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To manage, develop and expand the business, providing direction and leadership, ensuring profitable growth, satisfactory cash flow, enhance market leadership and be acknowledged as the provider of Industry leading service standards. Delivering great results without compromising on Respect.
Key Responsibilities:
Enable and manage the achievement of service performance that exceeds customer expectations and differentiates the company from the competitors.
Liaise with key and strategically important customers at the appropriate level to ensure customer retention, development and growth of new business.
Create, maintain and develop a favourable image with its various influential audiences such as customers, business partners, industry bodies, trade bodies, trade unions and government/ regulatory bodies to facilitate the company’s growth and development.
Ensure that the annual business plan including revenue, cash flow, profit and service levels are met and corrective action is taken to rectify any negative variance.
Determine local tactical plans, aligned with regional and global strategy and market approach within overall regional and global context.
Provide strong leadership to ensure agreed strategies and goals are communicated and effectively implemented.
Contribute to the regional direction, ensuring that local environment factors are taken into consideration in the setting of strategies and policies.
Ensure revenue yield enhancement and market share growth through development.
Actively monitor the market, ensuring full awareness of competitor strategies and actions.
Continually review and improve business processes to improve productivity and add value to services.
Ensure the financial well-being of the company from a legal, statutory and management perspective.
Improve liquidity through good capital and debtor management.
Plan and implement corrective actions to improve service and transit time performance whilst managing costs.
Determine country organization structure, roles and responsibility and performance targets and goals.
Manage the allocation of appropriate resources and commitment of staff to the achievement of Global, Regional cluster and Country objectives and targets.
Provide strong leadership, identify training needs, opportunities, and develop a highly skilled functional workforce through the periodic deployment of CIS/CIM modules to employees ensuring the company is a great place to work.
Align people and competencies to meet the business objectives and manage staff competency levels and performance according to service requirements and business needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Manage every aspect of our newly expanding operation in-country .
* Recruit the very best talent in this new market.
* Negotiate with vendors and service providers needed for production.
* Collaborate with local businesses to acquire all necessary resources and services.
* Conduct extensive research regarding the market and learn everything possible.
* Develop marketing and production teams with local expertise.
* Collaborate with leadership to strategize how best to roll out the product line.
* Become a student of the culture, remaining aware of customs and manners always.
* Synthesize monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on progress and development.
* Network effectively with local clients and develop strong professional relationships.
* Work to ensure deadlines are met and budgets are maintained.
* Adapt the business model to be culturally relevant without losing its identity.
* Mentor direct reports, especially in regard to our values and vision.
* Contribute to the overall global success of our company.

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Maintain the old customers and develop new customers at local market, Select the strategic partners (good regional layout).
* Formulate and improve the strategies of advertising and promotion.
* Assist the headquarter to accurately communicate the brand positioning and value.
* Track and analyze the current brand competition situation in the market?and feedback the marketing information to the headquarter timely.
* Formulate and improve the strategies of customer service.
* Assist the headquarter to build the overseas team (including recruitment, staff training, work system establishment, office leasing, new company establishment, etc.)
* Supervise the implementation of wholesale prices.
* Manage the promoters.

Create a production and processing schedule of Sugar Cane.
Train new employees.
Schedule regular maintenance for equipment.
Discuss budget expectations with clients.
Purchase the required materials.
Ensure that health and safety protocols are adhered to.

Designing, manufacturing, maintenance and installing components that fulfill requirements.
Analyzing problems or deficiencies and developing solutions to resolve them.
Conducting experiments and evaluations to improve and innovate product designs.
Creating plans and designs using CAD technology.
Estimating budgets and time scopes for each project.
Writing technical documentation for machine operators.
Ensuring that products meet compliance regulations.
Collaborating with project managers and other engineers in our team.

Responsible for ensuring that the company's products are produced safely and at a high level of quality to ensure on time delivery all while controlling production costs. Engage associates in safely manufacturing wood panels that meet customer needs and drives improvement in key business metrics. Manage and lead in the overall manufacturing process.
People development, reliability, procurement, productivity, environmental and other site stewardship responsibilities are the ultimate responsibility of the Production Manager.
Ensure that business and individual goal setting processes such as capital plans, expense budgets, safety strategic plans and performance management plans are developed and executed with excellence.
Enforce safety guidelines and company standards.
Set daily/weekly/monthly objectives and communicate effectively to employees.
Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules.
Oversee and coach employees.
Ensure the safe use of equipment and schedule regular maintenance.
Follow up the production output according to specifications.
Submit daily, monthly and annual reports on performance and progress.
Identify issues in efficiency and suggest improvements.
Train new employees on how to safely use machinery and follow processes.

Planning and organizing production schedules
Assessing project and resource requirements
Estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with clients and managers
Determining quality control standards
Overseeing production processes
Re-negotiating timescales or schedules as necessary
Selecting, ordering and purchasing materials
Organizing the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
Manage and lead in the overall manufacturing process.
People development, reliability, procurement, productivity, environmental and other site stewardship responsibilities are the ultimate responsibility of the Production Manager.
Ensure that business and individual goal setting processes such as capital plans, expense budgets, safety strategic plans and performance management plans are developed and executed with excellence.
Enforce safety guidelines and company standards.
Set daily/weekly/monthly objectives and communicate effectively to employees.
Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules.
Oversee and coach employees.
Ensure the safe use of equipment and schedule regular maintenance.
Follow up the production output according to specifications.
Submit daily, monthly and annual reports on performance and progress.
Identify issues in efficiency and suggest improvements.
Train new employees on how to safely use machinery and follow processes.

Role Context
To streamline the HR value-chain by delivering Human Resources programs and interventions for all stakeholders in Kenya and to ensure the effective alignment of the Human Resources department with the country’s strategic and functional business plans including legislation.
Key Responsibilities
Manages the implementation of the Regional HR strategy within Kenya
Provides Human Resources leadership to ensure an integrated and synergistic service offering.
Supports external stakeholder management and customer relationships.
Design and delivers reward strategies in line with Regional strategy and country needs.
Oversees the implementation of Human Resources programs through the country HR teams.
Collaborates to develop and implement policies and ensures that HR services, policies and processes are aligned to the business needs.
Identifies and manages (future) people requirements, including talent, key positions and succession plans.
Manages the development of resourcing strategies and analyses trends.
Provides HR leadership, support, advice and coaching and provides input on the people, organizational and business issues.
Builds and maintains effective relationships with Unions and staff committees.
Negotiates, jointly with legal department, with Unions and staff committees.
Oversees HR governance with the aim of mitigating organization HR risks.
Leads and embeds business change plans in line with international targets and initiatives.
Manage Human Resource policies, programs including practices and advise management and staff.
Oversee the HR systems like Payspace, myTW and Taleo
Build Human resources capacity within Kenya and capable people who will enable the achievement of Human Resources objective.
Align people, competencies to meet the business objectives and manage staff competency levels and performance according to service requirements and business needs.