Commercial Manager

Job Description : SENIOR MANAGER COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS ETHIOPIA Job Details : Supply Chain : - Building, sustaining and improvising on complete Supply Chain Management for soya and other products grown in Ethiopia. - Driving Monthly Shipment Plans - formulating and executing tracking. - Analysis of raw materials trends from market and experts. - New vendor & ICS development as per business requirement to ensure sustainability and mitigate supply risk. - Responsible for business related Commercial Operations Logistics : - Responsible for logistics operations - Ensure Zero error shipment documentation & shipment execution without any demurrage detention. - Aggressive negotiation on prices with shipping lines & service providers. - Ensure all the shipments are sailing as per the monthly shipment plan - Ensure logistics cost is maintained well within the budget. - Ensure all documentation are done as per the SOP- s Procurement : - Responsible for the procurement function for soya: - Sourcing in accordance with business plans (Quantity, Quality & time) and adhering to specifications. - Ensure that Purchase orders/ GRNs are updated in the MIS. - Closely work with Sales and Factory to ascertain the demand & plan the product sourcing accordingly. Agri Extension : - Building the Agri-extension team & define the deliverables. - ICS documentation at project & complete traceability. - Farmer meeting, training and development. - Company branding & ICS activities - Own farmer purchase. MIS & Liasoning : - Liasoning with Ministry of Agriculture for obtaining licenses. - Jointly responsible with finance for ensuring statutory compliance of business affairs of the project. - Having tremendous co-ordination ability. - Identifying gaps and designing appropriate control system for it. - Maintaining monthly MIS. Desired Profile : - Relevant experience in Agricultural Commodity sourcing, Trading, logistics -comprising end to end supply chain. - Proven communication skills - Result oriented Negotiation skills - Extremely good at data analysis and presentation - Good interpersonal skills Education : MBA (Supply Chain) preferred

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