Manager – Scrap Procurement - Central Africa

 

Manager – Scrap Procurement

8–12 years of experience in Scrap Procurement / Purchase, preferably from non-ferrous metal scrap, Steel, Foundry, and metal recycling.

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement procurement strategies for ferrous and non-ferrous scrap materials.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop new scrap suppliers, vendors, dealers, and scrap yards.
• Manage end-to-end scrap procurement activities, including vendor negotiation, price finalisation, and purchase order execution.
• Monitor market trends, scrap prices, and availability to ensure cost-effective procurement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, traders, and scrap dealers.
• Ensure timely procurement of scrap materials as per production requirements.
• Conduct supplier assessments and ensure quality and quantity compliance of procured scrap.
• Coordinate with production, stores, quality, and finance departments for smooth procurement operations.
• Monitor vendor performance, procurement costs, and inventory levels.
• Ensure compliance with company procurement policies and documentation procedures.
• Lead and manage the scrap procurement team.

Interested candidates, forward updated resume to dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

 

Senior Executive Accountant - Tanzania

Senior Executive Accountant 

Industry Focus: Trucking, Logistics, and Transportation

Job Purpose: To establish a reliable and fully controlled finance function that delivers timely financial statements, accurate cash-flow information, complete statutory compliance, effective cost control, and clear profitability reporting for trucking and transport operations.

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: Finance Manager (Head Office) and Branch Operations Head

• Direct Reports: 1 Accounts Assistant

• Key Interactions: Operations, Logistics, Fleet, Human Resources, and Administration teams.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Financial Accounting & Controls: Establish accurate and timely accounting records. Strengthen cash and expense controls, including fuel, maintenance, trip expenses, and petty cash.

• Reconciliations & Receivables: Reconcile bank, cash, customer, supplier, and ledger accounts. Implement regular receivables and payables monitoring to improve cash-flow and collection/supplier-payment planning.

• Reporting & Analysis: Prepare accurate monthly management accounts. Produce truck-wise and trip-wise profitability and cost reporting. Deliver reliable financial forecasts and fleet cost analysis to support management in making informed commercial decisions.

• Statutory & Tax Compliance: Ensure complete, accurate, and timely statutory and tax compliance. Ensure all financial records remain audit-ready.

• System & Process Management: Review and maintain the chart of accounts and accounting system (Tally ERP). Resolve accounting errors, unreconciled balances, and control weaknesses.

Required Expertise & Competencies

• Experience: Proven experience in fleet, logistics, transport, or trucking operations accounting.

• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of financial accounting, reporting, budgeting, and cash-flow forecasting. Advanced proficiency in Tally ERP (or similar ERP systems), Microsoft Excel, and management reporting. Familiarity with online bank payments.

• Key Accounting Competencies: Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), bank/customer/supplier reconciliations, cost accounting, profitability analysis, and payroll/petty-cash administration.

Interested candidates, forward your resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Production Shift In-Charge - Central Africa

Production Shift In-Charge

Location: Central Africa

Experience: 5-10 years (Beverage production line)

Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day operations of the production floor: Ensure all aspects of the production process run smoothly. Manage specific aspects of production, such as warehousing of products or incoming raw materials.

• Monitor and manage production efficiency: Ensure the production process meets budgetary requirements. Take responsibility for headcount budget conformance and drive cost-saving initiatives across the facility or within a specific department.

• Provide leadership and drive performance excellence: Demonstrate effective leadership throughout the facility and improve overall staff performance.

• Monitor staff performance: Evaluate staff members to make decisions regarding training and employment. Ensure site and team KPIs are consistently achieved.

• Create staff training initiatives: Ensure new staff are sufficiently trained and supervised. Create initiatives to improve staff skills and production processes.

• Report to department heads: Meet with senior management to report on staffing changes, production concerns, and budget conformance. Design cost-saving initiatives in conjunction with senior leadership.

• Ensure resource availability: Ensure all resources used in the production process (raw materials, bottles, packaging, transportation, warehouse space) are available and monitor their levels and efficiency.

• Meet production requirements: Ensure production targets (including safety targets, capacity improvement targets, and cost targets) are met at the facility.

• Coordinate incoming and outgoing stock: Ensure necessary production resources arrive and finished products leave the facility in a timely fashion.

Education Requirements:

• B.Tech, BE, or Diploma in Mechanical, Electronics, Instrumentation, or Technology.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience managing an efficient production line.

• Previous experience working in a beverage, brewery, winery, or distillery environment is required.

• Experience in managing native/local staff.

• Experience in maintaining maintenance schedules and spare parts management.

• Proven ability to efficiently troubleshoot breakdowns during the shift.

Key Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Production reporting in accounting software.

• Ability to create and assess KPIs.

• Breakdown analysis and troubleshooting.

• Strong organization and planning skills.

• Accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to manage inventories and warehouse space.

• Ability to work with heavy machinery used in the production process.

• Strong computer skills.

• Ability to understand and meet customer needs.

