Company Profile

HPW Fresh and Dry Ltd is a fruit processing company. HPW is synonymous with fresh from harvest fruit, crisp and crunchy vegetables from Africa and Asia. We develop stand-alone products for our customers that meet the most exacting quality standards and offer maximum availability - for wholesalers and retailers, as well as for the food industry.

Job Description

• Carries out supplier assessment, supports supplier’s approval and maintains approved supplier list.
• Maintains approved chemical lists for suppliers and update it every year. 
• Ensures raw material compliance with EC regulations in terms of residues and carries out quarterly residue monitoring.
• Responsible for the technical training of farmers. 
• Drafts training plan for pineapple and mango farmers and makes sure they are trained.
• Responsible for maintaining and developing the quality of the raw material based on specifications.
• Maintains relations with growers and supports and advices growers.
• Communicates and enforces raw material specifications towards growers.
• Monitors certification of the suppliers (Global GAP, organic, fairtrade)
• Leads the sourcing officers who support the sourcing superintendent in carrying out quality checks in the field and at collection points.
• Implements and monitors all raw material related standards and certification in cooperation with the certification coordinator.
• May be required to take part in meetings and committees as per management decision.
• Leads extension officers in training, extension and data collection.
• Distributes inputs to farmers to produce raw material.
• Carries out yield assessments and yield estimates.
• Maintains the database for the supply planning and makes sure that the necessary data is collected and entered into the database.

Required Skills or Experience

• Minimum of Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Agricultural Science or related field. 
• Minimum of three years relevant work experience in a similar role, preferably in a fruit processing environment.
• Excellence, Integrity, Accountability
• Ability to work independently and with less supervision
• Effective time-management skills and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing and challenging environment.