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Job Description – Innovation Warehouse Manager
Job Description – Innovation Warehouse Manager
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Industry:
Non-profit/Agriculture
Non-profit/Agriculture
Department:
Logistics (+ special coordination with Innovations
Department)
Logistics (+ special coordination with Innovations
Department)
Employer:
One Acre Fund / Tubura
One Acre Fund / Tubura
Job
Location: Rubengera, Karongi
Location: Rubengera, Karongi
Deadline:
11th July 2016
11th July 2016
Commitment:
Long Term Career Position
Long Term Career Position
Organization
Description
Description
One
Acre Fund (known as TUBURA in Rwanda) is a start-up NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, and
Burundi that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their
full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre invests in
farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a
“market bundle” that includes education, finance, seed and
fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we
weigh thousands of harvests and measure more than $100 of impact per client. We
are growing quickly. In seven years, we have grown to serve 135,000 farm
families with more than 1400 full-time field staff. In three more years, we
will at least triple in size, while adding several new countries.
Website: www.oneacrefund.org.
. To help manage this growth, we are looking for an “Innovation Warehouse
Manager “to start as soon as possible.
Acre Fund (known as TUBURA in Rwanda) is a start-up NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, and
Burundi that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their
full potential. Instead of giving handouts, One Acre invests in
farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a
“market bundle” that includes education, finance, seed and
fertilizer, and market access. Our program is proven impactful – every year, we
weigh thousands of harvests and measure more than $100 of impact per client. We
are growing quickly. In seven years, we have grown to serve 135,000 farm
families with more than 1400 full-time field staff. In three more years, we
will at least triple in size, while adding several new countries.
Website: www.oneacrefund.org.
. To help manage this growth, we are looking for an “Innovation Warehouse
Manager “to start as soon as possible.
Job
Description: The
Innovation Warehouse Manager will be in charge of managing the inputs in
TUBURA’s new Innovations Warehouse in Rubengera. This warehouse will house all
trial inputs and perhaps all seed for the entire program. The Manager will
assist with quality control testing for seed and will oversee all repackaging
activities for trials and the core program.
Description: The
Innovation Warehouse Manager will be in charge of managing the inputs in
TUBURA’s new Innovations Warehouse in Rubengera. This warehouse will house all
trial inputs and perhaps all seed for the entire program. The Manager will
assist with quality control testing for seed and will oversee all repackaging
activities for trials and the core program.
Duties
and Responsibilities
and Responsibilities
- Inventory
management
- Oversee
movements and storage of inputs which may include seeds, live plants,
fertilizers, liming materials, chemical pesticides, and non-agricultural
products like solar light and cook stoves - Coordinate
receiving of inputs at the warehouse and ensure thorough quality control
is done, including checking for proper bag weights and lot numbers - Take
seed samples both at receiving and on a periodic basis during storage,
and run tests for germination, purity and moisture content according to
industry standards. Submit results to your manager through an organized
reporting system - Ensure
proper documentation of all inventory movements in the warehouse - Organize
inputs in the warehouse to efficiently use the space and meet the
industry storage standards - Organize
and perform inventory physical count for both weekly and monthly counts - Prepare
and submit timely all inventory management reports - Participate
actively in inventory reconciliation process at the warehouse - Delivery
execution
- Prepare
input and ensure the quality of them before deliveries - Prepare
all materials needed for an effective deliveries - Coordinate
loading process ensure the trucks are quit the warehouse and arrive to
the site on time. - Organize
returns of the input and other distribution documentations - Collect
and submit KPIs sheets, TMS and IDS to the their assigned offices - Repackaging
and Special Materials preparation - Manage
procedures to improve quality of seed for the core program, including but
not limited to overseeing seed sorting and fungicide treatment large
quantities of seed - Manage
packaging of seed including beans and maize into 1 kg or 2 kg units - Manage
the repackaging of inputs for core program and for trials from bulk
packaging into smaller sub-units with little to no errors - This
will include but is not limited to organizing inputs for demonstration
