Leaf Officer Job BAT

Job description

What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?

To supervise extension services to achieve agreed company quantity, quality, and cost objectives

Key Responsibilities

Operations/ Professional/ Business

• Timely prepare crop plan for his/her area of operation, starting from farmer contracting to tobacco markets, Obtaining approval from line manager before execution.
• Timely prepare, obtain approval from the (Area Leaf Manager) ALM, implement, and continuously monitor a crop action plans to produce the agreed quality, quantity, and cost of tobacco leaf.
• Timely evaluate and communicate to the (Area Leaf Manager) progress on the approved action plan and leaf centre objectives to enable timely, effective, and efficient decision making.
• Provide professional technical guidance and assistance to the extension contractor and farmers to enable them grow high quality and quantity of tobacco for maximum returns to the farmers
• Continuously evaluate competitor activity and put in place proactive mitigating measures to maintain competitive advantage.
• Disseminate as appropriate company policy on Growing Tobacco to farmers and the community for good corporate image.
• Implement, supervise and ensure compliance by all direct and indirect reports on all company guidelines and policies (EH&S, afforestation, SoBC, Procurement, General Standing Instructions, Fleet, IT, Accounting etc).

Management

• Effectively supervise loan issued to farmers to ensure crop quality and quantity objectives are met while minimising risk of loan defaulting.
• Identify, evaluate and manage business risks within the supervision units’ environment, implementing short- and long-term management measures while obtaining necessary approvals from the (Area Leaf Manager).

Leadership

• Train, develop and motivate all staff to ensure optimal individual output.

Relationship

• Identify community development projects in the area in liaison with the local leadership, communicate the same and supervise the implementation of those approved.
• On a continuous basis manage employee welfare in the supervision unit.

Innovation

• Continuously evaluate current practices in supervision unit to identify and recommend possible areas of improvement.

Key Success Factors

• Process delivery in terms of:
  • Volumes
  • Crop estimates
  • Quality
  • Cost
  • Loan recovery
• Ability to train, develop and motivate the direct reports to highest levels of performance.
• Minimise losses and damage to any company assets and stocks within this supervisory area.
• Foster conducive business environment by developing a positive working relationship with local leadership and provincial administration.
• Sustainability of tobacco curing materials e.g., wood fuel, briquettes
• Maintain good corporate image.
• Maintain high EHS standards

Working Relationship

Internal

• Established strong working relationship with middle and senior management as well as subordinates at all levels.
• Develop formal and informal contact with Leaf managers and other staff to enhance mutual understanding and positive working relationship.

External

• Develop rapport with the external public such as farmers, provincial administration, local business fraternity and competing companies to harness goodwill required to meet company business objectives.

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