Position: Demand and Supply Planner
Our Client is the world's leading Multinational Company dealing with consumer products.
The job holder will be responsible in providing an integrated set of demand and supply planning processes which will satisfy the customer service requirements derived from final demand plans, while optimizing the total logistics cost and resources of the company for import/export and domestic in the assigned product categories. In addition they will assist Business unit on all Supply Chain related areas.
 Key Responsibilities will be to; Ensure high quality demand and supply projection and reliability for short, medium and long term;Ensure effectiveness of Monthly Business Planning and review Consensus Demand Plan for continuous monitoring and improvement;Manage exceptional situations, such as exceptional stock allocation, production priorities, production changes, promotion changes, aging stock, etc;Review Demand & Supply Planning KPIs and take corrective actions for improvement;Ensure timely reporting for Zone Supply Chain Management and key meetings;Co-ordinate with Zone Supply Chain Management in order to analyse the supply outlook and provide information or suggestions for operational decisions;Ensure finished goods stock at correct dispatch location and evaluate and review stock cover policy;Review Inter Market Supply (IMS) Partnership Agreement and Product Briefs to exchange information and issues between producers and receivers;Ensure on-time launch of new product projects especially for import and export products;Ensure strict implementation of Best Practices related to Demand and Supply Planning / Inter Market Supply Planning (IMSP);Ensure effectiveness of monthly MOR (Monthly Operation Review) and highlight exceptions to take strategic decisionThe ideal candidate should possess the following minimum skills and competencies;An MBA or BE Engineering from a reputable university; A minimum of 3 to 5 years of working experience in Demand and Supply forecasting/planning role coupled with experience in Marketing and Sales or Production Planning;Strong analytical and persuasive skills with good communication and presentation skills; Strategic and forward thinking with good problem-solving skills;Working experience and knowledge on MS PowerPoint and MS Excel especially Pivot table; Experience in SAP or other Advance Planning Systems;Ability to impact and convince others at all levels within the organization. To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location. Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Demand Generation Manager Kenya and Tanzania, Uganda-1208548

Description

Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology to serve the world’s growing population.

The company is looking for

Demand Generation Manager Kenya and Tanzania, Uganda

The Demand Generation Manager is responsible to improve the technical support and activities to promote Dow AgroSciences products to the customers of primarily in Kenya, and some support in Tanzania and Uganda that enhance the demand creation for our portfolio. He/She will follow up at customer level, Technical Engineers (T.E.), promoters and all promoters’ activities.

He/She is accountable for his/her Travel Expenses Budget.

He/she reports to the Dow AgroSciences Commercial Manager for Africa.

The job is located in Nairobi ( Kenya)

RESPONSABILITIES:

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He is responsible for the follow up of the Technical Engineers of our customers.

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He is responsible to build up professional and effective promotion activities that could help the sales force to achieve their goals.

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He is key member of Dow AgroSciences cross functional project Teams.

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He leads the responses to customers’ technical questions and claims, in co-operation with R&D.

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He is responsible to create technical product positioning & testing the product concepts in the market.

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He speeds launch of new products.

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He is responsible to build and achieve his working plan with customers in primarily in Kenya, and some support in Tanzania and Uganda.

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He leads the demo trials program based on the trials protocols prepared by R&D.

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He is responsible of the hiring process in case we need temporary promoters.

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He defines and organizes the training needs for customer promoters and T.E.

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Business intelligence activity: He is tracking competitors and competition products information. He understands customer needs and prepares comparisons between Dow AgroSciences products and competition. He passes all information to commercial and R&D groups. He tracks counterfeited offers for Dow AgroSciences molecules.

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He helps identify growth opportunities.

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He is responsible for the product presentations to customers; with the support of R&D especially for new product.

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He is responsible for technical claim management. He could request the support of R&D people especially for the newly registered products.

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He follows the company rules, protects company image and equipment.

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He supports East Africa R&D trials activities primarily in Kenya, and some support in Tanzania and Uganda (helping sample management, visiting trial sites, pushing for data collection....).

Qualifications

Competencies :

- Graduate from Agricultural University ( Master or Bachelor in Agonomy ) can be beginner or with few years experience. Knowledge in plant protection is a must.
- Fluent in English and Swahili
- Very good in organizing things and good capacity to work in a team.
- Very good computer skills.
- Driving licence required

Primary Location: MEAF-Kenya-Kenya
Schedule: Full-time
Job Segments: Agribusiness, Agricultural, Agriculture, Biology, Biotech, Business Intelligence, Contract, Management, Manager, R&D, Research, Science, Technical Support, Technology, Temporary

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Position: Demand and Supply Planner

Location: Nairobi

Our Client is the world's leading Multinational Company dealing in the manufacturing of Nutrition based consumer products.

