Sales Manager - Kisumu (Re-Advertisement)

Job Title: Sales Manager

Department: Sales and Marketing

Reports to: Sales and Marketing Manager, Director

Responsible for (Direct reports):

• Cashier
• Cleaners
• Loader
• Administration officer
• CRO

Location: Kisumu

Job Purpose:

• To provide both pre- and after-sales advice for clients in order to maximise sales of CO2 products and provide technical advice to clients.
• Develops and implements a marketing and sales strategy

Responsibilities (Functions and duties):

• Acquires new clients and maximizes client potential in designated regions;
• Develops long-term relationships with clients through managing and interpreting their requirements;
• Carries out follow up on sales process
• Oversees customer complaints within the designated region in liaison with head office
• Calculates client quotations and administers client accounts
• Disseminates sales documentation including invoicing and payment dispatches
• Assists in negotiating tender and contract terms and conditions to meet both client and company needs
• Provides pre-sales technical assistance and product education, and after-sales support service that includes quality checks of products supplied
• Ensures logistics and distribution of products from plant to the Nairobi depot and from the depot to the clients sites
• Matches solutions to customer's technical requirements.
• Keeps track of the inventory at the depot and ensures the re order levels
• Prepares regular sales reports for head office
• Meets sales targets
• Carries out market intelligence
• Supports marketing activities by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
• Makes technical presentations and demonstrations to potential customers
• Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed
• Manage sales and marketing budget

Performance Measures and Targets:

• Ensures that Sales targets are met
• Ensures sales are paid for
• Ensures customer satisfaction
• Ensures Safety health and Environment compliance
• Ensure the depot is managed efficiently in a cost effective manner
• Ensure all depot reports are prepared and disseminated in time

Role Reports:

• Sales reports
• Operational reports:
• Customer feedback report
• Competitor analysis

Experience: Two and half years of experience within Manufacturing Industry

Qualifications:

Academic: Bachelor of science (BSC.) in chemical or mechanical engineering

Professional:Diploma in sales and Marketing

Specialist knowledge required:

• ICT skills
• Understanding of accounting principles
• Understanding of behaviour of various gases
• Use of and dynamics involving industrial gases

Behavioural Competencies:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Time management skills
• Tenacity
• Organisation skills
• Negotiating skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Self driven
• Service oriented
• Positive and self motivated

All CV’s to be sent to recruit@odumont.com.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Restaurant Manager

Job Title: Restaurant Manager

Reporting To: Business Development Manager

Business activities:

• taking responsibility for the business performance of the restaurant;
• Analyzing and planning restaurant sales levels and profitability;
• Work with other management personnel to plan marketing, advertising, and any special restaurant functions.
• Work with chefs and other personnel to plan menus that are flavourful and popular with customers.
• Work with chefs for efficient provisioning and purchasing of supplies.
• Estimate food and beverage costs.
• Supervise portion control and quantities of preparation to minimize waste.
• Perform frequent checks to ensure consistent high quality of preparation and service.
• Supervise operation of bar to maximize profitability, minimize legal liability, and conform to alcoholic beverage regulations.
• preparing reports at the end of the shift/week, including staff control, food control and sales;
• Taking responsibility for the outside catering functions and growing this business function.
• creating and executing plans for department sales, profit and staff development;
• setting budgets and/or agreeing them with senior management;
• Planning and coordinating menus.

Other Duties:

• coordinating the entire operation of the restaurant during scheduled shifts;
• managing staff and providing them with feedback;
• responding to customer complaints;
• ensuring that all employees adhere to the company’s uniform standards;
• meeting and greeting customers and organising table reservations;
• advising customers on menu and wine choice;
• training and motivating staff;
• organizing and supervising the shifts of kitchen, waiting and cleaning staff.
• perform other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications and Experience:

• 3-5 years experience managing a busy restaurant
• Experience in managing outside catering department
• Bachelor of Science degree in hotel/restaurant management is desirable. A combination of a diploma and practical experience will be considered as an alternate.
• Good organizational skills for dealing with diverse duties and staff.
• Pleasant, polite manner for dealing with public as well as staff.

All CV’s to be sent to recruit@odumont.com.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Penda Health Nurses - Kitengela, Kenya

Registered Nurse, Penda Health

Penda Health is revolutionizing the way women are cared for in East Africa.

The first Penda Health Centre is opening in Kitengela in January 2012.

We are searching for 1-2 registered nurses with at least 2 years of experience to work at the first Penda Health Centre in Kitengela.

This person will see and treat our patients; offer education, counseling and advice to women; and most importantly of all, care for our patients in a loving and friendly way.

Requirements:

• Diploma or degree in nursing
• Registered with Nursing council of Kenya
• Minimum KCSE C+
• 2 or more years of experience
• MUST be willing to live in Kitengela
• Extremely friendly and caring

Pay: Commensurate with experience

Training: Ongoing training will be provided on a wide range of topics.

Work base: Penda Health Center in Kitengela (opens Jan 2012).

Penda Health has developed a comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare model. We will provide family planning services, critical screening for all types of cancer, HIV and STIs; counselling, guidance and education; and products such as sanitary pads, lubricants, and nutritional supplements.

We are a new company with big ambitions. This means hard work, long hours and low resources. It also means the opportunity to grow quickly and make a transformation in our field.

Penda Health is registered under the name Penda Health (K) Ltd. in Kenya.

Read more at www.PendaHealth.com.

To Apply:

Email your interest to Jobs@PendaHealth.com

Solutions Unlimited - Business Development Executives

Category: Business Development

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Employment Type: Full-Time

Summary:

Solutions Unlimited is a registered successful brand comprised of a team of experienced professionals. We provide each of our valued clients the personal attention required to achieve breakthrough results.

The Solutions Unlimited group comprises operations in three business sectors:

• Communications and information technology
• Automobile
• Security and surveillance.

The Solutions Unlimited name has been respected in East Africa for over 5 years for its adherence to strong values and business ethics. Founded 2006, Solutions Unlimiteds early years were inspired by the spirit of nationalism.

For company description, log onto www.solutionsunlimited.co.ke.

We are looking for a sales person with an IT background.

He/she will be selling and marketing IT products and services.

Description:

• Create product awareness and increase sales
• Meet clients and introduce company products and services
• Meet set sales targets
• Accompany Pre-sales Engineers to client sites
• Prepare and send out tenders and proposals

Requirements:

• Sales and Marketing experience within the IT industry
• Must have a proven IT sales history
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Must be able to grasp and explain technical aspects of the products and services to technical and non-technical audiences
• A Degree/Diploma in Sales and Marketing/IT especially the BBIT - Bachelor of Business and Information Technology

Please send your CV and application letter together with your current and expected salary to hr@solutionsunlimited.co.ke not later than February17th 2011