Olam International Latest Job Vacancies

Job Title: General Manager, Human Resources

Location: Lagos
Function: Human Resources

Job Description

• The HR Head will lead and manage the entire gamut of HR for the AFP business in Olam Agri Nigeria.
• The business consists of sales and commercial teams, procurement, supply chain teams, and 2 manufacturing sites in Kaduna and in Ilorin, apart from the Day Old Chick (DOC) business which is also based out of Kaduna.
• The incumbent has to have a strong focus on providing HR leadership, running HR processes seamlessly, building mechanisms to drive performance management, build employee engagement, coaching and development of employees, maintaining harmonious IR and compliance. The role requires building a strong relationship with multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• Graduates / Postgraduates from a reputed institute with at least 15 years of relevant work experience in HR leadership roles. Professional Qualification in HR would be desirable.
• 10+ years’ experience managing a teams complimented with effective team management experience.
• Partner with the leadership to understand business environment and work priorities to develop and execute innovative solutions.
• Strong knowledge of managing Human Resources in manufacturing setup with experience in industrial relations, compliance and labor laws.
• Proven HR experience with a demonstrated track record and good knowledge of employment laws and employment regulatory practices.
• Develop strong labour policies, manage employee engagement, and devise effective HR personnel policies for factory operations.
• Successfully develop strong employee relations and manage dispute resolutions involving unions.
• Exposure to employee engagement surveys and various actions taken to build an engaged workforce.
• Drive learning and oversee the L&D programs across the business in partnership with the L&D COE.
• Review and oversee the talent acquisition requirement across the business in partnership with the Talent Acquisition COE.
• The roles require travel to manufacturing sites and other upcountry locations for around 15 days in a month.
• Ability to build strategic partnerships. Build relationships internally and externally. Collaborates across the organization to maximize outcomes.
• Able to communicate at all levels. Seen as a champion of the business goals and employee development.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note

• Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.

Job Title: Day Miller

Location: Lagos
Function: MATS
Sub-Function: Plant Operations

Job Description
Designation – Day Miller:

• Responsible for efficient daily milling activities to assure operations are optimized.
• The primary activities of this position include the operation of the milling process, prioritizing and assigning proactive and reactive milling maintenance, troubleshooting milling issues and maintaining quality product output.
• The role also includes activities like repairing day planning, procuring needed milling materials, controlling spare parts inventory for rolls, sifters, purifiers, and other milling equipment.
• This is a people management position and requires managing hands-on training for new and existing millers, ensuring best practice execution and performing work quality checks.
• A keen understanding of costs and a business acumen to ensure profitability is critical for the position.

Strategic Effectiveness:

• Ensure all areas operate efficiently within agreed financial budgets.
• Purchase of all materials necessary to maintain efficient production – ensuring availability and cost-effectiveness of the purchase process.
• Handling and packaging of animal feed products and aqua feed-based products
• Control stock levels of both raw materials and finished products. Optimize inventory for efficiency in working capital deployment
• Ensure efficient response to product specifications and volume requirements (in line with forecasts and new product development)
• Maintain and monitor production in respect of output yield/extraction capacity against set targets – exceed the targets
• Continually analyse output for variances and effectively manage negative variance.

Operational Effectiveness:

• Implement work environment safety guidelines – ensure the health and safety of all subordinates within company guidelines and current legislation
• Regularly monitor the entire operations. Hold regular health and safety meetings as chairman of the site committee
• Implement agreed on recommendations from the annual contracted audits, reduce audit observations.
• Ensure all functional managers are aware of the correct codes of practice, both statutory and advisory, that govern accepted standards of safe operation at all premises
• Ensure production plant produces minimal dust and noise both internally and externally
• Build a structured site inspection and employee training plan, ensure effective implementation of the same.
• Ensure full employee awareness of safe working practices and their role in maintaining the required standards.

