What’s JABU?

JABU is a B2B e-commerce & distribution marketplace, offering tech-enabled, route-to-market development & merchandising for FMCG brands in undeveloped areas while helping unbanked businesses grow through efficient delivery, an affordable product basket, inventory management and credit facilities.

Job description: 

City Manager: You will be reporting to the Country Operations Manager

Operational tasks

Prepare and manage monthly budgets and projections for the Finance team.
Record / track expenses (petty cash and money transfer) and upload any payment requests onto the payment form.
Reconcile accounts daily with retailers.
Track cost against selling price daily to ensure the take rate defined by senior management is kept.
Hire, onboard, and regularly train the different city team to ensure maximum performance.
Monitor and maintain inventory levels and minimize “out of stock” orders.
Schedule purchase / arrival of stock alongside the depot supervisor and the sourcing team.
Ensure a minimum 90% presale vs. delivery baseline (i.e., 90% of orders are delivered)*
Ensure a minimum 95% picked vs. delivery baseline (i.e., 95% of items loaded on the vehicles are delivered)*
Ensure a minimum revenue growth percentage of 30% month-over-month*
Ensure all strategic roles are filled by recruitment the best candidates possible for each vacancy*

Thematic tasks

Coordinate all business activities with retailers and our team.
Ensure a constant growth in sales through months in all the city branches.
Measure performance of team members, and manage KPI and development.
Lead and establish a customer centric approach on the team.
Pay attention to team reports on our products/prices and improve our offer.
Communicate with the Marketing and IT department to run promotions.
Develop marketing campaigns and activities to boost sales.
Maintain supplier relationships.
Implement sourcing strategies and processes.
Lead efforts to implement strategies, processes and enforce compliance at the city level.
Communicate and collaborate with your peers: City Managers.

Culture tasks 

Shows initiative, excitement and promotes JABU brand.
Proactive and self-organized.
Takes ownership of the job position and ensures to complete given tasks in time and in full.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Sales, or related field.
Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience.
An MBA from a Tier 1 institute is a plus.
Exceptional communication skills, writing and speaking.
Proven ability towards constructive networking.
Team player and multitasker with exceptional organizational skills.
Knowledge of the FMCG industry
Well-versed with various software and digital tools such as SAP, Google Workspace apps and Microsoft Office.