parcels, sample packages, side-by-side farmer field trials, and marketing
buckets. - Prepare
planting tools for farmers including organizing fertilizer scoops and
cutting planting string - Team
management
- On
a daily basis, oversee from 5 to 100 casual workers depending on the
tasks that need to be accomplished from the list above - Organize
a system to maximize the efficiency of the casual laborers, including
performance monitoring and piece-rate pay. - Submit
pay requests for workers weekly to your manager, who will submit to
finance. - Prepare
and lead weekly warehouse team meetings - Support
any warehouse assistants or officers assigned to you in their daily
activity and evaluate their performance - General
management
- Provide
weekly report on all activities done and what you propose to do the
following week to your Logistics manager and to you dotted-line manager
in the Innovations department - Ensure
the cleanliness of the warehouse and its surrounding spaces, including
setting up and overseeing fumigation of the warehouse as needed - Manage
non-inventory equipment and materials - Collaborate
with security team to ensure the security of the warehouse - Troubleshoot
warehouse management problems - Execute
other tasks assigned to you by your supervisor
Requirements
for this position :
for this position :
·
Strong agricultural education background, ideally Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy
or a related field
Strong agricultural education background, ideally Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy
or a related field
·
Excellent communication in both spoken and written English or French
Excellent communication in both spoken and written English or French
·
Strong math and analytical skills
Strong math and analytical skills
·
Strong computer skills including familiarity with email, google docs, and Excel
Strong computer skills including familiarity with email, google docs, and Excel
·
Strong interpersonal and supervision skills, including the ability to motivate
and encourage people
Strong interpersonal and supervision skills, including the ability to motivate
and encourage people
·
Experience managing teams of people in the past, ideally large teams
Experience managing teams of people in the past, ideally large teams
·
Willingness and ability to work hard and even extra time when it is needed and
anytime
Willingness and ability to work hard and even extra time when it is needed and
anytime
·
Ability to manage simple checklists and work plans
Ability to manage simple checklists and work plans
·
Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required
Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required
·
Demonstrated commitment to the ideals and values of TUBURA
Demonstrated commitment to the ideals and values of TUBURA
·
Minimum 2 year commitment required
Minimum 2 year commitment required
To
Apply
Apply
Please
click on this link: http://form.jotformpro.com/form/41264122616951
.You will be prompted to a form that must be completed. At the end of the
form you will have the opportunity to write a motivational letter and upload
your CV.
click on this link: http://form.jotformpro.com/form/41264122616951
.You will be prompted to a form that must be completed. At the end of the
form you will have the opportunity to write a motivational letter and upload
your CV.
We
are offering a world class professional and international environment that
focuses on your career development and are looking forward to receiving your
application.
are offering a world class professional and international environment that
focuses on your career development and are looking forward to receiving your
application.
Please
Note:
One Acre Fund will never ask you for money in return for advancement in the
recruitment process or for being offered a position. If you are being
approached by someone demanding money, please do not hesitate to report this to
the Tubura Fraud Hotline: 0785443136 (Do not use this number for any purpose
other than reporting fraud attempts. If you misuse his number and use it for
general information about the position and not to report Fraud, we will not
consider you for this position).
Note:
One Acre Fund will never ask you for money in return for advancement in the
recruitment process or for being offered a position. If you are being
approached by someone demanding money, please do not hesitate to report this to
the Tubura Fraud Hotline: 0785443136 (Do not use this number for any purpose
other than reporting fraud attempts. If you misuse his number and use it for
general information about the position and not to report Fraud, we will not
consider you for this position).
One
Acre Fund is an equal opportunity employer; all candidates with legal working
age will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour,
region, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by the
law.
Acre Fund is an equal opportunity employer; all candidates with legal working
age will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour,
region, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by the
law.