Organizational Effectiveness:

• Vendor management, contracts and cost control for routine services like cleaning, refuse disposal, gardening, and other routine services
• Discuss the costs and performance with external contractors to ensure cheap yet quality service, explore innovative approaches to improve delivery.
• Ensure perimeter and yard areas are well maintained, build an aesthetically pleasing workplace
• Maintain and administer all personnel records and systems relating to employees (excluding records of sickness, absenteeism and holidays, recorded in the general office)
• Coordinate with managers to ensure the safekeeping of all company agreements and financial instruments
• Encourage excellent communication across plant workplace through team briefing, formal and informal discussions. Use multi-channel communication for better outcomes.
• Coordinate with managers to identify personnel training needs. Actively promote training and personal development on site
• Exhibit a flexible approach to working, explore new possibilities.
• Performance of other management tasks may be required for the wellbeing and advancement of the business

Requirements

• The candidate should have proven experience in production, milling operations role in flour/feed products, and managed large independent operations
• Excellent people management skills and should be able to lead a diversified team of different nationalities and skillsets.
• Communicate and interface with all levels of the organization and external agencies/contacts including statutory bodies
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple activities concurrently (Multitasking).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note

• Olam is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a Resume / CV in order to be considered for open roles.

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Lagos
Function: MATS
Sub-Function: MATS

Job Description
Key Performance Matrices include:

• 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
• Manage external contractors in a cost effective manner – seek to challenge their costs and performance to  ensure cost effective yet quality service.
• Through managers, maintain and administer all personnel records and systems relating to employees (excluding records of sickness, absenteeism and holidays, recorded in the General Office).
• Maintain and monitor processes in respect of breakdown and performance. (Running hours; kW/t; capacity per hour against set targets. (KPI)  React to variances.
• Ensure hygiene standards in all areas are maintained to the highest standards at a minimum above those required by BRC.
• Through respective managers, ensure the safe keeping of all company agreements, financial instruments etc.
• Ensure the Health and Safety of all subordinates within Company guidelines and current legislation.
• Ensure all functional management are aware of the correct codes of practice, both statutory and advisory, that govern accepted standards of safe operation at all premises. Ensure production plant causes the minimum of dust and noise both internally and externally.
• By regular site inspection and training, ensure full employee awareness of safe working practices and their role in maintaining the required standards. (ongoing exercise)

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, QEHS, HACCP related certification
• Job related courses and training
• 8 + years’ experience of handling maintenance, utilities and projects in several jobs as Mechanical/Electrical engineer and project related management. Preferably flour milling, pasta processing or any other food processing industry.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note

• Olam is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a Resume / CV in order to be considered for open roles.

Job Title: Head of Sales Development

Location: Nigeria
Function: OIL
Sub-Function: OIL

Product Information
Packaged Foods:

• Olam PFB manufactures and markets a range of branded packaged food products to consumers across multiple African markets. Over the last decade, the PFB business has established regional brand and market leadership positions in multiple consumer categories across targeted markets in West Africa.
• Packaged Foods Business portfolio currently counts eight key brands that are marketed to more than ten South and West African markets.
• Our R&D teams, working closely with marketing, have helped us surprise and delight our consumers through differentiated and innovative products. The consumer categories we are present in West Africa include Tomato Paste, Instant Noodles, Instant Beverages, Biscuits, Confectioneries, Edible Oil, Pasta, and Dairy.

Job Description

• Help develop & deploy the right ‘Route to Market’ model for each Business Unit – both short term & long term.
• Develop RTM with deep channel, customer & category understanding – General Trade, Modern Trade, E-Commerce, Institutional Trade, Hub and Spoke Rural distribution
• Develop and implement common sales processes/ systems & tools across businesses and categories
• Develop & Deploy the ‘Olam Way of Selling’ across sales organizations.
• Managing Redistribution: Outlet Mapping, Target Setting, Daily Route Coverage Plans, Beat Plans, PJP, Productivity
• Sales force productivity score cards (Direct Coverage, Effective Coverage, Productivity, Lines Sold…)
• Reporting Systems including DSRs, Retail Cards, Monthly Reporting, Monthly Claims (if any), Damage & Shortage Claims.

Requirements

• Premier Institute MBA preferred.
• 15 + years of work exposure in leading Foods & Beverages company
• Candidate with extensive exposure in Sales, Route to Market, Sales Capability Development, who has worked up from the ranks.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Miller

Location: Ilorin, Kwara
Function:  MATS
Sub-Function:  MATS

Job Description

• Responsible for efficient daily milling activities to assure operations are optimized.
• The primary activities of this position include the operation of the milling process, prioritizing and assigning proactive and reactive milling maintenance, troubleshooting milling issues and maintaining quality product output.
• The role also includes activities like repairing day planning, procuring needed milling materials, controlling spare parts inventory for rolls, sifters, purifiers, and other milling equipment.
• This is a people management position and requires managing hands-on training for new and existing millers, ensuring best practice execution and performing work quality checks.
• A keen understanding of costs and a business acumen to ensure profitability is critical for the position.

