Living Goods Product Manager Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Vacancy: Product Manager

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Type: Full Time
 

Min. Experience: Manager / Supervisor

Living Goods is seeking a dynamic and driven Product Manager to join our Product team in Kenya. 

The Product Manager will be tasked to ensure Living Goods' product range achieves maximum impact through securing products on exceptional terms that driving maximum profits to are agents and products to our customers.

Reporting to the Director of Product, the Kenya Product Manager will support the selection of products, negotiate the terms and have a product range that offers real impact to our customers and great value to our agents. 

Leveraging your exceptional communication and influence skills combined with attention to detail you will manage the supplier base driving suppliers for promotional marketing support to increase sales and ensure that product is continuously available 

You'll ensure that the total product offer, availability and efficient selling are fully considered and that maximum profit is generated while maintaining a great product range that delivers impact and sells. 

The right candidate will have a proven ability to work under pressure in a fast moving dynamic environment while delivering results at an individual and team level.

You are great for this position if you are a driven, smart and pragmatic entrepreneurial leader with an exceptional track record of sourcing, negotiating, supplier management and product & stock management. 

This position is based in Nairobi Kenya with possible travel to Kampala Uganda.

Responsibilities

• To execute the sourcing and selection strategy for all Living Goods products in Kenya
• To achieve optimum product cost through excellent supplier selection and effective negotiation with suppliers.
• To analyze the product range reviewing all round performance on a continuous basis to build recommendations for improvements to the product offer.
• To relentlessly look at different ways of sourcing product to achieve the best cost price and product offer.
• Manage the supply base through the development of contracts, setting and monitoring KPIs, and holding regular reviews.
• To undertake market assessments and competitor benchmarking and regularly assess pricing to determine the optimum pricing position of Living Goods products.
• Working with suppliers, negotiate support and develop marketing tactics for Living Goods products and co-ordinate the development of marketing materials.
• To support product development by ensuring key milestones in the critical path are met in order that new products are launched on time and with the right quality and price.
• Develop a procurement plan by understanding demand trends by completing a needs estimation, calculating the coverage needs, using stock on hand reports and therefore determining re-order quantities.
• Manage all information related to product.
• Regularly visit branches and agents to continuously look at ways to improve the product offer for our agents and end customers.
• Collaborate closely with the Living Goods Branch sales teams to ensure the product range sells like mad
• Share expertise and experience with Living Goods’ Uganda product team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in buying multiple products.
• Strong commercial awareness and previous Buying experience required preferably within East African markets.
• Excellent supplier management, negotiation and influencing skills will be essential
• Proven track record of delivering a profitable product range
• Experience of working with suppliers on a FOB & domestic basis
• Product, market and consumer knowledge
• Proven success in developing product marketing strategies to increase sales volumes.
• Excellent computer literacy especially with excel skills and data analysis.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.

Compensation

A highly competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity.  

The opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.

How to apply:

To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply (click here to apply) through our applicant tracking system. In lieu of a cover letter you will be asked to answer a few short questions that will help us learn a little bit more about you and your interest in working with Living Goods.