Recruitment at Olam Agri

Recruitment 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: Regional Manufacturing Head

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Regional manufacturing head would manage the operations and success of Olam Agri Pasta manufacturing units.
• You are responsible to meet customer needs and achieve standards related to cost, line efficiencies, waste, safety & productivity.
• The regional manufacturing Head plays a critical role which enables our plants to reach optimum efficiency level this means zero defects, zero waste and zero losses

Key Deliverables
The Role is responsible but not limited to leading teams to drive engagement and increased performance.

• Maintain & monitor production in respect of output yield/extraction capacity against set targets.
• Eye for detail: You control stock levels (through line managers/supervisors) of both raw materials and finished products to ensure efficient response to product specifications.
• Purchase of all materials necessary to maintain efficient production, handling and packaging products.
• Completion of any incident or near miss Root Cause Analyses (SHE-EWO) actions
• Strong understanding of the commercials in the manufacturing operations
• Strong communication skills for effective teamwork and stakeholder engagement.
• An ability to enhance process efficiency in production.
• Analytical skills to tackle organizational challenges and drive improvements.
• Negotiation skills, particularly with key stakeholders like union, suppliers, government agencies
• Strategic thinking to align operational strategies with the company’s goals.
• In this role you will be challenged to develop your line leadership team. You build people capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication. Motivates team members to achieve plan goals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with 15-25 years’ experience. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management or similar field
• If you have proven experience as a Plant Head or Maintenance manager and looking to manage large independent operations.
• Good people management skills and should be able to lead a team of different personalities and skillsets. Demonstrate ability to manage multiple activities concurrently.
• You should possess strong team and analytical skills, strategic thinking & leadership abilities
• An enthusiasm to work in an unstructured environment will always add value
• Your ability to communicate effectively will be an enhancer for this role especially as part of a team
• You should be able to understand business issues outside of one’s area of expertise.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Branch Manager

Location: Makurdi, Benue
Employment Type: Full-time

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 leadership qualities.

Requirements

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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Location: Kwara
Function:  MAT
Sub-Function:  MATS-Common

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 ownership of maintenance cost.
• Leading daily morning meetings and ensure RCAs are done for any downtime that is happening on a day today basis.
• Work closely with the procurement team to establish annual maintenance contracts to agree on service, delivery timelines, price and performance requirements for those equipment wherever applicable.
• Work with the 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: Associate, Future Leaders Programme

Location: Iganmu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Future Leaders program offers a customized development journey structured to explore your potential within your business/functional stream.
• It immerses you into the operations from day one ensuring your learning experience is relevant, practical, and hands-on working with experts on the field.
• The successful candidate will join the global future leader’s management program of Olam, which will provide structured learning in various modules within Business Management, Supply chain, Operational roles in different countries globally.

There are two distinct phases:

• Phase I Corporate Onboarding: A learning zone – formal exposure to all aspects of the business to accelerate your knowledge on the Olam way of doing business, who we are, what we do, and how we operate
• Phase II Field Rotations & Business Unit Rotations: Hands-on exposures across business models/geographies, mentored by a senior leader, designed to fast track your knowledge of the business/function. You will be placed in your potential role, with clear responsibilities to deliver. You will be closely mentored by a senior leader and supported by an HR Partner during this phase.

Key Deliverables
As a Branch Manager, your responsibilities would include but are not limited to:

• Design, implement and manage the Strategy for the product in the country with the respective teams below him to drive and deliver volumes as per the overall business plan.
• Optimize utilization of processing and quality resources in the country to derive maximum capacity utilization and efficiencies and to eliminate controllable losses and minimize the impact of non-controllable losses
• Support in implementation of the required infrastructure to deliver volumes as per the business plan
• Manage and support Credit Exposure, Pricing Strategies, Forwards / Future/ Hedging, and working capital management
• Ensure high motivational levels in the team and get the team aligned with the overall product strategy that we follow in the country
• Support the business head in trading and positional decisions by providing adequate and timely market information
• Interface with appropriate regulatory bodies for obtaining permissions, approvals, etc.
• Capability building amongst local staff.

Requirements

• Credentials and experience are important at Olam. We seek post-graduate qualifications from Leading schools globally with 2-3 years of experience in Business Management, supply chain & operations
• Mobility is important. A career in Olam is strengthened with multi-location experience including emerging economies.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Sales Manager

Location: Lagos
Function:  Others
Sub-Function:  Others

Job Description

• As a Sales and Marketing Specialist, you will play a vital role in driving revenue growth and promoting the company’s products or services.
• You will be responsible for developing and implementing effective sales and marketing strategies to reach potential customers, generate leads, and convert them into loyal clients. The role requires a blend of sales expertise and creative marketing skills to maximize business opportunities and achieve targets.

Strategic Effectiveness

• Developing and implementing sales strategies for the increase of market share and profitability on a sustainable basis in line with the Annual Business Plan (ABP).
• Delivered growth & achieved target on all key P&L metrics –   volume, revenue, market share.
• Deliver a target a volume in Edible Oil with PBT target.
• Manage key customer relationships to maximize business and share
• Identify and analyze potential markets, target customers, and industry trends.
• Develop comprehensive sales plans and strategies to achieve company sales targets.
• To open new accounts and drive sales volume growth for our Sesame products in the African market.
• Understanding customer requirement in terms of quality, characteristics, end usage and be able to suggest best product from Olam portfolio to customer.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the downstream side of business i.e. manufacturing element, trade and brokered part of supply chain.

Operational Effectiveness

• Define marketing campaigns and initiatives.
• Utilize various marketing channels, including digital, social media, email, and traditional methods.
• Develop content for marketing materials, website, and social media platforms to drive brand awareness.
• Monitor and analyze the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, making data-driven improvements as needed.
• B2B Sales & Business Development, Product Development, Key Account management and development
• Achieve sales in Wholesale Channel & other emerging channels.
• Lead and manage the demand of inventory through forecasted demand to cover market requirements.
• Ensure high motivational levels in the team and get the team aligned with the overall strategy that we follow in-country.
• Unearthing new products that can be added on the portfolio with synergies across supply chain.

Requirements

• Loves to travel and cares about customer’s problem while keeping in mind company’s commercial interest for a win-win relationship.
• Strong connect and experience of working with top retailers, preferably in the agricultural commodities space.
• Strong commercial skills to enable and deliver business goals.
• Strategic and preferred partner of customer and successfully deliver win-win for both Olam and customer requirements.
• Ambitious about building career in food industry.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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