Key Deliverables

• To manage an efficient, safe site producing finished products that fulfill the requirements of our customers at least cost/maximum financial benefits.

Strategic Effectiveness:

• Ensure all areas operate efficiently within agreed financial budgets.
• Purchase of all materials necessary to maintain efficient production – ensuring availability and cost-effectiveness of the purchase process.
• Handling and packaging of animal feed products and aqua feed-based products
• Control stock levels of both raw materials and finished products. Optimize inventory for efficiency in working capital deployment
• Ensure efficient response to product specifications and volume requirements (in line with forecasts and new product development)
• Maintain and monitor production in respect of output yield/extraction capacity against set targets – exceed the targets
• Continually analyse output for variances and effectively manage negative variance.

Operational Effectiveness:

• Implement work environment safety guidelines – ensure the health and safety of all subordinates within company guidelines and current legislation
• Regularly monitor the entire operations. Hold regular health and safety meetings as chairman of the site committee
• Implement agreed on recommendations from the annual contracted audits, reduce audit observations.
• Ensure all functional managers are aware of the correct codes of practice, both statutory and advisory, that govern accepted standards of safe operation at all premises
• Ensure production plant produces minimal dust and noise both internally and externally
• Build a structured site inspection and employee training plan, ensure effective implementation of the same.
• Ensure full employee awareness of safe working practices and their role in maintaining the required standards

Requirements

• Experience: 7-12 Years of Work experiencewith relevant exposure in handling multiple milling lines
• The candidate should have proven experience in production, milling operations role in flour/feed products, and managed large independent operations
• Excellent people management skills and should be able to lead a diversified team of different nationalities and skillsets.
• Communicate and interface with all levels of the organization and external agencies/contacts including statutory bodies
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple activities concurrently (Multitasking)

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note

• Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.

Job Title: Finance Controller

Location: Lagos
Function:  Finance
Sub-Function:  Corporate Finance

Job Description

• Finance is a contemporary and forward-looking function that is driving value by being a world-class partner to our business.
• As a Finance Controller you will partner with the business unit in the country (Business Head, Sales & Functional leads) to ensure P&L transparency & accuracy and to drive the business towards targets & operational KPIs achievement.
• As the successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate ability to link business decisions to financial impacts

Key Deliverables
The key attributes would Include:

• Controllership: You are a controller that ensures accurate, efficient and timely delivery of relevant reports, while ensuring hygiene of accounting, book-keeping, various systems and processes.
• Performance Officer: You help us to be on track with robust and timely performance tracking. You will ensure budgetary process improvements and achieve better predictability on outcomes – Value Manager: You also ensure & support value maximization initiatives (interest, Trade Finance, currency management, etc.)
• Co-Strategist: You are our strategist, you help in value-added decision support through superior data analytics and help us drive special projects to growth. Ensure and support value maximization initiatives (Interest, Trade Finance etc.)

Impact Areas for a Finance Controller:

• Business Financial Insights: Your in-depth knowledge on financial/management accounting principles will help us to accurately reflect the business performance. o Business/ Country Economics & Regulations o Financial Impact on Strategy Execution o Financial Planning & Analysis o Financial & Management Accounting
• Controls, Compliance & Assurance: Your ability to evaluate risks and determining their impact on the management audit, developing and/or modifying audit procedures as required. You ensure compliances to legal and secretarial requirements as well as functioning within the norms of statutory audit regulations respective to country/ business. o Internal Controls o Compliance Measures o Measure & Assurance
• Reporting & process efficiencies: The finance controller demonstrates conceptual ability to ideate and implement robust systems & processes suited to business/ country. You also display accuracy and efficiency in MIS reporting, budgeting.
• Capability Building: Build capability in finance function, growing finance leadership pipeline and ensuring effective knowledge & expertise transfer for effective execution of finance strategies o Personal Credibility & Thought Leadership o Building Functional Capability

Requirements

• A qualified Chartered Accountant with 8 – 12 years of experience in finance
• 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

Note

• Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.

