General Manager

Elgin Fruit Growers, a private company with fruit growers as its shareholders, is mainly involved in letting property to a range of lessees, +- 40 in total and mostly companies serving the farming community.

To manage and expand its business they now need an experienced manager with the following qualification, skills, knowledge and attributes:

  • A suitable qualification with experience in accounting
  • At least 10 years’ experience in property rental/management with multiple tenants
  • Project management experience
  • Experience in general maintenance, property development and client liaison
  • Strong business and financial acumen
  • Strategic planning skills with a hands-on approach
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Strong computer literacy

Key performance areas will include:

  • Financial: occupancy rate, rentals, other income growth, rent collection rate, net operating income, year-end financials
  • Operational: compliance, vacancy duration, turnover rate, maintenance response time
  • Portfolio Management: lease expiry forecasting and planning, renewals, capital improvement, return on investment
  • Strategic planning: expansion success rate measurement, sustainability metrics (energy, waste, etc.), technology, adoption
  • Tenant satisfaction: retention rate of tenants, complaint resolution times

 Reporting to the Board, and with a small team as support, the position offers a market related salary with a rewarding incentive scheme, based on agreed performance targets, and the possibility of flexible hours and days.

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Closing date: 31 October 2025

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