Wrigley IT Support Specialist and Logistics Manager Jobs in Nairobi Kenya

The Wrigley Company East Africa, a local Subsidiary of Mars Incorporated, a leader in the global confectionery industry and the world’s largest manufacturer of chewing and bubble gum seeks to recruit individuals in the following position.

IT Support Specialist

Reporting to: MEA IT Manager

Key responsibilities

Site Support

• Managing & Co-ordinating with IT vendors to ensure that local infrastructure is updated, maintained & run as its optimum level. Ensuring that infrastructure is being run as per the global standards.
• Ensuring that LAN / WAN / IPT are running with expected service levels of business.
• Perform various administrative tasks like procuring local IT assets, make & maintain budgets in accordance withbusiness.

Business Solutions / Relationship Management

• Working with business leaders to identify business priorities and aligning IT investment to deliver business value.
• Prepare, maintain & execute the IT Roadmap for East Africa
• Perform special projects at the request of the Regional IT Director or other members of senior management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology.
• Working knowledge of wireless and IP Telephony networks
• At least 2 year’s relevant working experience.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Customer focused with demonstrated ability to form productive relationship with business partners, IT personnel and project leaders

Functional Area: IT

Logistics Manager

Reporting to: Factory Manager

Job Purpose Statement

• Provide Logistic support in line with the Corporate Mission.
• Maximise the efficiency of the Supply Chain activities as to achieve the highest level of customer service at minimum operating cost.
• Plan for the most efficient raw material management, production planning, spare parts acquisition non MRP procurement and
• Export Administration, besides any other logistical support for the Nairobi Facility.
• Link with the Regional activities to harmonize goals.
• Ensure timely and accurate reports.

Principal Accountabilities

The Logistics Manager plays a key role on communicating and working with the Factory Manager on:

• Setting co-operation lines with the commercial and supply chain teams and regional procurement to ensure value added activities are achieved.
• Setting up inventory levels.
• Implementing, production planning activities, effective negotiation of key projects and timely delivery of capital on site.
• Working with customer service to satisfy requirements as per the agreed upon SLA´s.
• Implementing and optimizing all assets, resources and administration related to the receipt, storage, issue and despatch of all stores items and finished goods.
• The Logistic Manager is responsible to develop annual plans & budgets affecting and related to capital, purchasing, procurement, transportation, storage, and Import/Export. Plans should be inline with both Factory and Regional strategy goals
• Monitoring first and second level KPI´s as well as ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Managing the team of logistics department; ensure timely hiring, training, coaching and development of department’s personnel; provide regular assessment of personnel performance.
• Keep the high level of motivation within the team; ensure proper working conditions and good atmosphere within the team.
• Plan development of Department’s headcount and structure to reflect the Strategic Business plan of the Company.
• Managing warehousing, storage, shipping and trucking to achieve optimal efficiency in the receipt, storage, issue and despatch of all stores items and finished goods.
• Managing all inventories (raw materials, finished goods and customer inventories as appropriate) to agreed levels.
• Managing the indirect procurement function to ensure that the optimum value of spares etc is stored on site.
• Ensure effective negotiation of key projects and timely delivery of capital on site.
• Managing the Export Administration responsibility to ensure proper nominations of vessels and routings meet the desired cost targets.
• Ensuring timely and effective call-off, transportation, customs clearance and warehousing of raw materials;
• purchasing of equipment, spare parts, consumables, and also services, to provide continuous operations of the Factory and maintain optimum stock levels of raw materials, spare parts and consumables.
• Drive Associate engagement through a foundation of team work by ensuring that all team leaders are engaging their teams in appropriate dialogue, action planning and follow
• Exhibit and champion the rollout of Mars Leadership capabilities, five principles of Mars within the team members.

Incumbent Requirements

• He/she must be an energetic and inspiring leader with a track record of proven success in a leadership role.
• He/she must have had considerable people management responsibility and operated at a level with significant responsibility and decision making.
• Be able to place the necessary emphasis on personal development and professional knowledge and committed to continuous development.
• Must possess first class logistics and supply chain knowledge coupled with considerable experience within the FMCG industry.
• Must have excellent communication skills, first class leadership skills, and a positive can-do approach essential for such a central role where customer service is of paramount importance.
• Degree holder – Masters Level will be an added advantage.
• Be proactive and with strategic approach.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office and SAP experience is an added advantage

Functional Area: Logistics

If you believe you fit into the above profile, please send your full curriculum vitae with details of your qualifications, experience, present position, day and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address and names and addresses of three referees to E-mail: hr.ke@wrigley.com to reach us not later than Friday 17th June, 2011.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.