THE
POSITION
POSITION
GET
IT seeks a highly experienced operations and supply chain professional to grow
our operations throughout East Africa. This means both building our
Rwanda-based footprint, including satellite fulfillment centers throughout the
country, as well as replicating the model in Rwanda into Uganda, Kenya, DRC,
and Tanzania. Concurrently, GET IT will be exporting throughout Africa, the
Middle East, and Europe.
IT seeks a highly experienced operations and supply chain professional to grow
our operations throughout East Africa. This means both building our
Rwanda-based footprint, including satellite fulfillment centers throughout the
country, as well as replicating the model in Rwanda into Uganda, Kenya, DRC,
and Tanzania. Concurrently, GET IT will be exporting throughout Africa, the
Middle East, and Europe.
As
a GET IT’s COO, you are respons
a GET IT’s COO, you are respons
ible for managing the full breadth of GET IT’s
operations. As the leader of our Senior Management Team, you will:
- Oversee
all supply chain operations. This includes managing our Head of Supply and
the supply chain team to ensure our full range of products is in stock and
delivered on time. - Manage
all logistics. This includes managing our Head of Stock Control and
Logistics to ensure fulfillment and delivery is consistent across our
warehouses and delivery - Drive
operational growth. This includes building and managing the operations in
new territories and countries. - Manage
HR & Hiring: this includes managing the Head of HR and leading the
company to build a high quality team through rapid growth. - Oversee
our food safety and compliance team. This includes managing the Head of
Food Safety and Head of Process and Compliance. You’re responsible to
maintain our ISO 22000 certification and lead on obtaining new
certifications. - Manage
our farm team and ensure strong production capacity. - Manage
development of new products, including meat and dairy production and
distribution. - Ensure
strong financial controls and profitability.
WHO
WE’RE LOOKING FOR
WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Our
COO is someone who gains energy working in a fast moving, quickly growing
company. We’re looking for someone with a depth of experience in operating a
complex supply chain infrastructure; someone who is driven by the long-term
mission and vision of the organization. The compensation package will reflect
this, and is largely comprised of a performance-based bonus structure and
generous equity options.
COO is someone who gains energy working in a fast moving, quickly growing
company. We’re looking for someone with a depth of experience in operating a
complex supply chain infrastructure; someone who is driven by the long-term
mission and vision of the organization. The compensation package will reflect
this, and is largely comprised of a performance-based bonus structure and
generous equity options.
Requirements:
- Strong
familiarization with the constraints and approaches to working with
African context - Highly
honed management experience of large teams; thrives managing and
developing a team - Experience
building distribution systems from the ground-up in frontier markets - Builds
deep mentor relationships with direct reports - Deeply
experienced managing supplier relationships, contracts, and terms - Experience
working with global manufacturing brands - Managed
diverse local and import networks - Managed
export and/or multi-country distribution - Managed
multiple warehouses and/or warehouse networks - Deep
experience in finance management and controls - Experienced
in growth management - Fluent
in English
Preferred
experience:
experience:
- Experience
managing supply for companies that sell FMCG and/ or farm products
preferre - Experience
in the hospitality and/or food service sector - Six
Sigma certification or equivalent - Master’s
in supply chain management or equivalent - Experience
in import/export of highly perishable products - Experience
in frontier markets, preference for Africa - Experiencing
managing product portfolio of over 5,000 SKUs - Worked
with perishable foods, with preferences toward fruits and vegetables,
meat, dairy, seafood - Deep
knowledge of food safety and certifications (HACCP, ISO, etc.) - Fluent
in French and/or Kiswahili
To
apply
for these position: send the application letter , academic credentials
and CV : in Single PDF document to this email: esther@getitrwanda.com not later than 6th,march
2018.
apply
for these position: send the application letter , academic credentials
and CV : in Single PDF document to this email: esther@getitrwanda.com not later than 6th,march
2018.
Subject
line should be “COO Application“
line should be “COO Application“
