City Manager - Kenya Job

Global Growth & Operations - AfricaGE is a diversified technology, media and financial services company dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging and plastics, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide.As part of GE’s “City Initiative”, the City Manager will report to the “Operations / Initiative” Leader.

Successful candidate will work across GE businesses and Corporate teams to ensure a successful strategic and commercial partnership with the respective city.

- Understanding the city’s challenges and its current and future needs.
- Developing projects with local government to build innovative solutions (smart grids, green hospitals, transport ICS, green mobility, street lighting, smart water, micro CHP…), leveraging GE’s technology and process know-how.
- Building and maintaining the relationships with key stakeholders and influencers including government, utilities, clusters etc.
- Executing GE’s growth strategy locally (go-to-market, innovation, partnership, PR and communication): monitoring, pipeline development,…
- Identifying sales opportunities for GE products, coordinating cross-business proposals for request for proposals (RFPs).
- At the target city, leads and coordinates “One GE approach” with key public customers, in close coordination with business leaders and City Initiative team.
- Leveraging City Initiative’s Market Development Manager, Innovation Manager and Financial Solutions Manager toward successful delivery of best practice cases to be shared globally.- Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business degree or equivalent.
- Professional experience in Commercial/Sales leadership roles.
- Outstanding project management skills incl. commercial assessments of business cases.
- Ability to represent projects with internal and external stakeholders.
- Good knowledge of GE and its products.
- Customer centric approach – ability to understand how to proactively identify customer needs.
- Demonstrated GE values and Growth leadership traits.
- Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others.
- Knowledge of the city key stakeholders and influencers and the ability to develop and maintain long-term relationships.  

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