Background information about the job or company:

Area Leaf Manager will co-ordinate and manage all operations in the growing region to ensure the Company meet the production target required by supervising Farm technicians on their day-to-day activities. Also responsible to provide information time to time reports to the management on potential tobacco production movement.

Responsibilities:

• Timely prepare, and implement and continuously monitor a crop action plan for the production of the agreed quality, quantity and cost of tobacco leaf.
• Timely evaluate and communicate the progress on the approved action plan and leaf Centre objectives to enable timely, effective and efficient decision making.
• Provide professional & technical coaching and assistance to the extension personnel and farmers to enable them grow high quality and quantity of tobacco at optimize returns.
• Continuously evaluate competitor activity and put in place counter measures to maintain competitive advantage.
• Disseminate as appropriate company policy on Growing Tobacco to farmers and the community for good corporate image.
• Implement, coach and ensure compliance by all direct and indirect reports on all company guidelines and policies.
• Timely plan, forecast & communicate materials & supplies (M&S) requirement for the leaf center.
• Identify, evaluate & manage business risks within the leaf growing region implementing short and long-term management measures.
• Maintain on an on-going basis, good relations with all local stakeholders and community, local and national government departments and also business fraternity.
• Direct and co-ordinate leaf purchases, to ensure that leaf buying is carried out in a timely and accurate manner.
• Effectively manage loan issued to farmers to ensure crop quality and quantity objectives are met while minimizing risk.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness or Horticulture or any related field
• Self-drive and high integrity
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the field with ability to demonstrate practical competence knowledge in leaf grading capabilities.
• Good knowledge of tobacco agronomy and postharvest activities including curing, sorting, grading and baling.
• Ability to relate physical characteristics of tobacco leaf to quality.
• Valid driving license

• Timely prepare, and implement and continuously monitor a crop action plan for the production of the agreed quality, quantity and cost of tobacco leaf.
• Timely evaluate and communicate the progress on the approved action plan and leaf Centre objectives to enable timely, effective and efficient decision making.
• Provide professional & technical coaching and assistance to the extension personnel and farmers to enable them grow high quality and quantity of tobacco at optimize returns.
• Continuously evaluate competitor activity and put in place counter measures to maintain competitive advantage.
• Disseminate as appropriate company policy on Growing Tobacco to farmers and the community for good corporate image.
• Implement, coach and ensure compliance by all direct and indirect reports on all company guidelines and policies.
• Timely plan, forecast & communicate materials & supplies (M&S) requirement for the leaf center.
• Identify, evaluate & manage business risks within the leaf growing region implementing short and long-term management measures.
• Maintain on an on-going basis, good relations with all local stakeholders and community, local and national government departments and also business fraternity.
• Direct and co-ordinate leaf purchases, to ensure that leaf buying is carried out in a timely and accurate manner.
• Effectively manage loan issued to farmers to ensure crop quality and quantity objectives are met while minimizing risk.

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness or Horticulture or any related field
• Self-drive and high integrity
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the field with ability to demonstrate practical competence knowledge in leaf grading capabilities.
• Good knowledge of tobacco agronomy and postharvest activities including curing, sorting, grading and baling.
• Ability to relate physical characteristics of tobacco leaf to quality.
• Valid driving license