Agric Business Manager at HerVest

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement a strategic business plan that expands HerVest’s customer base and ensures its strong presence. 
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs. 
• Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team. Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status.
• Decide the type, quality, and quantity of the crops to be planted. 
• Prepare plans for the mode of harvest and harvesting schedules and collaborate with the farm operators for carrying out these activities. 
• Budget the farm management and accomplish the farm activities within the planned budget.
• Hire employees for minor duties such as managing work schedules, daily wages, feeding livestock/tending to crop and managing the harvest.
• Arrange for regular maintenance of field equipment, machinery, and farm buildings.
• Work with procurement and finance department to purchase farm supplies like agrochemicals and seeds, and feed for livestock.
• Manage sales and marketing of farm products like crops, livestock, etc. 
• Meet deadlines for producing yield and facilitate sending the yield to market for sales. 
• Monitor quality and quantity of crops, livestock, etc. 
• Update knowledge on plant and animal diseases and take necessary measures for treating same. 
• Preserve environmental biodiversity and undertake protection activities if need be. 
• Keep track of the health and safety of farmworkers and other staff.
• Submit reports as and when due. 

Other Duties:

• He/she also performs other duties as delegated by the Line Manager.