About the role:

The position reports to the Managing Director and will initially be based in Kampala. The successful candidate will lead our operations in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Eastern DRC. S/he will be responsible for formulating and implementing overall strategy of the Cluster by managing people, budgets, sales, marketing and operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the cluster P&L and commercial targets.
• Prepare budgets and manage expenses to realize profitability and growth targets.
• Provide leadership and direction to the team towards realization of the set objectives.
• Works closely with the various functional HOD’s at Head Office to ensure that the cluster gets the support needed to achieve its goals.
• Ensure employees work productively and develop professionally.
• Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance.
• Lead commercial negotiations on behalf of the company within the cluster.
• Manage the various stakeholders – clients, governments, banks, agencies etc to ensure company interests are safeguarded.
• Ensure the company operations are compliant with the various countries’ laws and regulations.
• Responsible for implementing company policies within the cluster.
• Business expansion to the countries neighboring the cluster.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business or related field; Relevant Masters degree qualification will be a definite advantage.
• Over 10 years leadership experience in an executive role preferably within FMCG setup in any of the countries in the cluster.
• Experience leading entire country operations in similar or related industry, will be a definite advantage.
• Proven business growth capability a key requirement.
• Experience in planning and budgeting
• Knowledge of business processes and functions (Finance, HR, procurement, operations etc.)
• Strong analytical ability
• Highly developed commercial acumen.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• Outstanding organizational and leadership skills capabilities
• Exemplary problem-solving and decision making skills
• Ability to work independently.

Essential Competencies:

• Team Work
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure.
• Honest and hardworking
• Active listening and attention to detail
• Solution oriented