Key Responsibilities:

The GM will involve managing profitability of a business line in one of the West African countries.

Person will be responsible for commodity procurement, processing and logistics.

This is a well-rounded role in a critical business with high potential. Overall responsibilities include managing the supply chain from producer to export (procurement, processing, quality and shipments). The team consists of expatriates and skilled local professionals who benefit from clear guidance and effective leadership. The incumbent will have to deliver on these dimensions:

1. Strategic effectiveness (including key stakeholder management and industry leadership)

2. Operational effectiveness

3. Organizational effectiveness

This role will give the incumbent a unique opportunity to build his/her career in Olam. The role involves intensive team management for effective delivery on farmer engagement, procurement and export volumes. It also involves significant stakeholder management (both internal and external). Given the current crop trends, our leadership position and the regulatory environment in the country, the incumbent has significant ownership to influence not only Olam's business but also the future of the product industry in the region.

As GM, the incumbent will have to set out the vision for the business and take full end to end responsibility for its growth, sustainability and delivery:

1. Strategic responsibility for arriving at the best-fit strategy for the profit-center

2. Develop and deliver farmer engagement with the objective of improving yield and achieving Olam purpose of prosperous farmers, thriving communities and regenerating the living world

3. Manage the sourcing of commodity, primary processing and exports

4. Role requires independent handling of PNL for the business with and Exports

5. Should have a clear understanding of various types of risks in business and have good risk management capability

6. Basic understanding of futures and options to be used as hedge tool for risk mitigation

7. Would require active liaising with the trading desk based in Singapore to generate sales book at attractive prices for the product bought in the origin

8. Bottom line responsibilities: Completing the budgeted commitments on volumes, GC, overheads, interest and PAT.

9. Passing the business through the books. Has to ensure that not just procurement and unit docs are in line, but also that shipments are made and sales are booked according to budget. Accountability ends not with M2M profitability but with the actual numbers generated by our accounts books and how they compare to our budgets.

10. Development of manpower: Along with mentoring and career-pathing of the team members, the incumbent also must ensure that the career paths are perpetuated suitably down the staff-line.

11. Play the role of Olam face in the complex regulatory environment. The incumbent must manage the complex regulatory and competitive environment, constantly keeping in touch with the important players to keep herself abreast of the latest in the sector.

12. Bring in innovation and a high level of engagement with all key stakeholders to build on the sustainability issues critical to this industry.

Role significance 60% oversee and improvise:

- Procurement: Oversee and drive strategic procurement to ensure cost optimization, supplier reliability, quality compliance, and continuity of raw material supply.

- Plant Operations: Oversee and continuously improve plant and operations to enhance throughput, quality yield, operational efficiency, and safety standards.

- Commercial Efficiency and Profitability: Drive commercial efficiency by optimizing pricing, margins, working capital, and cost structures to sustainably enhance profitability.

- Supply Chain Management: Oversee end- to- end supply chain management to ensure timely movement of materials, inventory optimization, minimal bottlenecks, and seamless coordination across functions.

Role significance 40% oversee and improvise :

- Financial Governance : Partner with Finance to ensure robust budgeting, forecasting, MIS, and cost controls, with clear visibility on operational performance.

- Human Resources & Culture : Foster a high performance, safety first, and values driven culture across the organization.

- Governance & Compliance : Ensure local compliance with legal, ethical, ESG, and regulatory frameworks, including safety, labor laws, and corporate policies.

Job requirements

- Experience:

- 8-12 years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing / processing / plant led businesses, with proven P&L responsibility.

- Strong exposure to multi function leadership-operations, finance, HR, and compliance.

- Demonstrated ability to scale operations, improve margins, and lead complex teams.

Skills and Competencies :

- Strategic & commercial acumen.

- Strong execution and decision making ability.

- Leadership, people development, and change management.

- Commercial & Financial literacy and business partnering mindset.

- High standards of safety, ethics, and governance.

Education :

- Engineering / Operations background with a postgraduate qualification in Management preferred.

- The role requires person to travel across and hence the person should be open to travel.

- Fluency in English and French.