General Manager - Agribusiness Job in Kenya

Mulli Brothers Limited is one of the subsidiaries of MBL Holdings Limited and has three divisional units operating under it and there are:- Transportation (Bulk haulage of dry and wet goods), Agribusiness and General trading units.
Vacancies have arisen at Mulli Brothers Limited


Application Deadline

2011-05-18

Job Details

General Manager - Agribusiness

Job purpose


To secure the right product, at the right price, from the right source, at the right time to achieve the sales and financial goals of assigned categories and enable the Company to achieve its budget sales.

Essential functions include:

    Continually identify and determine optimum sources of produce supply
    Manage service levels and inventory of assigned categories
    Make purchase decisions and manage process for order fulfillment
    Be responsible for procuring designated quality and quantity
    Minimize cost of goods
    Minimize shrinkage/spoilage of all purchased products
    Manage marketing/promotional funds, rebates and payment terms
    Communicate favorable purchasing opportunities to management
    Support established logistical procedures to facilitate product arrival
    Seek opportunity/spot buys;
    Monitor and report items/categories/business trends within assigned categories;
    Maintain awareness of market trends, technology and food safety;
    Maintain awareness of Company’s marketing strategies and competitive activity
    Participate in Quality Assuarance tours
    Report sales P/L, forecasts, and budgets to provide high-level picture of sales on a regular basis
    Set aggressive targets and devise concrete plans to achieve them on market level
    Prospecting for potential markets
    Product costing for prospected sales.

Qualification and experience

    Candidate should possess Masters degree or equivalent experience
    10+ years produce buying and selling experience
    Strong negotiating skills,
    Multiple task management and be able to set priorities, meet deadlines, and able to accomplish team objectives.
    Candidate should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with computer competency, including Excel & Word.
 
This is a senior position that offer attractive salary and benefits to the successful applicants.

Mode of application

Interested applicants should send their applications by email with their detailed CV to mblgroup@mblholdings.com


Closing date for receiving applications is 18 May, 2011.

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