Job Openings at Olam Nigeria Limited (Graduate & Experienced) – 10 Positions

Olam Nigeria Limited is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Graduate Trainee - Brand Management Executive
2.) Brand Manager
3.) Shift Miller
4.) Graduate IT Trainee Programme 2020
5.) Graduate Finance Trainee Programme 2020
6.) Maintenance Manager
7.) Head of Planning
8.) Sales Development Head
9.) Farm Manager
10.) Quality Manager

Olam Nigeria Limited is located in Lagos, Nigeria and is part of the Farm Support Services Industry. Olam Nigeria Limited has 3,000 employees at this location and generates $222.01 million in sales (USD).

With offices and operational units across all geopolitical zones of the Nigerian Federation, Olam has a wide and growing network of farmers, suppliers, wholesalers, local buying agents (LBAs), customers and service providers. Today, these networks encompass approximately 500,000 farmers and have created tens of thousands of jobs in indirect employment.

Location: Nigeria

Person Specification

• First degree in any discipline from a reputable institution
• Minimum of second-class upper grade
• 0 -2 years’ work experience
• Young and energetic
• Ability to thrive in different working conditions
• Ability to think creatively and innovatively
• Strong team spirit
• Strong analytical and numeric skills
• Excellent communication skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria

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.

Requirement

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria
Function: MATS
Sub-Function: MATS Common

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
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.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Lagos

Person Specification

• First degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from a reputable institution
• Minimum of second class upper grade.
• Must have completed NYSC
• 0-1 year work experience in Info Security Initiatives and Digital initiatives
• Young and energetic
• Ability to work to thrive in different working conditions.
• Strong team spirit
• Strong analytical and numeric skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Lagos

Person Specification

• First degree in Accounting from a reputable institution
• Minimum of second-class upper grade.
• 2-3-year work experience in Accounting/Finance
• ICAN certification
• Young and energetic
• Ability to work to thrive in different working conditions.
• Strong team spirit
• Strong analytical and numeric skills
• Ability to work with basic computer applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria
Function: MATS
Sub-Function: Engineering

Product Information
Grains:

• Grains is one of the 6 prioritized platforms in Olam The Grains business consists of 4 verticals: Wheat Milling (in sub-Saharan Africa), Origination & Trading (Origination in the Black Sea and Latin America, Destination in the Middle East & North Africa, Prop trading in Wheat/Corn/Soy), Animal Feeds & Proteins (starting in Nigeria, but plan to expand to 4-5 countries in Africa, Asia & MENA by 2020) and Ocean Freight (vessel charter, Prop trading).
• Our manufacturing facilities in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and Senegal helping these countries to reduce import costs of refined wheat. With an unrelenting focus on food safety, innovation and cost efficiencies, we produce a range of quality flours for bread, baguettes, pasta noodles, biscuits, semolina, and confectionery.

Requirement

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria

Overview (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

• Practical implementation of demand planning, demand communication and performance measurement. Capturing, interpreting and using consumer / customer information and demand drivers to create and communicate relevant and accurate demand information to support key Supply Chain and business decisions.  Co-ordinating closely with Marketing and Sales teams to produce feasible operational plans for Supply Chain and business activities.
• Responsible for the quality of the demand planning process and the quality of resultant numbers.
• Manages key forecasting and demand planning process in conjunction with Sales, Marketing, Finance and related functions within Supply Chain ensuring delivery of financial targets by minimising forecast inaccuracy and bias. Creates a rolling 24-month unconstrained demand plan.

Key Accountabilities:

