Recruitment at Equatorial Nut Processors Ltd Kenya

Background: Equatorial Nut Processors is one of the leading edible nut concerns in East Africa. 

The company’s range of products, for both local and export markets, focuses on three principal nuts – Macadamia, Cashew and Peanuts. 

ENP was founded in 1994, and it has grown over the years to occupy a prominent position in the region’s nut sector.

Job Title: Senior Field Purchasing Officer (SPO)
 

Reports to: Senior Purchasing Manager & Programmes Manager and coordinate with factory manager on quality issues.
 
Based at: Murang’a

Overall Purpose: To ensure ENP gets enough Macadamia during the buying season in Central covering Meru, Embu, Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Murang’a, Kiambu, Machakos, Makueni, Taita Taveta, Baringo, Bungoma and Trans Nzoia  Counties.
Main Job Description
  • Coordinating purchasing, drying and delivery of nuts to factory.
  • Meeting procurement targets (quantity and quality).
  • Supporting Purchasing Officers under his/her jurisdiction to help them meet individual targets.
  • Will be in charge of about 40 field staff/agents/brokers at peak procurement periods
  • To implement ENPs out-grower management scheme (registering and organizing farmers, link farmers to key service providers among other activities)
  • Extensive travelling in our purchasing regions as may be required from time-to-time.
Key Skills
  • To develop annual work plans and prepare budgets for  field teams (Purchasing Officers)
  • To manage the field officers’ activities during procurement periods and off season activities to ensure high yields.
  • To manage large farmer out-grower schemes
  • Collect, analyze and disseminate farmer information, maintain and update credible database of farmers.
  • To train the field officers (Purchasing Officers) and agents to maximize ENPs market share in sourcing of raw materials.
  • Experience in working with smallholder farmers and agents
  • To regularly produce project reports and forward the same to the Senior Purchasing Officer and the Programmes Manager.
  • To train the  suppliers / farmers through 3rd party actors like input suppliers, agents, banks and insurance companies
  • To proactively engage relevant stakeholders helpful in achieving the goals and vision of company.
  • To coordinate purchase/supply of farm produce
  • To ensure that all farm produce from our farmers is timely delivered to our factory
  • To develop and annually update a procurement policy document
  • To ensure that the procurement policy is followed by the field staff and agents
  • To carry out any other duties related to this assignment as may be directed from time to time by the Programmes Manager.
  • Experience in managing about 40 field staff, agents and/or service providers.
  • Experience in working with farmer groups and ability to coordinate stakeholders.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience with working with small scale farmers
  • Ability to work under pressures and making correct critical decisions under pressure
  • Ability to diligently work with limited supervision
  • Ability and experiment in getting market intelligence on prevailing farm gate pricing
  • Experience in making presentations to small and large groups
Education / Qualifications: Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as Agronomy, Economics Agribusiness and business or any other relevant degree.

Other Skills:
  • Leadership: setting a strategic vision and getting performance from juniors
  • Excellent analytical and writing skills
  • Project management
  • Excellent English  and swahili
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Team player
  • Ability to facilitate stakeholder workshops
  • Computer literacy; proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Power-point and Outlook
  • Valid driving/riding license
Responsibilities and Relationships
  • Internal relationships: Working in consultation with Senior Purchasing Manager and Programmes Manager and other staff to efficiently deliver your activity goals.
  • External relationships; Working with stakeholders within the Macadamia sector. Managing their expectations and guarding the interest of the company.
Standards of Performance and Behavior
  • Honesty and integrity in dealings with staff, stakeholders and clients.
  • Commitment to the aims, ethics and moral code of ENP
  • Attention to detail in relation to the big picture
  • Professional conduct in all operational matters, with an appropriate balance between the needs of staff, stakeholders and clients and the interest of the company.
Desirable but not Mandatory
  • Prior knowledge and exposure the agronomy and supply chain of Macadamia, Cashew and Peanuts
  • Experience in managing supply chains
Personal Qualities:
  • Honesty, integrity and a set of values that encourages productive work in others
  • Willingness to travel extensively and to work long hours if required
  • Ability to engage with a diversity of audiences both within target communities and beneficiaries.

Job Title: Purchasing Officer (PO) -  Cashew
 
Reports to: Senior Purchasing Officer (SPO)
 
Based at: Kwale, Kilifi, Lamu

Overall Purpose: To ensure ENP gets enough cashew nuts during the buying season at the coast covering Kwale, Kilifi and Lamu Counties.
Main Job Description


  • Coordinating purchasing, drying and delivery of nuts to factory.
  • Meeting procurement targets (quantity and quality).
  • To implement ENPs out-grower management scheme (registering and organizing farmers, link farmers to key service providers among other activities)
  • Extensive travelling in our purchasing regions as may be required from time-to-time.
Key Skills
  • To manage large farmer out-grower schemes
  • Collect and share reliable farmer information
  • Experience in working with smallholder farmers and agents
  • To regularly produce project reports and forward the same to the SPO.
  • To train the  suppliers / farmers through 3rd party actors like input suppliers, agents, banks and insurance companies
  • To proactively engage relevant stakeholders helpful in achieving the goals and vision of company.
  • To coordinate purchase/supply of farm produce
  • To ensure that all farm produce from our farmers is timely delivered to our factory
  • To develop and annually update a procurement policy document
  • To correctly follow procurement policy
  • To carry out any other duties related to this assignment as may be directed from time to time by the SPO.
  • Experience in working with farmer groups and ability to coordinate stakeholders.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience with working with small scale farmers
  • Ability to work under pressures and making correct critical decisions under pressure
  • Ability to diligently work with limited supervision
  • Ability and experiment in getting market intelligence on prevailing farm gate pricing
  • Experience in making presentations to small and large groups
Education / Qualifications: Degree / Diploma or equivalent in relevant discipline such as Agronomy, Economics Agribusiness and business or any other relevant degree.

