Continental Medical Supplies is an importer and distributor of pharmaceutical and
medical devices, established in 2012, with Portuguese management and 5 staff members
employed in Portugal since 2020. The company operates primarily in East Africa.
For more information visit our website: www.continentalmed.com
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly capable Assistant Managing Director to act as the right-hand
to the Company Director.
This is not a traditional functional role — the selected candidate will assist the Director
across Finance, IT, Operations, Procurement, Sales, Strategy and Corporate.
This role is designed for a high-potential, early-career professional rather than a highly experienced senior executive. No prior experience in a similar role is required. We are not looking for someone with decades of management experience, but for a sharp, adaptable and ambitious candidate with strong learning ability, sound judgment and the capacity to grow into broader leadership responsibilities.
Administration.
The Director will delegate assignments in any business area, and the Assistant
Managing Director must demonstrate intellectual versatility, strong analytical capacity,
discretion, and execution discipline.
Position Details
Position: Assistant Managing Director
Type: Full-time (Remote – Work From Home)
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, aligned with GMT+2
Travel Requirement: 1 to 2 times per year, totaling 1 month in East Africa
Travel Benefits: When traveling, the company covers visas, flights,
accommodation and meals. On top of it, the employee receives 50 USD per day,
for every day spent abroad
Salary: USD 42000 per year (12 salaries per year)
Bonus: An annual bonus of up to 150% of the monthly salary, if the company
achieves its sales target
Taxes and others: The amount above will be transferred to the employee’s
account and any local taxes or obligations are of the employee's responsibility.
Paid Leave: 21 working days per year
Key Responsibilities
The role includes, but is not limited to:
Strategic & Executive Support
- Act as direct support to the Director in decision-making processes
- Follow up on implementation of strategic initiatives
- Manage confidential information with absolute discretion
Finance & Control
- Financial analysis and reportin
- gCash flow monitoring and payment handlin
- gIdentify inefficiencies, financial risks and propose corrective action
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Operations & Supply Chai
- nImplement processes that support an improved supply ch
- ainTrain and support other staff memb
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IT & Syst- e
- msAssist in implementation and improvement of ERP/CRM sy
- stemsWork with digital automation tools and data sy
- stemsImprove internal reporting dashb
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Sales & Commercial Su- pp
- ortAnalyze sales performance
- metricsSupport the sales team in achieving the sales
- targetMonitor pricing strategies and margin c
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Candidate Requirements
Education (Mandatory m- ini
- mum)Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Economics, Finance or M
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from a recognized in
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E- xper
- ienceMinimum 1 year of professional
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P
- rofileStrong analytical and struct
- ured thinkingHigh intellectual capacity and
- fast learnerTechnological
- ly proficientExcellent written and spoken Englis
- h (mandatory)Proactive, execution-driven, and de
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riented
Ideal Candidate Personality
We are looking for
- someo
- ne who:Thinks like
- an entrepreneurIs comfortable with ambiguity
- and complexityCan operate across multi
- ple disciplinesHas strong loyalty and long-term com
- mitment mindsetWants to grow into senior leadership r
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ponsi
bilities
Career Growth
This position offers direct exposure to executive-level decision making and international
business operations. The selected candidate will gain accelerated experience across
multiple business functions and will potentially become the future Managing Director of
the company.