Vacancy at Olam International Limited

Employment Nigeria 10-Sep-2015 LAGOS , Managerial Administrative

The Company

A global agri-business, Olam grows, sources, trades and processes food and industrial raw materials across 16 product platforms for over 13,800 customers. With a direct presence in 65 countries, our team of 23,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses - including cocoa, coffee, cashew, sesame, rice and cotton.

This year we celebrate our 25th anniversary with four new initiatives, all of which are focused on investing in our future generations: The Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security; The Olam Scholarship Programme; The Olam Foundation; and our Building Sustainable Futures Forum. To learn more about any of these, visit 'About Us' on our website (www.olamgroup.com).

Headquartered in Singapore and listed on the SGX-ST in 2005, Olam currently ranks among the top 40 largest listed companies in Singapore in terms of market capitalization and is a component stock in the Straits Times Index (STI), MSCI Singapore Free, S&P Agribusiness Index and the DAXglobal Agri-business Index.

Position : Branch Operations Manager

Overview of the position :

The Branch Operations Manager role will involve managing day to day activity of the current product in the country including procurement, processing, quality, shipments and logistics. Its a well-rounded role that gives the experience of managing a large business in a fast growing origin.

Position Responsibilities :

Design, implement and manage the procurement Strategy for 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 efficiency 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

Ensure strict adherence to all the laid down systems and procedures without exception

Ensure that all the direct and indirect costs for the business are within budgets

Counter-party & Credit Risk Management

Ensure high motivational levels in the team and get the team aligned with the overall Product & origin strategy

Support the PCH in trading and positional decisions by providing adequate and timely market information

Interface with appropriate regulatory bodies for obtaining permissions, approvals, etc

Capability building among the local staff

Procurement & supply chain experience in an export commodity would be desirable

The role requires residing in upcountry locations and frequent traveling

Desired Skills and Experience

1 to 2 years post MBA experience from Top B - Schools (IIM, NITIE, IIFT, SIBM)

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Vacancy at Olam International Limited

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