Main Purpose of the position:

The job holder will be responsible in providing an integrated set of demand and supply planning processes which will satisfy the customer service requirements derived from final demand plans, while optimizing the total logistics cost and resources of the company for import/export and domestic in the assigned product categories.

In addition they will assist Business unit on all Supply Chain related areas

Main Responsibilities:

Ensure high quality demand and supply projection and reliability for short, medium and long term;Ensure effectiveness of Monthly Business Planning and review Consensus Demand Plan for continuous monitoring and improvement;Manage exceptional situations, such as exceptional stock allocation, production priorities, production changes, promotion changes, aging stock, etc;Review Demand & Supply Planning KPIs and take corrective actions for improvement;Ensure timely reporting for Zone Supply Chain Management and key meetings;Co-ordinate with Zone Supply Chain Management in order to analyse the supply outlook and provide information or suggestions for Zone AOA (Asian Oceanic Africa) operational decisions;Ensure finished goods stock at correct dispatch location and evaluate and review stock cover policy;Review Inter Market Supply (IMS) Partnership Agreement and Product Briefs to exchange information and issues between producers and receivers;Ensure on-time launch of new product projects especially for import and export products;Ensure strict implementation of Best Practices related to Demand and Supply Planning / Inter Market Supply Planning (IMSP);Ensure effectiveness of monthly MOR (Monthly Operation Review) and highlight exceptions to take strategic decisionThe ideal candidate should possess the following minimum skills and competencies;
An MBA or BE Engineering from a reputable university; A minimum of 3 to 5 years of working experience in Demand and Supply forecasting/planning role coupled with experience in Marketing and Sales or Production Planning;Strong analytical and persuasive skills with good communication and presentation skills; Strategic and forward thinking with good problem-solving skills;Working experience and knowledge on MS PowerPoint and MS Excel especially Pivot table; Experience in SAP or other Advance Planning Systems;Ability to impact and convince others at all levels within the organizationTo apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location.

Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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Demand Dignity Campaigner
Various locations across Africa, or London

Salary: TBC for Africa Posting, £32,256 for London Posting
Fixed-Term Contract Ending 31st March 2012

Demand Dignity is Amnesty International's flagship campaign, calling for an end to the human rights violations that drive and deepen poverty.

Join us and help deliver a major part of the campaign in Africa, fighting for the rights of people living in slums from Lagos to Nairobi.

Every year hundreds of thousands of people living in slums across Africa are forcibly, often violently, evicted from their homes.

Their rights are violated, they lose not only their homes and possessions, but also access to work and basic services, driving them deeper into poverty. You'll deliver campaign plans focused on ending these forced evictions.

To do that well, you'll need to coordinate with our offices across the world, bringing them together to raise awareness and integrate campaigning and policy. You'll provide support to teams in eight African countries, including advocacy, campaigning, developing best practice standards and work closely with staff to increase our impact.

An experienced campaigner, you'll have knowledge of the human rights issues surrounding slums and development in Africa and be confident implementing campaigns on national, regional and international levels.

So you'll have a strong understanding of campaign methodologies and development tools and have the organisational skill to pull together geographically remote colleagues and partners. Ideally, you'll have a working knowledge of Kiswahili or French.

But it's more important that you have top-notch communication skills in English and are able to build strong relationships both throughout Amnesty and externally.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.amnesty.org/jobs

Closing Date: 9th December 2010

First round interviews are expected to be held on or around 17th December.

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Job Title: Category Demand & Supply Planner

Direct Report to: Head of Demand & Supply Planning

Main Purpose of the Job

To provide an integrated set of demand and supply planning processes which will satisfy the customer service requirements derived from final demand plans, while optimising the total logistics cost and resources of the company for import/export and domestic in the assigned product categories. To assist Business unit for all Supply Chain related areas

