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Commercial Strategy Lead – High Value Crops

One Acre Fund via One Acre Fund
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Kakamega, Kenya
Type
Full Time
Deadline
14 Jan 2027
83 days left
Job Description
  • Lead and execute strategic projects that support the HVC and Potato strategies and Tupande's impact vision.
  • Translate strategic priorities into execution plans with milestones and clear ownership.
  • Own key HVC workstreams through agreed Stage-Gate processes.
  • Help set direction by identifying opportunities, risks and needed interventions.
  • Plan, forecast and analyze performance across priority HVC value chains.
  • Analyze farmer, market, supply, pricing and operational data to generate business insights.
  • Build business cases supporting variety diversification, commercial partnerships and margin growth.
  • Use data and judgment to influence investment, scale-up and portfolio decisions.
  • Coordinate teams across Agronomy, Global Supply Chain, Government Relations, Operations and other functions.
  • Align teams on variety testing, regulatory approvals, seed multiplication and commercial rollout.
  • Lead task forces and ensure actions, milestones and dependencies are met.
  • Influence stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Track strategic KPIs and performance across the HVC portfolio.
  • Regularly assess initiatives against commercial, farmer-impact and operational criteria.
  • Recommend scaling, pausing, adapting or discontinuing initiatives based on evidence.
  • Help integrate HVC priorities into S&OP and business planning.
  • Prepare analysis and materials for HVC leadership, S&OP and SteerCo discussions.
  • Support communication and alignment of HVC priorities across teams.
  • Provide clear updates on progress, risks and decisions required.
Requirements
  • Exceptional project management and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to combine data with sound business judgment to influence decisions.
  • Strategic thinking: translating strategy into executable plans and identifying risks and structural bottlenecks.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to help different teams work together.
  • Commercial acumen: assessing commercial viability, building business cases and understanding financial implications.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and Google Suite.
  • Open only to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya.
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