Assistant General Manager

Igara Growers Tea Factory Limited is a smallholder tea company located in the South Western district of Bushenyi. Igara is a leading black tea producer that manages this process from the farmer to the markets by implementing a series of programmes and procedures that will ensure the company realizes maximum benefits for all stakeholders. It therefore, now wishes to recruit a person to a position whose details are set out below:

Job Title: Assistant General Manager

Reports to: The General Manager

Purpose of the Position:

The purpose of the Assistant General Manager is to assist the General Manager supervise and provide
oversight directly for all operations of the company in the different departments and ensure maximization of outputs and profits for the benefit of all stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelors’ degree in Agriculture, Engineering, Food Science, Forestry, Business Management or
Economics. At least 5 years’ experience managing / supervising in the Tea Industry or agricultural production unit.

Key Responsibilities will include:

•Leading in setting targets and coordinate the work of different Heads to ensure achievements of those targets.
•Leading the management team in developing corporate plans, annual operating plans and budgets
as well as developing various strategies that unable target to be achieved.
•Supervising HOD’s at the Tea Factories especially in Buhweju and rate their performance.
•Receives and analyses departmental reports for any necessary follow up actions/ issues and provides appropriate feedback to the respective heads.
•Ensures good custody of the company assets.
•Ensures and foster good public relations with all stakeholders of the company.
•Facilitates the preparations and organising of shareholders annual or special general meetings.
•Participates where necessary in negotiating the terms of agreements on behalf of the Tea Factory.
•Over sees and approves procurement processes and actions of the procurement committee as it exercises its duties.
•Carry out any other responsibilities as may be assigned to him/her by the General Manager

Skills, knowledge and Competences:

•Ability to motivate the workforce to attain maximum productivity.
•Ability to work with minimum supervision
•Good industrial and public relations.
•Stress tolerance.
•Ability to make decisions under pressure
•Good leadership skills
•Good research skills
•Adequate knowledge of project planning
•Ability to put in extra hours of work.
•Good communication skills.

All interested applicants should send in a letter of interest, detailed curriculum vitae with contacts of three referees and copies of supporting academic and other documents by the Friday, 29th May 2015. You may also send your applications by email.