Organization: Alliance One International US
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
Alliance
One International provides worldwide service to the large cigarette
manufacturers. Multinational manufacturers of consumer tobacco products rely on
independent merchants such as Alliance One to supply the majority of their
leaf. As a result, Alliance One purchases tobacco in more than 45 countries and
serves manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products in over
90 countries. With its global headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA,
Alliance One proudly claims broad geographic processing capabilities, a
diversified product offering, and an established customer base, which includes
all of the major consumer tobacco product manufacturers. They select, purchase,
process, pack, store, ship, and, in certain developing markets, provide
agronomy expertise and financing for growing leaf tobacco. Alliance One’s
revenues are primarily comprised of sales of processed tobacco and fees charged
for related services to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products around the
world. They do not manufacture cigarettes or other consumer tobacco products.
Job Summary: The Leaf Growing Manager will oversee tobacco
growing in Arua to ensure delivery of contracted volumes with minimum bad debt
in compliance with Alliance One Tobacco Uganda and Good Agricultural Practices
and relevant Standard Operating Procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Crop Production
Planning:
- Attends the pre-season meetings, establishes
numbers of growers, annual volumes of tobacco and projected yield and
contributes to the pre-season planning in line with Alliance One Tobacco
International Agronomy Standard Operating Procedures. - The incumbent develops the annual financial budget
for the Region and submits this for approval to the Head of Agronomy,
manages the budget, and identifies and addresses variances in line with
Alliance One Tobacco Uganda Financial Policies.
- Visits Farmers to ensure suitability, checks
and approves the records submitted by the Leaf Area Managers, arranges for
Supervisors to capture the data and issue printed contracts, and ensures
the Leaf Area Managers have obtained necessary signatures. - Keenly reviews crop estimation at critical
times, manages the crop delivery in baling centre, checks that crop throw
percentages conform to the Leaf Buying Plan, participates in regular
training days and provides agronomic advice to the Farmers and Agronomy
staff. - Acts as Company representative with Local
Authorities and the District Tobacco Task Forces and attends relevant
meetings. - Ensures company GAP/Sustainability programs
are implemented and managed according to the company policies.
3. Loan Recovery: Keenly monitors
and ensures that the Leaf Team have recovered the required loans and volumes
from tobacco farmers.
4. Management of Regional
Agronomy Staff:
- Regularly monitors and evaluates subordinate
staff on a weekly basis and takes appropriate action through the Head of Agronomy
and the HR Department. - Oversees the recruitment and payroll data of
seasonal Agronomy employees in liaison with the HR Department. - Ensures that the Social Responsibility in
Tobacco Production (SRTP) and Safety and Health (SHE) Policies and
Procedures are being implemented and adhered to throughout the relevant
Leaf and Agronomy operations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Degree in
Agriculture, Environment and/or Natural Sciences from a recognised
Tertiary Institute. Possession of a Post Graduate Degree in Business and
General Management, Agriculture or similar is an added advantage - At least six to eight years’ experience in
Tobacco, or relevant Agricultural crop growing and production; Agronomy
and agronomic processes; Grower and farm operations; Tobacco and farmer
electronic systems; Stakeholder engagement and management; - Proven ability to analyse, solve related
problems and make accurate decisions; must be able to lead a team, with
excellent interpersonal skills and results oriented. - Excellent verbal and written communication
skkills - Ability to innovate and manage change.
All
suitably qualified and interested are encouraged to send their cover letters
and updated CVs including three referees (two of whom should have been direct
supervisors) to our e-mail to: recruitment@qsourcing.com
Address
all your applications to:
Plot
14/16 Semawata Road, Ntinda
P.O.
Box 12883, Ntinda, Kampala, Uganda
Note: Kindly mark your application as
“Application_ Leaf
Growing Manager” in the subject line of your email. Only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted.
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