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Our client, a floriculture trading Company based in Nairobi is seeking to recruit a who will be responsible in leading technical function, ensuring the company acts as a support service to growers, representing the technical function internally and acting as a brand ambassador with our customers and growers. The ideal candidate Must have experience in the Floriculture sector.
Key Requirements:
- Review and maintenance of the Company’s Postharvest Audit.
- Develop and Review the Company’s Technical Policies, Supplier Quality Assurance Manual & SOPs.
- Lead Technical relationships with regional customers where required.
- Develop grower auditing schedule based on risk assessment.
- Manage technical approval of new growers.
- Review industry certifications for all our growers.
- Coordinate growers visit schedule with other technical managers.
- Ensure grower visit reports are completed and submitted to GM.
- Maintain grower KPI report and review process.
- Develop Quality Improvement plans with key growers.
- Identification of new growers and varieties.
- Ensure the company’s specifications are implemented.
- Report the regional technical budget data to the relevant commercial manager.
- Ensure all quality and technical related matters are reported to the relevant region commercial manager.
- Drive improvement in all areas of handling and cold chain.
- Packaging – Oversight with specific focus on optimising transit solutions and profitability.
- Maintenance and development of Greenlight / Muddy Boots
- Create, implement and manage technical KPIs for quality team.
- Management and coaching of direct reports.
- Safety and Health lead coach.
- Manage all office equipment and tools to ensure optimal performance through scheduled maintenance, training of operators, safe storage when not in use.
- Create, maintain & update technical QC inspection duty roster.
Qualifications
- Degree in Horticulture, Agriculture or related field.
- ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor’s qualification.
- Ability to analyze data, create and review processes.
- Minimum of 5 years of floriculture experience in a similar role.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in team management.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience working and communicating directly with customers will be beneficial.
- Experience with managing a budget will be beneficial.
- Experience with relevant certification standards (Global GAP, KFC, Fairtrade, BOPP)
- Experience with customer specification systems (Muddyboots/ Greenlight QC) will be beneficial.
- Attention to details.
- Clean driving license.
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