Description:

Position Overview

The Branch Manager role will involve managing day to day activity of the current Edible Nuts business in Tanzania, East Africa including procurement, processing, quality, shipments and logistics. It is a well-rounded role that gives the experience of managing a large & complex business in one of the fastest growing regions.

Key Performance

• Design, implement and manage the procurement Strategy for cocoa in the geography with the respective teams below him/her to drive and deliver volumes as per the overall business plan
• Oversee the project installation and subsequently the running of a food processing and manufacturing facility
• Responsible for driving procurement volumes and market shares for select commodities in the region covered by the Branch
• Support the trading team in trading and positional decisions by providing adequate and timely market information
• Ensure strict adherence to all the laid down systems and procedures without exception
• Ensure that all the direct and indirect costs for the business are within budgets
• Be responsible for the factory operations-efficiency, cost of manufacturing, production volumes as per agreed manufacturing budgets. This is in addition to general administration at the factory & industrial relations
• Interface with appropriate regulatory bodies for obtaining permissions, approvals, etc
• Optimize utilization of processing and quality resources in the country to derive maximum capacity utilization and efficiencies, to eliminate controllable losses & minimize the impact of non-controllable losses
• Supervise the implementation of global supply chain certification standards for sustainability and traceability
• Capability building amongst local staff & build seamless alignment with Edible Nuts strategy in the region

Requirements

• MBA with 5-7years of post-qualification industry experience. Non MBA with at-least 10 years of managerial experience in an independent role
• Prior experience in handling of agri commodities-both procurement and processing-is a must
• Experience of working in a food processing facility with processing standards (such as HACCP) & knowledge of shipments will be an advantage
• Functional Area - Supply Chain Management

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