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Nairobi County, Kenya

Kenya

• Dynamic team leadership: provide visionary leadership and mentorship; fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Set clear goals and targets, resulting in improvement of team productivity.
• Strategic business development: drive revenue growth by exploring new business opportunities and developing market entry strategies. Identify, pursue potential investors, sponsors and funding opportunities to support.
• Holistic market expansion: lead market… Show more
• Holistic market expansion: lead market expansion initiatives by analysing trends and identifying target segments. Develop effective marketing strategies, working closely with the marketing team to drive brand.
• Informed market research and financial management: stay updated on market trends, competitor activities and regulatory changes in the Kenyan agricultural industry. Identify and establish strategic partnerships with.

Kenya

• Empowering rural communities and comprehensive youth engagement: create a supportive ecosystem that uplifts rural communities by providing technological advancements and financial stability to poultry farmers. Promote.
• Empowering rural communities and comprehensive youth engagement: create a supportive ecosystem that uplifts rural communities by providing technological advancements and financial stability to poultry farmers. Promote.
• Integrate AgTech platform, holistic coaching and mentorship: develop and deploy a user-friendly AgTech platform that guides poultry farmers in real-time through every stage of production, emphasising disease prevention.
• Effective work mobilisation and modern poultry butcheries: develop and execute a work mobilisation plan that facilitates the seamless transition of trained youth into available employment opportunities. Establish.

Kenya

• Strategic operational leadership: oversaw all field operations, provided thought leadership and support to the team, resulting in daily execution excellence. Successfully built and implemented a sustainable agent model.
• Strategic operational leadership: oversaw all field operations, provided thought leadership and support to the team, resulting in daily execution excellence. Successfully built and implemented a sustainable agent model.
• Innovative farmer engagement: accountable for all farmer engagement initiatives, developed effective strategies, executed engagements that aligned with business and impact goals. Managed engagements with diverse.
• Strategic asset deployment and management: effectively managed the deployment of assets to hubs, including; cold storages, crates and harvesting tools. Ensured compliance with national and county laws, recommending SOP.
• Financial accountability and budget management: accounted for all operations budgets, provided strategic input in cost management measures. Reviewed, approved work plans and expenses. Show less

Ulima

Introduced market linkage as a service, which led to uLima attaining a monthly target sale of 10 million for the first time in July 2022.Co-created solutions for African farmers using technology to enhance their productivity and efficiency.Collaborated in building a tech-led platform that directly connects farmers and Agri-retailers to manufacturers.

Ulima

• Drove growth in Volume Traded
• Developed a scalable operating model that provided market linkage services for smallholder farmers across different value chains in Kenya.

Kenya & Uganda

• Managed all value chains across company’s operational areas in Kenya and Uganda except for fresh produce.
• Drove business growth and impact through increased volume and values traded.
• Improved business efficiency, reduced loss and increased gross profit margins.

Western Kenya, Eastern And Northern Uganda

a) Revenue generation: Planned, coordinated and managed all business operations within the region to achieve company’s corporate goals. Achieved regional monthly targets for company’s revenue, profitability and sales growth for the region. Increased company’s sourcing volumes from the region. Explored new business opportunities within the Region, identify.

Coast And Western Region

a) Network development: Identified, on-boarded, trained, evaluated and supported TruTrade agents in my region. Developed capacity to be able to provide market connect service for farmers to company’s standards. Developed sustainable sourcing businesses.b) Sourcing co-ordination: Managed agent network in the region. Registered and managed deals with agents..

Western Region {Migori, Homabay, Kisumu, Siaya& Busia}

a) Network development: Identified, on-boarded, trained, evaluated and supported TruTrade agents in my region. Developed capacity to be able to provide market connect service for farmers to company’s standards. Developed sustainable sourcing businesses.b) Sourcing co-ordination: Managed agent network in the region. Registered and managed deals with agents..

North Rift (Nandi, Transzoia, Uasin Gishu & Marakwet )

• Kept management and sales team informed of all relevant sales and marketing activities.
• Partnered with existing customers and partners to promote these channels aimed at generating sales.
• Disseminated Simgas biogas product information aimed at making sales by responding to potential customer inquiries.
• Recognised markets and promoting Simgas biogas products.
• Used the knowledge of target market to advance the company's image and sales.
• Identified and properly qualifyied… Show more

Kwale County

• Strengthened education outcomes by conducting RAS sessions with learners.
• Promoted national cohesion by interacting with host community.
• Initiated community engagement programs aimed at solving identified problem within the host community.

Siaya, Kenya

• Followed up to CTC schools
• Recruited seed multiplication and PVS Farmers
• Marketed certified seeds
• Trained farmers on new farming technologies aimed at averting food insecurity.
• Trained farmers on best agribusiness projects aimed at fighting poverty.
• Trained Recruited Farmers on New Agricultural Methodologies

Kakamega

• Pond Management
• Recruitment of Fish Farmers
• Followed up to Fish Farmers to Offer Technical Support
• Monitored Pond Construction

Busia, Kenya

• Farm management activities
• Establishment and Management of Maize Demonstration plots field Trials
• Livestock duties
• Seed Bulking and Processing
• Animal Husbandry
• Pasture Production and Conservation

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Agribusiness Management

Diploma, Agricultural Extension And Community Development