Branch Operations Manager At Olam International Limited – Africa

A global agri-business, Olam grows, sources, trades and processes food and industrial raw materials across 16 product platforms for over 13,800 customers. With a direct presence in 65 countries, our team of 23,000 employees has built a leadership position in many businesses – including cocoa, coffee, cashew, sesame, rice and cotton.

This year we celebrate our 25th anniversary with four new initiatives, all of which are focused on investing in our future generations: The Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security; The Olam Scholarship Programme; The Olam Foundation; and our Building Sustainable Futures Forum. To learn more about any of these, visit ‘About Us’ on our website (www.olamgroup.com).

Headquartered in Singapore and listed on the SGX-ST in 2005, Olam currently ranks among the top 40 largest listed companies in Singapore in terms of market capitalization and is a component stock in the Straits Times Index (STI), MSCI Singapore Free, S&P Agribusiness Index and the DAXglobal Agri-business Index.

Job description

Branch Operations Manager

Overview of the position :

The Branch Operations Manager role will involve managing day to day activity of the current product in the country including procurement, processing, quality, shipments and logistics. Its a well-rounded role that gives the experience of managing a large business in a fast growing origin. 

Position Responsibilities : 

– Design, implement and manage the procurement Strategy for Product in the country with the respective teams below him to drive and deliver volumes as per the overall business plan 

– Optimize utilization of processing and quality resources in the country to derive maximum capacity utilization and efficiency and to eliminate controllable losses and minimize the impact of non-controllable losses 

– Support in implementation of the required infrastructure to deliver volumes as per the business plan 

– Ensure strict adherence to all the laid down systems and procedures without exception 

– Ensure that all the direct and indirect costs for the business are within budgets 

– Counter-party & Credit Risk Management 

– Ensure high motivational levels in the team and get the team aligned with the overall Product & origin strategy 

– Support the PCH in trading and positional decisions by providing adequate and timely market information 

– Interface with appropriate regulatory bodies for obtaining permissions, approvals, etc 

– Capability building among the local staff 

– Procurement & supply chain experience in an export commodity would be desirable 

– The role requires residing in upcountry locations and frequent traveling

Desired Skills and Experience

1 to 2 years post MBA experience from Top B – Schools (IIM, NITIE, IIFT, SIBM)

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