General Manager Job at Olam Nigeria Limited

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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: General Manager - Nigeria

Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Function: Operation Common
Sub-Function: Operation Common

Job Description
The General Manager role (Profit Center Head) will involve managing:

• Profitability
• Operations
• Business Development
• This is a well-rounded role in a complex business with high potential.  Overall responsibilities include managing the supply chain from producer to export (procurement, processing, quality and shipments). The team is composed of expats and functional local experts who require direction and leadership.

The incumbent will have to deliver on these dimensions:

• Strategic effectiveness (including key stakeholder management and industry leadership)
• Operational effectiveness
• Organizational effectiveness

Requirements
As Profit Center Head, the incumbent will have to set out the vision for the business and take full end-to-end responsibility for its growth, sustainability, and delivery:

• Strategic responsibility for arriving at the best-fit strategy for the profit center.
• Develop and deliver farmer engagement with the objective of improving yield and achieving Olam purpose of prosperous farmers, thriving communities and regenerating the living world 
• Bottom line responsibilities: Completing the budgeted commitments on volumes, GC, overheads, interest and PAT.
• Passing the business through the books. Has to ensure that not just procurement and unit docs are in line, but also that shipments are made, and sales are booked according to budget. Accountability ends not with M2M profitability but with the actual numbers generated by our accounts books and how they compare to our budgets.
• Development of manpower: Along with mentoring and career-pathing of the team members, the incumbent also must ensure that the career paths are perpetuated suitably down the staff line.
• Play the role of Olam's face in the complex regulatory environment. The incumbent must manage the complex regulatory and competitive environment, constantly keeping in touch with the important players to keep herself abreast of the latest in the sector. 
• Bring in innovation and a high level of engagement with all key stakeholders to build on the sustainability issues critical to this industry