CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO)

SUMMARY:
Swakopmund Area – Namibia: Our client is looking for a Chief Operating  Officer to join the team.

POSITION INFO:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Tertiary qualification in Agriculture or related field.
• At least 7+ years of proven experience in farming environment with management experience
• Strong leadership skills with a practical, data-driven, and people-centred approach.

• Implements new initiatives in well organised and goal-oriented manner.
• Aligns yearly / monthly / weekly action plans with long term business objectives.
• Supervises all cultivation and production activities.
• Monitors progress and performance
• across all greenhouses, nurseries, open fields and packhouses.
• Prepares, monitors, and steers the production and COS related departmental budgets.
• Coordinates procurement in line with timelines and project needs.
• Monitors other expenditures and continuously strives for optimisation and cost efficiencies across all areas and advises CEO accordingly.
• Establishes and implements efficient workflows and SOPs where required that ensure efficiency, consistency, traceability, and compliance.
• Tracks and reports key operational metrics.
• Promotes decision-making based on evidence and performance outcomes.
• Ensures that all operations adhere to GAP, health and safety, environmental, and regulatory

• Leads with integrity and clarity.
• Holds self and teams accountable to results, values, and standards.
• Communication:
• Conveys complex information clearly and respectfully.
• Creates platforms for open dialogue across levels.
• Tackles bottlenecks with composure and creativity.
• Takes initiative to find cost-effective, sustainable
• Cultivates a high-performance culture by coaching, mentoring, and encouraging growth.
• Manages uncertainty and change with poise.
• Quickly pivots operational plans in response to emerging
• challenges or new opportunities

• Champions high standards and urgency in delivery across departments.
• Builds buy-in across internal and external stakeholders.
• Encourages continuous improvement and the integration of new agricultural technologies or methods.
• Acts as a central link between departments, ensuring that all functions work towards the company unified goals.