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Duties and Responsibilities
1. Storerooms organization, layout and capacity management
Review the daily organization and operation of the storerooms, ensuring that the storeroom is fully capable and functional in its layout and capacity to adequately support the material needs of maintenance and company operations. 
2. Receipt of Incoming Materials
Receipt of incoming material shipments, verifying that appropriate receipt and Quality Control (QC) inspections are completed in a timely manner and appropriate Client Relationship Management System (CRM) transactions are made to complete the receiving process. 
3. Storage of Materials
Ensure that materials in the storerooms are stored properly, inspected and cared for through general material handling and warehousing principles. Ensures effective utilization of Lay-up Maintenance and Shelf-Life Programs, participates in the accomplishment of Inventory Cycle Counts and Physical Inventories, Root Cause Analysis and Accuracy. 
4. Storerooms Security
Oversee storerooms security through continuous monitoring of the security program, frequent review of physical security measures, and recommends modifications to the program as required. 
5. Staging and Delivery of Materials
Facilitate staging and kitting of materials to support customer service and maintenance work orders and planning, timely delivery of materials to clients or maintenance sites, preparations for shipment of items as required, and preparation of materials for processing to scrap. 
6. Shipping of Materials
Facilitate the packaging and completion of required documentation to support shipping of materials from the company to vendor shops or manufacturer repair facilities. 
7. Obsolescence
Monitor obsolete and non-moving materials to identify and recommend items for disposition.
Facilitate the preparation of items as required for sale, return, or scrapping. 
8. Client Relationship Management System (CRM)
Facilitate all operations in the CRM to ensure proper entry of each transaction representing receipt, issue, movement, shipment and handling of materials. 
9. KPI’s
Measure, track and monitor all assigned Storeroom KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators).
10. Training
Arrange and schedule regular training for stores personnel. Conduct On-the-Job training as necessary to maintain personnel proficiency in stores operations. 
11. Housekeeping
Participate in maintaining a clean and organized Storeroom as well as any point-of-use inventory storage areas.
Manage records created and received in compliance with the Company’s’
Record Management Policy and Procedures.
12. Safety, Quality & Environment
Comply with all relevant safety, quality, health and environmental procedures to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.
13. Related assignments
 Perform other related duties or assignment as directed.

Skills and Knowledge Requirement
•    Materials Handling experience commensurate with duties and responsibilities of the position
•    Easy to contact and to communicate and work with
•    Exhibits a sense of urgency when necessary
•    Good oral and written communication skills
•    Ability to issue and explain good instructions
•    Working knowledge of computer systems, ability to learn CRM input, retrieval and use
•    Understanding of the proper use of Work Orders, priorities and schedules
•    Experiential knowledge of FIFO (First in First out) inventory management
•    Experiential knowledge of the ABC stock classification system
•    Ability to work in a team environment, fully supporting the goals and objectives of the maintenance and operations efforts

Desirable
Diploma in Purchasing & Supplies or a Minimum 5 years’
Stores Management experience.

Physical Demands 
Ability to pick up and walk 50 feet with 50 pounds weight and put it down gently.

Disclaimer
Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements stated above need not apply.

ONLY candidates fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email their application together with a detailed and updated CV, indicating your availability, expected and current salary via email to:therecruiter@dafinaconsultants.com

