Commercial Operations Manager
Posted on 2025-03-18
Employer | Farm Manager SA |
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Salary | 0 |
Category | Professions |
Location | Mpumalanga / Nelspruit |
Job Summary
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Agriculture (Horticulture, Agronomy, Soil Science), or Supply Chain Management.
- Five years’ experience at a management level with well-developed leadership skills in fresh produce post-harvest management or supply chain management.
- Strong understanding of food safety standards and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate a team.
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in using computer software and systems for data management and analysis.
- Knowledge of international trade terms and international multimodal transportations.
- The role may require working extended hours during peak seasons and occasional travel to packhouses or suppliers.
- Experience in exporting sub-tropical fruit / fresh produce is required.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Ensure adherence to international trade regulations, customs laws, and export control requirements.
- Prepare and manage export documentation, including invoices, packing lists, bills of lading, and certificates of origin.
- Coordinate the shipment of goods to international destinations, including working with freight forwarders.
- Monitor shipments to ensure timely delivery and resolve any logistical issues.
- Set and monitor packing and fruit grading standards at packhouses in line with customer requirements.
- Develop and implement operational plans to optimize efficiency and minimize product loss.
- Implement and monitor temperature protocols throughout the logistics chain from packhouse fridges, value-add facilities, inland transport, cold stores and main carriage (sea and air freight).
- Manage the Laboratory team undertaking MRL, maturity and ripening testing and utilise the information to guide the harvesting, packing and supply chain processes.
- Develop forecasting models based on historical data for harvesting and procurement decisions.
- Assess various Accreditation and Regulatory Standards and implement processes to ensure packhouses and growers meet food safety standards and comply with social and environmental standards demanded by the market.
- Analyse QC’s and customer claims and disseminate information to affected growers.
- Manage the marine insurance claims process.
- Assess weekly export returns and claims and confirm pricing for account sales.
- Act as Key Account Manager to allocated growers, regarding market reports, regular communication, physical visits and technical guidance.
- Understanding global market trends (pricing, supply, demand, exchange rate) to give economic steer to team and growers.
- Play a key role in the Sales and Operations planning meetings to improve Supply Chain optimisation.
- Monitor the supply chain: supplier performance, downstream processing and logistics and provide insight to correct quality deviations.
- Supervise inspections where breach of supply chain protocol is evident.
ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted
Commercial Operations Manager position available in Mpumalanga, Nelspruit. This job position was posted by Farm Manager SA. The job has been posted as a char8000 ad on 2025-03-18 at 01:02:55 in the Professions category
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