Red Ember Recruitment (PTY) Ltd | Full time General Manager Tzaneen, South Africa | Posted on 25/01/2024 Red Ember Recruitment is currently recruiting a General Manager based at the client in Tzaneen in the Limpopo province. · Drive the execution of business strategy to achieve profitable and sustainable growth for the shareholders. · Develop a solid marketing strategy to channel fruit into the markets, diversifying exposure with focus on developing new future markets. · Ensure adherence to legal and food safety requirements, and adoption of required certifications for our supply base to maintain and grow our position as a preferred supplier. · Drive synergies by identifying, sharing and unlocking opportunities for the benefit of our stakeholders. · Represent the company to customers and associations. · Oversee budgeting processes and effective financial controls. · Drive compliance of the Health and Safety management system · Identify and manage risks · Effective management of human capital, fostering a culture of performance management and building a leadership talent pipeline. Requirements · A tertiary qualification in Agriculture, Commerce/Trade/Business or Marketing. An MBA would be advantageous · Minimum of 5-10 years senior managerial and sales experience within the export fruit environment · Knowledge of the fruit market structures, within South Africa and abroad · Experience with working on fruit software systems and managing an ERP environment · A strong background in logistics management, with the ability to negotiate contracts. · Good communication skills (verbal and writing), managing customer and grower relationships · Solid analytical abilities, with a very high level of proficiency in the use of excel, pivot tables / graphs, and use of BI Dashboards · A strong track record in leading and managing team #J-18808-Ljbffr