Job Description

Westfalia Marketing Africa - situated in Tzaneen in the Limpopo, has a permanent vacancy for a suitably qualified and experienced General Manager.

Reporting to the Commercial Director (Africa), the successful candidate will be responsible to maximize value for all its stakeholders and achieve its business strategy. The role entails management across local and global supply chains, developing and implementing a sustainable business strategy to channel fresh subtropical fruit into the markets.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the execution of business strategy to achieve profitable and sustainable growth for the shareholders of Westfalia Marketing
• Develop a solid marketing strategy to channel fruit into the markets, diversifying exposure with focus on developing new future markets
• Ensure adherence to legal and food safety requirements, and adoption of required certifications for our supply base to maintain and grow our position as a preferred supplier
• Drive synergies with Westfalia Marketing and Westfalia Fruit by identifying, sharing and unlocking opportunities for the benefit of our stakeholders
• Represent the company to customers and associations
• Oversee budgeting processes and effective financial controls
• Drive compliance of the Westfalia Fruit Health and Safety management system
• Identify and manage risks
• Effective management of human capital, fostering a culture of performance management and building a leadership talent pipeline

• A tertiary qualification in Agriculture, Commerce/Trade/Business or Marketing.
• An MBA would be advantageous
• Minimum of 5-10 years senior managerial and sales experience within the export fruit environment

• Knowledge of the fruit market structures, within South Africa and abroad
• Experience with working on fruit software systems and managing an ERP environment
• A strong background in logistics management, with the ability to negotiate contracts
• Good communication skills (verbal and writing), managing customer and grower relationships
• Solid analytical abilities, with a very high level of proficiency in the use of excel, pivot tables / graphs, and use of BI Dashboards
• Board level experience
• A strong track record in leading and managing teams

• The Company offers a Total Guaranteed Remuneration Package which comprises provident fund, insured benefits, medical aid and an option to structure an annual bonus

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