Apply: UpEnergy Nigeria Production Manager (Kano) Recruitment

Open call for applications – UpEnergy Nigeria Production Manager Recruitment. The Production manger will report directly to the Country Director. UpEnergy distributes clean cookstoves and other energy-saving products throughout the country. As we source products from multiple suppliers and distribute them through over a dozen points of sale, tracking and managing our inventory is essential to our business operations. The primary responsibility of the production manager is drive availability of products through Manufacturing. This role would also have elements of Warehouse management, Materials Planning, and Quality control.

Location: Kano

Overview

UpEnergy (www.upenergygroup.com) brings aspirational products that save energy and improve health within reach of low-income customers. We develop distribution channels that distribute efficient and clean energy and safe water technologies. We finance our product subsidies and our growth via bespoke projects that generate carbon emissions reductions that we produce for global partners seeking emissions reductions and social impact co-benefits.

We sell products under our SmartHome brand, and through partnerships with other brands. We operate regional distribution hubs and build relationships directly with customers through the SmartHome sales operation. We’ve seen 100%+ year on year growth for years and have reached over 800,000 African households with products that deliver health and income benefits. A typical SmartHome stove saves each family we reach about 9% of their annual income while reducing air pollution.

UpEnergy has a 10-year track record of building projects that overperform expectations in the generation of emissions reductions, and that deliver on our performance promises to our customers. We are one of the largest developers by volume of projects focused on poverty alleviation through energy savings and fuel switching. Our team has a collective 50 years of climate finance experience and is at the forefront of Paris-era project finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development of UpEnergy’s in-house production capacity
• Decide on optimal size, location and type of manufacturing facility(ies)
• Establish manufacturing system and production process with a view towards replicability and scalability
• Determine ideal resources, tools and teams required for production facilities of varying sizes
• Build products that are high quality, affordable and consistent at scale

Sourcing

• Build a robust and efficient supply chain of inputs required for manufacturing
• Build production capacity and optimize sourcing across various markets by coordinating progress and strategy with UpEnergy’s business development team, commercial team, country teams, as well external manufacturing partners
• Develop and maintain healthy relationships with suppliers of raw materials
• Work alongside product and engineering teams to identify best raw materials available for production in various markets, considering that no two markets may provide exactly the same inputs

Quality Assurance & Consistency

• Formalize Quality Assurance Function for in-house production facilities as well as third-party suppliers
• Collaborate with external manufacturing partners to ensure and/or improve their ability to maintain consistent quality, meet production and delivery deadlines, and carry out required checks
• Establish best practices for QA / QC throughout our production facilities
• Work cross-functionally to identify and implement improvements in both in terms of product and production processes

Operations & Supply Chain

• Implement systems with country teams for ordering and delivery of product from production facilities to distribution points around our various markets
• Develop and maintain ideal strategy for managing demand from various country operations across our various UpEnergy production sites and partner manufacturers

What Makes The Job Unique

Not your average 9-to-5

UpEnergy encourages teamwork, creativity, and we’re not afraid to get our hands dirty. We stay close to our market, understand our customers, and have a lot of fun while doing our work! If you’re looking for a conventional 9-to-5, you’d be missing out on our adventures!

Opportunity to do things in a new way

As one of the largest compliance credit issuers in Africa, we need to be constantly improving and rethinking our way of work. This means endless opportunities for a self-starter to initiate new ways of doing things or experimenting ways to help us improve.

Personal and Career Growth

Wouldn’t it be a pity to spend so much time working but not growing and learning? At UpEnergy we value both personal and professional growth, and we want to grow as a team. From classroom training to coffee chats to performance review, we want to support every team member to grow into the best version they can.

Create Lasting Impact

Our clean energy products bring positive impact to both our planet earth and for the low-income communities we work in. We don’t just focus on sales – we follow up and truly understand our customers to make sure that they continue to benefit from our products. Your work will create much longer-lasting impact than what you can see!

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UpEnergy Nigeria Production Manager Recruitment Application Process:

Interested applicants should visit the UpEnergy Nigeria Production Manager Recruitment portal to apply.

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