Other Skills:
  • Leadership: setting a strategic vision and getting performance from juniors
  • Excellent analytical and writing skills
  • Project management
  • Excellent English  and Swahili
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Team player
  • Ability to facilitate stakeholder workshops
  • Computer literacy; proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Power-point and Outlook
  • Valid driving/riding license
Responsibilities and Relationships
  1. Internal relationships: Working in consultation with Senior Purchasing Officer and Programmes Manager and other staff to efficiently deliver your activity goals.
  2. External relationships; Working with stakeholders within the Cashew sector. Managing their expectations and guarding the interest of the company.
Standards of Performance and Behavior
  • Honesty and integrity in dealings with staff, stakeholders and clients.
  • Commitment to the aims, ethics and moral code of ENP
  • Attention to detail in relation to the big picture
  • Professional conduct in all operational matters, with an appropriate balance between the needs of staff, stakeholders and clients and the interest of the company.
Desirable but not Mandatory
  • Prior knowledge and exposure the agronomy and supply chain of Cashew, Macadamia and Peanuts
  • Experience in managing supply chains
Personal Qualities:
  • Honesty, integrity and a set of values that encourages productive work in others
  • Willingness to travel extensively and to work long hours if required
  • Ability to engage with a diversity of audiences both within target communities and beneficiaries.

Job Title: Senior Field Purchasing Officer (SPO)
 
Reports to: Senior Procurement Manager & Programmes Manager and co ordinate with factory manager on quality issues.
 
Based at: Kilifi

Overall Purpose: To ensure ENP gets enough cashew nuts during the buying season at the coast covering Kwale, Kilifi and Lamu Counties.
Main Job description


  • Coordinating purchasing, drying and delivery of nuts to factory.
  • Meeting procurement targets (quantity and quality).
  • Supporting Purchasing Officers under his/her jurisdiction to help them meet individual targets.
  • Will be in charge of about 40 field staff/agents/brokers at peak procurement periods
  • To implement ENPs out-grower management scheme (registering and organizing farmers, link farmers to key service providers among other activities)
  • Extensive travelling in our purchasing regions as may be required from time-to-time.
Key Skills
  • To develop annual work plans and prepare budgets for  field teams (Purchasing Officers)
  • To manage the field officers’ activities during procurement periods and off season activities to ensure high yields.
  • To manage large farmer out-grower schemes
  • Collect, analyze and disseminate farmer information, maintain and update credible database of farmers.
  • To train the field officers (Purchasing Officers) and agents to maximize ENPs market share in sourcing of raw materials.
  • Experience in working with smallholder farmers and agents
  • To regularly produce project reports and forward the same to the Senior Purchasing Officer and the Programmes Manager.
  • To train the  suppliers / farmers through 3rd party actors like input suppliers, agents, banks and insurance companies
  • To proactively engage relevant stakeholders helpful in achieving the goals and vision of company.
  • To coordinate purchase/supply of farm produce
  • To ensure that all farm produce from our farmers is timely delivered to our factory
  • To develop and annually update a procurement policy document
  • To ensure that the procurement policy is followed by the field staff and agents
  • To carry out any other duties related to this assignment as may be directed from time to time by the Programmes Manager.
  • Experience in managing about 40 field staff, agents and/or service providers.
  • Experience in working with farmer groups and ability to coordinate stakeholders.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience with working with small scale farmers
  • Ability to work under pressures and making correct critical decisions under pressure
  • Ability to diligently work with limited supervision
  • Ability and experiment in getting market intelligence on prevailing farm gate pricing
  • Experience in making presentations to small and large groups
Education / Qualifications: Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline such as Agronomy, Economics Agribusiness and business or any other relevant degree.

Other Skills:
  • Leadership: setting a strategic vision and getting performance from juniors
  • Excellent analytical and writing skills
  • Project management
  • Excellent English  and Swahili
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Team player
  • Ability to facilitate stakeholder workshops
  • Computer literacy; proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Power-point and Outlook
  • Valid driving/riding license
Responsibilities and Relationships
  • Internal relationships: Working in consultation with Senior Purchasing Manager and Programmes Manager and other staff to efficiently deliver your activity goals.
  • External relationships; Working with stakeholders within the Cashew sector. Managing their expectations and guarding the interest of the company.
Standards of Performance and Behavior
  • Honesty and integrity in dealings with staff, stakeholders and clients.
  • Commitment to the aims, ethics and moral code of ENP
  • Attention to detail in relation to the big picture
  • Professional conduct in all operational matters, with an appropriate balance between the needs of staff, stakeholders and clients and the interest of the company.
Desirable but not Mandatory
  • Prior knowledge and exposure the agronomy and supply chain of Cashew, Macadamia and Peanuts
  • Experience in managing supply chains
Personal Qualities:
  • Honesty, integrity and a set of values that encourages productive work in others
  • Willingness to travel extensively and to work long hours if required
  • Ability to engage with a diversity of audiences both within target communities and beneficiaries.
If you possess the above skills, abilities and competencies, we are happy to engage with you. 

Please provide us with a cover letter and a resume, clearly stating your availability and salary expectations. 

All applications are to be sent via email to info@tradecareafrica.com with a copy to fmwilu@equatorialnut.co.ke to be received on or before the COB on 11th October 2014. 

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply.