Head of Business

A new and exciting opportunity has just opened for a Head of Business at a rapidly expanding agriculture company. About the company: The company is a growing agriculture company forming part of a larger private equity company. About the role: This role will be based in Kano, Nigeria. We are looking for a highly driven and ambitious finance or supply chain professional with extensive experience in commodity trading, trading crops, and sourcing commodities such as cocoa, soya, and paddy rice.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the development of a management structure that effectively drives business strategy.
• Develop and implement comprehensive business plans and cost-effective operational and market development activities.
• Develop the business strategy to achieve business expectations.
• Oversee the company’s financial performance, investments and other business ventures
• Coach and ensure structures are in place to train and coach the management team to be effective leaders.
• Ensure profitability across various commodity lines and depths.
• Create a business with minimal regulatory infractions.
• Provide strategic advice to the board and Chairperson.

Candidate requirements:

• Must have experience in trading and sourcing cocoa, and sesame seeds, and paddy rice, and soybeans.
• Experience in Agricultural Commodity, Storage and Warehousing Receipt Systems, Supply Chain Management, or in a developing business.
• Must have extensive knowledge of the above commodity market and key stakeholders.
• Knowledge of ERP systems especially SAP is needed.
• Understanding of currencies and Agricultural Commodity Exchange Market.

If you are ambitious, driven, and can lead a team as well as grow a company to success, this job is for you, apply.