Olam International | Recruitment

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: General Manager – Finance and Accounts

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Finance is a contemporary and forward-looking function that is driving value by being a world-class partner to our business.
• As a Finance Controller you will partner with the business unit in the country (Business Head, Sales & Functional leads) to ensure P&L transparency & accuracy and to drive the business towards targets & operational KPIs achievement.
• As successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate ability to link business decisions to financial impacts.

Responsibilities
Controllership:

• You are a controller that ensures accurate, efficient and timely delivery of relevant reports, while ensuring hygiene of accounting, book-keeping, various systems and processes.

Performance Officer:

• You help us to be on track with robust and timely performance tracking.
• You will ensure budgetary process improvements and achieve better predictability on outcomes

Value Manager:

• You also ensure & support value maximization initiatives (interest, Trade Finance, currency management, etc.)

Co-Strategist:

• You are our strategist; you help in value-added decision support through superior data analytics and help us drive special projects to growth.
• Ensure and support value maximization initiatives (Interest, Trade Finance etc.)

Impact Areas for a Finance Controller:
Business Financial Insights:

• Your in-depth knowledge on financial/management accounting principles will help us to accurately reflect the business performance.

Controls, Compliance & Assurance:

• Our ability to evaluate risks and determining their impact on the management audit, developing and/or modifying audit procedures as required.
• You ensure compliances to legal and secretarial requirements as well as functioning within the norms of statutory audit regulations respective to country/ business.

Reporting & process efficiencies:

• The finance controller demonstrates conceptual ability to ideate and implement robust systems & processes suited to business/ country.
• You also display accuracy and efficiency in MIS reporting, budgeting.

Capability Building:

• Build capability in finance function, growing finance leadership pipeline and ensuring effective knowledge & expertise transfer for effective execution of finance strategies: Personal Credibility & Thought Leadership Building Functional Capability

Requirements

• A qualified chartered accountant with 6-10 years of experience in finance in Mfg. setup, preferably from FMCG.
• Experience in handling Plant Finance/ Business Finance
• Should have led team in delivering month end activities and Finance KPI.
• Should have worked on implementing Industry best practices about Compliance and Governance.
• Hands on experience with Balance sheet analysis, P&L analysis, Cost savings initiatives, and Capex project evaluations.
• Working SAP knowledge and excellent Microsoft office skills is mandatory.
• Experienced in handling audit assignments including statutory audit, Internal Audit and Tax audits and Budget exercises.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Location: Nigeria
Job type: Full time
Function: Non Commodity Procurement
Sub-Function: Non Commodity Procurement

Job Description

• Leads evaluation and selection of suppliers in terms of quality, service, cost, and capability.
• Procurement of General, consumable Items (MRO Items), AGO, Raw material and capex
• Participates in the development of sourcing strategies.
• Make purchase orders, job orders as the case may be and follow up with vendors for timely delivery of the goods and services.
• Looks for productivity gains, which may include working with Improvement Leaders and Service Center personnel.
• Looks for alternative sources, through individual research, and working with other Buyers, Sr. Buyers, and Executive Buyers.
• Oversees contract implementation and supplier performance/interaction; involved with resolving operational issues.
• Documents issues for quality, service, safety, and supply (into the Sourcing quality data bases) and resolves issues with suppliers.
• Identifies and drives continuous improvement.
• Oversees contract implementation and supplier performance and interaction.
• Negotiates and delivers savings to meet business requirements and company objectives

Key Deliverables

• Understands market dynamics, labor rates/market rates, etc. that may impact buy.
• Uses Auction Tools, RFIs, RFQs, RFPs and/or sealed bids.
• Creates leveraged agreements as appropriate.
• Calculates and reports accomplishments in all appropriate systems.
• Direct procurement policies to ensure all items are purchased and delivered within budget and time constraints
• manage vendor and supplier selection process based on price, quality, support, capacity, and reliability
• Develop and manage purchasing budgets and forecasts.
• End to end process knowledge of Import & Export of commodity and consumable items.
• Well Versed with process of EXIM Certification & documentation process.
• Understanding local government EXIM rules and regulation.
• Resolve all conflicts with vendors and other stakeholders.
• Share all relevant documents with Finance for timely payment
• Train subordinates and guide the team for better performance.

Requirements
Education Experience:

• Engineering Degree is required.
• Master’s or MBA Degree in fields such as Business Administration, Finance, is preferred.
• Strong preference for CIPS or similar professional qualification.

 Skill Sets/Experience

• Should have passed engineering +MBA preferred from a good institute and have 5-7 years’ experience in handling end to end procurement in a mass manufacturing company.
• Good Hands on Contract Management.
• Experience in DIRECT Procurement of General and consumable Items. (MRO Items), AGO , packaging material and asset purchases.
• Spend analysis.
• high competency level in SAP MM,SAP Ariba.
• Well Versed with process of EXIM Certification & documentation process.
• Strong leadership capabilities, excellent negotiation and analytical skills
• Good knowledge of engineering spares and consumables
• Able to work in multicultural environment and able to work independently.
• Must be safety conscious

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Civil Engineer / Earthen Infrastructure Manager

Location: Nigeria
Function: MATS
Sub-Function: MATS Central

Job Description

• Construction / Rebuilding of Earthen Dykes, dams, Irrigation Facilities & Laterite / Dirt Roads.
• Formulation & adoption of SOP for Upkeep & Maintenance of Dykes, Irrigation Facilities, and laterite / dirt roads.
• Ensure Upkeep & Maintenance of Dykes, Irrigation Facilities and Roads as per the SOP.
• Formulation & adoption of SOP on Flood Arresting / Protection Measures.
• Preparation & monitoring of the yearly Budget for all these activities or any other land development planned by management.
• Ensure effective & efficient deployment / usage / management of all the earthen moving machinery.
• Managing complete earthen infrastructure team.

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

• Graduation or a Diploma in Civil Engineering with specialization in Civil Work related to earthen dyke / dam, Laterite / dirt roads / irrigation canals.

Experience:

• 15 to 20 years of hands-on Civil work related to earthen dam / dyke work, Dam / Dyke maintenance & rebuilt work, laterite or earthen road work, Irrigation canal work & maintenance & good experience in handing of earth moving machinery like excavator, compactor etc.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Legal Associate

Location: Nigeria
Function: Legal & EBP
Sub-Function: Legal

Job Description

• The Legal Associate shall support the effective management of all legal matters as they relate to all facets of the legal function – Litigation, Corporate Commercial transactions, Contracts review, Data Privacy, Ethical Business Program, Intellectual Property, Owned & Leased Property, Legal Advisory, and any other functional projects or assignments.

Responsibilities

• Work with external counsels to manage litigation and its attendant administrative processes
• Hold responsibility for monthly legal reporting.
• Contracts Management
• Hold responsibility for Legal Applications update and management – Bright Flag & Dilitrust
• Retrieve information on all DFM legal issues, files and build into the existing legal function structure
• Provide administrative and legal support for internal investigations
• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.
• Manage legal invoicing and track payments ensuring accuracy and promptness of payment.
• Support regulatory issues management
• Manage Property due diligence process
• Legal correspondence drafting
• Data Privacy Compliance Management
• All such other duties as directed by the Legal Manager.

Requirements

• A graduate Degree in Law (minimum of second class lower).
• Member of the Nigerian Bar Association.
• Excellent written &verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of corporate commercial practice
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
• Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.
• Great team player to support cohesive operations in the Legal Unit of the group.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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