General Manager: Exports (JB6283)

Kontak; Citrusdal; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Pension Fund

Group Risk

Medical Aid

Travel Allowance

Discretionary Bonus

Job summary

Minimum requirements include a business/management degree, 3+ years of GM-level experience, strong planning and stakeholder skills, and a track record in export/supply-chain leadership. Permanent, on-site role with competitive package and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of GM or equivalent full operational-management experience.
• Experience in fresh produce, export, supply-chain or related operational leadership.
• Proven multidisciplinary team leadership experience.
• Strong planning, logistics and export/supply-chain capability.
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills.
• Process and systems improvement exposure advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead 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.

Skills

GM experience

Operational management

Supply chain planning

Logistics management

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement exposure

Education

Business/management degree

Industrial Engineering (advantageous)

Project management qualification (advantageous)

Job description

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

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Equal opportunity

All backgrounds are welcomed, with no bias. All are considered based on requirements.