On the Subject line clearly indicate “Stores Assistant”.  Deadline for application is 28th March 2013.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Controls, policies and procedures
•    Set up and maintain a control framework to ensure that all procurement activities are effectively managed and are in accordance with the Contract Regulations, Procurement Act and Financial Regulations
•    Review and develop the Procurement Strategy covering each of the key business areas
•    Develop the Procurement Procedures to ensure that relevant staff know when they are required to engage with the procurement team
•    Ensure that the correct procedures are followed in respect of all major procurement activities 
•    Continually develop procurement expertise across the company to support staff development, knowledge and expertise in procurement activities.
2. Contract, Services and Supplier Reviews
•    Set up a process of review for all Contracts, Supplies and Suppliers ensuring that maximum value for money benefits are achieved through supplier rationalization, developing an Approved Supplier list
•    Encourage effective contract management across the business with regular reviews, development of Service Level Agreements and key performance measures
•    Build and develop good relationships with key suppliers to ensure best value for money and customer satisfaction with services provided
•    Ensure that all areas of concern are identified and addressed as early as possible, with remedial action taken
•    Engage with Procurement Consortiums to ensure that value for money and economies of scale are used to company’s benefit, where appropriate
•    Monitor trends in supplier and contract base and propose / implement plans to respond to such trends •    Ensure that the central Contract Register is maintained, together with master contracts.
3. Procurement function
•    Ensure that the necessary training is provided to the members of the procurement team to enable them to support the business wherever possible
•    Identify and develop procurement training for non-procurement staff
•    Establish a central procurement plan covering a rolling 3 year period to ensure that all activities can be forward planned and that adequate resources exist
•    Engage with the business to identify the key procurement priorities and ensure that resources are assigned accordingly
•    Manage the engagement of procurement consultancy where specialist services are required or existing resources cannot meet requirements
•    Minimize the use of external procurement consultancy and deliver a value for money service to the business
4. Value for Money and Reporting
•    Set procurement savings targets each year in conjunction with the Procurement Officer and monitor delivery against targets
•    Prepare a quarterly report to the Procurement Officer, Finance and Human Resources Manager and Management providing a review of procurement activities and achievements 
5. Relationships
•    Take full line management responsibility for the buyers paying particular attention to training, development, performance management and supplier relationships
•    Develop and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally, with all stakeholders including suppliers, customers and colleagues
•    Ensure that the department members develop and maintain highly effective internal and external communications
•    Ensure that the department deliver a professional buying service to external and internal customers
6. Operational
•    Ensure that prices negotiated with suppliers are set a level where company can  benefit from savings
•    Ensure that, at price reviews, any increases are kept to a minimum and  implemented only when fully justified ensuring that point 1 above still applies
•    Ensure that all suppliers pricing information is up to date and stored, in accordance with procedures, on the Client Relationship Management System (CRM)
•    Maintain accurate and up to date supplier agreements, trading terms and details of rebates for those suppliers within your portfolio
•    Carry out pricing audits
•    Ensure up to date hard copy price lists and product information are readily available for product management
•    Ensure that the Product Managers are kept up to date with supplier details, (prices, product range, key field and office contacts etc.)
•    Arrange and attend regular meetings with suppliers both on site and, when beneficial, at supplier premises
•    Accurately invoice rebates from suppliers, based on purchase data received
•    Analyze any new supplier proposals including pricing, due diligence reports etc
•    Manage own correspondence and administration professionally and efficiently
•    Fulfil the day to day operational responsibilities associated with supplier management
7. Inter-departmental responsibilities
•    Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all department head especially those responsible for the product management
•    Attend and contribute to the monthly Product Managers meetings
•    Promote effective liaison within the department to ensure that all the supplier information required for the production of marketing literature is supplied in the relevant format and to agreed deadlines. This includes but is not limited to the annual directory, newsletters, website
•    Work with suppliers and buyers to ensure that the supplier contributions to any marketing activity add real value and promotes increased customer spend
8. Related assignments
•    Perform other related duties or assignment as directed.

Skills Set Needed
•    Materials handling experience commensurate with duties and responsibilities of the position
•    Easy to contact and to communicate and work with
•    Exhibits a sense of urgency when necessary
•    Good oral and written communication skills
•    Ability to issue and explain good instructions
•    Working knowledge of computer systems, ability to learn CRM input, retrieval and use
•    Understanding of the proper use of Work Orders, priorities and schedules
•    Ability to work in a team environment, fully supporting the goals and objectives of the sales, maintenance and operations efforts
     
Desirable
•    Diploma in Purchasing & Supplies
•    Minimum 5 years’ Telecommunications/ I.T procurement environment experience.

Disclaimer
Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements stated above need not apply.

ONLY candidates fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email their application together with a detailed and updated CV, indicating your availability, expected and current salary via email to:therecruiter@dafinaconsultants.com

On the Subject line clearly indicate “Procurement Officer”. 

Deadline for application is 28th March 2013.

The position holder may be assigned to support a Client account relations role.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Sales strategy
    Assessing market size and potential
    Setting a detailed three to five year sales strategy and revenue targets with Product Manager
    Developing realistic yet thorough implementation plans to achieve sales strategy
    Categories market segments and develop sales territories
    Determining sales force size; mix and total go to market strategy
    Developing areas of differentiation and excellence

2. Sales Objectives
    Set and achieve yearly, quarterly and monthly goals and objectives based on sales strategy
    Set annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly goals with each sales representative and with team
    Develop action strategies and implementation plans to achieve organizational objectives
    Take full ownership for results, and report to Product Manager in good time if a goal will not be achieved
    Define short- and long-term goals and priorities for the sales team based  on strategy and current realities

3. Sales target
    Achieve sales targets.
    Achieve margin and bottom-line targets.
    Measure total sales force cost as ratio to sales.
    Keep total sales force cost within pre-determined parameters.
    Research, develop and implement a comprehensive and accurate sales forecasting methodology.
    Regularly update, manage and report on sales forecast.
    Find areas of improvement impacting the bottom line.
    Liaise with finance on sales forecast, cash-flow and key financial ratios

4. Training
    Co-develop, implement and regularly update a comprehensive induction-training program for new recruits.
    Periodically develop and implement new product and services training programs and product knowledge assessment tools.
    Facilitate on-going sales skills training and development for team members.
    Develop, implement, and monitor a self-development program for team members utilizing audio, video, book and magazine library on sales skills, marketing, etc.
    Facilitate training and on-going development of support personnel aiding the sales team

5.  Competitor Analysis
    Collect and update competitor intelligence
    Analyze competitor strengths and weaknesses and conduct annual SWOT analysis
    Develop and implement positioning and R&D strategies and action plans with management
    Communicate competitor information to sales team

6. Sales Report
    Create a weekly sales and monthly report template and analyze
    Create a weekly and monthly sales report template for management
    Timely submit accurate and comprehensive sales reports to management
    Record all the transactions and activities related to the Solutions portfolio and that they are up-to-date in the CRM system.

7.  Related assignments
    Perform other related duties or assignment as directed.

Skills Set Needed
    Team building skills; Persuasive skills
    Analytical and problem solving skills
    Effective verbal, presentation, listening and written communications skills
    Stress and Time management skills    

Desirable
    Sales planning Knowledge
    Information Technology and Telecommunication Products Knowledge
    Diploma in Business Information Technology / Sales and Marketing
    2 years’ Information technology industry experience

Disclaimer: Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements stated above need not apply.

ONLY candidates fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email their application together with a detailed and updated CV, indicating your availability, expected and current salary via email to: philip@dafinaconsultants.com

On the Subject line clearly indicate “DIRECT SALES  AGENT”. 

Deadline for application is 22nd March 2013.

Thing is, we all have 24 hours, what we do with the hours is what counts!

Another challenge that job seekers may face with pay is when they are changing their career path they may find that they may get lower pay initially. To try to mitigate this make sure that when you are applying you mention all the transferable skills that you have. In some cases you may find that even though you are doing different roles or your career path is different you have skills that complement each other.  For instance if you have done Business Administration with a focus in Marketing and Finance, each area will be able to build you up in terms of the different tasks that you can perform for the organization.

Whenever, a candidate starts to talk about the areas that they need to be covered by their salary, bus fare, I will be driving not using a bus, really the list is endless. I always do my best to remind them that a business pays you for the contribution that you make to it. It is also good to remember that you need to start somewhere.

When you are getting into any situation, remember that the important thing is to start right rather than find yourself in a job that you do not like, and you are fighting yourself to get out of bed to go to work. Getting into the job market is difficult therefore it is important that when you do you start know where you are going and how you are going to get there. Keep your eye on your goals, many times the small steps lead us there.

2. Mention Awards If You Have Any.
If you are a sales persons who is worth some salt, then you might have an award or two to showcase how good you are in your Sales and Marketing career. Mention them all in the sales CV as it will serve as a highlight on your resume. It can help further support the points you make to demonstrate you are a standout sales professional.

3. Highlight Your Relationships
Sales and Marketing jobs are all about maintaining mutual and healthy relationships. If you have built loyal relationships with companies that the employer would like to get into, then make sure you stress this in your sales CV. Whether your experience is with start-up companies, NGO’s or large corporations include these relevant details in with your quantified results to make an even more impressive mark. Don’t forget to show your experience in dealing with the type of customer or client base which you have handled in the past.

4. Training and Certifications
Mentioning to a potential employer that you have received up-to-date training or have been certified can be another impressive mark on the sales CV. It reinforces your personal character and shows how you continue to seek education and knowledge to improve yourself and your effectiveness in your career. Also highlight if you were selected to train others in your personal sales practices and the results that you got from those that you trained.

5.Use keywords In Your Sales CV to attract the Reader
Using keywords such and professional terms such sales professional, sales representative, regional sales manager, area sales manager, territory expansion, account executive, sales executive, sales engineer, director of sales, sales support manager etc  will help capture whoever is reading your sales CV and it will earmark you as a professional who knows what he/she is talking about.

