As a Maua Customer Development Representative at Mars, you will play a crucial role in our Maua program, which aims to empower underprivileged youth in Kenya. Your responsibility will be to create livelihood opportunities by managing our last-mile distribution into slums and remote rural areas. This involves recruiting and training a network of micro-entrepreneurs, coordinating program activities, and ensuring the development of Social, Human, and Shared Financial Capitals within a diverse ecosystem.<\/p>\n
What are we looking for?<\/p>\n
\tA university degree, preferably in Entrepreneurship, Sustainability, or Business Management.
\n\tA minimum of 5 years\u2019 experience with a proven track record in managing livelihood improvement projects within the private sector or NGOs.
\n\tYou must be passionate about driving economic growth for underserved populations and comfortable working in slums and other remote areas of the country.
\n\tKnowledge and experience in distribution, community outreach programs, and people management.
\n\tExcellent oral and written communication skills, with working knowledge of Kiswahili being essential.
\n\tSomeone who is comfortable working within an agile, startup-like business context.<\/p>\n
What would be your key responsibilities?<\/p>\n
\tRecruit, train, and retain a network of micro-entrepreneurs (Uplifters, Hawkers, and Stockpoints) in hard-to-reach communities.
\n\tIdentify and develop new areas for geographical expansion, including creating rollout plans and routes.
\n\tDeliver on sales volume targets and collaborate with internal teams to ensure stock availability and execute operational plans.
\n\tConduct training and development for entrepreneurs through the MAUA Academy, mentorship, and other capacity-building programs.
\n\tManage local operations, including budgeting, reporting on performance metrics, and representing the Maua Business in local forums and stakeholder meetings.
\n\tCollect and encode data to support the measurement and evaluation of the Maua program, including tracking non-financial performance metrics.<\/p>\n
What can you expect from Mars?<\/p>\n
\tWork with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
\n\tJoin a purpose driven company, where we\u2019re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
\n\tBest-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
\n\tAn industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.<\/p>\n
Apply Through:<\/p>\n
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