Store Manager Job at Latitude Trade Company (LTC)

Job Description: Store Manager

Location: Kasese/ Mayuge, Uganda

Term: 1 year

Start Date: Immediately

Company Overview

Latitude Trade Company (LTC) is a rapidly growing social enterprise in Uganda sourcing specialty cacao for export and producing bean to bar chocolate at origin. Working with over 5,000 certified organic smallholder farmers, our mission is to sustainably increase incomes and reduce risk for our suppliers while positively impacting the community and environment surrounding our operations. We aim to provide chocolate makers and consumers in East Africa and around the world with the highest quality, transparently sourced and fully traceable Ugandan cocoa products.

Job Description

The Store Manager role is a full-time in-country role reporting directly to the Field Manager and ultimately the Branch Manager directly overseeing the receiving, production, storage and dispatch of cocoa. The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supervise casual laborers in weighing, stacking and mixing cocoa
• Organize effective and secure storage of cocoa in the warehouse
• Manage moisture, pests, organization and cleanliness of the store
• Ensure proper security measures in place for warehouse
• Carry out weekly bag counts and monthly stock counts
• Maintain organic storage requirements and documentation
• Receive and certify weights of cocoa beans into store
• Oversee mixing, bagging and export preparation
• Coordinate cleaning and loading of trucks for dispatch from warehouse
• Liaise with the finance team to ensure weight and finance accountability for the site
• Collect and dispatch samples as requested to main office
• Updated stock records
• Dispatch of product samples to Kampala factory

Required Experience

• Fluent spoken and written English
• Previous management experience
• 5 years of experience in an agricultural business
• High proficiency in MS Excel and Office
• Knowledge of Organic, Fair Trade, and UTZ certification programs
• Previous work experience in private agribusiness
• Previous work experience in warehousing, export and logistics
• Excellent communication skills via email, phone, and report writing
• Willingness to live and work in rural area for extended periods

Remuneration & Benefits

• Competitive monthly salary
• Personal health expense coverage
• 21 days of annual leave plus public holidays
• Coverage of all work-related travel

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