JOB DESCRIPTION
Key Responsibilities
- Supervision of Sector’s Field staff.
- Ensuring disbursement of seed fund to District P/Cs for stocks only delivered to the depot (in line with company’s policy);
- Ensuring that funds requested and allocated to the Sector /district are solely used for cocoa purchases.
- Ensuring availability of adequate tools of trade at the various buying centers.
- Ensuring compliance with the company’s policies.
- Ensuring proper records keeping on all seed fund transactions and ensuring receipt of equivalent stocks.
- Ensuring purchases of good quality cocoa as per QCC standard, proper & adequate storage, grading & sealing and timely evacuation to Port.
- Ensuring that P/Cs Commission are paid and vouchers submitted to the head office
- Ensuring weekly reconciliation of purchases and evacuations.
- Ensuring proper books of account are kept for all societies (society waybills, Monitors, Ledger etc.).
- Ensuring submission of signed weekly returns/reports to the head office (hardcopy) by the districts.
- Cross checking and validation of seed fund request by the districts managers
- Ensuring submission of signed end of season report to the head office (hardcopy).
- Ensuring timely submission of daily report (sms) to the head office.
- Ensuring timely payment and submission of farmers’ bonus and commission vouchers etc.; to the head office as required.
- Holding regular meetings with districts in your outfit to disseminate information /providing help and advice to both P/Cs and Staff.
- To co-operate with the company’s Monitoring Team to ensure credible records and statement are obtained and or given
- Responsible for cocoa losses in your outfit
- Submission of floating fund expenses with Trip record and operations sheet attached
- Putting in place strategies to enhance the image and performance of the company.
- Reporting all misconduct to the head office
- Deliver result from all functions through teamwork.
- Supervise district staff by training, coaching, measure performance and discipline other staff under you
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field - Supply Chain, Marketing/ Trade / Management with good business acumen with a minimum 5 years of experience in commercial role.
- Good knowledge of the evolution of the cocoa market and good knowledge of financial management with understanding of the concept of profitability in relation to the cocoa supply chain.
- Well informed on current trends on sustainability and regulatory affairs.
- Strong analytical and critical skills to ensure excellence in data and consistency in KPI reporting.
- Have strong leadership abilities, problem solving and conflict management skills
- Fluent in English and local native languages of the Ghanaian cocoa belt are a must
- Proficiency in MS Office applications – Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Willing to travel 85% of the time within the local territory.
- Ability to coach and mentor subordinates for higher roles
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana
Job Overview
Location
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana
