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General Manager
2025-12-01T20:19:10+00:00
Chemicaland
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FULL_TIME
 
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Manufacturing
Management, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products, Business Operations
KES
 
MONTH
2025-12-15T17:00:00+00:00
 
Kenya
8

Description

Are you a visionary leader ready to turn around, scale, and transform an ambitious mid-sized agri-manufacturing company?

Chemicaland seeks an exceptional General Manager with deep experience in turnarounds, operational excellence, cashflow management, and strategic leadership to transform the business into a high-performance, growth-driven enterprise.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Chemicaland’s strategic growth, operations, and transformation agenda.
  • Manage full P&L, cashflow, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Strengthen systems across production, sales, marketing, QC, finance & HR.
  • Build a high-performing, self-driven company culture with strong accountability.
  • Lead expansion into new regions, distributors, and product lines.
  • Ensure quality, occupational health & all regulatory compliance.
  • Lead cross-functional teams and oversee all departmental heads.

Qualifications

Qualifications;

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture, or related field.
  • MBA or Master’s in Strategy/Leadership highly preferred.
  • Professional certifications in leadership, strategy, or finance are an added advantage.

Experience

  • 10+ years senior leadership experience, at least 5 years in manufacturing, agri-inputs, FMCG, or chemicals.
  • Proven turnaround, restructuring, or rapid-growth achievements.
  • Strong experience managing budgets for SMEs.
  • Demonstrated success in building high-performance teams.

Skills & Competencies

  • Cashflow forecasting & working capital management.
  • Strategic planning and execution.
  • Leadership, people management & culture-building.
  • Strong understanding of sales, marketing & operational systems.
  • Negotiation and crisis management skills.

Personal Profile

  • Age: 35 – 50 years.
  • High integrity, disciplined, analytical thinker, firm but fair.
  • Highly self-driven and innovative.

Job Benefits

A. Competitive Base Retainer Salary

B. Attractive Performance Commissions

  • Lead Chemicaland’s strategic growth, operations, and transformation agenda.
  • Manage full P&L, cashflow, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Strengthen systems across production, sales, marketing, QC, finance & HR.
  • Build a high-performing, self-driven company culture with strong accountability.
  • Lead expansion into new regions, distributors, and product lines.
  • Ensure quality, occupational health & all regulatory compliance.
  • Lead cross-functional teams and oversee all departmental heads.
  • Cashflow forecasting & working capital management.
  • Strategic planning and execution.
  • Leadership, people management & culture-building.
  • Strong understanding of sales, marketing & operational systems.
  • Negotiation and crisis management skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture, or related field.
  • MBA or Master’s in Strategy/Leadership highly preferred.
  • Professional certifications in leadership, strategy, or finance are an added advantage.
postgraduate degree
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Vacancy title:
General Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Management, Manufacturing & Warehouse, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products, Business Operations]

Jobs at:
Chemicaland

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, December 15 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 1 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Description

Are you a visionary leader ready to turn around, scale, and transform an ambitious mid-sized agri-manufacturing company?

Chemicaland seeks an exceptional General Manager with deep experience in turnarounds, operational excellence, cashflow management, and strategic leadership to transform the business into a high-performance, growth-driven enterprise.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Chemicaland’s strategic growth, operations, and transformation agenda.
  • Manage full P&L, cashflow, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
  • Strengthen systems across production, sales, marketing, QC, finance & HR.
  • Build a high-performing, self-driven company culture with strong accountability.
  • Lead expansion into new regions, distributors, and product lines.
  • Ensure quality, occupational health & all regulatory compliance.
  • Lead cross-functional teams and oversee all departmental heads.

Qualifications

Qualifications;

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture, or related field.
  • MBA or Master’s in Strategy/Leadership highly preferred.
  • Professional certifications in leadership, strategy, or finance are an added advantage.

Experience

  • 10+ years senior leadership experience, at least 5 years in manufacturing, agri-inputs, FMCG, or chemicals.
  • Proven turnaround, restructuring, or rapid-growth achievements.
  • Strong experience managing budgets for SMEs.
  • Demonstrated success in building high-performance teams.

Skills & Competencies

  • Cashflow forecasting & working capital management.
  • Strategic planning and execution.
  • Leadership, people management & culture-building.
  • Strong understanding of sales, marketing & operational systems.
  • Negotiation and crisis management skills.

Personal Profile

  • Age: 35 – 50 years.
  • High integrity, disciplined, analytical thinker, firm but fair.
  • Highly self-driven and innovative.

Job Benefits

A. Competitive Base Retainer Salary

B. Attractive Performance Commissions

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Monday, December 15 2025
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Posted: 01-12-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 01-12-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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