SONY Sugar Jobs in Kenya March 2012

South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited, a key player in the sugar industry in Kenya wishes to enhance its human capital base by filling the following senior management positions with talented and qualified Kenyan citizens:-

1. Brand Manager

1 Post

Reporting to Head of Marketing and Business Development, the Brand Manager will be responsible for:

• Developing and managing brands with the aim of maximizing brand profitability
• Preparing and implementing the annual brand plan
• Generating brand targets i.e. price, budgets, profit, market share and sales in liaison with the Head of Marketing & Business Development
• Developing and implementing brand campaigns i.e. advertising, promotions, and brand public relations in liaison with advertising agencies.
• Monitoring brand performance on key brand equity parameters and initiating corrective action as may be required
• Coordinating the ordering process for promotional materials in liaison with procurement and ensuring prompt availability of materials.
• Generating merchandising standards for point of sale materials and monitoring correct placement/replacement of these materials
• Initiating and carrying out brand research
• Monitoring brand packaging and initiating packaging updates
• Providing support in new product development initiatives
• Ensuring brand marketing spend as per budget

Person Specifications

• University graduate, Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing Option)
• Professional qualification in Marketing
• Must have minimum 3 years experience in Brand Management
• Must have experience in advertising agency liaison and development of brand advertising campaigns
• Must have experience in new product development
• Good communication and customer care skills.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Creativity, numeracy skills and spatial ability
• Above average computer literacy
• Self-starter and able to work with cross functional teams
• Age, 30 years and above.

2. Senior Workshop Superintendent

2 Posts

Reporting to Agriculture Workshop Manager, The Senior Workshop Superintendent will be responsible for:

• Coordinating maintenance and activities of the company vehicles and mobile machines
• Ensuring that vehicle and plant availability of 80% is achieved
• Ensuring field breakdown and maintenance are attended to promptly
• Directing workflow by allocating tasks and setting work priorities to the supervisors
• Ensuring that work standards are and vehicles/plant operational status conforms to existing professional standards and legal/statutory requirements
• Ensuing that spare parts and materials requisitioned are procured promptly in liaison with Procurement department
• Ensuring prompt requisitioning of spare parts, materials, tools and equipment
• Liaising with the Training Division to ensure staff are well trained and their skills upgraded

Person Specifications

• Bsc. Mechanical / Agricultural Engineering/Automotive Engineering with 3 years’ post qualification relevant experience in Automotive Workshop OR
• Higher National Diploma in Mechanical/Agricultural/Automotive Engineering with 5 years relevant working experience in automotive workshop.
• Must be IT proficient
• Member of relevant Professional body
• Able to display high level of integrity with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Aged, 30 years and above

3. Workshop Supervisor

3 Posts

Reporting to Workshop Superintendent, the Senior Workshop Supervisor will be responsible for:

• Ensuring that labour, tools and other resources are effectively utilized in repairing company vehicles and mobile plant at minimum cost
• Ensuring preventive maintenance and repair of company vehicles.
• Ensuring 80% fleet availability.
• Assigning jobs appropriately to artisans.
• Initiating prompt requisition of spare parts.
• Maintaining high standards of discipline among artisans.
• Ensuring good housekeeping at the work place by observing safety requirements.
• Maintaining spares utilization report.
• Encouraging skill improvement on the job.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Person Specifications

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering /Agricultural Engineering /Automotive Engineering with at least 3 years experience.
• Ability to attain high work output.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• High integrity
• Computer literacy
• Valid driving license
• Age, 25 years and above

If you believe that you demonstrate abilities to meet the criteria of the above positions, please submit your hand written applications with copies of your certificates and a well detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) to reach the company at the address provided below not later than April 7, 2012.

Managing Director
South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited
P O Box 107-40405
Sare-Awendo