Company Info
Large organization
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.
200 + Employees
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.
1). General Manager – Non-Commodity Procurement
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Job Description
- Overseeing the procurement of non-commodity materials involves a strategic approach to managing both local and international sourcing to support company operations effectively
- This may involve developing a comprehensive sourcing strategy that considers factors like supplier selection, quality control, and risk management to maintain cost-effectiveness and reliability in the supply chain.
Responsibilities
- Formulate comprehensive procurement strategies for specialized materials, focusing on supplier diversification and risk management.
- Streamline procurement workflows to enhance operational efficiency and achieve cost savings without compromising quality.
- Use SAP modules tailored for procurement to optimize data accuracy and facilitate real-time decision-making.
- Oversee import/export logistics, ensuring compliance with international trade laws and minimizing customs delays.
- Employ inventory management best practices to maintain adequate stock levels, preventing overstocking and stockouts.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth among the procurement team members.
- Enhance cross-departmental collaboration through regular communication and joint initiatives, aligning procurement goals with broader organizational objectives.
Requirements
- Engineering Degree coupled with an MBA from a prestigious institution.
- Extensive experience, spanning 12 – 15 years, in procurement and supply chain management roles.
- Proficiency in SAP software, ensuring efficient and effective management of business processes.
- In-depth knowledge of import/export procedures, critical for global trade compliance.
- Valuable prior experience with Nigerian/African markets, offering a strategic advantage in these regions.
Key Skills:
- Utilizes advanced negotiation strategies to achieve favourable outcomes in terms of cost and quality.
- Exhibits proficiency in communication, articulating thoughts clearly and effectively in both verbal and written forms.
- Upholds the highest ethical standards, ensuring all professional activities are conducted with integrity.
- Demonstrates resilience and composure, effectively handling stress and pressure in fast-paced environments.
- Proven leadership abilities, with a history of guiding teams to exceed performance goals.
- Analytical and detail-oriented, consistently identifying critical elements in complex situations.
- Takes a proactive approach to inventory management, optimizing stock levels to meet demand while controlling expenses.
- Flexibly adjusts strategies and operations in response to evolving market trends and organizational objectives.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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2). Land Surveyor
Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Job Type: Full Time
Function: Health, Safety & Environment
Job Purpose
- To accurately measure and map farmlands within Olam’s agricultural operations, ensuring efficient land utilization and planning for various agricultural activities, particularly land leveling.
Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed land surveys using advanced surveying equipment and techniques.
- Prepare accurate land maps, plans, and profiles, including contour lines and elevation data.
- Calculate land areas, boundaries, and distances.
- Collaborate with engineers and agronomists to determine optimal land leveling strategies and designs.
- Monitor and document any changes in land topography or features.
- Maintain and calibrate surveying equipment.
- Adhere to safety standards and regulations during fieldwork.
- Prepare and submit comprehensive survey reports and data.
Key Deliverables
- Accurate and timely land surveys and maps.
- Detailed land leveling plans and designs.
- Comprehensive survey reports and data.
- Efficient land utilization and planning for agricultural activities.
- Adherence to safety standards and regulations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying or a related field.
- At least 4 years of experience as a surveyor
- Proven experience in land surveying, with a strong emphasis on land leveling.
- Proficiency in using surveying equipment, such as total stations, GPS receivers, and data collection software.
- Strong knowledge of surveying principles, techniques, and standards.
- Ability to interpret and analyze survey data.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Willingness to work in field conditions, including varying weather and terrain.
- Familiarity with agricultural practices and land management is a plus.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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3). Quality Manager
Location: Sagamu, Ogun
Job Type: Full Time
Function: Health, Safety & Environment
Job Description
- We are looking for a highly diligent individual who specializes in quality to understand customer expectation and translate them into company quality norms.
- The individual will play a key role in outlining quality standards and developing quality control processes.
- The incumbent will ensure compliance to quality norms, policies, and procedures of the company.
- The objective is to cultivate a culture of consistent quality with zero defect in collaboration with all stakeholders by continually developing, planning and implementing quality systems & processes and training of plant personnel.
Strategic Effectiveness
- Develop, plan and implement quality systems to meet food safety standards in line with GFSI guidelines.
- Build control systems to comply with food safety requirements including PRPs. Design and deploy audit processes (factory, market, warehouse, etc.).
- Conducting root cause analysis for deviations. Develop and implement a corrective action plan where needed. Regularly review compliance status for all quality-related observations and lead the process of sharing views with all stakeholders for implementation/closure of the open audit points.
- Continuously improve quality awareness and standards including sensory evaluation of raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods.
- Closely interact with other functions including R&D, manufacturing, and sourcing to effectively collaborate and seek their inputs on improvement/development of quality systems and processes.
- Setup, maintain and operate laboratory to meet all requirements of testing of incoming, in-process and finished goods consistently.
- Coordination with external laboratories and external calibration agencies for all other testing requirements.
- Support improvement programs on vendor quality.
Operational Effectiveness
- Develop and train the team to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of best practices in all areas of work.
- Identify learning needs of team members and personnel critical to food safety to enhance skills.
- Develop and maintain a motivated team.
- Plan and conduct training for all plant personnel on food safety and personal hygiene.
- Classify and process consumer feedback through interaction with customers and stakeholders.
- Advice immediate/short/long term action plan through the internal web-based systems to address customer issues promptly and maintain excellent customer satisfaction ratings.
- Assist in the investigation of quality-related matters, including coordination with other stakeholders and vendors.
- Review and report compliance status for identified risks.
- Report and track all business risk related to quality non-conformances and escalations.
- Report to all concerned stakeholders on business risk in this area.
- Liaison with statutory, regulatory and government agencies.
- Assist in commissioning and start-up of new projects and conduct IQ, OQ, PQ for new equipment installations.
- Validate quality aspects during scale-up trials including travel test and share trial reports to all stakeholders to ensure that all new products are developed and scaled up to meet quality norms.
- Develop new ways of working that would be cost-effective and be within the budget and quality requirements.
- Develop appropriate tracking mechanism to report progress on a daily/weekly/fortnightly /monthly/quarterly and annualized basis on outcomes of the implementation of quality plans.
Requirements
- Certified FSSC 22000 Lead Auditor
- Certified QMS lead auditor
- Graduate of HND or University Degree in Food Science
- 7-8 years of experience in FMCG
- Advance degree in Food safety and Quality Management System
- Vast knowledge in USFDA, Halal, Kosher Certification, European export experience etc.
Deadline: Not Specified.
How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should use the links below to apply: