Mim Cashew and Agricultural Products Recruitment 2022

Job Title: Operations Manager

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Operations and Logistics

• Organize, monitor, and manage international imports, exports, and distribution. Ensuring that all local and international regulations are met and adhered to
• Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures in collaboration with team members and organization officials to improve efficiency and organizational growth
• Monitor suppliers to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed goods or services within budgetary limits
• Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services
• Compliance with local and international authorities and organizations, including Mim traditional council, Free-Zones EPA, Ghana Standards Authority, Food and Drugs Administration, and Ecocert.

Business Development & Financial Management

• Responsible for managing sales and liaising with customers; negotiating contracts, and ensuring local sales and exports are made to the highest specifications, value and quality
• Strategically diversifying and optimizing revenue streams, leveraging the many opportunities for agricultural production and processing with direct routes to market
• Controlling cash flow in collaboration with accounts, and updating the CEO on a monthly basis on company position and direction
• Managing and optimizing the company’s financial systems, implementing best practice methods to increase revenue and reduce costs. Reviewing all formal finance-related policies and procedures
• Managing the financial reporting for the organization. This includes monthly financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, Financial and Management Accounting functions, regulatory and taxation affairs, auditing, and all statutory financial reporting.
• Evaluate key investments in equipment, infrastructure, and talent, maintain budgets and optimize expenses
• Responsible for planning, costing, and implementing R&D projects
• Report key results and organizational strategic planning to corporate officers

Management

• Direct management of key functional and departmental managers and executives (Finance, farm, distillery, workshop, quality assurance, and social impact) to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual targets
• Implementing overall company strategy as set in collaboration with CEO, ensuring monthly, quarterly and annual targets are met.
• Coordinating and communicating with HR and Admin Director on staff-related matters such as training, recruitment, and disciplinary action when necessary.
• Any other duties as assigned by the CEO

Qualification/Skills/Experience

Essential

• 4 years+ industry experience as a General Manager or similar senior role in agriculture, agro-processing, and/or manufacturing
• International experience, or experience within an international organization
• Strategic planning skills: Must ensure the development and implementation of a clear strategic plan for the organization
• Experience in budgeting, financial control and analysis, and management accounting
• Strong corporate management, leadership, and communication skills; Must be able to support the development of a healthy internal culture that retains key employees and encourages their professional development.
• Knowledge of business processes and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations, etc.)
• Problem-solving, negotiation skills, and adaptability to changing environments

Desirable

Advance BSc/BA in Business or relevant field; MBA MSc/MA

How to Apply

Interested applicants should CLICK HERE to apply