Head of Agri-Business at Optiven Limited

We seek to hire an experienced Agri-Business professional to set up, develop agribusiness and source market for produce.

Responsibilities

• Set up and manage a number of greenhouses, improving their capacity to hold sustainable agri-based economic opportunities, understand and implement a demand-driven, commercialization approach to rural development based on access to markets.
• Coordinate all Agribusiness activities, monitor and advise Management on the best option to improve Agribusiness in the site.
• Plan and execute the best strategies in formulation of Agribusiness products that will attract customers in the market.
• Review and implement Agribusiness department strategy to ensure objectives are achieved through implementing measures to enhance performance.
• Identify and assist in coordinating relevant workshops in agricultural marketing issues for project staff and project beneficiaries.
• Coordinate budget objectives of the department to ensure targets are achieved as per the recommended plans.
• Prepare departmental budget and projections for growth in line with set targets.
• Negotiate terms with customers in line with Return on Investment, develop and enhance customer relationships.
• Plan on marketing the produce and ensure maximized returns and keep good public relations with customers.
• Any other responsibility assigned to him or her from time to time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in either Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Marketing or Business Administration or a related filed.
• Over 4 years proven working experience in agri-business development. I.e. in set up of greenhouses from onset to selling produce a MUST.
• Proper understanding of agribusiness and Good agriculture practices (GAP)
• Understanding of compliance issues.
• Ability to penetrate the markets.
• Experience in small to medium scale agro-enterprise management.
• Strong communication, presentation and report writing, negotiation, and administration skills
• Should be a person of high integrity