Biomass Sourcing Coordinator at Lafarge Africa Plc

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Biomass Sourcing Coordinator

Job ID.: 2189
Location: Mfamosing Plant, Cross River
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

• The Biomass Coordinator is the main point of contact with the customers. 
• Liaise with customers/vendors about Biomass waste, orders and deliveries.
• Responsible to achieve Geocycle target on Biomass sourcing volumes in a region or Customer segment that will be determined from time to time.
• In conjunction with the Sales Administrator execute and organize the Sales and Marketing administration activities in order to achieve customer’s satisfaction with Geocycle services.
• Understand the Sales Process dynamics, set up a survey and identify the main internal & external stakeholders and have a deep knowledge about Customer service best practises. 

Main Responsibilities

• Biomass Coordinator is responsible for the customer/vendor facing activities and to provide rest of the organization with market information.
• Quality, Health & Safety and Environment
  • Reinforce the Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures
  • Organize periodic audit to control the application of the QHSE process.
• Creation of prospects/customers/vendors and contacts
• Plan and perform visits to customers and vendor as necessary
• Register and follow up opportunities and action plans
• Create customer/vendor offers and initiate price negotiation
• Preparation of the content of the physical AFR Contracts
• Follow up customer/vendor complaints
• Introduce volumes in Planning Tool based on what is obtainable from the market
• Prepare sales reports as a base for weekly transportation planning.
• Search, identify new market and materials opportunities and triggering the AFR Material validation flow where necessary
• Liaise with Sales Administrator to provide Master Data management (Customers, Vendor, Materials)
• Assist in the preparation of commercial offer to Customers/Vendors to be reviewed and discussed with the Geocycle Commercial Manager
• Liaise with logistics department to ensure timely deliveries for customer’s satisfaction with Geocycle services.
• Participate in preparing budget proposals for Geocycle in the country.

Job Dimensions
List of Direct Reports:

• Biomass Sourcing Coordinator.

Key Interfaces, Stakeholders and Relationships:

• Internal
  • Geocycle Commercial Manager 
  • Geocycle Sales Administrator 
  • Geocyle Logistics/ Operations Coordinators 
  • Plant Manager/ Plant AF/ARM Champion         
  • Communication Managers. Lobbying, Strategy 
  • Business Shared Services - Finance/ Accounting 
• External 
  • Partner Companies 
  • Waste Producers 
  • Waste Collection/ Disposal Companies.

Profile Required
Education / Qualifications:

• Agriculture / Business Management / Social sciences with sales development proven experience, preferably in service
• > 3 years of experience.

Technical competencies:

• Social and negotiation skills with the customers or vendors
• Training in the process and steps in CRM tool - Sales force, for the following processes:
  • Visit management, opportunity management, action plans, AFR Request
• Basic knowledge in MEA BM Business Partner Master Data Model and training in creation/modification of Customers/Prospects & AFR request in Sales force.
• Training in SAP (AFR Process steps)
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills.

Behavioral competencies:

• A team player with high level of dedication
• Ability to work under strict deadlines
• Ability to work in a diverse and multicultural environment and to engage with broad range of internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent communication and influential skills
• High Adaptability and Resilience
• Result oriented
• Analytical Skills
• Strong sense of ethics.

Mobility Requirements:

• The job will involve travel across various Biomass waste sourcing points in Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online