General Manager: Exports JB6283 - Kontak Recruitment

General Manager: Exports (JB6283)
Citrusdal, Western Cape
Salary - negotiable, dependent on experience
Housing; Pension Fund; Group Risk; Medical Aid; Travel Allowance; Discretionary Bonus
Permanent

Take ownership of a fresh-produce export business unit, leading operations from packhouse handover through to client delivery.
This senior leadership opportunity offers broad operational responsibility across supply, logistics, allocation, grower relationships and team performance, with family housing available in Citrusdal.

Minimum Requirements:
Relevant tertiary degree in business/management, supply chain, or a related field (Industrial Engineering qualification advantageous)
Project management qualification advantageous
3 or more years’ GM or equivalent full operational-management experience
Relevant fresh produce, export, supply-chain or closely related operational leadership experience
Proven multidisciplinary team leadership experience
Strong planning, logistics and export/supply-chain capability
Strong stakeholder relationship skills
Process and systems improvement exposure advantageous

Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the export management and operations team and drive accountable execution
Oversee supply-demand planning, logistics, export documentation and programme delivery
Manage day-to-day delivery from packhouse handover through to the client
Optimise product allocation across export operations
Build and maintain strong grower-partner and cross-functional relationships
Manage operational, commercial and supply-chain risk
Drive improvements to processes and systems
Lead budgeting and cost control for the export business unit
Manage KPI and risk reporting