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final internal grade and band subject to the approved job-grading framework\nReports to\nSupply Chain Director\nDirect reports\nInventory Officers, Production Manager/Officer and Procurement Officer; may also supervise temporary site teams, contractors and service providers through approved operating arrangements\nRole purpose and strategic context\nPRIMARY MANDATE Build and run a controlled, scalable procurement and inventory system across all fulfilment centres so every approved Complete Farmer trade and cultivation plan has the right materials, crop inventory, processing capacity and execution discipline to deliver in full, on time and to specification.\nDetailed responsibilities\nS&OP translation and integrated execution planning\nTranslate the approved demand plan, buyer contract, crop calendar and fulfilment schedule into a rolling procurement, inventory, production-capacity and material-readiness plan by SKU, trade, lot, location and required date.\nMaintain a single readiness view covering supply forecast, confirmed crop availability, BOM requirements, stock on hand, open purchase orders, fulfilment-centre capacity, QA requirements, transport handover dates, constraints, owners and recovery actions.\nValidate planned orders against confirmed demand, buyer specification, crop availability, supplier capacity, inventory position, production throughput, storage, cash-flow and delivery lead time before the business makes an execution commitment.\nRun the procurement and inventory inputs to the S&OP and day-to-day trade-execution cadences, clearly separating committed, probable, at-risk and unavailable supply.\nApply forecast-freeze, change-control and order-priority rules; quantify the cost, inventory, service and capacity effect of late changes and obtain required approvals before execution.\nEscalate any material mismatch between buyer demand, grower supply, BOM availability, inventory, processing capacity or delivery timeline with evidence, options and a recommended decision.\nProcurement leadership and strategic partnerships\nLead the Procurement Officer in building and executing category and sourcing plans for cultivation inputs, planting materials, packaging, processing materials, fulfilment consumables and other approved requirements.\nEnsure every active SKU and cultivation programme has a current controlled BOM, item specification, approved supplier options, lead time, minimum order quantity, price, delivery point and continuity position.\nApprove sourcing strategies and award recommendations within delegated authority and ensure competition, due diligence, conflict-of-interest, technical approval and segregation-of-duty requirements are followed.\nBuild strategic partnerships with manufacturers, distributors, packaging converters, processors and service providers that can reserve capacity, deliver across locations and improve cost, availability, quality and lead time.\nNegotiate or oversee framework agreements, call-off arrangements, delivery SLAs, warranties, replacement terms, service remedies and continuity support without creating uncontrolled supplier dependency.\nReview supplier performance and market intelligence, intervene in critical shortages or failures, and authorize approved contingency sourcing without changing specifications or bypassing Finance and QA controls.\nMulti-site inventory governance and custody\nEstablish and enforce common inventory SOPs for receiving, inspection handover, weighing, identification, lot/batch creation, put-away, storage, reservation, issue, transfer, processing, return, reconciliation and disposal.\nEnsure every movement is supported by an approved source document and recorded promptly in the ERP, WMS or controlled system using the correct item, lot, owner, quantity, unit, condition, location and transaction type.\nSet cycle-count and wall-to-wall count programmes based on value, risk, seasonality and movement; review variances, approve adjustments within authority and ensure root causes and corrective actions are closed.\nMaintain separation of company-owned, grower-owned, buyer-owned, supplier-owned, quarantined, rejected, damaged, returned and consignment stock; prevent commingling or use without authorization.\nSet crop- and category-specific storage, stacking, ventilation, pest-control, temperature, humidity, security, shelf-life and handling requirements with Agronomy, Production and QA.\nMonitor ageing, shrinkage, damage, contamination, expiry, slow-moving and obsolete stock and act early through redeployment, return, rework, sale or approved write-off before value is lost.\nDesign site layouts, capacity plans, bin/location structures and material-flow controls that reduce handling, congestion, cross-contamination, search time and unrecorded movement.\nFulfilment-centre production and process performance\nLead the Production Manager/Officer in developing capacity, shift, machine, labour, packaging and maintenance plans for grading, sorting, processing, packing, labelling and other order-preparation activities.\nEnsure equipment selection, commissioning, preventive maintenance, spare-parts readiness and operator training support the required crop specifications, throughput and buyer timelines across fulfilment centres.\nApprove production schedules that sequence lots and orders according to buyer priority, crop condition, QA requirements, machine constraints, packaging availability, transport handover and changeover risk.