Produce Warehouse Officer at Riparian Farming Limited (RFL) – Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM HoldCo)

Riparian Farming Limited (RFL), a subsidiary of Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM HoldCo.) is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Produce Warehouse Officer

Location: Ogun, Nigeria
Job type: Full time

Job Objectives

• Management of vegetables and fruits agribusiness (V&F) matters concerning the cleaning, washing, sorting, packaging, etc. and related activities.
• Management of cassava agribusiness matters concerning the peeling, washing, grating, processing, etc and related activities.
• Delivery of produce to clients in accordance with confirmed orders and timelines by the Marketing & Supply Chain Manager.
• Support the achievement of agreed revenue, cost, profit and cash-flow targets as set out in the business plan from time-to-time.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Processing: Follow strict management, operational and monitoring programmes w.r.t. the cleaning, washing, sorting, packaging, etc. and related matters.
• Risk Monitoring: Execution and monitoring the performance of his direct area of responsibility on an ongoing basis against approved programmes and budgets.
• Compliance with Standard Operating Procedures: Maintain compliance with ARM rules and procedures and to maintain compliance with regulatory statutes and authorities.
• Reporting of output activities: Monthly update of processing statistics – work-in-progress and outputs, supply chain operational information and such other relevant information as may from time-to-time be required or deemed necessary to management.
• General support: Any other agribusiness related tasks as advised by management to ensure compliance with applicable rules and to ensure project implementation

Requirements
Education:

• Applicable Academic certifications in fields such as Agriculture, Agronomy, Food Processing, etc. An advanced Degree in Business Administration will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years’ extensive experience in practical agro-processing operations across Sub-Saharan Africa especially Nigeria or similar economies.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience
• Experience in an agribusiness environment will be beneficial.

Technical Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of all facets of large scale irrigated and mechanized commercial vegetables and fruits agribusiness, including but not limited to:
  • Bush clearing
  • Land preparation
  • Seedling production
  • Irrigated vegetable crop production
  • Rainfed vegetable crop and pasture production
• Operations Management
• Farm Record Keeping
• Risk Management systems and procedures – implementation and management

Behavioral Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Customer Service Orientation
• Entrepreneurship
• Flexibility
• Holding People Accountable
• Intercultural Competence
• Leading and Developing Others
• Professional Confidence
• Relationship Building for Influence
• Team Working
• Effective Communication

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.