Operations manager and Logistics Coordinator – Homa Bay, Kenya

Summit Recruitment and Search Africa is a leading Recruitment and Executive Search agency head quartered in Kenya providing outstanding talent to a wide range of companies and NGO’s in various business sectors across Africa.

Our client, a leading Agri company is seeking to hire a to be based in Homabay, Kenya. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing Farm Operations, ensuring departments run effectively and coordinating farm logistics. The ideal candidate must have a Relevant bachelor’s degree, management experience and a minimum of 10+ years of experience as logistics coordinator with operations management experience.

Key Requirements:

  • Oversee our day-to-day processing operations, ensuring that processing operations are running efficiently and effectively.
  • Develop and implement strategies to improve operational efficiency and productivity by developing new processes or procedures, identifying, and resolving operational issues, and implementing quality control measures.
  • Work together with the Quality Control team to ensure all QMS processes and SOPs are tracked.
  • Set and monitor processing KPIs and make necessary adjustments to ensure that these KPIs are met or exceeded.
  • Collaborate with other departments such as production to ensure logistics operations are aligned with the overall goals and objectives of the organization.
  • Develop and implement strategies to optimize warehouse operations, improve inventory management, and minimize costs.
  • Oversee management of resources such as staff, equipment, boats and items in the farm and warehouse.

Qualifications:

  • Relevant bachelor’s degree.
  • Must have management experience.
  • Must have a minimum of 10+ years of experience as a logistics coordinator with operations management experience.
  • Must have Capacity to understand complex operations and challenges, break them down into problems that can then be tackled and resolve them.

Please click on the tab below to apply:

Salary: Monthly Gross Salary of Ksh. 230,000 (Approx. 1667 USD)
Location: Homa Bay, Kenya
Career Level: Mid Level
Job Type: Full Time
Deadline for applications: 09/06/2023