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This is a confidential search. Our client is a large-scale agrifood company based in the greater Kampala area.

The role is a high-impact distribution leadership position for a manager who can strengthen logistics performance, improve operational coordination, and ensure efficient product distribution across Uganda and selected export markets.

As Distribution Manager, you will oversee the full distribution operation, ensuring timely deliveries, cold-chain integrity, route optimization, inventory coordination, and high service levels across a fast-paced agrifood environment.

You will play a key role in improving logistics efficiency, supporting commercial growth, and ensuring products are distributed in a cost-effective and controlled manner across farms, warehouses, processing facilities, distributors, and customers.

Location: Greater Kampala, Uganda
Sector: Agriculture

This is a confidential recruitment. Our client is a large-scale agriculture company based in the greater Kampala area

This is not a traditional security manager role. It is a high-impact system ownership role for a leader who can rebuild control, enforce standards through supervisors and team leaders, and reduce operational loss across a complex, high-risk environment.

As Security & Loss Control Manager you will own the security and loss-control system. Not by replacing operational teams or running field tasks yourself, but by ensuring SOPs are understood, applied, verified, and continuously improved.

You will establish, enforce, and sustain a structured security and loss-control system across operations, processing, loading, and distribution. Additionally, you will ensure that operational risks are controlled through SOPs, accountable teams, effective monitoring, and verified closure of issues.

Location: Greater Kampala, Uganda
Sector: Agriculture

AQ Roses PLC operates large-scale greenhouse farms in Ethiopia (Ziway and Debre Zeit), producing premium roses and alstroemeria for international markets. The flowers are marketed through the Dutch sales company Rosa Plaza B.V., with headquarters in the Netherlands.

As Cultivation Manager you are responsible for the technical cultivation across both Ethiopian farms. The position is purely technical in nature and centers on plant health, growing conditions and agronomic performance.

You work closely with the Country Manager and senior production managers in Ethiopia and align with the management team in the Netherlands. A senior grower will retire in the coming period, allowing for a structured transition and knowledge transfer.

This is a hands-on role requiring initiative, analytical thinking and a systematic way of working.

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sector: Floriculture

ETG is a global player with a presence in 48 countries, spanning 6 continents. The Group has a diverse portfolio of expertise across various industries encompassing agricultural inputs, logistics, merchandising, food processing, energy, minerals & metals, technology, and supply chain optimization.

ETG Sustainable Coffee in Uganda is leading operations from Namanve warehouse in Kampala, overseeing several processing and warehouse units in Uganda that process coffee and warehouses inputs. ETG’s responsible sourcing program for coffee has grown substantially over the past three years, currently covering over 20,000 farmers. Dedicated certified supply chains have been established, various donor and client projects have successfully kicked off and the first learnings have been gathered and processed. The Coffee Sustainability team in Uganda is well established and ready for expansion.

As Country Manager Sustainable Coffee you work closely with the three Project Officers who are responsible for the implementation and execution of projects and work directly with the field teams (Eight staff in different areas). You work closely with the coffee procurement team in the Kampala office to establish prefinance for dedicated certified suppliers, support with traceability structures and implementation and align closely on potential expansion options for certified coffee sourcing.

Location: Kampala Uganda
Sector: Commodities

Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (BPIL) is the leading integrated poultry company in Uganda. Established in 2012, BPIL has grown to a company with over 1,000 employees stationed in over 10 production sites. They operate a fully integrated broiler value chain, from hatchery and feed mill to grow-out, processing and distribution.

In Kenya, Biyinzika Poultry Kenya Limited has started a fast-paced greenfield operation to enter the Kenyan market.

We are looking for a dynamic and entrepreneurial Commercial Manager to lead the commercial function of their new Kenyan integrated broiler poultry start-up.

As Commercial Manager you combine strong commercial skills with an entrepreneurial mindset. You identify opportunities, take calculated risks, innovate sales approaches and scale the business rapidly. This whilst being highly tech-savvy and data-driven. You make evidence-based decisions that optimize margins, efficiency and customer satisfaction across an integrated broiler value chain covering hatchery, feed mill, grow-out processing and distribution.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Sector: Integrated Poultry Business

Bles Dairies East Africa is a fast-growing supplier and service provider for Kenyan dairy farmers . The business has grown rapidly over the past years and continues to scale in volume, complexity and geographic reach.

Growth is driven by vertically integrated fodder production, a growing national depot network, direct-to-farm distribution and strong partnerships with global suppliers. As the business moves into its next phase, operational excellence and disciplined execution are critical.

To support this growth, Bles Dairies East Africa is looking for an Operations Director who will take ownership of day-to-day execution and help turn rapid growth into controlled and profitable scale.

As Operations Director you are the operational backbone of the organization and work very closely with the Managing Director. You act as his right hand, taking full ownership of execution across production, logistics, depots and service delivery.

This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-growing environment. You bring structure where complexity increases, introduce clear processes and ensure that operations scale without losing control. You are present on the ground, close to team and sites and comfortable making decisions in a dynamic emerging market context.

Location: Eldoret, Kenya
Sector: Dairy

Esco Uganda is a family-owned business active in sustainable trade of cocoa, vanilla and other products with smallholder farmers in Uganda. From a Christian worldview they believe in making a positive impact through working with smallholder farmers. This not only by creating a fair and sustainable cocoa and vanilla chain, but also by charitable giving to local communities.

They are very well-established in the market, with a history tracing back to 1956. Esco Uganda currently employs around 150 people and work with +/- 50.000 small holder farmers throughout the different commodities, providing them with quality inputs and training. The farmers are located in Uganda and DR Congo.

Esco Uganda is looking for a Group Head of Sustainability to further drive their sustainability, certification and environmental agenda. You will ensure they continue to comply with global standards (e.g. EUDR, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, Fair Trade). You will stay ahead of new and upcoming certification initiatives and support the trading team by managing customers’ sustainability requirements.

Location: Kampala, Uganda
Sector: Commodity Trading

Lake Harvest Group is looking for a General Manager to join their Malawi Operations. Lake Harvest Group is an international group of tilapia producers and traders active in Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

As General Manager you will spearhead the strategic and operational management of the company’s protein import and trading business in Malawi. Doing so by ensuring efficient supply chain operations, sales and market expansion across the country. You will also be responsible for building and motivating the Malawian team. In order to navigate volatile exchange rates the you will also be responsible for setting up a commodity trading arm.

You will report to the Head of Sales & Logistics of the group and will have 2 direct reports, a finance manager and a sales & operations manager. The total team in Malawi currently consists of 10 people.

Location: Blantyre, Malawi 
Sector: Food production & trading