About the Job

• Plan, manages, coordinates & directs the company’s agricultural development and agro-processing functions throughout the country.
• Oversees and ensures the timely development of operational plans of the farms and agro-processing units.
• Initiates the need for and designs framework of relevant agricultural development policies, strategies, and guidelines after approval from the company’s top management.
• Oversees and ensures core operational functions such as planting/seeding, weeding, collecting, and quality inspection in the plantations/farms and agro-processing units.
• Provides technical specifications for the purchase of raw materials (seeds, pesticides, fertilizer, etc.); machinery, and spares as well as participates in the purchasing decisions.
• Ensures the planning, assignment, and proper utilization of the relevant operational resources & services (personnel, material, equipment, etc.) on all plantations/farms and agro-processing units.
• Ensures that operational policies, guidelines and procedures are strictly adhered at all farms and agro-processing units.
• Ensures that the plantations/farms and agro-processing units’ operational targets are met.
• Draws up the quarterly and monthly production plan & program (schedule, quantity, & types) with inputs from the marketing department regarding customer order (foreign & domestic) or sales plan/forecast.
• Oversees & ensures the agricultural operations are smooth & up to the schedule.
• Monitors the operational performance of all plantations/farms and agro-processing units of the company in terms of productivity, efficiency, quality, etc.
• Oversees installation of efficient and up-to-date systems in all plantations/farms and agro-processing units of the company.
• Follows up proper inspection, maintenance, and repair of agricultural machinery, equipment, etc., in all plantations/farms and agro-processing units of the company.
• Ensures safety in all plantations/farms and agro-processing units of the company by implementing safety policies & procedures of the company.
• Develops strategies for reducing, production costs, maintenance costs & other related costs in all plantations/farms and agro-processing units in collaboration with responsible bodies.
• Ensures the maintenance materials & spare parts are procured as per technical specifications& available when required.
• Generates periodic reports about its performance and presents to the DMD.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the DMD & other top level managers of the company.

About You

• BSC Degree in agriculture & other related fields
• 10 years relevant experience
• experience in coffee plantation is preferable