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Job Title:  Supply Chain Coordinator

Organisation: UGACOF Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Commercial Manager

About US:

UGACOF Limited is a leading coffee exporter in Uganda which works with smallholder coffee farmers countrywide. While Ugacof core business is buying, processing and exporting of coffee to international buyers and roasters, they work in partnership with local/national and international organizations to support smallholder coffee farmers with the aim of increasing the productivity and quality of coffee produced contributing to improved livelihoods of these smallholders.

Job Summary:   UGACOF is hiring a Supply Chain Coordinator responsible for steering the implementation of projects and operations across the Arabica Supply Chain in Western Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Coffee Operations

• Monitor and enforce strict implementation of the set SOPs across all stages of operation.
• Operationalize and improve utilization and efficiency of new CAPEX (Centiflux, WWTP) across CWSs.
• Traceability: Identify gaps and remedy them to boost volumes from our certified farmers (Sourcing models, recording of transactions, CROPIN).
• Any other ongoing or future roaster interventions within the supply chain.
• Scale specialty supply chain.
• Act as a liaison between the origin and the Sucafina Specialty sales offices worldwide.
• Scale production of Specialty Coffee within the supply chain (gaps implementation and quality alignment).
• Build a diverse and sticky client base for existing or new specialty coffee outlets.
• Maintain relationships with existing customers as and when instructed by destination offices.

Farmer Financing & Project Implementation

• Develop a comprehensive toolkit on farmer financing, including:
• Establishing a sound methodology for farmer identification and credit limits.
• Establishing digital and in-person checks regarding credit exposure.
• Scaling LendX implementation and developing a data strategy around all credit scoring data, pitching to banks and Development Financing Institutions for credit lines.

Nurseries & Data Collection

• Oversee nurseries at each CWS (seedling production and distribution, farmer selection).
• Lead data collection and synthesis for all activities.
• Build PBI dashboards to support decision-making.

Implement Strategic Partner Projects

• Starbucks: Lead implementation of various investments and tasks executed at CWS or farm level.
• Identify and monitor credit assistance to farmers for farm-based interventions.
• Oversee demo plots (volume generation, investment, KPIs around farmer adoption).
• Manage pulp composting (distribution to farmers, nutrition).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A degree in Commercial, Finance, International Business, Mathematics, Economics, or Business Management.

Experience & Technical Competencies:

• 3-5 years of experience in a reporting role.
• Strong Excel and Power BI skills.
• Strong reporting and data organization skills.
• Understanding of origin commodity supply chains and reading of international financial markets.

How to Apply:

If you believe you meet the above job requirements, kindly email your Cover Letter, CV, and Academic Qualifications to recruitmentUgacof@sucafina.com

Deadline: 6th February 2025 by 5:00 PM. (Only successful candidates will be contacted.)

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