General Manager Job in Kenya

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Job Title: General Manager- Operations
Industry: Advertising
Location: Nairobi
Reporting to: Managing Director
Salary: Competitive based on experience

Our client has an outstanding career opportunity for a General Manager – Operations to join their company. They are East Africa’s leading advertising and Image Company.

They focus is developing strategic advertising, printing, branding, supply, manufacture, installation and maintenance of all types of indoor and outdoor signage and promotional materials.

General Manager Position Overview

Oversee all areas of the company’s outdoor operations, provide leadership in new site acquisitions, develop and implement identified advertising infrastructure, provide direction in operations’ administrative logistics, be involved in the management of local authority /county relationships and outdoor assets management both locally and within the region.

Working closely with the Sales Team and with knowledge of key business development practices and its impact on company growth, the position holder will be responsible for identifying outdoor project opportunities and turning them into successful business accounts.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate Operations and Marketing functions and give support and advise in activities that will lead to meeting clients’ needs profitably thereby gaining a competitive edge over competitors

Gather Market information in the industry that will help the company in drafting strategies to defend and maintain its leadership position e.g. market share, product range, positioning, entrants and exits, industry trends and forecasting.

Identify projects and opportunities that are in line with our outdoor business, evaluating their commercial viability and making proposals and following through to award e.g. Billboards, street lighting and High masts among others

Provide commercial support to the business development and sales initiative e.g. implementation of new ideas developed to meet sales needs.

Building of long term mutual profitable relationships e.g. with the Clients, Landlords, Ministry and County officials.

Driving new sites acquisition, outdoor assets management and maintenance.

People management

Plan and develop staff recruitment, including wording vacancy advertisements and liaising with HR staff.

Review the performance of staff.

Identify staff training needs and co-ordinate training sessions.

Organize / sign off on staffing, including shift patterns and the number of staff required to meet demand.

Coach, motivate and retain staff and co-ordinate bonus, reward and incentive schemes.

Develop, implement and review core responsibilities and tasks.

Analyze performance statistics and make decisions based on these statistics.

Improve performance by raising efficiency and sourcing new business

Leadership

Manage the Operation within time and budget.

Plan, select, develop and maintain suitable manpower capabilities for the function.

Develop, lead and maintain a motivated and high performance team.

Identify and timely addressing functional related problems and opportunities.

Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.

Ensure compliance with relevant legal and statutory requirements and internationally accepted environmental, health, safety and quality standards.

New Business

Support the New Business team with client requirements.

Ensure that all new clients have been set up correctly.

Attend client meetings when required in support of New Business.

Clients

Attend client meetings weekly, monthly and adhoc.

Ensure all client reports and published at the correct times and in the correct manner.
Requirements for General Manager Jobs in Kenya


Relevant business degree with a strong commercial and marketing background

At least 5 years’ experience in a senior management position preferably in the advertising sector.

Proven positive work ethic, great customer skills, exceptional leadership and the ability to lead from the front and demand for results.

Excellent relationship building with exceptional interpersonal skills and street SMART.

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (General Manager- Operations) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Friday 30th April, 2015.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing

only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted

The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Nabui House, 3rd floor, Westlands. (Next to Unga House)

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