Description
Insure the management of the cooperative on a strategic level (in compliance with basic management practices as well as the Lebanese laws and regulations)
Main Tasks
- Identify clear set of activities that defines the cooperative strategic positioning and communicate these activities to stakeholders;
- Manage the finance of the business so that the cooperative is fiscally stable, and its financial obligations to its growers, employees, customers, lenders, donors, investors and community are reliably and accurately met;
- Develop activities to grow the business;
- Set the routing for goods/products purchases from producers/suppliers and distribution to different outlets;
- Set the Term of reference for consultants;
- Create monthly work plans, describing tasks , timelines and goals;
- Prepare yearly budget and forecast;
- Set job description for new position and conduct related job interviews;
- Organize general assembly and board meetings according to board instruction
- Monitor and manage operational and logistical systems which insure that:
* Quality and packing standards are met;
* Health and safety of all cooperative employees;Producers, Traders and Customers are preserved;
* Orders are filled accurately and deliveries are made in a timely manner; all while maintaining the cost efficiencies of these systems;
- Periodically evaluate the business performance through clear evaluation systems using tools such as meetings with and/or surveys of traders, and employees, focus groups… and follow up on results as needed;
- Generate monthly progress reports against targeted indicators;
- Analyze the market to stay competitive (find the best merchandise at the lowest purchase cost);
- Stock Management of goods according to basic quality and safety procedures;
- Supervise the reception of goods according to preset quality criteria, (quality control);
- Sort the goods according to each outlet needs, based on regular orders;
- Manage the maintenance needs of all machinery, vehicles and equipment;
- Keep soft and hard records for machinery, vehicles and equipments as well as for different activities conducted;
- Coordinate the production of a quality manual
- Financial Accounting Procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor Degree in Business Management
- 5+ years of experience
rh@arcenciel.org
