Regional Manager, The FarmFresh Food Company Ltd
We are looking for an experienced Regional Manager to head up the production and operations to increase our sales in the East African Economic Community and beyond. Part of the job will be product development for these new markets. We need someone to focus on process improvement, so our ideal candidate should have logistics, operations commercial and lean manufacturing experience. You must keep on top of preventative maintenance and inventory management, so you should have strong vendor management skills for dealing with third parties. Our ideal candidate has at least a master’s degree and experience in a similar sector with exposure to food processing and warehousing, logistics and deliveries, across boundaries and continents. It is essential that you are a confident deal maker across cultural boundaries. A large element of this job is training and skills transfers so candidates with coaching and leadership qualifications are highly desired.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Oversee the expansion to new customers across the East African Economic Community
- Supervise all departments, including assembly line and shipping and transportation
- Hire, coach and train new staff members
- Maintain a staffing schedule
- Deliver production and sales reports to upper management
Requirements and Qualifications
- Masters Degree
- At least 10 years of international experience, including working in multiple African countries
- Experience in food commodity production and commercialisation
- Deep understanding of logistics of food commodities in the region
- Experience bringing operations to scale, increase profitably
- Experience working across both profit and not profit sectors
- Experience setting up smooth and efficient supply and delivery networks
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Management and lean manufacturing experience
- Continual improvement process experience
- Experience coaching and mentoring
- Experience working in the humanitarian sector is a bonus
- Fluent in English and French is a bonus
Remuneration
- Engaged initially as a consultant on a performance related payment schedule
This job is open to both Rwandan and international applicants. Please send a cover letter and full CV to info@farmfresh.rw by 26th October 2022
