Living Goods Kenya Business Manager
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Business that Changes Lives… Including Yours
Summary
Summary
Do
you have serious business skills and want to use them to make a difference not
just make a living? Are you just looking for a change, or are you looking
for the chance to changes millions of lives for the better, including yours? If
your answer is ‘yes’, read on.
At
Living Goods we believe the poor deserve better health, a better deal, and a
chance at a better life.
Living
Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro entrepreneurs who go door-to-door
teaching families how to improve their health and wealth, and selling low-cost,
life-changing products like essential medicines, fortified foods, money-saving
cook stoves, and solar lights.
Living
Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the
developing world, through networks of franchised micro entrepreneurs who
leverage LG’s brand, buying power and powerful mobile marketing tools to
deliver vital products, at accessible prices, to the people who need them
most.
By
combining the best practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising
and public health, Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to
improve the health and wealth of the world’s poor.
Position
Overview
Living
Goods is expanding into Kenya in 2013 with the goal of building a national
network of high-impact entrepreneurs. We are recruiting a full new team to lead
this effort and one of the most important positions is Country Business
Manager.
The
Business Manager will lead the effort to recruit and support a network of
thousands of independent agents supported through a backbone of regional
distribution hubs. Living Goods is a fast-paced, mission-driven and
business-minded organization. We are particularly looking for candidates
with strong experience managing sales teams in consumer goods.
This
is your chance to join and shape a successful fast growing, multi-national
organization at a time of exceptional opportunities for professional growth.
Living
Goods has been featured in The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The Economist,
and The Huffington Post, read more here: www.livinggoods.org/news-media/news/
Kenya
Business Manager Responsibilities
- Build
National Sales Force: Oversee recruitment of agents and all field
activities including sales and marketing, distribution, and finance.
- Build
and Support Field Team: Recruit, train, motivate and mentor all Branch
Managers and ensure they are supported to achieve success.
- Innovation:
Generate and deploy innovative tests and promotions that have the
opportunity to significantly improve profitability and human impacts.
- Master
Mobile Tools: Optimize the use of the mobile communications platform to
drive sales, deepen impacts, reduce costs, and increase profitability.
This
position is based in Nairobi with up to 40% travel time within Kenya.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Minimum
of 5-7 years of experience in sales and sales force management, preferably
in consumer packaged goods. Proven track record of driving sales success.
- Experience
recruiting, managing and motivating large teams.
- Strong
math and financial skills. Well versed in MS Excel.
- Able
to travel in country 30-50% of the month.
- College
degree preferred.
Compensation
- A
competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience
including health, vacation, and bonus opportunity.
- The
opportunity to be your best while making lives better for others.
Life
at Living Goods
Living
Goods is aiming to make game-changing, landscape-shifting changes that
dramatically improve the lives of the poor.
We
think big, but we operate small and nimble. At LG, you will have the chance to
use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas
every day.
If
you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high
standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and
learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of
humor, you will be happy at Living Goods. See www.livinggoods.org/principles.
Living Goods head office sits in California, USA where some of the most successful companies in the world were born – including Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, and Google.
Living Goods head office sits in California, USA where some of the most successful companies in the world were born – including Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, and Google.
Living
Goods is financed by some of the most successful business people and investors
in world including the founder of eBay – an $11 billion global platform that
empowers millions of small businesses around the world.
How to Apply
How to Apply
Please
submit a single file with resume/CV and cover letter describing your interest,
qualifications, and how you learned of the position to jobs@livinggoods.org.
Please type “Kenya Business Manager – [Last Name]” in the subject line.
New opportunities at Living Goods fill quickly.
New opportunities at Living Goods fill quickly.
Apply
today!
For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org
follow us on twitter at @Living_Goods
For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org
follow us on twitter at @Living_Goods