Job Title: Coop Manager – Coffee and Cocoa
Organisation: DGB
Duty Station: Hoima, Uganda
About US:
DGB is a purpose-driven project developer specialising in nature-based solutions, managing high-quality projects that emphasise ecosystem restoration, conservation, and biodiversity enrichment.
Job Summary: The purpose of the Coop Manager Coffee is to 1) manage the sales and logistics of produced coffee; 2) manage the quality of the produced coffee that is being sold; 3) act as the local DGB representative towards buyers, buyer’s organisations, or other stakeholders in the coffee value chain
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement the designed cooperative for coffee for DGB in Uganda
- Maximise sales prices of the raw materials
- Minimise losses of raw materials in the chain due to quality issues
- Organise logistics to collect coffee from farmers and transfer to buyers
- Ensure compliance and quality control of all coop related operations in the country including: accuracy of reported production values (# of kilos produced, # of kilos of sold, # of kilos discarded due to quality etc)
- Maintain excellent relations with the farmers
- Design and implement project cost efficiencies, while maintaining quality control
- Maintain good working relationships with variety of stakeholders, including global team members, partners, industry regulators, government departments, and other third party organizations
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Coop Manager Coffee should have an excellent understanding and existing network of the local coffee industry and value chain
- Has to be able to perform good quality control on the raw materials
- Must have sales experience, with solid understanding of orders, sales, margin, cost efficiencies, invoicing & payments
- Must be able to build good relationships with large numbers of customers (both farmers and buyers)
- Excellent ability to perform quality control on operational processes and data generation
- Willing to travel to potentially remote remote locations in-country
- Fluent in English and at least 1 other local language spoken within the project area
- Experience in an international organisation is a plus
- The Coop Manager Coffee should have good local cultural awareness and sensitivity
How to Apply:
All interested candidates who meet the above specifications should apply at the link below.
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