COMMERCIALFINANCE MANAGER

Job Description : COMMERCIALFINANCE MANAGER ZIMBABWE 1. Role Overvie The Commercial Manager will work directly with the Business Head to support commercial, operational, technical, and strategic functions across both the stock feed and flour milling businesses. This role demands strong analytical capability, excellent coordination across multiple departments, and ideally a background in science or agro-processing to understand raw materials, quality, production processes, and basic nutrition. The candidate will act as the execution arm of senior management—ensuring discipline, driving daily operational excellence, and enabling smooth business performance. 2. Key Responsibilities A. Commercial & Sales Support Support pricing decisions for feed, flour, and by-products. Track daily sales volumes (MT), bookings, dispatch vs. production. Collect competitor pricing and weekly market intelligence. Assist in margin analysis and demand planning. B. Production & Supply Chain Coordination Consolidate daily production logs from both feed and flour mills. Track raw material inventories (wheat, maize, soybean meal, sunflower meal, premixes, etc.). Identify variances, abnormal consumption, and low-stock risks; raise early alerts. Coordinate closely with procurement for import and local arrivals, weekly and monthly material planning. C. Data, Reporting & Analytics Develop and maintain dashboards in Excel/Power BI (daily/weekly/monthly). Track key operational metrics including extraction %, feed quality trends, cost/MT, plant efficiency, and downtime. Prepare structured reports for management review. D. Operations Excellence Maintain and update SOPs for both feed and flour plants. Drive daily problem-solving involving QC issues, machine breakdowns, dispatch delays, and production bottlenecks. Ensure compliance with ZABS, feed legislation, and all safety/quality standards. Support continuous improvement initiatives across departments. Skills and Experience Skills & Experience Required Technical / Functional Skills Strong and proven experience in the stock feed or agro-processing industry (mandatory). Exposure to commercial + operations functions. Strong Excel skills; ability to build dashboards and structured reports (Power BI preferred). Understanding of raw materials, feed nutrition basics, extraction %, mash vs pellet, input–output ratios, and yield calculations. Ability to interpret production data and identify variances. Science/technical background preferred: Animal Science Agriculture Food Science Nutrition Biochemistry Or related disciplines Behavioural Competencies Highly structured and disciplined approach to work. Strong accountability and ownership mindset. Ability to work under pressure and close tasks quickly. Reliable, proactive, and detail-oriented. Strong communication and cross-functional coordination skills. Sharp, hands-on, and execution-focused. Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Agriculture, Food Science, Nutrition, Biochemistry, or a related field (preferred). 12+ years of relevant experience in feed, milling, or agro-processing industries.

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