2019 Seed Internship Program Opportunity (Uneeco Paper Products Ltd.)

Company name: Uneeco Paper Products Ltd.

Website: www.uneeco.co.ke

Project type: Strategy

Project Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Project sub-categories: Strategy, Operations, Product Management

Internship eligibility requirement: Stanford Undergraduates and Graduate students (MBA, MSx, MA, MS, PhD) may participate

About the company: UPPL is one of the leading suppliers to the print and packaging industry in East Africa. Operating for over 30 years in the region, we have built a vast knowledge and expertise on print media. We exclusively represent over a dozen respected brands in the region and provide our clients with innovative technological solutions to print challenges. 

Project Description: Uneeco Paper Products Ltd. is looking for an intern with a strong passion for new product development, product management/strategy, and B2B marketing. We have been and are looking to continue promoting our own OEM brands in the region, and the intern will be expected to focus on working with the sales team to grow market share for the same by focusing on user experience, tracking share of wallet, and identifying potential opportunities. We are historically a trading company and have only recently ventured into manufacturing our own inks and chemicals. The intern will ideally perform a study of the existing manufacturing and converting processes to identifying the flow, bottlenecks, defects, and time study on the production capacity as well as implement formal QC checks and controls.