Olam Agri Current Job Vacancies

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: Commercial Finance Associate

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Review of Debtors Exposure report to confirm its accuracy and completeness and ensure collections are received as and when due.
• Review of Debtors Schedule to ensure its alignment with all related GLs.
• Regular follow up with the commercial team for collections from Debtors.
• Customer claims settlement.
• Review of KYC and registration documents for onboarding new customers.
• Champion recovery of long outstanding debts.
• Monitor aged debts to ensure adequate provision.

Requirements

• A Degree in Financial Management or related discipline
• ACA / CIMA / ACCA
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Financial Management (including 2 years in Commercial Finance role).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Location: Nigeria 

Job Description

• The Chief Engineer will be responsible for overall Engineering activities across all sites of the company, ensuring the maximum availability of the plant by implementing the best maintenance practices.
• He will report functionally to the VP-Engineering with a dotted line reporting to the Plant Managers of Feed mill & Soy Crush plant.
• The Chief Engineer will be responsible for overall Engineering activities across all sites of the company, ensuring the maximum availability of the plant by implementing the best maintenance practices.
• He will report functionally to the VP-Engineering with a dotted line reporting to the Plant Managers of Feed mill & Soy Crush plant.

Key Deliverables

• Providing technical support to the onsite engineering team as and when required
• Ensure safety compliance at all sites.
• Develop departmental goals and strategies.
• Implement effective Preventive and predictive maintenance for maximum equipment availability.
• Achieve all KPI targets like Power, steam and R&M cost. Improve OEE, MTTR and MTBF
• Manage engineering store and inventory of engineering spares & consumables.
• Good knowledge of project management, planning, negotiations with sound commercial judgement, able to set priorities.
• Good knowledge on plant utilities like steam boiler, air compressor, Genset, water treatment plant, fire protection system etc.
• Basic knowledge in electrical and instrumentation (for candidate with mechanical background)
• Proven leadership and management skills with ability to develop a competent maintenance team.
• Prepare maintenance budget, capex proposals. Take the ownership of maintenance cost.
• Leading daily morning meetings and ensure RCAs are done for any downtime happened on a day today basis.
• Work closely with the procurement team for establishing annual maintenance contracts to agree on service, delivery timelines, price and performance requirements for those equipment’s wherever applicable.
• Work with procurement team for alternate/local vendor development

Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical) with 10-15 years of maintenance experience in large manufacturing facility.
• Out of which 2 to 3 years as head department head.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: BC Paddy Procurement Officer

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Olam thrives around optimizing supply chains. The regional manager is a key position which is directly responsible for the implementation of the regions business road map.
• The role involves the responsibility of an entire product(s) line in Olam’s business in the region.
• The incumbent will play a critical and extremely tangible role in delivering results.
• You will be controlling the execution of all processes, including managing the supply chain from producer to exports.
• As a Branch Manager, you’re responsible for inspiring your team, create ownership opportunities, and to deliver on the following key dimensions.

Strategic Effectiveness:

• Contribute to the design and implementation of the business road map, as well as managing the procurement and supply chain strategy for the product(s), within the country
• You will demonstrate sound judgement within defined practices and policies and select techniques for obtaining solutions that will contribute to future results and successes
• Strong financial acumen, ability to read and comprehend tasks such as counterparty and credit risk management
• Developing and implementing business plans for the region, conducting reviews and briefing the team on organizational goals.
• Building the brand and its awareness and resolving customer problems as needed

Operational Effectiveness:

• As a branch manager, you are responsible for the optimal utilization of country resources
• You will be required to support the implementation of required infrastructure as per the business plan and derive maximum capacity efficiencies by eliminating controllable losses
• Coordinate with appropriate regulatory bodies for obtaining permissions, and approvals
• Complying with all applicable laws and regulations for the industry within your region
• Assessing market conditions and identifying opportunities
• Adhering to high ethical and professional standards

Organizational Effectiveness:

• Ability to build teams – hiring, training, and developing team members
• Your market information and analysis would be critical in supporting the business head in trading and positional decisions
• Collaborate with key stakeholders involving formal business reviews and ongoing continuous improvement initiatives
• Managing team members and evaluating employee performance and providing feedback and guidance as needed
• Recognising employee achievements and encouraging excellence in the work environment

Requirements

• An understanding of how, and the willingness to go the extra mile, to bring added business value. Self-driven with a strong result orientation.
• MBA with 1-3 years of post-qualification industry experience
• You should be able to communicate at all levels and have distinct leadership skills.
• Outstanding Organisation Skills along with an approach that pays attention to detail.
• Basic Computer Skills, Advanced Skills with Microsoft Office,
• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills
• Previous experience in Sales, Supply chain and Operations would be a big positive.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Branch Controller – Sesame

Location: Nigeria 

Role Brief

• 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.
• Developing and managing an efficient procurement network as per distribution strategy.
• Pricing ideas – Adopt to market practices and ensure cost-effective buying.
• Deliver on key KPIs’ – Volume, GC/MT, & PBT.
• Planning and executing the buying strategies basis factory and export needs.
• Directly handling big cooperatives and suppliers. Stakeholder management which involves Government relations, Buyers etc.
• Map the Potential in the region and the market.
• 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.
• Handling complete purchase and assisting in logistics from Nigeria region.
• Good communication and negotiation qualities.

Responsibilities of the position/ KPI

• Buying / procurement
• Suppliers’ development
• Managing operations / Efficiency generation
• Stakeholder management
• Team collaboration

Requirements

• Management Graduate with 1-3 years of handling Raw material procurement commercial/ operations in agri-business or commodity industry
• Agri-business finance
• Sales/ Business finance or commercial in agri-business industry or commodity industry.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online