Benefical Work Experience
•Written and spoken ability to communicate in English
•Previous accounting experience/studies in particular AP
•Must be a good team player
•Responsibility and accuracy in the completion of received tasks
•Ability to solve urgent matters and work under pressure
•Flexibility, especially in the period of month/quarter/year-end closing
•Reliable, proactive approach to entrusted tasks (thinking outside the box is a plus)
•Experience with accounting systems (SAP)
•Microsoft Office skills
•Client industry experience a plus

Professional Competencies :
The following are key competencies required of the role. The candidate must exhibit the following professional competencies:
•Strong analytical thinking
•Focus on customer service
•Multi tasking / Time Management
•Decision making
•Teaming / Collaboration
•Focus on Goals / Result orientation
Note:
Candidates earning more than Kes. 35,000 need not to apply.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Please send your CV and remuneration package to therecexpert@gmail.com
by the 3rd May, 2012 at 5.00 pm

Principal Accountabilities:
    * Provide leadership in the development for the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives.
    * Ensure credibility of Finance by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts.
    * Sustains corporate organizational goals and objectives as guided by the IFRS,CGAP guidelines and the MFI act 2006
    * Draft funding proposals for the approval by Board of Directors.
    * Head of Internal Audit and control function by ensuring compliance with existing policies and procedures and developing new policies.
    * Take hands-on lead position of developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive job cost system.
    * Direct and oversee all aspects of the Finance & Accounting functions of the organization.
    * Evaluates and advises on the impact of long range planning, introduction of new programs/ strategies and regulatory action.
    * Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities.
    * Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company
    * Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
    * Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.

Qualifications and Requirements:
    * Member of ICPAK
    * BS in Accounting or Finance, MBA
    * CPA (K) highly desirable
    * 5+ years in progressively financial leadership roles in Microfinance industry
    * Strong working knowledge of Accounting and loan tracking systems i.e. tally, Micro banker, and/or Mifos. Mandatory
    * Experience in grants accounting and management

Competencies:
    * Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential.
    * Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
    * High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.

Interested candidates should forward, their CVs only to recruit@virtualhr.co.ke by 2nd May 2012 stating their current and expected remuneration, day time telephone contact and addresses of three referees.

Dynamic
Whereas this could be a generic term used by any organisation, it is important to understand it with relevance to the industry the company operates in.

Dynamism refers to the ability of the potential candidate to think outside the box intelligently, be innovative, creative and take a genuine interest in what they do.

To show this quality, demonstrate prior experience with introducing new ideas into the workplace, show ways of improving efficiency or making money, and show situations where you have made a positive difference in the workplace.

It is also essential to show some creativity in your long-term objectives.

Flexible
Does the company use the term flexible in reference to working locations or working days? Chances are that flexible means you may be expected to take work-related trips, relocate or work longer hours than usual.

You may also be required to not only take up the role that was advertised, but also fill in an additional vacancy close to your job description.

Make sure you address this if you would be willing to move locations, have no qualms about working long hours and have skills that can be cross utilised.

Demanding environment also has the same connotations as flexible, meaning more input than the average would be required from you.

Fast learner
This implies that the organisation may be lacking in either the resources to do proper training for the position, mostly time or that the person vacating the position is not in a position to do a proper handover and training.

Either way, the organisation needs to fill the position and see results faster than usual so the pressure will definitely be on.

If you’re up to the challenge, address this in your cover letter by showing instances where you have surpassed expectations in a short period in comparison to the goals and targets set for the team members.

Educational Experience
    Accounting, Finance or Business related degree
    CPA(K) or ACCA

Essential Work Experience
    Must have experience in an Accounts Payable environment
    Must have Operations Experience
    Must have experience in Client Management and interaction

Beneficial Work Experience
    Written and spoken ability to communicate in English
    Previous accounting experience/studies in particular GA/RTR
    Must be a good team player
    Responsibility and accuracy in the completion of received tasks
    Ability to solve urgent matters and work under pressure
    Flexibility, especially in the period of month/quarter/year-end closing
    Reliable, proactive approach to entrusted tasks (thinking outside the box is a plus)
    Experience with accounting systems (SAP)
    Microsoft Office skills
    Client industry experience a plus

Professional Competencies:
The following are key competencies required of the role.
The candidate must exhibit the following professional competencies:
    Strong analytical thinking
    Focus on customer service
    Multi tasking / Time Management
    Decision making
    Teaming / Collaboration
    Focus on Goals / Result orientation
Note: Candidates earning more than Kes 50,000 need not apply.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Please send you CV and remuneration package to therecexpert@gmail.com by the 4th April 2012 at 5.00 pm.

