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Geneva Area, Switzerland

As part of the Green and Inclusive Value Chain team, responsible for the design and implementation of agricultural and agribusiness related technical capacity building training and coaching. Primary targets being for small agribusinesses (privately owned and cooperatives) and farmers aiming for improved competitiveness, income generation and livelihood improvement and climate change adaptability. Provision of technical leadership and advice within programmes across the organisation. Emphasis on value chain optimisation and innovation; strengthening of enterprise technical & export capacity; market intelligence; market link development; sustainability and inclusiveness; certifications; environmental impact mitigation and climate change resilience; farmer technology and information transfer; agronomic practices. Coffee, cocoa, tea and horticulture sector project design, management and execution including technical direction, coordination, financial management, performance monitoring and formation of project implementation partnerships with private sector entities.

Indonesia

Coffee export profit centre management with responsibility for trading and financial performance, risk management, hedging and position management, logistics, coffee processing, quality, operations, administration and human resources. Handled business strategy development and planning, budgeting, P&L analysis and inventory control. Development of farmer support programs and supply chain initiatives for productivity, traceability, sustainability, value capture improvement and certification standards implementation.Business development and project management in supply chains, operations, IT & control systems and product marketing.

Papua New Guinea

Responsible for all aspects of sourcing and trading of Arabica coffee and management of country, supply & demand, financial and market risks. Maintained supplier and customer relationships.Supervised processing facilities for yield, quality and product & inventory value maximisation.Oversaw farmer development programs, supply chain improvement and business development.

Melbourne, Australia

Performed costs analysis, P&L, debtor and creditor control, contract and inventory management for various horticulture products supplied to major supermarkets from own production and supplier networkConducted market and sales category analysis, supply & demand forecasting, promotional and pricing strategy.

Australia

Crop seed production management on proprietary farm and out-grower farm network. Responsibilities for quality and quantity targets consisting of crop programming and monitoring; labour management; harvesting; quality control and processing; out-grower relations and technical extension.

Swaziland, Botswana, Angola And Namibia

Business development, with a focus on smallholder farmers across Southern and East African countries for the production, processing, logistics, sales and marketing of various crop seeds.Duties covered production and sales contract negotiation, agronomy services and farmer training, trials management and research collaboration, supply chain and logistics management, supply and demand planning, marketing and sales promotion, budgeting, team management.

Master Of Agri-Food Management, Agri-Business Management

Bsc Agriculture, Agriculture (Horticulture Management)

Activities and Societies: Rowing Men's Captain, Rowing Blue

High School