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Overview of the client
Our client is an Agribusiness basing in Indonesia with ties to an even bigger international agribusiness in the world. Locally, the company is focused on solving critical challenges that farmers around Indonesia face every day. The company is working to help smallholder farmers in Indonesia gain access to capital for farming, get the best advice/practice for farming, and to purchase their harvest. Through this effort, the company is aiming to help improve farmers livelihood while also digitizing the supply chain.
General overview of the role
- The Area Procurement Manager - Chili plays a pivotal role as a pioneer in regional manpower, overseeing daily operations and providing guidance to Field Coordinators and Collection Center Supervisors to achieve fresh chili procurements targets in terms of both quantity and quality
- This role will lead the regional team and report directly to the Regional General Manager
Roles and responsibilities
- Pre-planting season
- Identify areas with high potential for chili procurement, considering both quality and quantity
- Monitor and support the field coordinator's efforts in identifying and hiring potential Micro Collectors/farmers
- Review and ratify decisions behind credit approval exceptions raised by field coordinators
- With support from the training team, help train micro collectors on the platform features and quality assessment of a given commodity
- Planting season
- Monitor MC's cash deposits, following up on those which are offtrack
- Harvest season
- Oversee the procurement process to ensure optimal results in terms of both quantity and quality standards
- Managing the collection center team to ensure the quality of fresh chili and the delivery to the market
- Implement strategies for efficient and timely procurement based on market trends
- Review suitability of current UPCs to determine whether new UPCs should be identified in the next planting cycle
- Manage credit recovery processes, such as deciding whether to give farmers additional time for repayment and MC termination decision
- Supervise end-of-cycle processes, ensuring that all working capital is recouped and all equipment is returned
The successful candidate
- Fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia
- Willing to be placed in the East Java Branch (Surabaya)
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as Area Procurement Supervisor in supply chain management, agriculture, farming, especially in sourcing/procurement chili, fresh vegetable, or spices commodity
- Result-oriented and data driven
- Comfortable working mobile and in odd hours
- Solid understanding of local farming (Chili) community
- Demonstrate leadership skills and team management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Microsoft Excel
Organization structure
- Regional General Manager (direct report)
- Area Procurement Manager - Chili (this role)
- Field Coordinator, Collection Center Supervisor
- Activation Coordinator, QC Coordinator, and Collection Center Assistant
