Job Description

• Oversee end to end supply chain operations, encompassing farm to factory agricultural sourcing, raw materials, packaging imports, logistics fleets, and inventory management.
• Provide strategic leadership and governance to ensure supply resilience, operational continuity, and alignment with organizational growth plans.
• Deliver financial stewardship and risk oversight across procurement, contracting, and distribution to protect enterprise value and operational standards.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Direct farm to factory sourcing, agricultural procurement, and packaging import operations to maintain reliable raw material pipelines.
• Oversee logistics fleet operations and inventory management to prevent stockouts, minimize holding costs, and optimize distribution.
• Negotiate high value vendor contracts and commercial agreements to secure favorable terms while safeguarding quality and delivery schedules.
• Translate organizational objectives into practical medium and long term operating plans, capital budgets, and talent capability targets.

• Oversee procurement budgets, cash flow requirements, and expenditure forecasts to eliminate avoidable waste and commercial losses.

• Enforce strict adherence to occupational safety, food safety, environmental regulations, and import export compliance across all supply chain facilities.
• Coordinate closely with manufacturing, finance, quality, and commercial departments to resolve coordination bottlenecks and prevent operational downtime.
• Analyze supply chain performance trends and implement continuous improvement programs using root cause analysis and operational data.

Skills

• End to end supply chain and fleet logistics management
• Agricultural raw material procurement and vendor negotiations
• Import and export regulatory compliance
• Inventory optimization and ERP stock systems management
• Budgeting, capital expenditure forecasting, and cost control
• Root cause problem solving and process improvement

Education Qualifications & Experience

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement & Logistics, Business Administration, Commerce, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Food Science, or a related discipline.
• A relevant Master’s degree, MBA, MSc, MA, MEng, or postgraduate diploma is preferred.
• Professional certification such as CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) or equivalent is an added advantage.
• Equivalent foreign qualifications recognized in Uganda are accepted.

Experience

• 7+ years of experience managing FMCG supply chain operations and agricultural sourcing.