- Minimum Qualification :
- Experience Level : Senior level
- Experience Length : 5 years
Job Description/Requirements
Olam Agri ~ A differentiated, and market leading global agri-business focused on high-growth end consumption markets.
Our food, feed, fibre, agri-industrials & ag-services capabilities span 30+ countries, and we participate in global food and agri-trade flows, working with farmers and customers to connect local origins and global destinations. With a global origination footprint and processing capabilities, we transform food, feed and fibre to create value for customers and enable farming communities to prosper sustainably, to meet the changing consumption, food security and sustainability needs shaping the global food and agricultural landscape.
Job Description
- Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Paddy Procurement/ Out grower Model owners
- Direct and coordinate daily activities of the unit in procurement and ensuring responsible sourcing within the area of operations.
- Lead Paddy Procurement through Direct Purchase from commercial farmers, farm input providers and Out grower model.
- Lead a team of procurement officers and build engagement with aggregators below them.
- Set weekly procurement targets for the procurement officers and put measures in place to achieve them
- Handle season’s procurement targets with farming input providers.
- Managing/cost control of procurement activities
- Reporting zonal procurement statistics and weekly paddy prices for major paddy growing areas.
- Planning and Organizing logistics/funds for procurement
- Ensuring that goods procured meet company/contract requirements
- Monitoring procurement activities of procurement officer and ensuring integrity of goods purchased
- Reporting on local market dynamics during and after the season
- Developing and maintaining Aggregator Data base region wise with relevant details about procurement capacity and sphere of control.
- Assisting the BH in planning/budgeting
- Analyse procurement data and send reports.
Educational Requirements
- Master’s degree/MBA in Procurement/Agric/Natural Resource/Agri Business
- Minimum of 5 years working in a similar position and/or in the paddy/ cashew industry
- This position demands lots of travelling to major paddy growing areas. The person while will be based out of Volta or Navrongo.
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