Interested candidates, send your resume to dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Sr. Manager / DGM - Civil - Central Africa

Sr. Manager / DGM - Civil 

Location: Central Africa

 Experience: 15 – 20 years 

Education: BE / B.Tech in Civil Engineering 

Role Overview: We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Sr. Manager / DGM of Civil Engineering to lead and manage civil construction activities for large-scale mining and mineral processing plant projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience overseeing industrial plant infrastructure, coordinating with EPC contractors, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership: Lead and manage end-to-end civil construction and engineering activities for complex mining and mineral processing plant projects.

• Infrastructure Execution: Plan, direct, and execute the construction of RCC foundations, equipment foundations, buildings, structures, roads, drainage systems, retaining walls, and other critical plant infrastructure.

• Equipment & Plant Coordination: Oversee and coordinate civil works specifically tailored for process plant equipment, including crushers, conveyors, screening equipment, material handling systems, stockyards, and utility areas.

• Engineering Review: Meticulously review and validate engineering drawings, technical specifications, Bill of Quantities (BOQs), design documents, and proposed construction methodologies.

• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary liaison to coordinate effectively with EPC contractors, external consultants, design teams, material vendors, and internal project stakeholders to ensure seamless integration.

• Project Monitoring: Track and monitor project progress strictly against approved schedules, financial budgets, quality standards, and safety requirements, implementing corrective actions when necessary.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Civil Engineering.

• Experience: 15 to 20 years of proven hands-on experience in civil construction and project management, specifically within the mining, mineral processing, or heavy industrial sectors.

• Core Competencies: Deep expertise in structural design review, EPC coordination, site management, and rigorous budget/schedule tracking.

Intrested canidate forward updated resume dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com

Executive Marketing (HDPE) - Sales Leadership Focus - Central Africa

Executive Marketing (HDPE) - Sales Leadership Focus

Position: Executive - Marketing (HDPE)
Location: Central Africa
Experience: 8-15 years in sales/marketing

Join our dynamic team to spearhead HDPE sales growth in Central Africa booming mining and industrial markets. Focus on building distributor networks and closing high-value deals for HDPE piping solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and onboard distributors/dealers for HDPE products across DRC.

• Execute field sales visits, client meetings, and tender participation in mining projects.

• Create promotional materials, catalogs, and campaigns highlighting HDPE durability.

• Track sales pipelines, achieve quarterly targets, and upsell value-added services.

• Build relationships with EPC firms and mining companies (e.g., for tailings pipes).

• Monitor market trends, inventory levels, and competitor pricing.

• Report weekly sales metrics and propose expansion strategies.

Requirements:

• Degree in Business/Engineering; HDPE sales certification advantageous.

• 8-15 years experience in industrial marketing, preferably HDPE/Plastics in Africa.

• Excellent negotiation skills with a history of 20%+ YoY growth.

• Familiarity with mining sector clients; travel willingness essential.

• MS Excel proficient for reporting; Swahili/French a bonus.

Interested candidates, please forward your updated resume to dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com with subject "Application: Executive Marketing HDPE".

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Central Africa

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Central Africa

Location: Central Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo / Regional focus) Industry: Infrastructure, Construction, EPC, or Mining Reports To: CEO / Board of Directors

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Executive Summary

We are seeking a high-caliber, strategic, and hands-on Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead our financial operations in Central Africa. This role is pivotal in driving financial excellence, ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions, and providing the strategic oversight necessary for large-scale infrastructure and EPC projects.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in the OHADA accounting framework and a proven track record of managing complex financial landscapes in emerging markets.

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Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Financial Leadership

• Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, advising on financial strategy, capital allocation, and long-term business planning.

• Oversee multi-project finance, ensuring accurate cost control, revenue recognition, and profitability analysis for large-scale infrastructure/EPC works.

• Manage and optimize the company's capital structure and funding strategies.

2. Compliance & Governance

• Ensure absolute compliance with OHADA accounting standards, local taxation laws, and regional regulatory requirements in the DRC and Central Africa.

• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

• Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, ensuring timely and "clean" audit completions.

3. Treasury & Risk Management

• Oversee treasury functions, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, and foreign exchange (FX) risk mitigation.

• Develop and implement robust internal controls to safeguard company assets and mitigate operational risks.

• Manage relationships with banking partners and financial institutions.

4. Operational Excellence

• Direct the budgeting and forecasting processes, providing deep-dive variance analysis to project managers and stakeholders.

• Optimize taxation strategies to ensure efficiency while maintaining full legal compliance.

• Supervise and mentor the local finance team, fostering a culture of professional growth and high performance.

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Candidate Profile

Experience & Education

• 15–20 years of progressive experience in Finance and Accounting.

• Minimum of 5 years in a senior leadership role (CFO, VP Finance, or Finance Director).

• Mandatory: Experience in DRC or wider Africa operations.

• Industry Background: Preference for Infrastructure, Construction, Mining, or EPC projects; however, exceptional candidates from other industries will be considered.

• Education: CA, CPA, ACCA, or MBA in Finance is highly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Expert-level knowledge of OHADA standards and African tax regimes.

• Strong experience in Multi-Project Finance and Treasury management.

• Proficiency in advanced ERP systems and financial modeling.

Soft Skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills (ability to engage with government bodies and international partners).

• Resilient leadership style capable of navigating the complexities of emerging markets.

Interested candidates, forward your resume to dharmendra@karmaasolutions.com