General Manager: Exports (JB6283)

General Manager: Exports (JB6283)

Citrusdal, Western Cape

Salary - negotiable, dependent on experience

Housing; Pension Fund; Group Risk; Medical Aid; Travel Allowance; Discretionary Bonus

Permanent

Take ownership of a fresh-produce export business unit, leading operations from packhouse handover through to client delivery.

This senior leadership opportunity offers broad operational responsibility across supply, logistics, allocation, grower relationships and team performance, with family housing available in Citrusdal.

Minimum Requirements:

Relevant tertiary degree in business/management, supply chain, or a related field (Industrial Engineering qualification advantageous)

Project management qualification advantageous

3 or more years’ GM or equivalent full operational-management experience

Relevant fresh produce, export, supply-chain or closely related operational leadership experience

Proven multidisciplinary team leadership experience

Strong planning, logistics and export/supply-chain capability

Strong stakeholder relationship skills

Process and systems improvement exposure advantageous

Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead the export management and operations team and drive accountable execution

Oversee supply-demand planning, logistics, export documentation and programme delivery

Manage day-to-day delivery from packhouse handover through to the client

Optimise product allocation across export operations

Build and maintain strong grower-partner and cross-functional relationships

Manage operational, commercial and supply-chain risk

Drive improvements to processes and systems

Lead budgeting and cost control for the export business unit

Manage KPI and risk reporting

Please email cv to resumes@kontak.catsone.com and quote JB6283 in the subject line