Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to a team of professional heads of department in the organization.
  
• Offer strategic thinking and making informed decisions with objectives of articulating organizational goals.
  
• Guiding the managers through industry transitions and fostering an environment that embraces innovation and change management.
  
• Creating a supportive and collaborative work environment through understanding and connecting with the emotions of the team members.
  
• Empowering team members by delegating duties and responsibilities to foster a sense of ownership and accountability.
  
• Resolving conflicts and handling difficult conversations with tact and diplomacy.
  
• Guide out grower programs to ensure a steady supply of high-quality raw materials.
  
• Develop an inclusive out-grower strategy to maximize full business potential.
  
• Develop a commercially viable plan that recognizes smallholders as farmers and encourages healthy farming practices.
  
• Source for fresh produce from women’s cooperatives and farmer organizations with prudent and equitable leadership.
  
• Ensuring that the Out-growers have access to adequate inputs including training and seeds.
  
• Determining the prices for the out-grower prices.
  
• Develop strategies to expand the export markets, boost revenues and ensure continued profitability.
  
• Maintain relationships and network with clients, professional bodies and stakeholders.
  
• Develop an online campaign strategy to boost the visibility of the business. 
  
• Enhance adoption of modern and innovative systems for marketing of agricultural produce and products.
  
• Facilitate compliance to agricultural produce and products standards.
  
• Achieve quality and stain able supply of fresh produce and products that meet international market demand.
  
• Ensure that the business licenses, certificates and permits adhere to the industry standards for fresh produce regulations.
  
• Enhance compliance to market requirements for agricultural produce and products.
  
• Manage and address any deviation on industry standards.
  
• Manage and ensure quality assurance by supporting processes and controls to ensure consistent product quality is achieved.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field. A Master's degree or MBA is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in operations management, with a proven track record of success.
• Numeracy: Experience working with and a good understanding of numerical or financial information.
• Data Analysis: Experience in extracting useful information and translating it into actionable objectives.
• People Management: Experienced in HR best practice, managing people effectively in order to achieve business objectives.
• Health & Safety: Awareness of H&S legislative requirements, and experience in the implementation of these.

Skills:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in operational software and tools.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.