Rural Retail Distribution Manager at Proten International

Proten International is recruiting for her client, an award winning, high impact, financially sustainable and highly scalable social enterprise, part-owned by the farmers they serve, to fill the position below:

Job Title: Rural Retail Distribution Manager

Location: Kaduna

Job Responsibilities

• Manage Babban Gona's retail and distribution channels
• Lead distribution initiatives to ensure continuous improvement in operational efficiency and effectiveness to allow an annual 30% increase in sales.
• Ensure merchandise is scheduled, received, unloaded, and checked as appropriate.
• Initiate and support strategies to reduce slow moving inventory, per organisational objective.
• Drive retail and supply chain management resources to allow company to maximize market share.

Job Requirements

• Profound know-how in Retail Distribution Management
• A Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture, Agronomy, or related field.
• Must have 3-5 years of distribution management experience, preferably in a seed company or other agricultural company that works with a retail distribution to produce cereal seeds/grains.
• Experience in a fast paced medium to large sized distribution center environment.
• Solid knowledge of distribution operations, practices and procedures including merchandise flow.

Start Up Environment:

• Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
• Unlocking Potential of Team Members
• Extensive experience and passion for coaching and mentoring a team.
• Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity
• Extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify the root cause of issues and create innovative solutions.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2020.