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Contracts Manager (Expat) (Contracts Manager)

Overview

Reference
Contracts Manager

Salary
ZAR/month

Job Location
- South Africa -- Johannesburg Metro -- Johannesburg

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
29 July 2024


Our client is looking for a Contracts Manager.

Responsibilities:

  • Utilise computer software to create plans and detailed blueprints.

  • Troubleshoot problems that may arise during the agricultural season.

  • Schedule daily workflows and set daily work programmes.

  • Monitor daily productivity of contracted equipment.

  • Ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards.

  • Report weekly on operational and financial progress.

  • Manage a fleet of 150 tractors and heavy plant on a large sugar estate.

  • Provide land preparation, road maintenance, canal maintenance, and crop spraying services.

  • Plan operational schedules for large fleets of tractors and heavy plant while monitoring productivities and efficiencies.

Key Skills:

  • Proficient in precision agricultural practices using Trimble/RTK equipment on AGCO and Komatsu.

  • Experience with heavy farm machinery such as Massey Ferguson, Challenger, and Komatsu.

  • Strong financial management skills, including procurement, budgeting, operational stores, and workshop administration.

  • Excellent planning and activity scheduling skills.

  • Strong technical skills and a hands-on approach.

  • Effective communication skills at all levels.

  • Ability to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds.

  • Self-motivated, results-driven, and capable of working under strict deadlines.

  • Team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision.

  • Ability to develop long-term customer relationships.

  • Good planning and activity scheduling skills.

  • Technical skills with a hands-on approach.

  • Excellent communication skills.

  • Self-motivated and results-driven.

  • Ability to work under strict deadlines and with minimum supervision.

  • Strong team player.

  • Ability to develop long-term customer relationships.

Qualifications:

  • BSc in Agricultural Engineering or a similar qualification.

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in a senior management position within an agricultural environment.

  • Fully computer literate.

  • Ability to operate Trimble and Topcon GPS software.

  • Valid driver's license.


Contact information

Tamlyn Redmond