Main Responsibilities

Ensure high quality demand and supply projection and reliability for short (4 weeks), medium (1-4 months) and long terms (5-18 months).Actively participate in Sales and Marketing Meeting on past month performance and future demand and supply situation outlookEnsure effectiveness of Monthly Forecast Review Meeting (MFR) with Marketing & Sales to agree upon the consensus demand planEnsure effectiveness of monthly Production Review Meeting (MPR) with manufacturing, Purchasing and Marketing to review the future production plan and concerned issuesReview Demand & Supply planning KPLs, take corrective actions for improvementEnsure a high level of production achievement and optimum stock cover within company objectives; minimise stock shortage and write-offEnsure timely reporting for Zone SCM and key meetings (ROR, MOR, MFR, MPR, etc)Conduct MGR and analyse gaps between Operational Plan (OPL) and Demand Plan at business unit level. Raise the gaps of major product category to the top management for further corrective actionsWork with Marketing & Sales and Management Accounting to prepare Operational Plan (OPL) at product category and SKU levelsMonitor Master Production Schedule (MPS) performance and import arrival plan to ensure product availability for domestic sales and export markets while keeping stock at optimum or agreed level. Provide support and consultation on supply management related to Middle East Market and otherUpdate Marketing & Sales, receiving country and Customer Service on supply situation and suggest availability of supply land identify bottlenecks for Marketing & Sales awareness.Co-ordinate with Zone SCM in order to analyse the supply outlook and provide information or suggestion for Zone AOA operational decisionsEnsure finished goods stock at correct dispatch locationEnsure strict implementation of Best Practices related to Demand and Supply Planning/IMPSEnsure effectiveness of monthly MOR (Monthly Operation Review) and highlight exceptions to take strategic decisionMaster’s degree in related field in demand and supply management, other SC functions (IMS, CS & D) or marketing and sales, Engineering, Advanced English level.Statistics, planning software, project management, Demand and Supply best practices, IMS best practices, strong analytical skills, persuasive, strong communication and presentation skills, strategic and forward thinking, conflict management, leadership skills, facilitation skills, decision-making skills, stress management, problem-solving skills, interactive management, coaching skills, proactive, sales and marketing knowledge, SAP, APO, BW and R3, manufacturing and import/export knowledge, supply chain KPI and tools knowledgeTo apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line. Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For a more comprehensive collection of jobs in Kenya, visit our new Kenyan Jobs Website http://www.kenyan-jobs.com/

Job Title: Category Demand & Supply Planner

Direct Report to: Head of Demand & Supply Planning

Main Purpose of the Job
To provide an integrated set of demand and supply planning processes which will satisfy the customer service requirements derived from final demand plans, while optimising the total logistics cost and resources of the company for import/export and domestic in the assigned product categories. To assist Business unit for all Supply Chain related areas

Main Responsibilities
* Ensure high quality demand and supply projection and reliability for short (4 weeks), medium (1-4 months) and long terms (5-18 months).
* Actively participate in Sales and Marketing Meeting on past month performance and future demand and supply situation outlook
* Ensure effectiveness of Monthly Forecast Review Meeting (MFR) with Marketing & Sales to agree upon the consensus demand plan
* Ensure effectiveness of monthly Production Review Meeting (MPR) with manufacturing, Purchasing and Marketing to review the future production plan and concerned issues
* Review Demand & Supply planning KPLs, take corrective actions for improvement
* Ensure a high level of production achievement and optimum stock cover within company objectives; minimise stock shortage and write-off
* Ensure timely reporting for Zone SCM and key meetings (ROR, MOR, MFR, MPR, etc)
* Conduct MGR and analyse gaps between Operational Plan (OPL) and Demand Plan at business unit level. Raise the gaps of major product category to the top management for further corrective actions
* Work with Marketing & Sales and Management Accounting to prepare Operational Plan (OPL) at product category and SKU levels
* Monitor Master Production Schedule (MPS) performance and import arrival plan to ensure product availability for domestic sales and export markets while keeping stock at optimum or agreed level. Provide support and consultation on supply management related to Middle East Market and other
* Update Marketing & Sales, receiving country and Customer Service on supply situation and suggest availability of supply land identify bottlenecks for Marketing & Sales awareness.
* Co-ordinate with Zone SCM in order to analyse the supply outlook and provide information or suggestion for Zone AOA operational decisions
* Ensure finished goods stock at correct dispatch location
* Ensure strict implementation of Best Practices related to Demand and Supply Planning/IMPS
* Ensure effectiveness of monthly MOR (Monthly Operation Review) and highlight exceptions to take strategic decision

Background Experience
* Master’s degree in related field in demand and supply management, other SC functions (IMS, CS & D) or marketing and sales, Engineering, Advanced English level.

Key Skills & Knowledge
* Statistics, planning software, project management, Demand and Supply best practices, IMS best practices, strong analytical skills, persuasive, strong communication and presentation skills, strategic and forward thinking, conflict management, leadership skills, facilitation skills, decision-making skills, stress management, problem-solving skills, interactive management, coaching skills, proactive, sales and marketing knowledge, SAP, APO, BW and R3, manufacturing and import/export knowledge, supply chain KPI and tools knowledge

To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line. Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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