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.