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Operations Manager

SPOUTS of Water Rwanda Ltd.

SPOUTS of Water Rwanda LTD is a for-profit social business that manufactures and sells the Purifaaya™ ceramic water filters and distributes rocket stove technology. SPOUTS was created in Uganda in 2014 with the simple idea that ceramic water filters could be made and sold locally, providing an amazingly effective product through a sustainable business model. SPOUTS is currently the largest ceramic water filter manufacturer in Africa.  

Since SPOUTS sold its first Purifaaya in 2015, it has distributed 130,000+ filters to East Africa providing over 650,000 end-users with long-term access to safe drinking water. SPOUTS is a rapidly-growing organization with over 500 employees across Uganda and Rwanda. The next step is to expand its operations throughout East, West and Southern Africa.

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JOB INFORMATION

Job Title: Operations Manager

Reports to (Job Title): Country Director Rwanda

Department: Operations Department

Location: Kigali

Country: Rwanda

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPONSIBILITIES UNIQUE TO THE ROLE

 Responsibilities 

% contribution to job’s performance

 

1.

Inventory Management: Manage inventory levels, determine economic order quantities, monitor stock performance, and safeguard items from misuse for effective and authorized utilization at

SPOUTS.

 

20%

 

2.

Logistics Management: Develop and manage logistics operations, including determining product handling and storage requirements, enforcing policies and procedures for receiving products, equipment utilization, inventory management, and shipping methods.

 

15%

3.

Procurement Management: Develop partnerships with suppliers to secure cost-effective services and gain a competitive advantage for SPOUTS operational processes while implementing

procurement policies in alignment with other functional segments and units.

 

 

15%

4.

S&OP process (Sales and Operations Planning): Develop and Manage Products forecast and Demand planning to ensure efficiency. 

 10%

5.

Operational Management system: Improve the current operations management systems and operations best practice.

 10%

6.

Operations Budget: Prepare, monitor and manage the entire operations budget effectively.

 10%

7.

 Staff: Recruit, train and supervise operations department staff.

  10%

8.

Stakeholders management (Customs, clearing agents and Suppliers).

  10%

 CONTRIBUTION TO STRATEGY.

The purpose of the job is to oversee operations and ensure effective risk management, strategic planning, budgeting, and employee management. Additionally, the job involves reviewing processes and policies, mentoring and training employees, and providing timely performance reports.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The job entails managing the operations team to carry out tasks. It is a managerial position with people management of the operations team including their performance management

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

  • A University Degree in Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, and Business or similar is desirable. Experience in a similar role will be an added advantage.

Experience

  • 3 to 5 years of experience in managing business operations especially inventory, logistics, supply chain, and procurement

Business

Understanding / Knowledge

  • Ability to create and maintain an efficient system of operations to support the business needs
  • Experience with operational Erps especially Odoo
  • Experience with multitasking and working cross-functionally with different business units
  • Technology proficiency especially in Proficiency in Excel and G Suite

Languages

  • English
  • Kinyarwanda

Application Link 

Deadline:15th November 2024

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