Commercial Director- Flowers Vacancy: Homegrown

Homegrown is a market leader in the producing and processing of flowers and vegetables for export and their added value products supply markets in the UK, Europe, USA and the Far East.

As part of the Finlay’s, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swire Group the strategic drive to create a sustainable business has created integration development and growth possibilities both within Kenya and broader international market.

As a result we are looking for a dynamic person, a focused self starter who is able to underpin strategic business plans with commercial and operational best practice in order to create long term sustainable results.

Commercial Director- Flowers

Background:

Based in Nairobi, with frequent travel within Kenya and also Africa and Europe, this is an exciting key senior position.

The role recognizes the need for a dynamic Commercial professional to coordinate and align our operations in our African Supply Base with our markets and customers in order to protect and develop our reputation as a world class supplier.

The aim is to continually develop a cohesive and sustainable group commercial strategy seamlessly aligned with those of our customers.

The Job:

Reporting to Managing Director, working as integral part of the Executive team in order to strategically manage flower supply and development operations such that we profitably maintain stakeholder focus and satisfaction in a sustainable manner, key result areas comprise:

• In collaboration with the executive, operations, technical and group commercial teams plan, develop and implement commercial operational strategy which aligns the companies and its customers plans to a our supply base to deliver long term sustainable competitive advantage, growth and profitability. This will involve working closely with both our own production and processing teams and also strategic outgrowers supply partners in Africa.
• Through effective communication, mentoring and team management, lead, manage and motivate staff to ensure robust best practice operations are developed, agreed, shared and implemented, aligned to the groups plans and wider customer requirements.
• To contribute as board member to the executive management of the company and to promote a culture that enables people to think, be stimulated, enjoy what they do and that they feel being a member of the Homegrown and Finlay’s team is of value to them.

The person:

The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications / competencies:

• 10 years senior management experience devising and implementing business-relevant customer focused commercial strategy preferably within a large company.
• The depth of experience and skills should be such that sound people management and line management functional competence can be taken for granted.
• Self-reliant and self motivated, being energetic and positive with a hands on and energetic approach in seeing things through to completion.
• Highly computer literate with good project management skills. Able to structure a plan, marshal resources, work as a team and deliver on commitments.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills: persuasive and with the gravitas to gain senior management confidence
• Will be a graduate or of graduate calibre and experience of European retail markets in the horticultural or related sector will be of great benefit.

If you fulfill the above requirements and wish to be considered, please send your detailed CV and copies of certificates and testimonials together with a daytime telephone contact to reach the undersigned not later than 22nd Jan 2010.

Human Resources Director,
Homegrown (K) Limited,
Nairobi Business Park, Unit B,
P.O Box 10222-00400, Nairobi.
careers.homegrown @ f-h.biz

Those who will not have heard from us by 1st March 2010 should consider their applications unsuccessful.

Finlays - Homegrown (K) Ltd is an equal opportunity

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