General Manager

Role Overview

The General Manager will lead the daily operation and commercial performance of a food manufacturing and bakery plant in Mlolongo. This role connects production, wheat flour sourcing, quality, sales, and financial planning to keep products safe and available while improving efficiency and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee production across dough preparation, baking, cooling, and packaging, aligning output with customer orders and delivery schedules.
• Track production capacity, ingredient use, product yields, downtime, and waste, and introduce practical improvements where performance falls short.
• Manage purchasing and stock levels for flour, yeast, sugar, additives, and packaging materials, balancing product requirements with cost and supply considerations.
• Apply knowledge of wheat milling and flour specifications to assess incoming flour quality and maintain effective supplier relationships.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene, HACCP, traceability, and occupational safety practices throughout production, storage, and warehouse areas.
• Prepare and manage operating budgets; monitor labour, energy, factory spending, recipe costs, margins, and cash flow to identify opportunities for stronger cost control.
• Develop sales and distribution opportunities across wholesale, retail, supermarket, institutional, and hospitality customers, using market feedback to guide pricing and product decisions.
• Lead teams across production, quality, logistics, sales, and administration; oversee preventive equipment maintenance and report operational and financial results to ownership.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Food Science, or a related discipline.
• At least eight years of progressively responsible management experience, including substantial hands-on experience in flour milling or a large-scale commercial bakery.
• Strong working knowledge of wheat milling, flour grading and quality, baking processes, inventory control, and applicable food safety requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, improve operating costs, grow revenue, and develop distribution channels.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and maintaining clear operational standards and accountability.

What We Offer / Why Join

• Full-time, on-site leadership role based in Mlolongo, Kenya.
• Monthly remuneration of KSh 150,000.