Summit Recruitment and Search Africa is a leading Recruitment and Executive Search agency headquartered in Kenya providing outstanding talent to a wide range of companies and NGOs in various business sectors across Africa.
Job Description
- Audit and control Work in Progress (WIPs) to ensure accurate cost allocation of parts and labour, and timely invoicing to minimize working capital exposure.
- Monitor actual vs. standard margins for service and parts sales on a daily/weekly basis, investigating and reporting significant negative deviations.
- Analyze and control discounts on parts and labour, evaluating their financial impact and ensuring compliance with internal policies.
- Identify inefficiencies and support cost-reduction initiatives to optimize profitability across service operations.
- Control and analyze travel and operational expenses for the technical team, ensuring justification, compliance, and cost efficiency.
- Monitor and validate the costs of contracted external works, assessing the profitability and justification of subcontracted jobs.
- Track and analyze operational costs of service vehicles, including fuel consumption, maintenance, and wear and tear, to support fleet cost optimization.
- Ensure compliance of all operational processes and cost registrations with company financial policies and standards.
- Track key operational KPIs (Efficiency, Occupation, Productivity) and prepare periodic financial and operational performance reports and dashboards.
Key Qualifications.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Management Engineering) or Management/Economics with a strong quantitative background.
- Very Strong Aptitude for IT: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is mandatory.
- Proficiency in ERP systems for robust data extraction and analysis.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with cost-consciousness.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
Method of Application
Meet the Qualifications? Apply now at Summit Recruitment and Search on summitrecruitment-search.com