COMPANY DESCRIPTION
The Soufflet Group is a French family-owned business which is collecting and adding value to agricultural raw materials through industrial milling and malting among other activities.
In malting, it is a front-rank world player on the malt market with 28 malt plants in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, located at the heart of the barley producing regions. For more information: https://www.soufflet.com/en/our-sectors/barley-supply-chain/malting
Soufflet has started its operation in Ethiopia in 2017 in the barley supply chain and has commissioned its malt factory in Addis Ababa in April 2021.
Soufflet aims to source/buy 100% of its raw material locally which represents 80 000 tons per year.
To manage the supply chain and sales of seeds, chemicals and procurement of barley, Soufflet is looking to hire a Supply Chain Manager.
CORE MISSION
The Supply Chain Manager (Barley) is in charge of all operations in its Territory (Arsi, Oromia).
He is leading a commercial team of 15 staffs and is responsible for (i) sales of inputs and (ii) procurement of barley and a (ii) team of storekeepers for the aggregation of barley.
He is actively promoting the growth of malting barley in his Territory and manage all barley suppliers to ensure the targets are met in terms of volumes, quality and price (landed cost to the warehouses in his territory).
MAJOR RESPONSABILITIES
The major responsibilities of the Supply Chain Manager (Barley):
1. Qualification
Bachelor/ Master in Agribusiness, Supply Chain, Procurement/Purchasing, Business Administration, Economics or related field
2. Experience
Excellent communication and negotiation skills
3. Language
Fluency in English and and Afan Oromo is a strict requirement