General Manager, Procurement - Olam Agri HND / BA / BSc Job

Location: Benue

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

As a GM 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.

Responsibility of the position

Buying / procurement

Suppliers’ development

Managing Operations / Efficiency Generation

Stakeholder management

Team Management.

Requirements

Candidates should possess an HND / Bachelor's Degree with relevant work experience.

Application Closing Date

Not Specified.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: vandana.puri@olamagri.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail

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.