Business Manager at a Leading Agricultural and Manufacturing Company - Terawork

Terawork - Our client, a leading firm in the agricultural and manufacturing sector, is recruiting a competent and qualified professional to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Manager

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The ideal candidate is expected to have business management experience in a Chemical/Formulation plant or similar role.
• He/ she will have a track record of outstanding management of day-to-day operations, including production, human resources, and accounting processes.
• He /she is responsible for leading and overseeing all operations in the business and implementing strategies to ensure productivity while also evaluating how well the business performed on various tasks within a specific time frame.

Key Duties

• The Manager shall be responsible for overseeing business growth efforts on behalf of the company which will include conducting market research to identify new business opportunities and client leads, coordinating with company leadership to conduct risk assessments, and maintaining beneficial relationships with clients, suppliers and other business partners.
• Ensure optimum cost control for the entire business by identifying business opportunities.
• Working with the team, Identify and implement continuous improvements initiatives for the formulation plant, including recipe improvements, and other marketing related initiatives.
• Identify business waste and block leakages.
• Organize and coordinate business operations in ways that ensure maximum productivity
• Design and implement business plans and strategies to promote the attainment of goals
• Supervise the business operations employees to ensure productivity efficiency of operations and provide direction on how best to handle different tasks while maintaining customer satisfaction.
• Assess overall company performance against objectives
• Drives the manufacturing strategy of the business. Perform Short, Mid & Long-term capacity planning etc- to ensure seamless execution.
• Assessing and identifying new opportunities for growth in current and prospective markets.
• Engages the sales, planning and market facing team to be able to deliver the right products that serve the customer needs.
• Maintain plan for forecasting, targeting, and attaining sales
• Ensure Finished goods (FG) availability to support sales ambition (Zero stock out situation).
• Maintain relationships with partners/vendors/suppliers
• Create capture tactics for sales targets that are in line with the objectives of the practice area and the business model.
• Developing skill sets of team members, onboarding plans, operator training (both internal external interventions as required) etc.
• Ensure that the company has the adequate and suitable resources to complete its activities (e.g., people, material, equipment etc.)
• Ensure that manufacturing related market complaints are tracked and driven down to near zero as much as possible.
• Ensure that system and analytical processes, documentation, testing are done, and documents kept.
• Ensure a robust cGMP, and relevant ISO certification are done, and the team are abreast with current manufacturing standards.
• Drives Inbound, In processing and outbound manufacturing quality as well as oversee & supervise engagement with Regulators.
• Oversee engage and supervise issues around safety and regulatory engagement with regulators, ministries, and other environmental agencies.

Job Requirements

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc Degree (minimum of Second class upper) in Business, Management, or related field
• 7 - 15 years of relevant business management experience in the manufacturing Environment.

Experience:

• In a Chemical or Herbicide Manufacturing firm: 5 years (Preferred)
• As Business Manager in a Manufacturing firm: 10 years (Preferred).

Application Closing Date
27th February, 2023.