Talent House
About Our Client
Richmond Farms Limited is an agricultural business with operations tracing their origins to Zambia. The company has strategic partnerships and farms producing a range of products forming a significant part of the daily nutritional requirements. The company has put in place a food integration system aimed at producing and delivering high quality and nutritious food products.
About the role:
Our client is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Operations Manager to join their team and lead all company operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, you will have responsibility for driving the operational aspects of the business to include sales, logistics / supply chain and warehousing
- Build on existing and develop new key retail supermarket accounts through effective business
- development activities and client relationship management
- Develop a trade marketing plan tailored to each account and new business opportunity
- Negotiation of terms of sale, credit terms, returns, margins & volume
- Be responsible as a point of contact for the retail customer regarding any product / merchandise related issues
- Be aware and sound understanding of competitor analysis and distribution
Experience Required:
- A minimum of 7 years industry experience in a food distribution or FMCG Supplier
- Minimum of 3 years recent experience in Operations Management / with key accounts experience ideally with Supermarkets customers
- Excellent relationship building skills with customers & suppliers
- Strong negotiation skills in building relationships and effectively closing the deal for a win / win outcome
- Solid computer skills with particular knowledge in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) products & retail merchandising systems & POS etc.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills are essential
Compensation:
The incumbent will receive a competitive salary commensurate with experience.
Method of Application
If you are interested and meet the criteria outlined above, please email your cover letter and CV to [email protected] by the 24th of May 2024.