Job Title: Global Hardware Manager
Organisation: WASSHA Africa
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Chief Operations Officer Hardware – Japan, In Country General Managers
About Organisation:
WASSHA Africa Uganda Ltd is a fast-growing start-up solar energy company in Uganda offering alternative energy solutions to people with no or limited power access. We empower them by offering affordable and clean energy services to enhance their businesses and/or improve their standards of living.
Our company vision is “Unlock Humankind’s Limitation” and our mission is” power to the people.” We are part of the WASSHA Inc. group with a presence in Japan, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, DRC, Nigeria and with expansion prospects to several African countries. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to achieve this vision together.
Job Summary: We are looking for a motivated and capable Global Hardware Engineer to support our business growth
The Global Hardware Manager will lead and continuously improve WASSHA’s Hardware operations by applying ISO 9001 quality management principles within the Hardware (HW) Department. This role focuses on strengthening repair processes, spare parts inventory management, and product failure monitoring, ensuring both product quality and operational excellence using the PDCA cycle to meet dynamic global requirements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Managerial Responsibilities:
- Manage the Global Hardware team and all hardware operations in compliance with ISO 9001 standards at WASSHA.
- Develop and execute business strategies to drive company performance and profitability.
- Oversee and coordinate activities across departments, ensuring alignment with divisional and company objectives.
- Lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams through effective leadership and line management.
Functional Responsibilities:
- Global Hardware team
Strategy & Planning
- Translate global strategic goals into actionable Hardware operational plans.
- Identify operational risks and develop mitigation strategies across group companies.
- Drive global standardization, knowledge sharing, and best practice implementation.
- Improve the current Hardware operations by ISO 9001 perspective.
Analysing defective products
- Collect and analyze information on defective products to identify improvement opportunities and reduce overall costs.
Repair process and quality control Management
- Ensure efficient supply of the repaired products.
- Monitor and optimize inventory levels across countries, addressing country-specific challenges.
Sales & Marketing Support
- Collaborate with Sales & Marketing teams to align SCM activities with company objectives.
- Support nationwide sales operations by ensuring adherence to SOPs.
- Optimize promotional opportunities by coordinating with wider campaigns.
Financial & Performance Management
- Review and analyze financial data related to hardware operations and provide input for budgeting.
- Monitor departmental performance against targets, identifying opportunities for cost control and efficiency improvements.
- Proactively manage and track progress of supply chain and engineering operations to ensure operational excellence.
People Development & Leadership
- Build a strong operations and support culture by coaching departmental leaders.
- Identify skill gaps and provide training to staff and managers in SCM functions.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement within teams.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Minimum Requirements
- Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree qualified in Electrical, electronic Engineering or related programs Experience
- Minimum 3 years of proven managerial experience in
- ISO 9001 management o stock management o quality control management
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- A) Internal customers:
- General Manager
- Chief Operation Officer
- Sales & Marketing Manager
- Corporate Manager
- SCM Manager
- Global Hardware Engineers
- Local Hardware Engineers
- All managers and leaders in other countries team Leaders for training related matters
- B) External customers:
- Current/ potential suppliers
COMPETENCIES
Technical
N/A
Functional
- ISO 9001 management knowledge
- Quality control knowledge
- Stock management knowledge
- Supplier relation management
- Managerial & Leadership skills
- Strong Organization skills
- Hardware knowledge
- Problem Solving & Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Strong communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft package
Behavioral
- Stress tolerance
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Accountability and Transparent
How to Apply:
Please Send CV, Application letter (with the required gross monthly salary expectation) and academic transcripts in PDF to recruitug@tz.wassha.com no later than 6th February, 2026 at 18:00 (EAT) Ensure to indicate the JOB TITLE in the SUBJECT HEAD of the email. Only successful candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 6th February 2026
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