• Consolidate demand planning activities to create a rolling 24-month unconstrained demand forecast.
• Manage the demand planning process for the relevant categories for 0-3 months, in weekly buckets with SKU detail; by month for 4 - 24 months and focusing on eliminating bias and improving forecast accuracy.
• Communicate unconstrained demand forecasts to Marketing, Sales and other business stakeholders.
• Provides input into company-wide demand planning processes & continuous improvement initiatives in this area.
• Coordinate integration of activity plans coming from Sales and Marketing on top of baseline forecast to produce unconstrained demand forecast.
• Responsible for the producing and managing baseline demand forecast.
• Highlight risks and opportunities in sales volume based on statistical analysis, activity evaluations and Sales feedback.
• Develop and refine the forecasting process, models and tools leading to improved accuracy.
• Responsible for generating and improving the demand forecasts for the business by using a range of methods including base forecasting.
• Complexity Management – regularly review SKU portfolio with extended teams (Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply chain) and make appropriate recommendations. Coordinate and manage with Marketing teams on new product, innovation and event / promotion plans and demand forecasting.
• Manage and report all the KPIs selected for category / business scorecards (bias, inaccuracy, volume), Revenue channel based, OOS levels etc.
• Give the basic input for promotion evaluation and monitor promotion effectiveness.  Make weekly reviews for operational forecast.
• Ensure updated and agreed volume forecast are submitted for the financial forecasting.  Highlight risk opportunities to create the range forecasting.

Key Deliverables
Key Accountabilities:

• Develop planning policies including inventory policy, and categorization of finished goods and raw and packaging material and align with the system integration.
• Manage stock levels within agreed policy levels for material and finished goods
• Manage the demand planning process for all the appropriate categories; focusing on eliminating bias and improving forecast accuracy.
• Production planning taking account of demand planning, supply chain policy, capacity limitations, and other production constraints
• Materials requirement Planning. Create and maintain the materials requirement plan. Establish material safety stock and reorder levels with accurate lead times. Implement stock plans to achieve stock targets on materials and finished goods.
• Master Production Scheduling
• Distribution requirement planning / replenishment
• Evaluate risks and opportunities creating contingencies and making decisions
• Capacity management planning
• Drive business planning and in particular, the annual volume planning process which includes interfacing closely with sales, Marketing and finance to ensure timeous delivery.
• Support innovation teams in launching new products
• Develop and train the Demand planners and supply planners across all operations

Development Projects:

• Lead ERP projects, integration of SAP MRP. Establish MRP, MPS, and capacity planning processes and align with the system integration
• S&OP lead by Head of Planning
• Complexity Management – regularly review SKU portfolio

Requirements
Education:

•  B.Sc. in Engineering. (M.Sc. or MBA preferred)

Experience:

• Minimum 15 years of experience in supply chain in Leading Global Agri-Manufacturing / FMCG /
• Consumer companies with positions covering Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Stock Management and Primary Distribution. Experience of Lean, Six Sigma and / or TPM strongly preferred.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Functional Area: Sales
Department/Product: Packaged Foods Business
BAND: Senior Leadership role
Function: Not Applicable
Sub-Function: Not Applicable

Overview

• 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.
• The Olam PFB portfolio currently counts eight key brands that are marketed to more than ten South and West African markets.
• The consumer categories we are present in West Africa includes: Tomato Paste, Instant Noodles, Biscuits, Confectioneries & Dairy Beverages.

Detailed Job Description

• The Sales Development Manager would be responsible for enabling the Business Units to build route to market, distributor automation, salesforce capability, salesforce automation and performance scorecards.

Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:

• 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:
  •  Ritualize - ‘Day in the life’; ‘One language’
  •  Standardized Sales Call (at various levels).
• Managing Redistribution: Outlet Mapping, Target Setting, Daily Route Coverage Plans, Beat Plans, PJP, Productivity
• Salesforce 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.
• Distributor Management: Briefing, Order Management, Stock Management, Credit Management., ROI calculations
• KPI formulation & tracking.
• Route Optimizations Devise appropriate checks and balances in the process & reporting formats.
• Develop and implement sales and distribution metrics, Drive efficiency and productivity of our Sales force and Redistribution assets
• Work on Sales Automation in the medium to long term, identify capability needs of the sales organization in terms of skills and competencies based on the business & sales

Strategies:

• Develop training modules for various levels of sales teams.
• Either in-house or with external help
• Innovative Methods: Role Plays; Videos…
• Adapted to local cultures.
• New members to be inducted with focus on product & functional knowledge.
• Drive structured ‘On-the-job’ training for company sales team & merchandisers – new recruits as well as current personnel.
• Provide coaching, guidance and work out professional development plans to help the sales force reach their full potential & create a world-class sales force.
• Lead and develop process of field force incentive systems & recognition programmes.
• Help in developing Trade Marketing Plans. Lead with ideas for different categories.
• Independently access the quality of service to customers. Work with Business Heads & Sales Managers to improve the same.

