Introduction: Leveraging our innovative strengths in efficient power transmission, reliable switchgear, high-performance transformers and advanced power transmission systems, we enable customers to transport electricity safely and efficiently. 

For the realization of our incoming projects in Kenya (Lake Turkana and Loyangalani), the Kenyan branch of our client offers a job vacancy and opportunities to reinforce its new team in Kenya. 

Description of Scope of Work

Finality:

Introduction: Leveraging our innovative strengths in efficient power transmission, reliable switchgear, high-performance transformers and advanced power transmission systems, we enable customers to transport electricity safely and efficiently. 

For the realization of our incoming projects in Kenya (Lake Turkana and Loyangalani), the Kenyan branch of our client offers a job vacancy and opportunities to reinforce its new team in Kenya. 

Description of Scope of Work

Finality:

All applications should have the respective job reference number clearly marked on the subject line of the email or envelope. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Director General
Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA)
IKM Building, 5th Ngong Avenue
P.O. Box 41727-00100, GPO, 

Job Title:
Physical Site Planner
Location:
Dadaab, Kenya
APA Location:
Nairobi, Kenya

Duties and Qualifications
Physical Site Planner

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The Physical Site Planner works under the overall supervision of the Head of Sub Office, and in coordination with other colleagues working in the field, in particular working in protection, health, community services and water and with technical backstopping of the Technical Team (Physical Planner and Environmental Officer) in Nairobi.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT:

The incumbent will carry out the followings:

¿ Conduct technical feasibility studies for identification of adequate refugee sites in close coordination with Local Authorities at Provincial, District and Divisional levels, as well as with the concerned line Ministries and implementing partners. ¿ Ensure that basic technical criteria of land availability/property, accessibility, security, topography, water resources, absorption capacity, and adequate terrain for proper sanitation facilities are taken into consideration while selecting potential refugee sites. Other factors such as national reserves, migration corridor, and flooding, possible conflict with local population (grazing land) have also to be taken into consideration during the site planning. ¿ Develop, in close coordination with implementing partners and other concerned parties, site plans and their implementation modalities, including construction of communal infrastructures (latrines, water points, etc.), taking into account overall needs of target groups, their cultural preferences and the concerns of the local communities keeping in mind policy priorities of UNHCR, such as environmental issues. ¿ Ensure that sites designs take into consideration protection oriented issues related to gender based violence and women and children needs. The security/privacy of women and children, the adequate location of latrines, of communal services, and of distribution areas have also to be addressed. ¿ Coordinate with refugee committees, Local Authorities and other partners the identification of potential needs related to shelter and NFIs and ensure that NFIs need identification/distribution is coordinated among all the actors. ¿ Work in close coordination with all functional Units in UNHCR (Protection, Programme, Community Services, Field, Administration, and Supply) for all issues related to protection, refugee figures and assistance, and work in close coordination with the Physical Planner and Geographical Information System (GIS) Expert based in the Regional Hub in Nairobi for issues concerning GPS points and mapping of refugee sites. ¿ Assist the programme section by analysing budgetary implications of technical components, as well as the technical integrity of our interventions in the camps and in the refugee-affected areas. ¿ Act as a focal point in the Sub-Office in the areas of physical planning, shelter and, Provide regular technical report to the Supervisor, and to other colleagues as appropriate. ¿ Assist UNHCR office with any other refugee technical related issues as required by the Supervisor. ¿ Advise on the matters related to procurement of sector-related materials or equipment (including development and preparation of technical specifications for bid documents, technical evaluation of bids, review/inspect quality of the products/works as requested), and assist in fund raising efforts (provision of information and preparation of project proposals, and participation in negotiations) and other publicity endeavours.

Additional information Unique to this post

Type of job-related knowledge that are considered essential to satisfactorily perform the work of the post:

a. Specialized functions to be dealt by the incumbent in this post includes physical planning, shelter and engineering infrastructures, which imply that the person should have a strong academic qualification in civil engineering construction, shelter design and structural analysis, and physical planning issues. b. Competent and previous professional experience in the areas of rural development, natural resources and environmental management. c. Familiarity with and considerable Field exposure to UNHCR programme planning and implementation and on humanitarian operations. d. Skills on project formulation, planning, supervision and management. e. Team player, adaptive and flexible to various situations, including emergency operations under varied socio-cultural and physical environment and f. Strong analytical, drafting and diplomatic skills, and proficient in basic computer software¿s, including engineering and site planning design tools.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

University degree in civil engineering disciplines with courses on physical planning construction management, infrastructure development or any other related subjects (post-graduate level). Minimum 8 years of progressively relevant professional working experience in the related field in developing countries, Fluency in English is essential

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

Experience in all disciplines of civil engineering, rural settlement development, Emergency management and environmental planning, Ability making the linkages to rehabilitation and development programmes will be an added advantage,
Proficiency in a second UN language would be an asset.