\nMonitor uptime, OEE, cycle time, yield, process loss, rework, labour productivity and plan adherence; lead recovery when a site or machine is unlikely to meet its service level.\nPrevent throughput pressure from driving unsafe operation, deferred maintenance, undocumented rework, lot mixing, unapproved specification changes or release of nonconforming produce.\nStandardize high-performing processes and equipment settings across sites while adapting implementation to local infrastructure and crop realities through controlled changes.\nTrade readiness and order execution\nCreate a readiness gate for each trade covering confirmed source volume, crop condition, inventory status, procurement/BOM completion, processing capacity, packaging, documentation, QA inspection and transport/port handover time.\nAssign clear lot, site and activity ownership to Inventory Officers and coordinate pickups, receipts, transfers, processing and dispatch staging against the approved execution plan.\nHold daily execution reviews during critical trade windows and ensure exceptions have quantified impact, named owners, deadlines, escalation and an approved recovery route.\nCoordinate with the Logistics Manager (Fleet and Ports Operations) on pickup requirements, vehicle capacity, route and dispatch windows, container or port cut-offs, handover documentation and proof of delivery.\nEnsure no crop or finished lot is shipped without complete quantity, traceability, processing, packaging and QA-release evidence; report any attempted bypass immediately.\nConduct post-trade reviews comparing plan to actual volume, loss, cost, cycle time, service, buyer outcome and root causes, and convert lessons into updated standards and controls.\nGrower-input readiness and last-mile interface\nConvert approved grower production plans into input procurement, stock-positioning and issue schedules by crop, grower/cooperative, location and required agronomic date.\nEnsure input batches, expiry, quantity, ownership, storage condition and recipient records are controlled from supplier receipt through fulfilment-centre custody and authorized handover.\nCoordinate distribution requirements with Field Operations and Fleet teams so the correct inputs reach verified recipients within the agronomic window and delivery evidence is returned for reconciliation.\nReconcile planned, issued, delivered, returned, damaged and remaining inputs and investigate diversion, substitution, unexplained loss or mismatch promptly.\nMake input shortages, supplier delays, cash constraints and late grower-plan changes visible early enough for Agronomy, Commercial and Operations to re-plan responsibly.\nQuality, food safety and certification interface\nImplement the operational controls, approved SOPs and recordkeeping required by buyer specifications, company certifications, traceability standards and applicable food-safety requirements across procurement, storage and processing.\nEnsure suppliers and fulfilment centres provide the samples, certificates, batch records, cleaning records, calibration evidence, process data and traceability documentation required for QA decisions.\nMaintain physical and system quarantine controls so rejected, suspect, expired, damaged or nonconforming material cannot be issued, processed or shipped without documented authorization.\nRespect the Quality Assurance Manager's independent authority to approve, hold or reject lots and shipments; mobilize containment, rework, replacement and corrective action without pressuring QA to release.\nSupport internal, buyer, certification and regulatory audits and ensure assigned operational findings and corrective actions are closed and verified within agreed deadlines.\nCost, working-capital and commercial control\nManage procurement commitments and inventory within approved budgets, cash-flow limits, safety-stock policies, shelf-life constraints and storage capacity while protecting service continuity.\nReview purchase price, landed cost, handling cost, process loss, packaging use, inventory days, ageing, write-offs and cost-to-fulfil by crop, SKU, site and trade with Finance.\nPrevent overbuying, early buying, duplicate commitments, stockpiling, hidden local purchases, unauthorized substitutions and retrospective approvals from being used to improve apparent service performance.\nEnsure supplier commitments, goods receipts, stock movements, invoices, returns and claims reconcile before payment approval and investigate material exceptions using source evidence.\nIdentify and implement sustainable cost improvements through demand consolidation, standardization, yield improvement, layout, cycle time, supplier development, packaging optimization and reduced loss without weakening quality.\nSystems, data, reporting and control\nOwn the accuracy and timeliness of procurement, item, supplier, inventory, lot, location, production and exception data within the approved ERP, WMS, procurement and operational systems.\nPublish the agreed daily trade-readiness view, weekly supply-chain execution report and monthly procurement/inventory dashboard, including decisions, risks, owners and recovery dates.\nMaintain controlled master data, transaction cut-offs, approval workflows, role-based access, document retention and audit trails; 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