Olam Nigeria Limited Recruitment 2023 Application Portal, Requirements and How to Apply
Interested and eligible Nigerians who wish to work with Olam Nigeria are hereby invited to submit their application forms to fill current job vacancies at Olam. See the list of current job vacancies, requirements, and how to apply for the vacancies below.
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About Olam Nigeria
Established in 1989 with 1 product in 1 country, Olam International was trading cashew from Nigeria into India. Today, they are a leading agri-business company operating from seed to shelf in 65 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 13,800 customers worldwide. Their team of 23,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses including cocoa, coffee, cashew, rice, and cotton. Having 44 different products across 16 platforms. Olam is committed to responsible growth and believes that it is only by doing business in a sustainable way that long-term value for all stakeholders can be delivered. Olam is revolutionizing seed-to-shelf supply chains through the Olam Sustainability Standard. Each step of Olam’s value chain is being examined to identify and implement measures to sustainably deliver products across all of its geographies by 2020. Olam’s initiatives in rural communities are one aspect of this, and in 2010 The Olam Livelihood Charter (OLC) was launched to set a benchmark for projects that incorporate all eight charter Principles of finance, improved yield, labour practices, market access, quality, traceability, social investment, and environmental impact.
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List of Current Job Vacancies at Olam Nigeria
The following vacancies are currently available for applicants to fill;
- Technical Head Pasta
- Rice Breeder (Manager)
- Vice President – Rice Farming
Technical Head Pasta Requirements
- 15-20 years of Experience Bachelor’s degree in Food Science,
- Pasta manufacturing experience preferred, with previous experience in managing large scale operations and implementing behaviour based safety programs
- Demonstrate strategic planning experience
- Strong organizational skills, including experience managing multiple high-priorities simultaneously
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Rice Breeder (Manager) Requirements
The successful candidate will:
- Develop high yielding varieties corresponding to desired product profiles, in close collaboration with farm and mill teams, by combining good agronomic traits, desirable grain quality, and tolerance/resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses through conventional breeding approach.
- Plans and carries out breeding studies to develop and improve varieties of Rice: Improves specific characteristics, such as yield, grain quality, maturity, and resistance to drought, disease, and insect pests in plants, utilizing principles of genetics and knowledge of plant growth.
- Produce pure parental lines, breeders, and foundation seeds for multiplication.
- Coordinate with external stakeholders (Private /Public sectors) for new germplasm introduction and breeding collaborations.
- Breeds rice, using methods such as germplasm introduction, hybridization, as well as hybrid rice breeding.
- Select progeny having desired characteristics and continues advancing breeding pipelines and selection process to reach desired lines.
- Lead the testing of advanced breeding lines developed at in house Center for various breeding product segments (Early duration, Mid duration, long grains, High amylose content, High yielding germplasm)
- Facilitate varietal release and adoption at farms and create demand for superior varieties
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Requirements
- Ph.D. in breeding, genetics or other related fields with a minimum of 2 years experience in Rice breeding; or M.Sc. in breeding, genetics or other related fields with a minimum of 5 years experience in Rice breeding in a reputed seed company or research institution
Vice President – Rice Farming Requirements
Job Description
As a GM Manager, you’re responsible for inspiring your team, create ownership opportunities, and to deliver on the following key dimensions.
- Managing procurement operations of significant volumes in a year.
- Handling complete purchase and assisting in logistics from Nigeria region.
- Directly handling big cooperatives and suppliers. Stakeholder management which involves Government relations, Buyers etc.
- Map the Potential in the region and the market.
- Deliver on key KPIs’ – Volume, GC/MT, & PBT
- Planning and executing the buying strategies basis factory and export needs
- Pricing ideas – Adopt to market practices and ensure cost-effective buying
- Raw material quality practices – make sure the best quality materials are bought through innovations and better approaches
- Developing deep understanding of Product, grades & blends from regions
- Optimizing Supply Chain efficiencies in the business by being the sharpest buyer in the Industry and region, managing operations at the highest level of efficiency & becoming the most reliable counterparty in the Trade.
- Good communication and leadership qualities
Requirements
- Buying / procurement
- Suppliers’ development
- Managing Operations / Efficiency Generation
- Stakeholder management
- Team Management
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How to Apply for Olam Nigeria Limited Recruitment
Interested and eligible candidates should submit their application forms online via the Olam Nigeria recruitment portal here before the application deadline.
Application Deadline
The deadline to apply is not specified.
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