Operations Manager
2025-07-15T19:10:29+00:00
Hail and Cotton
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Management
2025-07-19T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
8
HAIL & COTTON, a leading global tobacco leaf merchant, are currently recruiting for their Zambia Operations. The following positions are vacant.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Buying Floor Operations:
- Supervise daily operations of the external buying floors.
- Ensure safety protocols, and operational procedures are adhered to.
Logistics & Shipping:
- Manage and coordinate with Agronomy on bale shunting from growers to sales floor.
Oversee logistics for all purchased tobacco, ensuring timely and secure transport from sales floors to warehouses and factories.
- Oversee the shipping of all packed tobacco, in coordination with shipping department, freight and logistics partners.
- Maintain accurate records of inventory movement and shipping documentation.
Fleet Management:
- Manage the company’s fleet of vehicles and motorbikes, ensuring regular maintenance, licensing, and optimal utilization.
- Implement tracking systems and fuel management protocols to control costs and improve efficiency
Agronomy Support:
- Coordinate with the Head of Agronomy to plan and execute input distribution to growers.
- Provide operational support to agronomy teams during peak season or as needed.
Team Leadership:
- Lead and manage all logistics, shipping, and buying floor personnel
- Conduct regular performance reviews, training, and team development initiatives.
- Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
- To establish departmental goals in collaboration with Agronomy Director – Africa, Head of Agronomy and Finance under the guidance of the Managing Director.
- To develop project scopes, budgets, benchmarks, and schedules. Strong research, decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are key
- To perform additional duties assigned by management or immediate supervisor as and when required
Skills and Qualifications
- Diploma in Operations Management, Logistics, Agriculture, or a related field.
- Minimum 6 years of experience in tobacco operations, logistics and supply chain management.
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in logistics software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Strategic planning and execution.
- Communication and interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Adaptability and resilience under pressure
- Knowledge of agricultural supply chains (preferred).
Key Duties & Responsibilities: Buying Floor Operations: Supervise daily operations of the external buying floors. Ensure safety protocols, and operational procedures are adhered to. Logistics & Shipping: Manage and coordinate with Agronomy on bale shunting from growers to sales floor. Oversee logistics for all purchased tobacco, ensuring timely and secure transport from sales floors to warehouses and factories. Oversee the shipping of all packed tobacco, in coordination with shipping department, freight and logistics partners. Maintain accurate records of inventory movement and shipping documentation. Fleet Management: Manage the company’s fleet of vehicles and motorbikes, ensuring regular maintenance, licensing, and optimal utilization. Implement tracking systems and fuel management protocols to control costs and improve efficiency Agronomy Support: Coordinate with the Head of Agronomy to plan and execute input distribution to growers. Provide operational support to agronomy teams during peak season or as needed. Team Leadership: Lead and manage all logistics, shipping, and buying floor personnel Conduct regular performance reviews, training, and team development initiatives. Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement. To establish departmental goals in collaboration with Agronomy Director – Africa, Head of Agronomy and Finance under the guidance of the Managing Director. To develop project scopes, budgets, benchmarks, and schedules. Strong research, decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are key To perform additional duties assigned by management or immediate supervisor as and when required
Diploma in Operations Management, Logistics, Agriculture, or a related field. Minimum 6 years of experience in tobacco operations, logistics and supply chain management. Strong leadership and team management skills Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities. Proficiency in logistics software and Microsoft Office Suite. Valid driver’s license. Strategic planning and execution. Communication and interpersonal skills. Attention to detail and accuracy. Adaptability and resilience under pressure Knowledge of agricultural supply chains (preferred).
Diploma in Operations Management, Logistics, Agriculture, or a related field. Minimum 6 years of experience in tobacco operations, logistics and supply chain management. Strong leadership and team management skills Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities. Proficiency in logistics software and Microsoft Office Suite. Valid driver’s license. Strategic planning and execution. Communication and interpersonal skills. Attention to detail and accuracy. Adaptability and resilience under pressure Knowledge of agricultural supply chains (preferred).
JOB-6876a7a545872
Vacancy title:
Operations Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Hail and Cotton
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, July 19 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
HAIL & COTTON, a leading global tobacco leaf merchant, are currently recruiting for their Zambia Operations. The following positions are vacant.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Buying Floor Operations:
- Supervise daily operations of the external buying floors.
- Ensure safety protocols, and operational procedures are adhered to.
Logistics & Shipping:
- Manage and coordinate with Agronomy on bale shunting from growers to sales floor.
Oversee logistics for all purchased tobacco, ensuring timely and secure transport from sales floors to warehouses and factories.
- Oversee the shipping of all packed tobacco, in coordination with shipping department, freight and logistics partners.
- Maintain accurate records of inventory movement and shipping documentation.
Fleet Management:
- Manage the company’s fleet of vehicles and motorbikes, ensuring regular maintenance, licensing, and optimal utilization.
- Implement tracking systems and fuel management protocols to control costs and improve efficiency
Agronomy Support:
- Coordinate with the Head of Agronomy to plan and execute input distribution to growers.
- Provide operational support to agronomy teams during peak season or as needed.
Team Leadership:
- Lead and manage all logistics, shipping, and buying floor personnel
- Conduct regular performance reviews, training, and team development initiatives.
- Foster a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
- To establish departmental goals in collaboration with Agronomy Director – Africa, Head of Agronomy and Finance under the guidance of the Managing Director.
- To develop project scopes, budgets, benchmarks, and schedules. Strong research, decision-making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills are key
- To perform additional duties assigned by management or immediate supervisor as and when required
Skills and Qualifications
- Diploma in Operations Management, Logistics, Agriculture, or a related field.
- Minimum 6 years of experience in tobacco operations, logistics and supply chain management.
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in logistics software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Strategic planning and execution.
- Communication and interpersonal skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Adaptability and resilience under pressure
- Knowledge of agricultural supply chains (preferred).
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 72
Level of Education: associate degree
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