Professional Competencies:
The following are key competencies required of the role.
The candidate must exhibit the following professional competencies:
    Strong analytical thinking
    Focus on customer service
    Multi tasking / Time Management
    Decision making
    Teaming / Collaboration
    Focus on Goals / Result orientation
Note:Candidates earning more than Kes 50,000 need not apply.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Please send you CV and remuneration package to therecexpert@gmail.com by the 4th April 2012 at 5.00 pm.

To some, financial freedom is having an extra income, adding to their present income so as to boost their financial status. They search daily for low-risk, high-return investments, hoping to fall into a fantastic deal that will put them into a higher financial bracket.

Philip (he allowed us to use only his first name) works as a banker in the city earning around Sh150,000 monthly, but says the salary is not enough to sustain him, which is why he decided to operate a matatu business.

“If my salary was around Sh500,000, I would not be interested in getting an extra income elsewhere. I think it would have been enough. But I need more money to sustain my family and to settle my monthly bills.

I need to work hard to live a comfortable life,” he says during the interview.
The banker says his current salary cannot guarantee him financial freedom.

“I pay for my children’s school fees and I am repaying a car loan I took last year. I also depend on the same salary to pay for the house rent and to settle other bills. It is just not enough, I think I need more cash and a better salary to satisfy my needs.” Financial freedom is impossible to achieve with the current economic hardships,” he adds.

According to experts, the road to financial freedom is private and personal. They say one cannot rely on someone or something else to pave the way for their financial security.

“Unless you are committed to setting and keeping your financial goals, there is no salary, no matter the figure, that will give you financial freedom,’ says Mr Paul Muhami, a Nairobi-based financial consultant.

He adds that obstacles like fear of failure, laziness, negativism, bad spending habits, and lack of emotional and financial intelligence can block one’s path to financial success.

“This is why it is easy to argue that someone who is earning Sh7,000 is living a less stressful life than the one who takes home more than Sh700,000. The former is used to living a simple lifestyle, and can be able to cope and save part of the little salary he earns, aiming to start some income generating activity.

However, the latter is likely to be in big debt. For poor financial planners, big salaries always attract more debt and most high income earners spend their working careers repaying loans and other debts,” he says.

Mr Manyara Kirago of First Independent advisors and author of ‘How to become a Lifelong financial Success’, says earning a big salary can give one full financial freedom, if he or she sets their goals right.

 I have five clients who only depend on their monthly paychecks while each has a net-worth of over Sh100 million. Having full financial freedom has to do with personal financial planning. Figuring out where your money is going is the first step towards taking control of it.

With a monthly paycheck, the limit to your spending is listed in black ink. It would be better if spending was below that number,” he says.

According to Mr Kirago, majority of those who earn big salaries (like members of Parliament) always tend to spend a lot of money and eventually put themselves into a big trap of debts.

“In the world of finance, there is a saying that expenses rise to meet income. And this could be true when studying how most well-paid employees spend their huge cash.

The more they earn, the more the needs and since the money they make is not enough to satisfy all their needs, they end up borrowing bad loans from banks, which take them years to repay, hence more deductions in their pay slips.”

He adds that many of those who always complain of not having enough money are those who earn big salaries but fail to manage them properly.

“It should be understood that there is no budget or spending plan set in stone.

Adding up all the money spent on a monthly basis may be an eye-opening experience; helping to reinforce how well or poorly money is being managed. If overspending is an issue (with a possible credit card debt), figure out which categories to reduce spending and plan to start paying off the credit card.”

So do people work for money or it’s the money that works for them? Financial experts say a high number of people are made to believe that working for money is “the right thing to do” which is not.

Robert Kiyosaki, best known for his famous book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ writes that “the main reason people struggle financially is because they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money.

The result is that people learn to work for money, but never learn to have money work for them.”

His book’s running theme is that one can never get rich by chasing a higher salary.

“If you are like many — dependent on their paychecks to cover their monthly expenses — then you don’t think like the rich. The rich don’t accumulate cash. They accumulate assets that generate cash flow for them.”