- Organization: BURN Manufacturing (BURN)
- Country: Tanzania
- City: Dar es Salaam
- Office: BURN in Dar es Salaam
About the Role:
BURN is seeking a Country Manager to coordinate all activities in Tanzania. Tanzania is set to become BURN’s most important market in 2023, with multi-million-dollar distribution projects for wood and charcoal.
The in-country team leads will report directly and functionally to the vertical lead at HQ, and with a dotted line to the Country Manager. The role of CM will be coordination and operations alignment to ensure the business runs smoothly.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- coordinate all local initiatives, tasks, and people activity ensuring things are done on time and in the right manner as guided by HQ.
- Facilitate cross-functional in-country team meetings.
- To engage local stakeholders including regulators where necessary and as guided by HQ.
- Coordinate any legal, audit and other issues that will require a local hand and as guided by HQ.
- The go-to person for OPCO issues including financial probity, employee & customer satisfaction.
- To develop and execute a localized pricing strategy that balances the affordability, willingness to pay and attractiveness of PAYGO services for the local market while ensuring the sustainability and profitability of our PAYGO business.
- To ensure the com p any participates in local relevant marketing and/or government events to promote the brand, and as guided by the relevant Global vertical Lead.
- To ensure employees are engaged and are doing what they are tasked to do per the KPIs from Global Vertical Leads.
- To ensure that the country teams are working in appropriate office facilities that are clean, safe, and conducive. Also ensures the safety of in-country field teams.
- Coordinate input of required data onto the weekly cash-flow tracking sheets and their prompt submission to Finance every week.
- Tracking actual spending versus planned spending as captured in the weekly cash-flow tracking template.
- To lead all the B2B sales within the country and manage the relationship with various local distribution partners to meet Burn’s B2B sales objectives.
- Helps to maintain the Burn Culture in the country and ensures diversity and inclusion.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, or a related field (master’s degree preferred).
- 8+ Years of proven experience in a senior management or executive role, preferably in a Manufacturing, FMCG or in a similar industry.
- Strong knowledge of the local market, industry trends, and competitive landscape.
- Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities.
- Financial acumen and the ability to manage budgets and financial performance.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Adaptability and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, changing environment.
- Strong commitment to ethical business practices and compliance.
Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to Apply
BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
