Ongoing Recruitment in an Innovative Agriculture Company

An innovative Agriculture company is currently recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Benin, Edo

Job Description

• We are looking for an Accountant, a reliable, dependable receivables & collections specialist that will function as a member of the finance team, and will also complete the reconciliation of accounts usually as the result of a dispute
• This person will recommend when to assign uncollectible accounts to a collection agency
• The Finance & Accounts Manager will be tasked with the responsibility for the financial health of the company, Producing financial reports and developing strategies based on financial research.

Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting transactions including collection efforts / calls for accounts receivable portfolio.
• Documenting daily collection activity.
• Researching account disputes and billing discrepancies.
• Prepare budget forecasts
• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulations
• Identify delinquent accounts requiring external collection efforts
• Identify bad debt or financial exposure.

Requirements

• 2-4 years previous Account receivable and collections experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting, Economics or related field.
• Proven work experience as an Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Sales Account Manager, Junior Account Manager or relevant role
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an
• organization, including executive and C-level
• Solid experience with CRM software and MS Office (particularly MS Excel)
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Location: Edo, Nigeria

Job Description

• We are seeking for a Business Development Manager to promote and manage the poultry business.

Responsibilities

• Contacting potential clients to establish rapport and arrange meetings.
• Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives.
• Researching organizations and individuals to find new opportunities.
• Increasing the value of current customers while attracting new ones.
• Finding and developing new markets and improving sales.
• Attending conferences, meetings, and industry events.
• Developing quotes and proposals for clients.
• Developing goals for the development team and business growth and ensuring they are met.
• Training personnel and helping team members develop their skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or related field.
• 3 years experience in a lead role especially sales, marketing or related field.
• Strong communication skills and IT fluency.
• Ability to manage complex projects and multi-task.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Comfortable using a computer for various tasks.

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Location: Edo, Nigeria

Job Description

• We are looking for Procurement Officer to provide support in the operations and procurement department.

Responsibilities

• Implement sound purchasing policies, systems and procedures in accordance with company standards.
• Create a vetted vendors list by obtaining competitive quotations from a minimum of three independent genuine vendors to establish a fixed amount for regularly supplied items
• Ensure regular updates of supplier’s current price lists are maintained
• Requests and obtains daily requisitions.
• Communicates the daily purchase orders to the accounts department through the LPO system and obtains the necessary approvals.
• Ensures that all authorized or approved purchase orders are sent to their respective suppliers/vendors and ensure timely delivery of the items.
• Communicate delivery times and quantity to the store to ensure a seamless delivery process.
• Research and identify new products/services and providers and advise the company where necessary.
• Makes reports regarding delivered items discrepancy to the cost controller especially as regarding price and quantity order variances.
• Give daily/weekly reports on all pending orders to the account manager
• Give a daily report of all orders to be cancelled to the account manager.
• Maintains records of all purchases in a manner that they can be inspected at any time for information or audit purposes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing or related field.
• 1 year plus experience in the role.
• Forecasting and planning.
• Strong communication skills and IT fluency.
• Negotiation skills.
• Reasoning abilities and critical thinking.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Edo, Nigeria

Job Description

• We are looking for an Accountant, a reliable, dependable receivables & collections specialist that will function as a member of the finance team, and will also complete the reconciliation of accounts usually as the result of a dispute.
• This person will recommend when to assign uncollectible accounts to a collection agency.
• The Finance & Accounts Manager will be tasked with the responsibility for the financial health of the company, Producing financial reports and developing strategies based on financial research.

Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting transactions including collection efforts/calls for accounts receivable portfolio.
• Documenting daily collection activity.
• Researching account disputes and billing discrepancies.
• Prepare budget forecasts
• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulations
• Identify delinquent accounts requiring external collection efforts
• Identify bad debt or financial exposure

Requirements

• 2-4 years previous Account receivable and collections experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting, Economics or related field.
• Proven work experience as an Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Sales Account Manager, Junior Account Manager or relevant role
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level
• Solid experience with CRM software and MS Office (particularly MS Excel)
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Job Title: Logistics Officer

Location: Edo, Nigeria

Job Description

• We are looking for a reliable, dependable Logistics Officer who will be responsible for arranging freight services for our operations and customer base.

