Job Description
Summary: Our client is a large scale dairy farming is seeking to recruit a General Manager whose responsibility will be to ensure sustainable growth of the framing enterprises in a cost optimized way in line with corporate strategy.
The aim of the farm is to be a mega dairy (1500+ cows) hence candidates who have worked in a dairy of this size and can handle the transformation of the dairy will be desirable
Key Responsibilities
- To promote maximum production of all farming enterprises by employing suitable farming practices and modern techniques
- To ensure attainment of plans that support strategic direction by developing, implementing and evaluation of the business plans, operating budgets and strategic plans from time to time
- Ensuring productive and engaged production team by employing suitable and acceptable human resources practices
- To ensure optimum availability of both farm machinery /equipment and structures by employing suitable maintenance practices and/or their modernization
- To ensure maximum cost of production through proper management, custody and optimal utilization of all company’s resources
- To safeguard both company’s physical and intangible assets by instituting proper internal control systems and procedures
- To ensure the Board of Directors are informed on the farm’s performance through provision of quality periodic reports
- Improving the company’s image through representing the management in meetings, participating in provision of corporate social responsibility and building relationships with the surrounding community and peer organizations
- To ensure proper management of the company’s projects through carrying out their monitoring and evaluation
- To drive the organization’s culture change agenda by instilling the core values of honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability and good corporate governance practices
- Carry out any other roles assigned by the Board from time to time
Qualification and background
- Bachelors degree in Agriculture/farm management/animal production
- MBA from a recognized institution of higher learning
- have extensive experience in farming and especially in dairy farming
- Must have been a General Manager of a farm for at least 5 years
- Some experience with crops, Herd management knowledge and dairy systems knowledge is an added advantage; International training is key
- Analytical with attention to detail
- Strong people management and motivational skills
- Proven financial and leadership skills
- Good organizational, communication, inter-personal, cross-culture and team skills
- Well developed problem solving and decision making skills
- Be able to carry out effective multitasking
How to Apply
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a day time phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 9th October, 2015
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