Contracts Manager (Expat)

Responsibilities:

• Utilise computer software to create plans and detailed blueprints.

• Troubleshoot problems that may arise during the agricultural season.

• Schedule daily workflows and set daily work programmes.

• Monitor daily productivity of contracted equipment.

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards.

• Report weekly on operational and financial progress.

• Manage a fleet of 150 tractors and heavy plant on a large sugar estate.

• Provide land preparation, road maintenance, canal maintenance, and crop spraying services.

• Plan operational schedules for large fleets of tractors and heavy plant while monitoring productivities and efficiencies.

Key Skills:

• Proficient in precision agricultural practices using Trimble/RTK equipment on AGCO and Komatsu.

• Experience with heavy farm machinery such as Massey Ferguson, Challenger, and Komatsu.

• Strong financial management skills, including procurement, budgeting, operational stores, and workshop administration.

• Excellent planning and activity scheduling skills.

• Strong technical skills and a hands-on approach.

• Effective communication skills at all levels.

• Ability to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds.

• Self-motivated, results-driven, and capable of working under strict deadlines.

• Team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Ability to develop long-term customer relationships.

• Good planning and activity scheduling skills.

• Technical skills with a hands-on approach.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Self-motivated and results-driven.

• Ability to work under strict deadlines and with minimum supervision.

• Strong team player.

• Ability to develop long-term customer relationships.

Qualifications:

• BSc in Agricultural Engineering or a similar qualification.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a senior management position within an agricultural environment.

• Fully computer literate.

• Ability to operate Trimble and Topcon GPS software.

• Valid driver's license.