Job Openings at NEXTZON Business Services Limited

Nextzon Business Services Limited - Our client is a diversified holding company with complementary business interests in Trading, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Marine Operations amongst others. The company is looking to strengthen its various subsidiaries in order to extend its market leadership position and also deliver enhanced value to its customers and other stakeholders.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Manager - Fertilizer Blending (MGR-FB)

Job Location: Zaria, Kaduna
Sector: Fertilizer Blending

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field is required.
• Any additional academic or professional qualifications in the agricultural field will be advantageous.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in fertilizer blending is required.
• Proven managerial experience
• Knowledge and experience in competitive inventory management, customer credit worthiness, and product knowledge and proficiency.
• Understand the processes of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship.
• Must be able to obtain and keep all necessary certifications, licenses, and permits from appropriate institutions.
• Exhibits critical skills such as business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making, and skill development.
• Excellent team-building, decision-making, and people-management abilities
• Should have analytical skills, structured problem-solving abilities, and management system expertise
• Contribute strategically to system development to reduce product failure or reprocessing costs and improve customer satisfaction.
• Capable of working efficiently under pressure and adapting to changing priorities

Job Position: Managing Director / CEO - Trade & Export (CEO-TAE)

Job Location: Kaduna
Sector: Trade & Export

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• First degree in Agriculture, Business Administration or related field
• A minimum of 12 years’ experience in the agricultural industry
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in multidisciplinary senior management positions
• Passion for the agriculture business, especially in trade and export.
• Excellent knowledge of current thinking in agriculture, trade and export
• Significant experience and proven track record of developing and executing agriculture trading and export initiatives in a competitive context.
• Strong network and visibility with main partners relevant to the agriculture sector, with entrepreneurial skills including a proven track record in mobilizing financial resources.
• Exemplary leadership skills and extensive experience in creating and leading high-performance teams.
• High level of integrity and credible player in development.
• Extremely effective communicator across a range of audiences; strong presentation skills.

Job Position: General Manager - Fertilizer & Chemical (GM-FAC)

Job Location: Kaduna
Sector: Fertilizer & Chemical

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• First Degree in Business Administration or related field
• Any other academic or professional qualification in agriculture or chemical engineering field will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 8 years of plant management experience in fertilizer blending or chemical production
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
• Strong management skills, with ability to take charge
• Must be a hands-on plant manager
• Analytical knowledge, structured problem-solving skills and expertise in management systems
• Proven leadership, communication and teamwork skills with demonstrated abilities to both work collaboratively
• Strategically contribute to the system development to minimize product failure or reprocess to reduce cost of poor quality and improve customer satisfaction
• Adaptable to changing priorities and capable of working efficiently under pressure

Job Position: General Manager - Marine Services Operations (GM-MSO)

Job Location: Lagos
Sector: Marine Services Operations

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• First Degree in Marine Engineering or related field
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Shipping / Marine Operations of which 5 years at managerial level
• Extensive shore-based operational and general management experience gained within the shipping industry
• Strong inter-personal and people-oriented management skills with experience of leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams
• Substantial experience of working closely with all regulatory bodies and stakeholders
• Good understanding of ISM / ISO procedures and experience in training of personnel
• Budgetary management experience with commercial acumen
• Proactive and innovative attitude
• Excellent communication skills in English, other languages an advantage
• Strong interpersonal & negotiation skills, able to deal with clients at a senior level
• Computer literate and able to utilize analytical and presentation PC tools.

Job Position: General Manager - Fertilizer and Rice Milling (GM-FRM)

Job Location: Zaria, Kaduna
Sector: Fertilizer & Rice Milling

Qualifications & Other Requirements

• First Degree in Business Administration or related field
• Any other academic or professional qualification in agriculture or related field will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 8 years of plant management experience in fertilizer blending or rice milling production
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
• Strong management skills, with ability to take charge
• Must be a hands-on plant manager
• Analytical knowledge, structured problem-solving skills and expertise in management systems
• Proven leadership, communication and teamwork skills with demonstrated abilities to both work collaboratively
• Strategically contribute to the system development to minimize product failure or reprocess to reduce cost of poor quality and improve customer satisfaction
• Adaptable to changing priorities and capable of working efficiently under pressure

Note

• Candidates are not permitted to apply for more than one position. Multiple applications will lead to disqualification of the applications.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.