Job Title: National Sales Manager

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• The National Sales Manager role is responsible for managing sales operations of the feed verticals (both animal & aqua feed) of the Integrated Feeds & Proteins Business.
• The Olam’s IFP business was started in Nigeria in 2017 with an investment of USD +150 Million. We have set-up state of the art Animal Feed milling plants at Kaduna & Ilorin with combined annual capacity of ~800,000 MT (Animal Feed 720,000MT & Aqua Feed 90,000MT) along with a 36Million DOC.
• We have attained Market Leadership in ALL 03 segments with a 35%  market share in Animal Feed 35%, +50% in Aqua Feed and +25% in DOC.
• IFP business is focused on driving the livestock business opportunity in Nigeria with continuous investments into the sector.
• We are in the process of doubling our aqua feed capacity with the commissioning of our new line in Q4’22. We are also working on the backward integration into the Soya value chain in 2023 with the establishment of our Soya crush facility.
• IFP is growing at a strong double digit CAGR and aims to become the 1st 1Mn ton feed operation in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2025.

Key Deliverables

• Maintain & enhance our market leadership position in the Animal & Aqua feeds sector in Nigeria. Build on our existing strong dealer network – particularly focusing on driving synergies across the Animal & Aqua Feeds along with DOC sales channel. Lead our foray in adjacent feed segments (cattle & ruminants) by developing the right channels to service those farmer segments.
• The candidate will have to closely manage budgets / costs, define growth targets and manage all aspects of operations. The candidate will be responsible for aggressively driving growth and while focusing on delivering optimal service levels to our dealer/distributors and finally the end farmers
• As the Sales Head of the BU, the incumbent will have to lead & manage the 30-member strong sales team comprising of the ZSMs, RSMs & ASMs. He will also provide leadership & direction to the 50-member Aqua Technical team & 25-member Veterinarian team who are responsible for farmer engagement, training & consulting support.
• Work collaboratively with the Production, Logistics & Finance teams to ensure proper servicing of market demand. He will be the lead for the SNOP process withing the feed division while working closely with the DOC team to understand the DOC placement status & corresponding feed demand.

Requirements

• MBA from Tier 1 institute in India with 8 to 10 years of work experience in Sales & Marketing in Feeds, FMCG or Agri Businesses.
• Should be a sales leader having handled Sales Operation of a region for a medium to large origination in India  or a National Sales Head role in a medium size developing country.
• Have the ability to plan, implement & review sales operations independently. Should have exposure in managing large teams and have prior experience in growing the scale of operations and a nack of commercial orientation to drive sustainable & profitable growth.
• Have an ownership mindset! And desire to run the Show Independently.
• Have very good people management, communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate with and influence a matrix of internal and external customers at varied levels.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note

• The role is based in the commercial capital of Nigeria, Lagos. The city has all facilities, schooling you and your family might require. Life is enjoyable, and local people are friendly.
• Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.

Job Title: Regional Sales Manager (RSM)

Location: Abuja
Function: OIL
Sub-Function: OIL

Job Description

• The Regional Sales Manager for PFB would be responsible to plan & set objectives to achieve the top line and bottom line results of the Region as per the business plan within the defined budget.
• The person would be responsible to plan and achieve the distribution and coverage objectives for the business set for the year and develop and retain a high-performance oriented team.
• The incumbent would also be called to plan and execute Sales Promotional & market Development activities and ensure that any new product launches, and sales distribution objectives are met.

Key Deliverables

• Design and implement the regional sales plan in line with distribution segment strategy
• Translate the quarterly sales and revenue targets into comprehensive action plans that ensure their achievement
• Monitor performance against plans and targets and takes remedial action in cases of shortfalls
• Coordinate sales and distribution activities within the region
• Monitor and report on competitor activities within the region and reports for action
• Manage, co-ordinate and support distributors
• New city / market / area opening – Distributor appointment / expansion
• Redistribution – van sales working specialist / Strong in beat planning, outlet expansion & coverage
• SFA working knowledge & data analysis to understand the need gap analysis and formulation an action plan
• Managing large local teams across particular country / region.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree with 10 to 15 years of post-qualification industry experience, preferably FMCG background.
• Prior experience in sales and distribution required.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note

• Olam is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a Resume / CV in order to be considered for open roles.