Finance Intern, Procurement Assistant, Production Manager and Sales & Marketing Jobs in Kenya

African company that is a global leader in textiles specializing in branded promotional apparel and materials of all types is seeking to hire highly motivated, ambitious and self driven candidates to fill the positions of:
 

Finance Intern
 

Job Summary:
 

The purpose of this position is to provide support in finance department while gaining professional working experience and the candidate will be exposed to all functions of finance with a view of being a back up support.
 

Key Accountabilities –Support areas

• Invoicing
• Managing the creditors account
• Managing the debtors account

Specific Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all clients have been invoiced according to their LPOs
• Ensuring all due invoices have been sent to the clients
• Ensuring that creditors Invoices have been posted and all relevant documents attached
• Preparing supplier payments
• Posting all the payments into the system
• Assist in preparing financial reports
• Reconciliation preparation for general ledger

Abilities, Skills and Qualifications

• Numeracy skills
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good interpersonal skills
• At least CPA Part II (BCOM is an added advantage)
• Computer Literate, including knowledge of an accounting package specifically Sage
• Two years experience working in the same position

Procurement Assistant
 

Basic Function    
 

The job holder will be responsible for ensuring that all purchases done adhere to quality standards set by the organization and to ensure the implementation of sound and acceptable best practices in procurement practice and stores management.
 

Principal Accountabilities

• Ensure the implementation of sound and acceptable best practices in procurement practice and stores management.
• Ensure the organization obtains value for money in every procurement done, besides adhering to quality standards set by the organization
• Develop and manage all third party vendor procurement agreements, purchasing and vendor contractual initiatives
• Overall supervision of the stores operations
• Develop key production outsourcing initiatives in the event outsourcing activities need to take place    
• Experience in the Textile industry will be an added advantage

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• Diploma in supplies and procurement / Bachelors Degree in purchasing and supplies
• Member of professional body
• At least three (3) years experience in a similar function
• IT skills

Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manager well at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to adapt interpersonal style to suit different people or situations.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure

Production Manager 

1 Position
 

Job Summary
 

This position is responsible for ensuring that the customer's expectations are understood by the relevant levels within the Production Department and that the team produces goods that meet all the required specifications and delivery time lines. 

The Production Manager leads the production team and creates a motivating work environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Take part in strategy implementation and set Production objectives in line with Ultra's overall strategy
• Understand client needs and Interpret client briefs
• Plan production and endure targets are met and quality expectations achieved
• Take part in production staff recruitment
• Create a motivating environment and promote staff retention
• Evaluate departmental and staff performance

Specific Duties

• Join top management team in planning and in decision making
• Liaise with Sales department to understand and interpret client needs and requirements and translate them into production plans
• Properly plan - Prepare monthly, weekly and daily work plans
• Ensure that targets are understood and met by the production team
• Ensure all goods meet customer specification at the allocated cost
• Ensure that products are delivered on time
• Lead a productive team
• Take part in recruiting the right production staff
• Place the right people in the right jobs within a motivated working environment
• Set targets and evaluate the production team's performance
• Carry out training as required
• Liaise with Stores and Procurement on materials or resources required for production

Education

• Diploma/Degree in textile manufacturing, printing or equivalent
• Alternatively Engineering Degree or equivalent

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent Communication skills
• Management and Leadership skills
• Technical skills
• Planning skills
• Analytical skills
• Recruiting skills

Experience

• Five years experience as a production manager (or equivalent) in a similar work environment.

Sales & Marketing Team Leader

1 Position
 

Basic Function
 

The candidate will be responsible for managing the sales team, which introduces customers to new products and services, thereby helping the company register profits and make its business more successful. 

The job holder will also be in charge of setting sales targets and ensuring that those targets are met by sales executives within the stipulated time.

Principal Accountabilities

• To ensure customer satisfaction, prospecting and visiting clients
• Managing the sales team
• Make sales according to set targets
• Retain key clients
• Daily and timely reports with proper planning
• Following up timely delivery and payments of goods

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• Business related first degree or a higher diploma
• Sales and Marketing diploma
• Minimum 3 years experience.

Competencies

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Team player
• Should have leadership skills

Sales & Marketing Person

1 Position
 

The candidates will be expected to achieve maximum sales profitability, growth and account penetration within an assigned territory and/or market segment by effectively selling the company’s products. Also make personally contacts and secure new business accounts/customers.

Principal Accountabilities

• Servicing existing accounts, obtaining orders, and establishing new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales outlets and other trade factors.
• Prospecting new clients and growing the business.
• Preparing quotations, proposals, tenders, presentations as required.
• Processing orders in a timely, efficient manner.
• Developing new business by outgoing phone calls, networking groups and creative local marketing.

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• Diploma in sales and marketing/ Bachelors degree in Marketing
• At least two (2) years experience in sales

Competencies

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Negotiation skills
• Ability to develop client Relationships
• Passion for selling & meeting customers’ needs.
• IT skills

Interested candidates should forward, their CV’s to Mmburu@ultrakenya.net by 10th May, 2013 stating their current and expected remuneration, day time telephone contact and addresses of three referees. 

Candidates should indicate clearly on the subject line what position they are applying for.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted