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: Procurement Manager – Imports
Location: Tin-Can, Lagos
Function: Non Commodity Procurement
Sub-Function: Non Commodity Procurement
Job Description
Sourcing of raw material:
- Planning and executing the buying strategies basis factory import requirements
- Directly handling big global cooperatives and suppliers
- 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.
EXIM:
- Handle the import and export operations.
- Will include planning the schedules, volume projection, operational aspects etc.
- Able to plan and manage the required logistics and other supportive functions.
- Should be well versed with requirement of imports like LC , Form M , HS codes , INCO terms
- Should be able to work with various regulatory agencies like customs etc.
- Should be able to work with clearing agents.
- Set KPIs, budgets, and plan trainings.
Key Deliverables
- Volume: Planning and phasing raw material supply as per needs of the processing facility, supplier management
- Cost: Manage direct cost of operations within the allotted budget
- Quality: Ensure optimum quality of raw material is procured
- Sustainability: Anchor and lead the sustainability initiatives.
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), outside Nigeria.
- 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
- Develop strong S&D (Supply and Demand) capabilities to dynamically formulate a price view and a strategic buying plan throughout the crop year.
Operational Effectiveness:
- You will be responsible for the optimal utilization of country resources
- Support implementation of required infrastructure as per the business plan and derive maximum capacity efficiencies by eliminating controllable losses
- Be responsible for all Raw Material buying, including Packaging material , Additives , spares and Capex .
- Manage the primary/secondary procurement
- Ability to build teams – hiring, training, and developing team members
- Collaborate with key stake holders involving formal business reviews and ongoing continuous improvement initiatives
Requirements
- 4 – 5 years of experience in imports process
- Good communication skills.
- Team player, with team management skills.
- An understanding of how and the willingness to go the extra mile to bring added business value.
- Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills
- A previous experience in Sales, Supply chain and Operations would always be a value add.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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