Technical Jobs at SONY Sugar (6 Positions)

South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited, a key player in the sugar industry in Kenya wishes to enhance its human capital base by filling the following senior management positions with talented and qualified Kenyan citizens:-

1. Brand Manager

1 Post

Reporting to Head of Marketing and Business Development, the Brand Manager will be responsible for:

·                     Developing and managing brands with the aim of maximizing brand profitability

·                     Preparing and implementing the annual brand plan

·                     Generating brand targets i.e. price, budgets, profit, market share and sales in liaison with the Head of Marketing & Business Development

·                     Developing and implementing brand campaigns i.e. advertising, promotions, and brand public relations in liaison with advertising agencies.

·                     Monitoring brand performance on key brand equity parameters and initiating corrective action as may be required

·                     Coordinating the ordering process for promotional materials in liaison with procurement and ensuring prompt availability of materials.

·                     Generating merchandising standards for point of sale materials and monitoring correct placement/replacement of these materials

·                     Initiating and carrying out brand research

·                     Monitoring brand packaging and initiating packaging updates

·                     Providing support in new product development initiatives

·                     Ensuring brand marketing spend as per budget

Person Specifications

·                     University graduate, Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing Option)

·                     Professional qualification in Marketing

·                     Must have minimum 3 years experience in Brand Management

·                     Must have experience in advertising agency liaison and development of brand advertising campaigns

·                     Must have experience in new product development

·                     Good communication and customer care skills.

·                     Excellent report writing and presentation skills

·                     Creativity, numeracy skills and spatial ability

·                     Above average computer literacy

·                     Self-starter and able to work with cross functional teams

·                     Age, 30 years and above.

2. Senior Workshop Superintendent 

2 Posts

Reporting to Agriculture Workshop Manager, The Senior Workshop Superintendent will be responsible for:

·                     Coordinating maintenance and activities of the company vehicles and mobile machines

·                     Ensuring that vehicle and plant availability of 80% is achieved

·                     Ensuring field breakdown and maintenance are attended to promptly

·                     Directing workflow by allocating tasks and setting work priorities to the supervisors

·                     Ensuring that work standards are and vehicles/plant operational status conforms to existing professional standards and legal/statutory requirements

·                     Ensuing that spare parts and materials requisitioned are procured promptly in liaison with Procurement department

·                     Ensuring prompt requisitioning of spare parts, materials, tools and equipment

·                     Liaising with the Training Division to ensure staff are well trained and their skills upgraded

Person Specifications

·                     Bsc. Mechanical / Agricultural Engineering/Automotive Engineering with 3 years’ post qualification relevant experience in Automotive Workshop OR

·                     Higher National Diploma in Mechanical/Agricultural/Automotive Engineering with 5 years relevant working experience in automotive workshop.

·                     Must be IT proficient

·                     Member of relevant Professional body

·                     Able to display high level of integrity with good interpersonal and communication skills

·                     Aged, 30 years and above

3. Workshop Supervisor

3 Posts

Reporting to Workshop Superintendent, the Senior Workshop Supervisor will be responsible for:

·                     Ensuring that labour, tools and other resources are effectively utilized in repairing company vehicles and mobile plant at minimum cost

·                     Ensuring preventive maintenance and repair of company vehicles.

·                     Ensuring 80% fleet availability.

·                     Assigning jobs appropriately to artisans.

·                     Initiating prompt requisition of spare parts.

·                     Maintaining high standards of discipline among artisans.

·                     Ensuring good housekeeping at the work place by observing safety requirements.

·                     Maintaining spares utilization report.

·                     Encouraging skill improvement on the job.

·                     Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Person Specifications

·                     Diploma in Mechanical Engineering /Agricultural Engineering /Automotive Engineering with at least 3 years experience.

·                     Ability to attain high work output.

·                     Good interpersonal skills.

·                     High integrity

·                     Computer literacy

·                     Valid driving license

·                     Age, 25 years and above

If you believe that you demonstrate abilities to meet the criteria of the above positions, please submit your hand written applications with copies of your certificates and a well detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) to reach the company at the address provided below not later than April 7, 2012.

Managing Director
South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited
P O Box 107-40405
Sare-Awendo