Manager - Sesame at Olam Nigeria Limited

Olam Nigeria Limited is located in Lagos, Nigeria and is part of the Farm Support Services Industry. Olam Nigeria Limited has 3,000 employees at this location and generates $222.01 million in sales (USD).

With offices and operational units across all geopolitical zones of the Nigerian Federation, Olam has a wide and growing network of farmers, suppliers, wholesalers, local buying agents (LBAs), customers and service providers. Today, these networks encompass approximately 500,000 farmers and have created tens of thousands of jobs in indirect employment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Manager - Sesame

Location: Kano
Employment Type: Full time
Function: Operation Common
Sub-Function: Operation Common

Job Description
As a Branch Manager, you’re responsible for inspiring your team, create ownership opportunities, and to deliver on the following key dimensions:

• Managing procurement operations of significant volumes in a year.
• Handling complete purchase and assisting in logistics from Nigeria region.
• Directly handling big cooperatives and suppliers. Stakeholder management which involves Government relations, Buyers etc.
• Map the Potential in the region and the market.
• Deliver on key KPIs’ – Volume, GC/MT, & PBT
• Planning and executing the buying strategies basis factory and export needs
• Pricing ideas – Adopt to market practices and ensure cost-effective buying
• Raw material quality practices - make sure the best quality materials are bought through innovations and better approaches
• Developing deep understanding of Product, grades & blends from regions
• Optimizing Supply Chain efficiencies in the business by being the sharpest buyer in the Industry and region, managing operations at the highest level of efficiency & becoming the most reliable counterparty in the Trade.
• Good communication and negotiation qualities.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and work experience.
• Buying / procurement
• Suppliers’ development
• Managing Operations / Efficiency Generation
• Stakeholder management
• Team collaboration.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.