Operations Manager
Role mission
Ensure Comcof’s day-to-day commercial and operational activities move forward professionally, on schedule, and with clear accountability, even when the founder is not physically present.
About Comcof Group
Comcof Group is a coffee company focused on building long-term capabilities across sourcing, trade, market access, finance coordination, quality, processing, and value addition. We are early-stage by design and disciplined by conviction: we believe respected coffee companies are built through reliable systems, consistent quality, and professional execution. Learn more about the company.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinate daily commercial and operational activities.
- Support coffee sourcing, procurement, logistics, warehouse, and contract-execution activities.
- Maintain operational workplans, trackers, records, and reports.
- Follow up with suppliers, buyers, warehouses, transporters, banks, and service providers.
- Coordinate documentation required for transactions, financing, logistics, and management reporting.
- Track contract milestones, deliveries, inventory movement, and operational deadlines.
- Prepare weekly operational reports for leadership.
- Identify operational risks, delays, and bottlenecks early.
- Coordinate meetings and follow up agreed actions.
- Support the development of standard operating procedures.
- Maintain confidentiality and professional discipline.
- Ensure commitments made to external stakeholders are tracked and followed through.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in operations, supply chain, procurement, logistics, commodities, agriculture, trade, project coordination, or commercial administration.
- Strong written and spoken English.
- Strong Excel, Word, reporting, and record-management skills.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities.
- High integrity and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and report clearly.
Preferred backgrounds
- Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics, Commerce, Agricultural Economics, Project Management, Industrial Engineering, or Agribusiness.
- Experience in coffee, commodities, agricultural trade, warehousing, logistics, exports, banking coordination, or contract execution is advantageous.
Skills and attributes
- Highly organised and dependable.
- Calm under pressure and proactive.
- Commercially aware, with strong follow-through.
- Professional with different stakeholder groups.
- Comfortable visiting warehouses, suppliers, banks, and operational sites.
What success looks like
- Operations continue moving without constant founder intervention.
- Deadlines and commitments are tracked.
- Reports and records are accurate.
- Risks are identified early.
- Stakeholders receive timely follow-up.
- Contracts and transactions are executed more smoothly.
- Internal systems become increasingly organised.
What you will gain
You will sit at the centre of a coffee business being built from first principles: direct exposure to sourcing, logistics, contracts, financing coordination, and leadership decision-making, with responsibility that grows as the company does.