Career Opportunities at Summit Recruitment and search

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 an operations manager with relevant logistics coordination experience.
• Must have Capacity to understand complex operations and challenges, break them down into problems that can then be tackled and resolve them.

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Key Requirements:

• Responsible for driving subscription sales for our Commodities technology platform
• Developing sales strategies
• Mapping target clients and identifying more target clients
• Developing and maintaining client relationships and assisting with payments and contracts
• Working and managing junior members of the sales team
• Delivering presentations and demonstrations to prospective and current clientsSet marketing targets for staff in the department and assess their performance to ensure targets are achieved.
• Steer market research and intelligence, and conceptualize our products for the market
• Potentially considering new markets or clients to contact, based on your knowledge of both the products/services and their users.
• Ensure smooth implementation of strategic partnership & distribution of partner products
• Steer the organization’s product diversification initiatives and launch new products in liaison with other departments to meet market demand.
• Coordinate and deliver promotion support for existing and new products within budget and liaise with promotion agencies.
• Establish and maintain good corporate relations and implement a PR and customer care management programs.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a relevant bachelor’s degree
• Must have prior experience within a tech start up and at least 10 years of experience in sales
• Ideally international sales experience dealing with target clients overseas
• Sales experience dealing with C-Suite individuals is crucial
• Technology Subscription sales are also a major plus.
• Possess strong problem-solving and prioritization skills
• Should have strong communication and presentation skills
• Should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and are adept at working with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to research and keep on top of industry developments.

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Key Requirements:

• Review and maintenance of the Company Postharvest Audit.
• Review and maintenance of the Company 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 grower visit schedule with other quality 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 specifications are implemented.
• Create, implement and manage technical KPIs for quality team.
• Management and coaching of direct reports.
• Drive improvement in all areas of handling and cold chain.
• Packaging – Oversight with specific focus on optimising transit solutions and profitability.
• Perform any other duties as may be required by the business

Qualifications

• Degree in Horticulture, Agriculture or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar role (Technical Manager, Quality Manager, Auditor).
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in team management.
• Experience working and communicating directly with customers will be beneficial.
• Experience with managing a budget will be beneficial.
• Clean driving license.
• Fluent in English and Swahili, spoken and written.
• Experience with relevant certification standards (Global GAP, KFC, Fairtrade, BOPP)
• Experience with customer specification systems (Muddyboots Greenlight QC) will be beneficial.

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Key Requirements:

• Always immediately and proactively report any issue related to the quality/ freshness of ingredients.
• Guarantees that all ingredients are stored and labelled according to SOPs.
• Verifies personal hygiene standards of all staff during his/her shift.
• Assist the Chef to prepare the team’s schedule to meet quality & operating expenses targets.
• Organizes workflow in the kitchen during his/her shift.
• Guarantees that all menu items are prepared in accordance with the recipes, SOPs & policies n during his shift.
• Coache staff where necessary.
• Ensures all kitchen tasks are performed on time & meeting the quality standards during his/her shift.
• Ensure the cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace and of the staff are of the highest standard.
• Develop and apply standard operating procedures.
• Lead and motivate team members to create a team environment which promotes good employee morale.
• Approves products requisition during his shift.

Qualifications:

• Must have a degree in a relevant discipline.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Head Chef
• A natural leader, with ability to get the best from a team.
• A good communicator, friendly and inclusive, even after a long shift.
• Strong knowledge of high-end restaurant set up.
• Ability to stay calm and collected under pressure, being a calming influence on the team.

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Responsibilities

• Ensuring all ingredients are stored & labelled according to SOPs and verify the stock levels in the kitchen are respected.
• Ensure mise en place are ready on time as well as maintain a clean space after mise en place.
• Assist in preparing the team’s schedule to meet quality & operating expenses targets.
• Organize workflow, maintain order and discipline in the kitchen during the shift.
• Ensures all kitchen tasks are performed on time & meeting the quality standards during his/her shift.
• Ensure representatives from the kitchen attend service line ups and meetings.
• Apply controls to minimize food wastage and theft during shift.
• Make products/ingredient requisition during shift.
• Ensure all food safety requirements are maintained in the kitchen during shift.
• Guarantee all menu items are prepared in accordance with the restaurants SOPs and policies.
• Adhere to the cleaning and maintenance schedule for all kitchen areas and equipment.
• Always, immediately and proactively report any issue related to the quality / freshness of ingredient and any need of reports.

Qualifications

• Must have at least five years’ experience as a Chef
• Have a Certificate/Diploma from a reputable institution.
• Must have Food handling certificate.
• Must be thoroughly familiar with safety requirements, safe work practices and health regulations pertaining to food preparation and service.
• Enjoy cooking and able to organise efficient work schedules.
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Kiswahili Languages
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written.
• Able to work as a leader and as part of a team and have high level of personal cleanliness.
• Be punctual and excellent time management skills.
• Honest and attention to detail as well as demonstrate the highest ethical and professionalism.