DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership
Provide overall strategic direction and execute AMAC's multi-year growth plan.
Expand Mazao Exchange, WRS, and the AMAC Institute across Kenya and neighboring regions.
Identify and commercialize new commodity opportunities and product lines.
Build and sustain a resilient, future-focused organizational culture.
Market Development & Trade Expansion
Increase adoption of the Mazao Exchange among farmer groups, cooperatives, processors, and exporters.
Drive WRS market penetration and accelerate uptake of structured trading instruments.
Develop and maintain strong ties with commodity buyers, associations, banks, and international partners.
Financial Oversight
Lead revenue growth, cost optimization, profitability, and cash-flow discipline.
Strengthen trade-finance partnerships and unlock new financing products with partner banks.
Present quarterly business and financial performance to the Board.
Stakeholder & Government Relations
Represent AMAC in high-level engagements with ministries, regulators, county governments, and development partners.
Champion policy dialogues, market reforms, and sector frameworks that advance structured trade.
Operations, Quality & Compliance
Ensure compliance with the WRS Act, commodity-trade regulations, and international standards.
Oversee warehousing, grading, certification, and end-to-end commodity-trade processes.
Strengthen risk management, internal controls, and operational integrity.
Leadership & Culture
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing cross-functional team.
Promote excellence, transparency, innovation, and accountability.
Ensure effective succession planning and performance management.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree in Agribusiness, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related field (Master's preferred).
Minimum 10 years' senior leadership in agribusiness, commodities trading, trade finance, or agricultural value chains.
Demonstrated experience in scaling platforms, structured trading systems, or commodity exchanges.
Proven track record in revenue growth, partnership development, and market expansion.
Strong financial acumen, analytical capability, and negotiation skills.
Experience working with regulators, development partners, cooperatives, and global buyers.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Deep understanding of agricultural markets, value chains, and commodities regulation.
Strong knowledge of trade finance, structured trade, and logistics ecosystems.
Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder diplomacy skills.
Strategic thinker with strong execution discipline and data-driven decision-making capability.
Familiarity with digital trading platforms and market-linkage technologies is an added advantage.