Regional Sales and Supply Chain Manager

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparation of demand-supply forecasts in conjunction with growers, sales and marketing departments
• Sourcing of target volume of quality product at competitive prices
• Manage a local, regional and international grower and customer database and associated relationships,
• Develop, execute contracts and service level agreements with suppliers
• Management of suppliers to ensure adherence to quality, level of service and price competitiveness
• Development of product specifications and ensuring compliance
• Efficient and cost-effective management of packaging
• Coordinate and manage all logistics
• Development of supply chain SOPs and ensuring execution
• Plan, coordinate and control all aspects of packaging
• Development and implementation of comprehensive costing models
• Management of cold storage facilities and associated infrastructure
• Drive quality improvement KPIs in the supply chain space.
• Achieve target gross margins
• Use spend analysis to identify areas for cost reduction and process improvement
• Opening of the Botswana and Zambia markets by the 2nd quarter of 2020
• Efficient coordination of local and export load schedules
• Ensure that all export documentation is always valid
• Conducting training

Qualifications and Experience

• Strong university degree from a well-rated institution
• MS Packages; Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the Zimbabwe commercial space dealing in agribusiness supply chain (local, regional and international fresh produce suppliers and customers) and a clear understanding of the retail /FMCG Industry.