Overview

Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fibre agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep understanding of market needs built over 33 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, animal feed & protein, rice, edible oils, speciality grains & seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber and commodity financial services.

Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows, with more than 40 million MT in volume traded annually. Focused on transforming food, feed and fibre for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably, and striving for a food-secure future.

Job Position: General Manager, Commercial
Location: Ilorin, Kwara

Job Description

  1. Responsible for the volume, Margin & overall bottom line delivery (PBT) of the Soy Crush business, managing procurement, sales & all risks across the value chain
  2. Responsible for complete Soy Supply Chain management (procurement & storage)
    • Leading the procurement team, managing the LBAs (aggregators) across the country
    • Designing & implementing Farmer Programs to promote Soy farming (& procurement) around plant catchment areas
    • Owning the Soy S&D (Supply & Demand) forecasting, enabling the right supply chain strategy (buying & selling) and agile decision making
    • Building a good understanding of the Global/ Regional Soy S&D, trade flows & pricing along with their impact on the Nigerian market
  3. Responsible for the overall sales operations, including
    • Intercompany sales of SBM & CSBO
    • 3rd party sales of SBM & CSBO (Key Account management)
    • Export sales of SBM
  4. Responsible for the Soyabean – SNOP process (yearly & monthly production planning) by coordinating with all stakeholders – Feedmills, Refinery, Production & Logistics

Job Deliverables

  1. Contribute to business roadmap development and implementation, managing the complete value chain strategy for Soy & byproducts. Apply sound judgment within established policies, utilising effective problem-solving techniques. Demonstrate strong financial acumen, including understanding counterparty and credit risk management. Manage internal & external stakeholders and industry leadership.
  2. Optimise resource utilisation within the plant (both RM & FG) & warehouses. Support infrastructure implementation according to the business plan, maximising capacity and minimising controllable losses. Coordinate with regulatory bodies to secure necessary permissions and approvals.
  3. Build and develop high-performing teams through effective hiring, training, and development. Provide market analysis to support business trading and positional decisions.
  4. Collaborate with key stakeholders through formal business reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. Manage relationships across peers in the department to ensure product/ region ownership and collaboration to ensure stock availability across plants/ warehouses not under direct supervision. Management of logistics in collaboration with feed mills & Import/ export manager to ensure stock for both internally & externally sourced materials.

Requirements

  1. MBA with minimum 8-10 years of post-qualification experience in a relevant industry/ category/ function
  2. Proven experience in Leading & managing teams, Key Account Management, Supply Chain/ Sales,/ Distribution roles in emerging/ Upcountry markets. Exposure to Commodity markets and micro- and macroeconomic factors of the business environment. Strong conceptual and analytical bend of mind to operate in an international business environment
  3. Prior experience in commodity/ supply chain, and/or operations is highly desirable.

How to Apply
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