Job Openings at Lafarge Africa Plc

Lafarge Africa Plc is a member of the LafargeHolcim Group – the biggest building and concrete solutions company in the world. It is a publicly quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and serves Nigeria with a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Business Development Manager

Requisition ID: 14404
Job Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job type: Full-time

About the job

• The Business Development Manager will be responsible for identifying, developing, and managing new waste sourcing partnerships and sustainable business opportunities to support Geocycle’s growth in line with Lafarge Africa’s circular economy and decarbonization agenda.
• This role plays a strategic part in driving alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) co-processing, building robust supply chains, and fostering stakeholder collaborations that enable resource efficiency and environmental stewardship.

What you'll be doing
Business Development & Growth:

• Identify new market opportunities across industries (FMCG, manufacturing, agriculture, municipalities) for waste recovery and co- processing.
• Assist in preparing proposals and business cases for new waste streams and co-processing initiatives.
• Drive revenue growth by expanding Geocycle’s customer and waste supplier portfolio across Nigeria.
• Conduct regular market intelligence and competitor analysis to informstrategic positioning.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government agencies, environmental regulators, waste producers, NGOs, and sustainability partners.
• Support relationship management with regulatory agencies and NGOs involved in waste and environmental matters.
• Support contract negotiations, MOUs, and partnerships that promote Geocycle’s sustainable waste management initiatives.

Project Management & Execution:

• Coordinate the onboarding of new waste streams, ensuring all compliance, quality, and sustainability standards are met.
• Support the execution of new supply chain models and operational trials at cement plants.

Compliance & Risk Management:

• Ensure all business development activities align with Lafarge’s HSE, sustainability, and ethical standards.
• Conduct due diligence on new partners and materials to mitigate operational and reputational risks.

Reporting & Performance Monitoring:

• Track business development KPIs including volume sourced, customer retention, and cost efficiency.
• Prepare monthly reports and presentations for leadership and regional business reviews.
• Share insights and learnings from the field to inform continuous improvement.

What we are looking for 

• Minimum of 5 - 7 years of experience in business development, sustainability, waste management, or industrial sales.
• Strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management, and project execution skills.
• Experience in the cement, energy, recycling, or manufacturing sector is highly desirable
• Knowledge of safety rules and regulations
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:

• The incumbent interacts regularly with all cadres of staff.

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2.) Biomass Sourcing Coordinator

Requisition ID: 14406
Job Location: Ewekoro, Ogun
Job type: Full-time

About the Role

• The Biomass Coordinator serves as the primary point of contact for customers, managing communication regarding biomass waste, orders, and deliveries.
• They are responsible for achieving targeted biomass sourcing volumes in designated regions or customer segments. In collaboration with the Sales Administrator, the Coordinator executes sales and marketing activities to ensure customer satisfaction.

What you'll be doing

• Biomass Coordinator is responsible for the customer/vendor facing activities and to provide rest of the organization with market information.
• Quality, Health & Safety and Environment:
  • Reinforce the Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures
  • Organize periodic audit to control the application of the QHSE process.
• Creation of prospects/customers/vendors and contacts
• Plan and perform visits to customers and vendor as necessary
• Register and follow up opportunities and action plans
• Create customer/vendor offers and initiate price negotiation
• Preparation of the content of the physical AFR Contracts
• Follow up customer/vendor complaints
• Introduce volumes in Planning Tool based on what is obtainable from the market
• Prepare sales reports as a base for weekly transportation planning.
• Search, identify new market and materials opportunities and triggering the AFR Material
• validation flow where necessary
• Liaise with Sales Administrator to provide Master Data management (Customers, Vendor, Materials)
• Assist in the preparation of commercial offer to Customers/Vendors to be reviewed and discussed with the Geocycle Commercial Manager
• Liaise with logistics department to ensure timely deliveries for customer’s satisfaction with Geocycle services.
• Participate in preparing budget proposals for Geocycle in the country.

What we are looking for

• Degree in Agriculture / Business Management / Social sciences with sales development proven experience
• > 3 years of experience
• Social and negotiation skills with the customers or vendors
• Training in the process and steps in CRM tool - Sales force, for the following processes:
  • Visit management, opportunity management, action plans, AFR Request
• Basic knowledge in MEA BM Business Partner Master Data Model and training in creation/modification of Customers/Prospects & AFR request in Sales force.
• Training in SAP (AFR Process steps)
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills.

Who you'll be working with 
List of direct reports:

• Biomass Sourcing Manager

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:
Internal:

• Geocycle Commercial Manager
• Geocycle Sales Administrator
• Geocycle Logistics/Operation Coordinators .
• Plant Manager / Plant AF/ARM Champion
• Communication Managers, Lobbying, Strategy,
• Business Shared Service - Finance/Accounting.

External:

• Partner companies
• Waste producers
• Waste collection / disposal companies
• Waste producer
• Administration
• Association.

Mobility Requirements:

• The job will involve travel across various Biomass waste sourcing points in Nigeria.

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3.) Development Manager - Alternative Fuels

Requisition ID: 14403
Job Location: Ikoyi, Lagos

About the Job 

• The Development Manager for Alternative Fuels is responsible for driving the development, sourcing, and management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as a sustainable alternative fuel for cement manufacturing.
• This role ensures the successful integration of MSW into operations while maintaining compliance with environmental regulations and optimizing cost efficiencies.
• Due to the operational intensity at the dumpsites, the role will also have a dotted reporting line to the Operations Manager, to ensure operational alignment and efficiency in the field.

Responsibilities
Business Development & Growth:

• Identify and explore opportunities for sourcing MSW and other municipal waste materials for use as alternate fuels.
• Assist in preparing proposals and business cases for new waste streams and co-processing initiatives.
• Drive revenue growth by expanding Geocycle’s customer and waste supplier portfolio across Nigeria.
• Conduct regular market intelligence and competitor analysis to inform strategic positioning. Stakeholder Engagement
• Engage with municipalities, waste contractors, and private waste collectors to secure MSW supply.
• Support relationship management with regulatory agencies and NGOs involved in waste and environmental matters.
• Support contract negotiations, MOUs, and partnerships that promote Geocycle’s sustainable waste management initiatives.
• Work with internal teams across logistics, operations, and sustainability to support delivery of MSW alternate fuel goals.

Project Management & Execution:

• Support implementation of new MSW supply streams, including site visits, quality checks, and coordination with operations teams.
• Monitor pre-processing and logistics to ensure material specifications are met for co-processing.
• Address operational bottlenecks in collaboration with field teams and logistics partners.

Compliance & Risk Awareness:

• Ensure all business development activities align with Lafarge’s HSE, sustainability, and ethical standards.
• Conduct due diligence on new partners and materials to mitigate operational and reputational risks.

Reporting & Performance Monitoring:

• Track business development KPIs including volume sourced, customer retention, and cost efficiency.
• Prepare monthly reports and presentations for leadership and regional business reviews.
• Share insights and learnings from the field to inform continuous improvement.

Key Interfaces, Stakeholders and Relationships:

• Dotted Reporting Line – Geocycle Operations Manager
• The incumbent interacts regularly with all cadres of staff.

Requirements
What we are looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Waste Management, Business Administration, or related field
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in municipal solid waste management, alternative fuels, or sustainability roles.
• Demonstrated expertise in project management, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory compliance
• Knowledge of safety rules and regulations
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in waste processing technologies and waste-to-energy solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Strong commercial acumen, stakeholder management, and project execution skills.
• Experience in the cement, energy, recycling, or manufacturing sector is highly desirable.

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