Chief Operating Officer (Agri Commodity)
Nigeria, Nigeria
Job Description
Our client is leading agro chemical and commodity trading conglomerate in Nigeria.
Key Responsibilities :
Achieving Budgeted results by driving growth in market share with appropriate strategy, identify and en-cashing niche market, building farmers trust and brand equity with extensive extension activities and implementing innovative marketing techniques to keep ahead of competition. Expanding crop protection segment with new solutions, venturing into other segments of input market like Fertilisers, seeds, and other inputs. Exploring neighbouring countries potentials. Provide leadership and direction to the team by designing appropriate performance management system to nurture and retain talents to build a robust deliverable team for sustained performance year after year. Resist and prevent value appropriation in the whole value chain with most suitable channel management, driving cost efficiencies, fast turnaround and complying with established internal control systems and external registration requirements. Provide market intelligence, changing trends and insights to support decision making by CEO and Board Members. Qualifications and Skills :
MBA or master’s degree in Agri Business Management or any other equivalent qualifications. Minimum 10 to 15 years hands on experience in heading agri input division. Excellent networking in Federal Agriculture Ministry, Central Bank, Nafdac, Environment agencies and other regulatory bodies. Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to lead and motivate teams. Excellent financial analysis skills and commercial sense is a must. Strong communication and negotiating skills
Required Skills
Agri Commodity, Market Research, Revenue Generation, Marketing Techniques