Country IT Head at Olam Agri

Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fiber 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, specialty 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 fiber for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably, and strive for a food-secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Country IT Head

Location: Iganmu, Lagos

Key Deliverables
Strategic leadership and planning:

• Develop and execute the country's IT strategy and roadmap in alignment with global IT and business objectives with a focus on efficiency innovation and competitive advantage
• Manage the IT budget ensuring optimal allocation of resources for projects operations and strategic initiatives
• Establish and track key IT performance indicators to measure the effectiveness and value of IT services.

Digital transformation and technology management:

• Lead digitization initiatives across the value chain such as smart factory supply chain optimization and advanced analytics
• Oversee implementation maintenance and optimization of the SAP landscape ensuring strong system performance and integration with MES
• Direct the use of the Microsoft enterprise ecosystem such as Azure Microsoft 365 and Dynamics to improve collaboration productivity and cloud adoption.

Information security and compliance:

• Develop implement and enforce an information security strategy to safeguard company assets intellectual property and data across all sites
• Lead major cybersecurity initiatives including implementation of tools such as endpoint detection and response and SIEM
• Ensure all IT operations comply with relevant regulations industry standards and internal policies including data privacy and IT general controls.

People and vendor management:

• Lead mentor and develop the IT team to build a high performing customer focused and innovative culture
• Manage relationships with key vendors service providers and technology partners to ensure quality service and favorable commercial terms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Business Administration or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years progressive IT experience with at least 3 to 5 years in a senior leadership or head of IT role preferably in manufacturing or industrial operations
• Proven experience leading large scale digital transformation and enterprise wide IT projects
• Strong expertise in SAP including ECC or S4HANA implementation functional support and integration with manufacturing systems
• Strong understanding of modern Microsoft technologies including cloud platforms such as Azure the M365 suite and data or AI services
• Extensive experience in developing and managing an enterprise information security program and deploying related security tools
• Familiarity with IT governance frameworks such as ITIL and COBIT and with manufacturing IT standards

Competencies:

• Exceptional strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing and engaging stakeholders at all levels, from the shop floor to executive leadership.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills, with a focus on team development and change management.
• Strong project and program management capabilities, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time and within budget.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.