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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:

Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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Operating in more than 165 markets with over 20,000 employees, Tetra Pak believes in responsible industry leadership, creating profitable growth in harmony with good corporate citizenship and a sustainable approach to business.

We work closely with our suppliers and customers on preferred processing and packaging solutions to provide convenient, innovative and environmentally sound products to millions of people worldwide.

Contract Terms: The below positions are strictly one year non-renewable contracts.

Customs Specialist

This position appeals to candidates who are results oriented, with excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Someone with excellent knowledge on the bonds processes, who is flexible and can maintain attention to detail in a busy working environment whilst maintaining consistency and courtesy.

Scope of the Job

The holder of this position, who will report to the Supply Chain Manager, will manage the government incentive schemes by timely reconciliation and cancellation of bonds so as to ensure uninterrupted material supply and production operations.

Setting up and maintaining a robust filing system to facilitate completeness and ease of access to relevant documentation is critical to this role.

Main Responsibilities

Bonds Reconciliation

This position will appeal to suitably qualified individuals who are results oriented with excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Ability to work with complex data and challenge status quo is critical for this job.

We require someone who is highly motivated, flexible and able to work with minimum supervision in a busy environment.

Scope of the Job

This position is responsible for assisting the Supply Chain Manager to analyze and communicate the impact of rolling forecast on plant capacity utilization levels.

The holder will provide leadership on development of seamless customer order fulfillment plans, support factory performance through effective and efficient capacity planning to boost Overall Equipment Efficiency while controlling cost and waste levels.

He/she will co-ordinate flow of information among production, commercial, Customer Service Representatives and other supply chain functions on orders and material requirements. This position is expected to be the primary contact point for inter-company demand/supply management for TPEA Factory.

Main Responsibilities

Production planning

The Human Resources & Communications Director
Tetra Pak Limited
P.O. Box 78340, 00507,
Nairobi

or email address: recruit.ke@tetrapak.com to reach us on or before 24th February 2012.

Any incidence of canvassing will lead to candidate’s disqualification.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Tetra Pak is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Location: Nairobi

Salary: Kshs.70,000 – Kshs.75,000

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.

Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale.

We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.

About this position

We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world.

We have a need to recruit for the position of Lands Physical Planner which will involve developing and execute land-use policies for Bridge.

The individual must have a sense of community service, the desire to develop projects for the greater and long-term good of not only the community but also considering the effect on the environment and should have practical experience in land use and solving problems.

They will be responsible for:

GIS Specialist / Environmental Planner

Responsibilities shall include but not be limited to the following:

1. Form part of a team engaged in the execution of consultancy services to clients in respect of environmental projects, including the execution of:

3. Providing GIS services in regard to environmental impact assessments, donor-funded environmental programs, environmental planning and management, geospatial analysis and similar projects.

Specific responsibilities:

Environmental Planning & Management:

Seek opportunities, develop and implement programs in geospatial analysis.

More specifically:

Performance of any other duties falling under the operational portfolio of the company.

Qualifications:

The applications should be addressed to:

The Human Resources Manager
GIBB Africa Limited
5th Floor, Office of the Prime Minister’s Building, Harambee Avenue
P O Box 30020-00100 Nairobi

or Email: hr@gibbinternational.com

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The Senior Regional Physical Planner will coordinate her/his work with the Head of the Regional Support Hub in Nairobi and work in close consultation with the parent division at Headquarters, Geneva (Physical Planning and Shelter Unit). She/he will closely coordinate her/his activities with all other relevant specialist units at the Regional Support Hub.

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We are recruiting for a Sales & Operational Planner to enable effective Supply Chain Management.

Our Sales and Operational Planning (S & OP) is an integrated business management process through which the leadership team continually achieves focus, alignment and synchronization among all functions of the business

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver the S & OP plan with an updated sales plan, production plan, inventory plan, customer lead time plan, new product development plan and the resulting financial plan.

You will be expected to properly implement the S&OP process thus allowing for routine reviews of customer demand and supply resources and “re-planning” quantitatively across an agreed rolling horizon.

The re-planning process focuses on changes from the previously agreed sales and operations plan while focusing on future actions and anticipated results.

Person Requirements

If you meet the requirements for this position, please send your application and CV to wazpzcea@gmail.com

This vacancy remains open until the position is filled.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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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

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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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 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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