Farms Manager at Kemist Group

The Kemist Farms Manager will be responsible for the smooth and day-to-day running of the company. S/he will be in charge of daily planning, organization, supervision, short and long term planning and administration of activities of Kemist farms Limited.

• forward planning
• making policy decisions
• budgeting and maintaining accurate financial records
• organizing sales and purchases of livestock, farm equipment, crops and agricultural products
• handling paperwork and keeping administrative records
• recruiting, training/instructing and supervising farm workers
• making sure that work progresses satisfactorily

• ensuring compliance with government regulations and health and safety standards
• keeping an up-to-date knowledge of pests and diseases, etc
• ensuring that the farms are profitable and meet projected financial targets
• Organizing maintenance/repair of farm property, equipment and machinery
• advertising and marketing farm products or the work of the farmer.
• writing business proposals/plans and implementing them
• expansion of the farms

• strike new deals, lead the company into new and great partnership
• travel around to take business activities on behalf of the company
• organizing public lectures, talks and education for our clients, customers and other farmers who may need it
• reporting directly to the General Manager of Kemist Group on regular basis

• Flexibility
• Analytical skills
• Commercial awareness
• Must posses some good IT skills
• Ability to apply technical knowledge of the environment and legislation/public policy matters in a practical environment
• Posses good Marketing and sales skills
• Teamwork and leadership

• Ready to spend most of the time on the farms
• In-depth knowledge in crop and animal production(poultry, piggery, pineapples, pawpaw, maize), food processing, agrochemicals, etc
• Excellent writer
• Excellent communication skills(fluent in English, etc)
• Excellent broker
• Conversant with consumer trends and needs
• Must be a multitasker
• Ability to work under pressure at busy days and spend extra hours during planting, harvesting, etc

• Physically strong and energetic
• Must be versatile
• Must be creative, initiative and propose new ideas to management
• Must be hard working and work within time
• Must be confident and very knowledgeable, even outside their area of expertise
• Ready to learn new things
• Ready to perform ad-hoc administration tasks
• Must be polite
• Must be able to pay attention to details.

• A BACHELORS/MASTERS DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE or a related subject such as: Agricultural Engineering
  *Crop Management
  *Farm Business Management
  *Horticulture
• Two or more years experience on the farm or related fields, national service excluded.