Cocoa Team Manager (Cocoa, Coffee, Agricultural Materials)

* Cocoa bean supply management - SOURCING
* Surveying:
- Assess the potential of new areas and new fermenters to expand and develop cocoa material areas/ list of suppliers, ensure sustainable cocoa supply.
- Selecting Cocoa bean and Logistics:
+ Manage and be responsible for the quantity and quality of purchased cocoa beans based on the initial target. + Responsible for the process of procuring beans from farm to warehouse and improving fermentation on the farm.
+ Follow-up, figure out the support solution for financial or technical issues to ensure the sustainable cacao supply.
+ Based on the long-term development goal of the company, build up the appropriate purchase and development strategy for cacao bean supply.
+ Plan the Sourcing team's annual budget and ensure the sourcing expenses have been used effectively.
+ Provide timely support and advice for the team to ensure work efficiency.
- Fermentation support:
+ Support fermenters to improve the quality match to Marou's standard.
+ Assess the capacity, and facilities, and calculate the budget for the support of fermentation and drying equipment.
+ Develop fermentation methods to create new flavors for Marou Vision and Developing.
+ Setting, operating and managing new fermentation stations of company (manpower, infrastructure, logistic and costs,...).
- Building and developing relationships:
+ Maintain and develop the relationship with fermenters/pod-farmers.
+ Cacao teamwork (Sourcing and Technical Advice members).
+ Teamwork in Marou.
* Develop and implement agricultural development projects and build sustainable relationship with farmers (SEEDLING PROGRAM & TECHNICAL ADVISOR)
- Build and implement agricultural development projects to deliver good agricultural practices to the farmers and stakeholders as well as construct and develop a good farmer community and be the bond between Marou and the cacao farmers and stakeholders.
- Facilitate setting up demonstration farms and co-operative farms.
- Build up and maintain relations with local government and research organizations to coordinate approaches in agriculture development and marketing.
* Secure:
- Long-term strategy for cocoa bean.
- Setting fermentation station (3 stations).
- Smart operation fermentation stations.