Job Vacancy: Country Manager – Minerals/Commodities

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Job Vacancy: Job title: Country Manager – Minerals/Commodities

Job description: Job Description:Our client; a fast-growing agribusiness company serving agricultural produce across the continents of Africa & Asia and apart from agribusiness they also have a strong hold into Metal/ Minerals and Coal business.Their well-established and committed team is proud to work towards a common purpose everyday – establishing a sustainable supply chain, in global commodity trading while distributing the Agricultural produce: Efficiently & Responsibly.They are looking for a country manager (minerals) for their Nigeria operations.Job Description

• Work closely with principal stakeholders to create cross-country buying program for primary and secondary minerals Lead/Zinc, Columbite, Tin and processed ingots and coils in Nigeria.

• Manage a team of logistics/warehouse personnel

• Create SOP for the procurement, transport and testing of said minerals

• Follow and implement purchasing policies and procedures.

• Control directly the purchasing at warehouse or selected mine sites across the country

• Maintains the wider team well-informed of local and international market trends, best practices, contracting and licensing models.

• Manage supplier relationships and interface with key artisans/local players on supplier issues.

• Develops and maintains constructive supplier relationships by obeying high standards of business ethics and fair dealing.

• Maintain proper reporting and record keeping

• Assemble and analyze data for financial management and reporting as needed

• Ability to travel to key producing regions including Jos, Abakaliki, etc.

Desired Candidate:

• Experience in a strategic sourcing role with expertise in influencing business strategy and miner relations.

• Relevant degree, preferably Masters level (Bachelor degree will be considered for the right applicant) or equivalent. Engineering preferred.

• Minimum 15 Years of relevant experience with minimum 7 Years in Nigeria.

• Excellent negotiation skills, developed hands-on experience.

• Aptitude to have a universal view and connect business need to purchasing strategy.

• Team player with can do attitude

• Focused individual with analytical approach and high degree of personal organization

• High proficiency in MS Office

Location: Lagos, Lagos State

Job date: Thu, 09 May 2024 05:03:16 GMT

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