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Geoffrey Kanyali

@geoffreykanyali

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Operations and projects leader driving growth, compliance, and profitability.

Uganda

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior operations or project leadership roles where I can drive operational excellence, compliance, and growth, lead cross-functional teams, and support financing and business development for large-scale projects.

I am an operations and projects leader with extensive experience in production, supply chain, and business development across manufacturing and agribusiness sectors.

I have led end-to-end operations teams, implemented ISO and quality management systems, and managed multi-million dollar projects and donor-funded programs to deliver measurable social and commercial impact.

My achievements include improving gross margins by 25%, delivering on-time US export performance of 99%, coordinating capital-raising and trade finance instruments, and securing seasonal pre-launch revenue targets up to USD 1.5M.

I prioritize compliance, operational excellence, talent development, and scalable systems to sustain growth while mitigating risk, and I guide clients through KYC, due diligence, and financing processes for projects above USD 10M.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Trade Finance Executive

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Euro Exim Bank Limited

Jun 2022 - Present (4 years)

Arrange trade finance instruments and coordinate capital-raising programs (bonds, JV equity, debt) for projects above USD 10M; support KYC and due diligence processes to onboard clients since June 2022.

Trade Finance Bond Financing KYC Due Diligence Capital Raising Client Onboarding

AGOA Market Production Manager

Sseko Designs Limited

Oct 2018 - Jun 2022 (3 years 8 months)

Managed global business and production strategy, improving gross margin by 25% and achieving seasonal pre-launch revenue of USD 1.5M while maintaining 99% on-time US delivery and 99% US quality pass over three years (Oct 2018–Jun 2022).

Production Management Operations & Strategy Costing Quality Management Supply Chain Inventory Management Vendor Management Performance Improvement

Head of Operations & Projects

Star Café Limited

Apr 2012 - Sep 2018 (6 years 5 months)

Led operations, quality and projects including ISO/UNBS certification, donor-funded project delivery (e.g., USD 2.6M food safety project) and export business development, improving production quality and compliance (Apr 2012–Sep 2018).

Operations Management Project Management Supply Chain Export Budgeting Stakeholder Management Procurement

Operations Supervisor

Star Café Limited

Jan 2009 - Apr 2012 (3 years 3 months)

Coordinated production, stores, procurement and logistics, implemented integrated QMS (ISO 9001/22000/OHSAS) and reduced equipment downtime to ~3% annually (Jan 2009–Apr 2012).

Production Planning Inventory Management Maintenance Management Logistics Process Improvement Compliance