Job Purpose:

The Local Distributor Data Exchange (DDE) Product Owner is responsible for leading the full deployment of the Distributor Data Exchange (DDE) solution in Kenya and for owning the product operationally after go-live.

The role ensures that KWAL distributors adopt the DMS/ERP and Field App solutions, comply with agreed data standards, and generate reliable, high-quality data that drives Numeric Distribution growth, improved forecasting, distributor capability uplift, and stronger commercial performance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead Kenya’s DDE rollout plan, aligning scope, timelines, and readiness across KWAL, distributors, and regional teams.
• Assess distributor readiness and ensure foundational operating elements are in place (territories, segmentation, roles, basic processes).
• Support functional configuration, data preparation, and user acceptance testing across selected distributors.
• Monitor daily distributor data flows, including sales-out, stock, coverage, routes, and transactions.
• Act as the Kenya DDE “super user” and primary in-market functional owner.
• Validate dashboards and reports to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
• Embed DDE insights into commercial routines, including coverage management, ND improvement, sales execution, and planning.
• Maintain strong working relationships with KWAL leadership, distributor owners and managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Own structured feedback loops with distributors and internal users to identify usability gaps and enhancement needs.

Work Experience:

• 3-5 years’ experience in Commercial, Route-to-Market /RTC, Sales Operations, or Distributor Management.
• Experience working with ERP, DMS, or SFA systems preferred.
• Strong understanding of distributor operations and sales execution models.

• Lead Kenya’s DDE rollout plan, aligning scope, timelines, and readiness across KWAL, distributors, and regional teams.
• Assess distributor readiness and ensure foundational operating elements are in place (territories, segmentation, roles, basic processes).
• Support functional configuration, data preparation, and user acceptance testing across selected distributors.
• Monitor daily distributor data flows, including sales-out, stock, coverage, routes, and transactions.
• Act as the Kenya DDE “super user” and primary in-market functional owner.
• Validate dashboards and reports to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
• Embed DDE insights into commercial routines, including coverage management, ND improvement, sales execution, and planning.
• Maintain strong working relationships with KWAL leadership, distributor owners and managers, and cross-functional teams.
• Own structured feedback loops with distributors and internal users to identify usability gaps and enhancement needs.

• 3-5 years’ experience in Commercial, Route-to-Market /RTC, Sales Operations, or Distributor Management.
• Experience working with ERP, DMS, or SFA systems preferred.
• Strong understanding of distributor operations and sales execution models.