General Manager of Operations

• Oversee all meat processing operations across beef, pork, poultry, and goat/mutton product lines, ensuring quality, yield, and throughput targets are consistently met.
• Drive continuous improvement in production efficiency, cold chain management, food safety compliance, and operational cost control.
• Manage and optimize plant utilization, maintenance schedules, and equipment performance.

• Design and manage an end-to-end supply chain - from livestock sourcing and raw material procurement through processing, cold chain logistics, and final delivery - with relentless focus on reliability, cost, and quality.
• Build and strengthen relationships with farmers, livestock traders, input suppliers, and third-party logistics providers across Uganda.
• Identify and close supply chain vulnerabilities; develop contingency sourcing strategies to protect production continuity.
• Drive logistics efficiency including route optimization, fleet management, and cold chain integrity from plant to customer.

• Own the operational P&L end-to-end - drive EBITDA through disciplined cost management, margin improvement, and smart allocation of resources across all product lines.
• Establish rigorous operational budgeting processes and hold department heads accountable to financial targets.
• Work closely with Finance to produce accurate monthly performance reporting, variance analysis, and forward-looking operational forecasts.
• Identify and execute cost reduction initiatives - from yield improvement and waste reduction to procurement savings and overhead rationalization - without compromising quality or safety.
• Provide the Founder & Chairman with clear, data-driven insights to support capital investment decisions and growth planning.

• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of department heads and operational staff.
• Foster a culture of accountability, safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Build organizational capacity and talent pipelines in line with the company's growth ambitions.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Food Science, Agriculture, Engineering, or a related field; MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Minimum 8-12 years of progressive operational leadership, ideally within meat processing, FMCG, agri-business, or food manufacturing.
• Proven track record of owning an operational P&L, managing large multi-functional teams, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience operating in East Africa or sub-Saharan African markets is highly desirable.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret management accounts, build business cases, and drive cost discipline.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, resource-constrained setting.

• Real ownership - a role where your decisions shape outcomes, not just influence them.
• A seat at the table with the Founder & Chairman, with genuine influence over company direction.
• Competitive compensation package benchmarked to the seniority of this role in the Ugandan market.
• The opportunity to build something lasting - systems, teams, and a business that endures.

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