Jobs at Summit Recruitment and Search
Summit Recruitment and Search Africa is a leading Recruitment and Executive Search agency head quartered in Kenya providing outstanding talent to a wide range of companies and NGO’s in various business sectors across Africa.

Car Parts Sales Executive
Deadline of this Job: 31 January 2023

Key Requirements:

• Prospects for new customers through visits and follow up on existing customers.
• Determines how best to reach new customers and gain trust to discuss products.
• Uses an existing network of industry contacts to generate new business.
• Cultivates the relationships created to generate sales of auto spares products.
• Acts as a contact between the company, existing and potential markets.
• Sells automotive parts to new and existing customers to generate business.
• Introduces new product lines, co-ordinates product seminars and promotions in collaboration with the Marketing team.
• Answers customer’s queries about prices, availability and product use.
• Ensures debt collection and past due payments are done timely and as per the set policies.
• Checks and verifies the customer stock levels as required and makes recommendations.
• Participates in weekly, monthly and quarterly team review meetings if and as necessitated by the Sales Manager.

Qualifications:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree.
• Must have 3 years’ experience in selling parts.
• Understanding of Automotive and Vehicle Spare Parts experience is required.
• Knowledge of store inventory systems, basic automotive and parts.
• Experience in cold calling and visits to potential customers to develop business.
• Demonstrated ability in problem solving, negotiation and closing sales.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Ability to conduct business in a professional manner with customers.

Accounts and Admin Assistant (Automotive)
Deadline of this Job: 20 January 2023

Key Requirements:

• Keep up to date assets register and share reports on assets movement on quarterly basis.
• Carry out annual physical assets count and provide detailed analysis of assets condition, variances and other related issues to the supervisor.
• Keep the working environment tidy and clean.
• Ensure general cleaning is carried out once every month.
• Coordinate for scheduled staff meetings; keep attendance registers and meeting minutes.
• Document office related incidents and report to the supervisor appropriately.
• Prepare procurement plans for office consumables/ stationery and manage their usage.
• Keep up to date records of office consumables/stationery usage.
• Renewal of all company licenses- Trading licenses, fire prevention licenses, registration of a work pace, advertising licenses, motor vehicle licenses and inspection.
• Managing petty cash for all branches.
• Updating all staff attendance register for all branches.
• Payment of all utility bills- Electricity, water, airtime and internet.
• Receive and screen phone calls appropriately.
• Ensure staffs travel and accommodation while on official duty is well coordinated.
• Provide to finance sufficient support documents for travel and hotel invoices.
• Initiate procurements of goods and services in a timely manner.
• Keep up to date procurement status reports.
• Provide sufficient support documents to finance teams on all procurements carried out.
• Work with Finance teams to ensure supplier payments are communicated to them with complete details of the bills being processed.
• Staff biometric registration and removal.PA to managing director.

Qualifications

• Relevant bachelor’s degree.
• Must have a minimum CPA II.
• Must have 3 years of experience as an accounts/admin assistant and at least 1 year experience as a PA.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with strong energy, enthusiasm and confidence.
• Self-motivated and proactive and has ability to work to meet deadlines.Flexibility and adaptability.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Integrity, confidentiality and trustworthiness.
• Good communication skills.

Research and Development Officer
Deadline of this Job: 20 January 2023

Key Requirements:

• Lead key projects with research and development to support business goals.
• Develop research programs incorporating current developments to improve existing products and study the potential of new products.
• Document all phases of research and development.
• Perform complex research projects, analyze results and provide recommendations based on findings.
• Assess the scope of research projects and ensure they are on time and within budget.
• Be present at industry conferences on research topics of interest.
• Monitor the latest developments in the industry and evaluate the
• Give advice on research and development options.

 Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or relevant field.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Research and development in the finance sector.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Understanding of Financial service industry.
• Understanding of best practices in innovation, portfolio management, and customer centric approach to product development.
• Creative thinking and ability to drive performance and user experience requirements.