Somerset West Area – Western Cape: To ensure that the company continually sources and produces high-quality fruits which meet specific market demands in a timely and cost-effective manner in accordance with regulatory requirements and standards.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Business or Management related.
- An advance degree in a relevant subject matter field will be desirable.
- Must be highly proficient in English.
- Minimum of 10 to 15 years of exposure in the citrus/grapes industry from grassroots processes to quality requirements.
- Minimum of 10 to 15 years established in external grower relations.
- Minimum of 10 to 15 years engaging with executives, leaders, production personnel, and external grower partners.
- General agricultural knowledge.
- General business acumen.
- Computer packages and system(s) currently in use by the company.
- Optimise people performance and effective management of HR and talent.
- Ability to manage budgets, cashflows, financial planning and analysis.
- Ability to manage operations efficiently.
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
- Relative financial and operational knowledge in the citrus/grape’s operations.
- Innovative and entrepreneurial mindset, motivational and influential abilities, and the ability to see, retain, and develop talent.
- Ability to build rapport with employees, external growers, business partners, suppliers, stakeholders, etc.
- Have well-rounded interpersonal skills.
- Crisis management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and in complex situations.
- Multicultural, approachable and a team player.
- High capacity to represent the brand.
- A high degree of client engagement.
