 years.
• Sales experience for 3-5 years minimum.
• Languages – Fluent in English, Kiswahili is a must.
• Ideal candidates are those with experience in a busy retail environment and deals with high end products (preference shall be hospitality industry, high end clothing or fashion stores)

Required Skills

• Selling techniques to be unique and someone who is target oriented.
• Good networking skills in the corporate world.
• Ability to grasp technical knowledge on multiple products.
• Ability to sell a mix of the products.
• Brilliant customer service and after sales service.
• Ability to follow up and build rapport with the client.
• Good listener.
• Solution provider.
• Eye to detail and understanding of the client.
• Clarity in communication and presentation.
• Good written and oral skills.
• Ability to do basic math calculations.
• Sharp identification skills.

Job Role

• Selling of office and home furniture at showroom level.
• Building a client portfolio of corporates that come to the showroom.
• Client follow up.
• Client after sales service and management.
• Preparation of the client quotations and sales orders.
• Providing solutions for clients on products and concepts.
• Updating oneself with the trends in the market and competition that affect us.

Career Development Plan

The company offers great career growth plan to successful candidates with possibility of growing to Branch Manager level within a short period of time upon prove of great performance and achievement of set goals and organizational KPIs.

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The Retail Store manager will have the overall responsibility in managing every aspect of the day-to-day management and supervision of retail outlet, including sales, staff, stock, customer service, compliance and resources management. He’ll be the custodian and accountable to all operations and commercial KPIs of the retail outlet.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting, training, supervising and appraising staff
• Managing budgets
• Developing and maintaining financial records in the recommended format
• Handling customer queries and complaints
• Overseeing pricing and stock control
• Coordinating and participating in stock take processes and variance analysis in conjunction with the branch finance team.
• Maximizing profitability and setting/meeting sales targets, including motivating staff to do so
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation
• Preparing promotional materials and displays
• Acting as the key link with head office and supporting the HQ team with all necessary information regarding the operations of the branch.
• Ensuring that all trading and other national and county licenses are up-to-date and properly displayed.
• Ensuring proper cleanliness and housekeeping standards.

Qualifications

• Business degree or equivalent
• At least 3 years as a branch manager in a busy supermarket, clothing store, furniture showroom, or an electronics store.
• Experience in managing a large multi-functional team
• Proven track record in managing a profit center and delivering on key commercial targets.
• Detailed and with deep understanding of retail operations
• Hands on and a team player
• Willing to work extended working hours including during weekends and public holidays.

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Our client is a fast growing company in the real estate development sector in Kenya and prides itself as an affordable housing solutions provider in the Kenyan market. They seek to recruit a professional in the position of Procurement Officer.

Responsibilities

• Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies.
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships.
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services.
• Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries.
• Examine and test existing contracts.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company.
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients.
• Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies.
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements.
• Control spending and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.

Qualifications

• Proven working experience as a Procurement Officer or head of procurement, Global experience is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as dexterity in “reading” the market.
• Talent in negotiations and networking.
• Good knowledge of supplier or third party management software.
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers.
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data.
• Strong leadership capabilities.
• Degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration.