The job holder reports to the Chief Operations Officer and will oversee the network of chicken brooders that provide revenue to the company and economic opportunities to the customers the company serves.
The position will be responsible for management, reporting, controls, and growth of the poultry business, including the sourcing, logistics, preparation, and sales.
Key Tasks
Programme Management – Poultry
Manages the programme plan for the poultry business updating regularly to ensure real time analysis and mitigating against programme shortfalls.
Manages the poultry programme staff on a day to day basis, ensuring work commitments are met in line with objectives and KPIs.
Manages the programme budget whilst endeavoring to reduce costs and maximise profits across the board.
Establishes, develops and maintains strong relationships with suppliers of materials and equipment, at all times ensuring the highest quality of product for the most economical cost.
Works with the sales manager to establish, develop and maintain strong relationships with customers to ensure sales consistency and profit maximisation.
Write a monthly programme report in conjunction with monthly budgets to reconcile programme progress
Health and Safety
Ensures that the team complies with the Health and Safety guidelines and follows good housekeeping rules
Ensures that the workstation and that of the team members are set up correctly for my individual and team requirements respectively.
Ensures that the working area and that of the team members are free from slip and trip hazards.
Attends all HSE training requested by management
Creates health and safety awareness to all direct reports
Any other relevant duties as may be assigned by the management.
Function / Market & Industry Knowledge / Business Acumen / Process working
Knowledge about and understanding of trends and challenges for the industry
Business administration competence and Project Management skills: Contract Management , Cost Control, Risk Management, tasks management, team management, critical thinking, quality control etc
Aware of the latest market trends and shifts, as well as projections for the future
Exceptional people handling skills and a Team Player
Overall understanding of business processes and interdependencies