Requirements
Must Haves:

• Candidate with extensive exposure in Sales, Route to Market, Sales Capability Development, who has worked up from the ranks.
• Minimum 12-15 Years of work exposure in Leading Foods & Beverages Company
• Premier Institute MBA preferred.
• Willing to relocate to Lagos, Nigeria.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Location: Nigeria
Function: Not Applicable
Sub-Function: Not Applicable

Description
Farm Manager: Large Scale Rice Farming Operation:

• Innovation in rice farming is essential. We have introduced a fully mechanised large-scale rice farm in Nigeria. The Project cultivates two crops of 4,400 ha per year, under flooded conditions, which are delivered to an onsite company-owned Rice Mill.
• Our farm has an integrated rice mill with a processing capacity of 70,000 tonnes. This farm acts as a centre for improving productivity, and also as a vocational training hub for thousands of smallholders from nearby communities. Through our rice mill, farmers can process their crop, and gain access to market, improving local livelihoods.

 Job Description

• As the leading farm to shelf organization Olam values its plantations as the starting point and source of all prosperity.
• The Estate Manager is a leader dedicated to the development and betterment of the plantation estate.
• The role is multidimensional starting from managing people to land development and working with vendors.
• The incumbent would be responsible for managing the palm and rubber plantation from all phases of estate works including land development, replanting, maintenance of optimum crop production, cost management and overall estate operations.

Strategic Effectiveness:

• New land development for rubber estates, nursery establishments, land clearing, planting, maintenance and upkeep.
• Responsible for the overall estate operations and budget/cost estimation within cost maturity target
• Planning and management of fertilizers stores, chemicals, and machinery

Operational Effectiveness:

• Build the required talent for the estate. Guide the team on the entire plantation procedures
• Implementation of all the requirement for planting TLC and LC
• Land identification, purchasing, and evaluation for high yield plantations
• Conduct periodical reviews of the plantation operations at different locations.

Organizational Effectiveness:

• Great networking with government agencies and environmental departments for regulatory approvals.
• Understand the environmental and social impact assessment, conduct assessments periodically.
• Obtain primary yield production and identify cases where there is variance with last year yield. Plan remedial action in case of negative variance.

Key Deliverables:

• Directs, motivates & coordinates with Asst. Managers and supervisors on the farm activities such as planting, irrigation, chemical application, harvesting and evaluate it together with the Head of Farming Operations and take corrective decisions.
• Should be able to organize himself and the team and execute the farm operations within the planting to harvesting time frames of the farm with excellent labour-management skills.
• Budget preparation for the area assigned and strive to be within the allocated budget
• Ability to analyze the budget vs actuals and forecast any overruns.
• Ability to forecast on the harvest dates by estimating the physiological maturity to save time and prevent harvest losses.
• Coordinate with workshop, agronomy, mill & aerial operations team for the efficient functioning of operations from land preparation to harvesting.
• Should be able to evaluate the team members & understand the knowledge gap and address it with the required training from the concerned department.
• Should Keep himself updated on the knowledge on the machineries, nutrients, herbicides, pests & diseases.
• Preferably have farmed in Africa at some stage in his career.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10-15 years of working experience, preferably in plantation and estate management roles with a large organization.
• Language - English & French is a must for this role
• Diploma, advanced / higher / graduate diploma, Bachelor's degree, Postgraduate diploma or professional degree in Agricultural, Plantation Management, Aquaculture/Forestry or equivalent
• Possess excellent people skills, leadership qualities and ability to work independently. Motivating staff for process orientation and being a go-to problem solver.
• Experiences in land clearing, P&D, replanting, new planting, and development of areas.
• Conversant with the use of a personal computer is highly desirable.

Skills & Qualifications

• Should have good communication skills in English.
• A degree in agriculture would be preferred. Master’s in agriculture or management would be an advantage. A degree in science may be considered.
• A previous large-scale rice farming experience with a minimum of 5 years is preferred, or candidate has worked under any plantation set up for 10-15 years may be considered.
• Should have good knowledge of using basic MS office packages.
• Experience of MIS or ERP systems would be an advantage.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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