Pure Harvest Smart Farms
WHO YOU ARE
As a senior associate in operations working with the Chief Operating Officer (COO), you are a key person in the operations team responsible for data collection and reporting for the whole organization including the sites across the globe. You will also work with the COO and Head of Operations to drive selected improvement projects on the ground. One of the key requirements of this role is also to represent the operations team to the strategic finance on several requirements ranging from feasibility study of new projects to annual budgeting exercise.
REQUIREMENTS
You enjoy challenges, are flexible, hard working, and you can deal with ambiguity/ ever-changing demands on your time & productive capacity. You are eager to learn and develop in a fast-growing start-up. Lastly, you are open to travelling (commute to farms, regular travel required), and you are willing to travel between project locations globally and spend time on-site as needed.
You will be supported by our enthusiastic team of ‘operational experts‘’ and by our agritechs and farm staff across different countries.
FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Comprehensive data collection and drive regular reporting and PMO improvement plans
• Ensure the data collection is comprehensive across all the locations and across all topics (such as
· water, electricity etc.)
• Design and drive preparation of material for regular reporting of data (e.g., MOR, weekly
· performance report, daily bonus report etc.)
• Drive and PMO improvement plans across all our sites
Drive efficiency improvement related projects on ground
• Identify areas of efficiency improvement across packing and harvesting and drive them
Drive operations excellence and process improvement within Pure Harvest
• Ensure all processes and SOPs are well documented in one place
• Drive culture of continuous improvement through setting up process and meetings
• Focus on 5s projects, process improvement etc.
Support in special projects when required and travel to company’s operations if required
• Oversee the customer service executive to facilitate the smooth communication
• Oversee sales and operations planning
Drive continuous improvement across the supply Chain and PMO and own cost saving targets through procurement and supply chain areas
• Support the development and approval of Pure Harvest Strategy
• Conduct market, competitors’ and other relevant analysis to inform the strategy definition
• Support the preparation and monitoring / execution of the Strategy implementation initiatives
• Support the development and implementation of new Business / Corporate development projects
• and new partnership, and KPIs to measure success
• Supporting the assessment of operational and financial performances
• Monitoring continuously and analyzing the external business environment (e.g., industry analysis,
• macroeconomic trends etc.) to help developing new growth initiatives for the existing portfolio
• companies and identifying new ventures
Qualifications needed:
Bachelors or Masters related to business