Samsung Electronics East Africa – Graduate Programme 2026
Graduate Programme 2026
- Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
- Programme
Type: Full-Time | 12 Months
- Application
Deadline: 09 January 2026
About Samsung Electronics East Africa
Samsung Electronics is a global leader in technology,
dedicated to creating innovative products and solutions that enhance everyday
life. From smartphones and televisions to home appliances and smart devices,
Samsung continues to redefine the future through innovation and discovery.
In East Africa, Samsung Electronics markets its products
across the region and maintains a presence in over 13 East and Central African
countries. Beyond technology, Samsung is committed to driving meaningful impact
by empowering communities and nurturing the next generation of talent.
Overview
Samsung Electronics East Africa invites applications from
talented and driven graduates to join its 2026 Graduate Programme.
This 12-month, full-time programme is designed to equip young professionals
with practical corporate experience, industry exposure, and professional
mentorship to successfully launch their careers.
What You Will Gain
Successful candidates will benefit from:
- Structured
mentorship from experienced professionals
- Hands-on
involvement in daily business operations
- Exposure
to real-time problem solving and cross-functional projects
- Development
of critical professional and corporate skills
- Opportunities
to build strong professional networks and career confidence
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Kenyan
citizen currently based in Nairobi
- Available
to work full-time on-site from January 2026
- University
graduate with a qualification in one of the following disciplines:
- Accounting
/ Finance / Auditing
- Customer
Service Operations
- Retail
Management
- Marketing
Application Deadline: 09 January 2026
Retail Manager at Samsung Electronics
The job holder is in charge of Samsung retail strategy &
operations on visibility so as to ensure sell out of MX products. Promote
cooperation to expand retail sell-out and support Partners/Dealers and Other
functions e.g. KAMS, Marketing.
Key Objectives
- Create
opportunities to increase sell-through and sell-out by way of
anticipating, sensing and executing the activities to be undertaken
through retail data analysis.
- Understanding
and meeting the retailers concerns using data; and continuously developing
methodology for cooperative retailing.
- Conducting
regular in-depth review of KPIs (Key Performance Index) to maximize
sell-through and sell-out activity.
- Maximize
sell-out by managing dealer requirements and closely working with them at
store level.
- Strengthen
profit-base upselling of premium products by optimizing SKU (Stock Keeping
Unit) for each store.
- Minimize
faulty products and obsolete inventory through store’s inventory
management.
- Set
Strategy and guideline for field force management and lead to implement
those strategies and guideline in accordance with local situation.
- Develop
content that field force can use for their sell-through and sell-out
activities and promotions for enhancement of performance.
- Identify
weaknesses, plan and execute training for field force to enhance their
capability (optimization).
Responsibilities
Retail strategy;
- Strategy
Planning: Participate in the mid- and long-term retail strategy by
understanding the market flow and retailer and competitor trends.
- Retail
data analysis; Analyze the improvement plans on the potential performance
issues of organization and retailers via retail data analysis.
- Cooperative
retail methodology development: Follow the cooperative retail methodology
depending on each retailer store’s operation standards and provide the
methodology to related business organizations.
- Retail
KPI (Key Performance Index) management; Document the retail KPI (Key
Performance Index) such as sell out, out of stock, unusable stock, new
model stores coverage, etc.
- Project
management; Plan the timeline for the collaborative tasks for retailers
and internal customers e.g. KAMS, Marketing, FSS, RHQ, HQ.
Retailer engagement;
- Analyse
store performance data to identify low performing KPIs (Key Performance
Index) of the retailers and participate in the proposal of collaboration
to retailers.
- Maximize
sell-outs by working with the dealers on store level.
- To
develop and continuously improve the SEEA retail structure and have a
winning Picture of Success in POS.
- SKU
(Stock Keeping Unit); optimization
- Analyze
to determine the most suitable products to display in stores based on
retail mapping and the performance characteristics of each store.
- Store
inventory management; (stock out, obsolete inventory management) Analyze
to determine the most suitable products to display in stores based on
retail mapping and the properties of each store.
- Minimize
faulty products and obsolete inventory through store’s inventory
management.
Retail Mapping;
- Carry
out retail mapping to select the stores with the highest growth potential
with retailers to achieve the maximum return on investment.
- To
develop and manage sell out of MX products in relevant channels and point
of sale to ensure attainment of set targets.
- To
advise SEEA leadership team on issues that may affect sell out while also
advising on interventions that can improve sales.
- To
oversee and report on SEEA brand shop performance.
- Liaise
with partners in regard to distribution and availability of Samsung stocks
in POS & POSM Materials.
Field Force Management
- Field
force strategy and guideline planning; Plan the field force management
strategy in the assigned regions and distribute the guidelines based on
the regional retail strategy.
- Promotion
contents development; Implement the development and sourcing of promotion
content (sales talks) and training content/tools for enhancing field force
performance capability.
- Training
planning and execution; Carry out the comprehensive training plan for
field force capability enhancement and its local expansion.
- FSS
Optimization: Identify, discuss and agree clear performance objectives or
standards for outsourced partners while monitoring and reviewing their
performance to ensure effective performance against the agreed result
area.
- Propose
improvement plans for field force operation by analyzing current SIS (Shop
– in – Shop) and ROI (Return On Investment) on the capability of the field
force.
Direct Reports to this Position
- Retail
team members – (Outsourced)
Customers of this Position
- Merchandising
Agency
- MX
team
Qualifications and Experience required for this Role
- Bachelor’s
degree in marketing, Business administration or other relevant business
related fields
- 5
years’ experience in Retail and Distribution channels