Jobs at Agricruitment Limited

Job purpose:

• Responsible for management of all technical & sales aspects of the businesses located in Letsitele including operations, marketing and research.

Qualifications and Experience required.

• Bachelor’s in science or relevant horticulture degree
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in agriculture / nursery business
• Driving licence Competencies and Skills
• Organisational skills: efficient and accurate planning
• Team-player, but able to work independently
• Resource and time management
• Problem solving ability.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Competent use of Microsoft Office Job duties

Operations / Production

• Manage and monitor production activities and personnel.
• Manage and monitor product and service quality, and standards.
• Strategically evaluate operations for improvements and efficiencies
• Maintain a safe and environmentally friendly working environment.

Client communication

• Develop a working knowledge of the various crops (Citrus + sub-tropical crops)
• Ensure client satisfaction (timeous communication and tree quality)
• Engage in workshops, symposia, marketing and sales travelling programmes.
• Monitor local and international markets opportunities.

Administration

• Upkeep of records
• Provide various monthly reports.
• Good communication with internal and external customers
• Manage budgets.

Research

• Present strategic research projects
• Oversee implementation of research and development
• Reporting of R&D findings
• Monitor markets – opportunities in Africa and information gathering across sectors

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The position

• They are looking for a Controller to focus on the following functions:
• Calculation and analysis of production and marketing costs.
• Preparation of control reports, with operational and financial metrics of the farms, to support the decision-making process.
• Budgeting, forecasting and analytical reporting of each individual farm.
• Monthly management account compilation (Farming)
• Assisting the Finance team with investment appraisals (Farming).
• Internal control of business processes, with definition of adherence KPIs
• Analysis of results, and weekly report of costs and deviations through dashboard
• Ad-hoc analysis, and continued improvement approach, in cooperation with the rest of the areas.

The requirements

• Bachelor in Business Administration. MBA would be valuable.
• Advanced level of Excel is essential, and analysis/reporting tools such as Power BI
• Analytical and proactive profile.
• English language (C2)

The soft skills

• Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to review systems and implement improvements as necessary.
• Proactive and with aspiration to grow professionally
• Inquisitive mind and attention to detail
• Clear presentation skills and ability to synthesize large amounts of data into a simple format
• Experience in a similar position is desirable.

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EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION:

• BCom or any tertiary qualification.
• Experience in a similar role will count in the candidate's favour.

KEY SKILLS:

• The ability to work under high pressure especially during the season.
• Analytical.
• Good Excel skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to work very accurately and efficiently.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Export planning – containers on ships.
• Transport from processing plants to Durban (or packing facility) port.
• Monitor storage facilities and handle external stocktakes.
• Monitoring of transport, shipping and any export tariffs.
• Handling all logistics for local sales.
• Support with local sales, coordination with plants for load planning.
• Output instructions to plants.
• Handle export documentation.
• General operational support pecans and macadamia nuts.

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Job purpose: 

• Become part of the finance and internal audit department of the Group.

Key Accountability Areas:

• Responsible for completion and maintaining of financial records.
• Responsible for consolidation and submission of SARS returns.
• Responsible for monthly consolidation of group asset registers.
• Assist with insurance and foreign exchange transactions.
• Assist with internal audit fieldwork and reporting.
• Assist with ad hoc financial calculations.

Skills and Competencies:

• Effective handling of detailed information and consistent attention to detail
• Must be self-starting and detail orientated.
• Structured approach to work and highly organized
• The ability to take responsibility and show initiative.
• Ability to work well within a team but also highly functional on your own.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively.
• Good problem-solving skills
• High level of integrity
• Excellent communicator (written and verbal)

Qualifications and Experience

• Have a relevant degree (e.g., BCompt Accounting Degree).
• Have completed SAICA or SAIPA articles.

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Educational requirements
Degree: Bcom/ Food Science/ BTech Cost & Management accounting or similar
Microsoft office proficiency

Experience required

• 5 years+  in a similar environment

Attributes (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)

• Self starter
• Able to articulate and communicate effectively
• Fast learner
• Energetic and curious
• Attention to detail / Clerical
• Negotiation skills
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Project Management skills
• Team player
• People skills
• Time management skills
• Passion and interest in Food & Manufacturing
• High level of accountability

Key Responsibilities

• Administration linked to Account being managed: Price files, validation reports, raw material supply & pricing, sales tracking, order fill monitoring, loading new launches, weekly and monthly reporting, PIR’s, redundant stock.
• Product costings, working with NPD and customer to achieve desired products and price points.
• Verifying  costings against SYSPRO, once loaded and actioning corrections
• Analyzing sales and margin performance. Continually reviewing Sales performance to ensure max. opportunities are attained in growing the business &  identifying profit improvement initiatives.
• Negotiations: Bi-Annual price reviews with Woolworth’s and other customers, ensuring margin maintenance & Profitability across category. Information gathering & interrogation.
• Project Management/ Problem solving: Continual investigations and problem solving across various projects with facilities and customer. Critical path analysis, and timeline delivery.
• Teamwork and communication with relevant matrix teams across site.
• Customer relationships & service: Presenting and negotiating pricing and promotions.
• Annual Budgeting: Compiling and setting up Sales Budget for the Site and trackers to monitor performance weekly, Mthly, Biannually and Full Year performance.
• Market analysis: Trends, comparative pricing, identifying gaps and opportunities
• Category management, all encompassing to drive sales growth and relationships with customer and suppliers.
• Teamwork, Team player
• Imports / Exports(Advantageous) proficiency, working with foreign suppliers, foreign exchange, buying at best rates