Uganda: Impact and Sales Development Manager

The Opportunity

We are seeking an innovative and passionate professional to join our team as the Uganda Operations Manager based in Kampala.

The ideal candidate is a results-focused professional with vision and a track record of driving operational excellence. You will be responsible for developing and implementing plans to improve health impact and profitability. You will also test and implement new initiatives, oversee implementation of marketing plans and ongoing analysis to inform strategic decision making.

Key Responsibilities

· Support the director of operations on developing and implementing field initiatives that can help LG meet both key health impact and cost efficiency targets. These may include agent and staff incentives, recognition programs, product delivery innovations, mobile payments, credit offerings, sales promotions or new product launches.

· Use data analysis to drive continuous improvement in processes and systems.

· Supervise and coordinate field assessments and quality control in an ongoing Randomized Control Trial.

· Manage a small team.

Key Measures of Success

· Meeting key health impact metrics.

· Meeting cost efficiency targets and staying within budget.

· Clear wins on new initiatives that significantly improve either of the above. Minimum

Qualifications

· Minimum 8 years experience driving operations.

· Deep experience in field sales team/sales management or health delivery management in Africa or Asia.

· Private sector experience in one of the following fields: consumer package goods, health delivery, pharmaceuticals, retail or direct selling/franchising.

· 3-5 years of experience in managing culturally diverse teams in Africa or Asia. Track record of success in execution and delivery.

· Excellent organization skills and ability to see the big picture.

· Exceptional spreadsheet and financial analysis skills. Knowledge of accounting principles.

· University degree required. MBA preferred.

· Willingness to travel across Uganda 15-20% of the time. Please note that only candidates meeting the minimum qualifications will be considered.

Compensation

A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus opportunity. The opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.

What is Living Goods?

Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand, buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of underserved communities.

Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News,The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.*

Life at Living Goods

Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble. At Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day. If you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you willthrive at Living Goods. See www.livinggoods.org/principles.

For more information about Living Goods, please visit:

www.livinggoods.org

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To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply for Impact and Sales Development Manager through our applicant tracking system. Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.