Responsibilities

• Develop reports showing transportation costs on precise projects and moves.
• Conduct physical cataloguing, storaging, warehousing, inventorying, material control coordination and data entry assisting different supply activities.
• Support with maintenance of logistics policies, procedures, support plans and similar data.
• Provide assistance for maintaining logistics planning tasks.
• Review and analyze program effectiveness, suggest and execute on time improvements and corrective actions.
• Coordinate accountability of property and issues maintenance.
• Investigate inventory divergence, resolve issues and update database to replicate property movement.
• Provide advice and recommend on pertinent accountability procedures and policies, discrepancies of information and divergence from regulations.
• Establish and maintain maximum and minimum consumables inventory levels.
• Administer and maintain inventory control program systems and electronic property management.
• Develop pertinent schedules, reports and conduct recurring inventories of supplies of poultry feeds, and property.
• Administer and implement inventory management program.
• Establish and update regularly work priorities and stations and fulfill routine tasking by supervisor.
• Coordinates with unit managers and co-workers to assure apt automated system(s) are upgraded and outcomes are accurate and current.
• Document shipments to ensure that they are in compliance with customs rules and regulations.
• Track the location of the shipment or goods. Prepare goods for shipment, using the best, most economical packaging
• Ensure companies file and maintain accurate records for all exports

Requirements

• Associate Degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
• Preferred: Bachelors in Business, Logistics, or other related field
• 1+ years’ previous experience in logistics management or coordination
• Working knowledge of PC computer systems and cargo management software preferred
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Well-developed motivational and leadership skills.

Job Title: Waste Management Officer

Location: Edo, Nigeria

Job Description

• We are seeking for a Waste Management Officer to manage the process of waste disposal on the poultry farm.

Responsibilities

• Oversee waste management schemes.
• Supervise the transportation of waste to ensure that it takes place efficiently without contaminating air, land or water sources.
• Assist with the development, promotion and implementation of new waste disposal schemes.
• Ensure compliance with current legislation in the transportation, handling and disposal of waste.
• Formulate and control budgets for waste disposal.
• Collate statistics and compile reports often to strict deadlines.
• Monitor the quality and performance of waste services, including contract management of external providers.
• Assist with the development of information and promotional materials.
• Aim to meet waste reduction and recycling targets.
• Deal with enquiries and complaints from members of the public both in person and by phone or email.
• Investigate and follow up claims of the illegal dumping of waste and work with other waste regulation enforcement staff.
• Identify and target areas with fly tipping or black bag problems, working to find solutions to eliminate these.

Requirements

• HND or Bachelor’s Degree in related fields.
• 1 year experience in this role or related field.
• Strong communication skills .
• Ability to manage complex projects and multi-task.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Comfortable using a computer for various tasks.

Job Title: Disease Prevention & Control Officer

Location: Edo, Nigeria

Job Description

• We are seeking for a Disease Prevention & Control Officer who can perform investigative and educational work involving disease control and prevention and immunization activities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and/or verify the diagnosis of the disease in question in order to identify the source and mode of transmission by consulting with health care providers and collecting specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Initiate and complete investigative procedures involving poultry with suspected or confirmed disease.
• Participate in the coordination of activities regarding the analysis of data and development of intervention strategies to address specific issues related to food/feed safety as they relate to poultry animals health; and the prevention and integrated control of food-borne pathogens, residues and contaminants.
• Identify possible sources of disease for poultry animals and spread of the infection.
• Write and maintain case reports containing possible disease outbreaks.
• Inform health care providers about treatment, prevention, and control methods during disease investigations and outbreaks or by sending blast faxes, conducting workshops, and arranging personal visits.
• Organize and participate in ongoing prevention programs in order to implement measures to prevent and control disease.
• Perform all work duties and activities in accordance with Farmforte policies, procedures, and safety practices.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Veterinary Medicine and a qualified Veterinary Medical Doctor.
• 2-4 years experience in large scale poultry operations or public health
• To have knowledge of causes, modes of transmission, and methods used in disease prevention and control.
• Ability to undertake independent research.

Job Title: Poultry Operations Manager

Location: Benin, Edo

Job Description

• We are looking for a Poultry Operations Manager to collaborate with other farm personnel to develop farm schedules and meet processing goals.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the safety and efficiency of poultry farm operations.
• In consultation with the Farm Manager, the Poultry Operations Manager prioritizes tasks and decides on the necessary amount of machinery and number of workers.
• Record data and create reports on worker attendance, budget, supplies and livestock growth.
• Put in place standard operating procedures intended to run operations effortlessly, protect  humans or livestocks especially against diseases or harmful biological agents.
• Assign duties to poultry farm workers and ensure that they are carried out in an efficient manner; for example, duties might include feeding poultry, shipping eggs or maintaining the production center or the slaughtering and processing facility.
• Oversee the use of machinery.
• Training new workers.
• Provide care to injured or ill livestock.
• Enforcing workplace sanitation practices to prevent the spread of disease.
• Ensure compliance with livestock welfare standards
• Ensure that good biosecurity, flock health and proper feed management is maintained.
• Manage logistics and supply inventory of the farm.
• Ensure that all equipment is maintained and up to standard.

Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree
• At least 4 years management experience in large scale poultry operations
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communications skills
• Adaptable to change and able to work with people on many levels
• Ability to work under pressure

Job Title: Nutrition and Feeding Officer

Location: Benin, Edo

Job Description

• We are seeking for a Nutrition and Feeding Officer who who can undertake research and plan diets in order to provide poultry and domestic animals, and livestock with nutritionally balanced food.

Responsibilities

• Assessing the relative nutritional value for various feeds for livestock.
• Formulating the best mix of food to produce healthy livestock.
• Oversea the feeding of poultry animals.
• Analysing nutritional disorders.
• Implement activities that support good poultry farming/livestock/industry practices that relate to the development and utilization of feed resources, efficient animal nutrition, feed safety and address the associated technical and policy issues trade in animal feedstuffs.
• Contribute to and technically support appropriate supplementary/emergency feeding interventions for livestock.
• Keep up-to-date and informed on relevant developments; design and conduct analytical studies on specific technical and policy issues affecting animal nutrition, feed resources and feed safety.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Animal Production / Science with specialization related to Animal Nutrition
• Ability to undertake independent research
• 2-3 years experience in Poultry Operations
• Ability to write reports and good record keeping
• Quality of both oral and written communication skills on technical issues.

Job Title: Veterinary Assistant

Location: Edo, Nigeria

Job Description

• We are seeking for a Veterinary Assistant to care for and oversee the growth of the livestock.

Responsibilities

• Feed the livestock and monitor their eating patterns.
• Clean and sanitize the livestock/livestock cages
• Assist Veterinary Medical Doctor and Veterinary technicians with laboratory work.
• Clean, sterilize, and maintain cages.
• Restrain livestock during veterinary tests and checks.
• Administer medications when required.
• Perform some clerical duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine.
• At least 1 year knowledge experience working with poultry animals.
• Perform other related duties as required.
• Ability to write and keep record

Job Title: Production Operations Officer

Location: Benin, Edo

Job Description
Our client, an innovative Agriculture Company in Benin is looking for a Production Operations Officer to oversee the production operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee direct daily company administrative processes and procedures
• Report to and assist operations manager in daily tasks and duties
• Ensure company policies align with and advance business objectives
• Strategically map-out, plan, and manage projects
• Analyze and maintain operational data
• Develop improved business functionality that increases profits
• Train staff in policies and procedures and supervise their daily work
• Set goals for staff and monitor their progress
• Ensure compliance with best business practices throughout organization
• Implement improved operational measures and policies that promotes efficiency
• Contribute to innovation of new products
• Track and maintain budgets of operational costs
• Coordinate production and logistics of livestock and supplies
• Monitor livestock inventory

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field
• 3+ years experience in large scale poultry operations
• Strong business acumen
• Acute understanding of resource allocation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and other operational software
• Adept problem solver and decision maker
• Excellent communicator both orally and written
• Detail-oriented, Diligent and proactive
• Respectful of deadlines

Job Title: Technical Operations Officer

Location: Benin, Edo

Description

• We are seeking for a Technical Operations Officer with technical abilities to serve as a technical support on the farm.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring real time transactions, data communication, hardware, software, and physical environmental systems to ensure the availability of key operational systems.
• Perform and monitor key operational systems, process, activities and requests relating to the operations and its products, to meet business objectives
• Identify and assist with resolving and recording of technical and operational problems, whilst working in a team to provide evidence base solutions for consideration towards resolution.
• Recording of operations duties and incidents with a high level attention to detail.
• Prepare accurate and precise data on all aspects of business systems for the purpose of reporting outcomes of activities and incidents.
• Assist in the training and development needs relating to computer use and softwares installations.
• Perform regular reviews of operational processes, work instructions and checklists to align with business objectives and industry standards
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Engineering HND or Bachelor’s degree
• 5 Years experience in technical roles
• Professional and effective written and verbal communicator
• Analytical problem-solving skills
• Respond promptly to enquiries
• Provide support for unattended devices onsite & offsite
• Prepare & maintain appropriate documentation.

Job Title: Harvesting Operations Officer

Location: Benin, Edo

Description

• We are seeking for a Harvesting Operations Officer that is skilled in harvesting operations and can provide support.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with poultry operations manager, and farm manager.
• Keep detailed harvest records and report weekly.
• Run, supervise, and assign harvest assistants.
• Maintain efficiency, speed, and quality of harvest work.
• Responsible for quality control of all produce leaving the production line.
• Monitor quantity of harvested produce and take it out of the field
• Compile, print, and distribute harvest list daily
• Oversee wash station coordinator and wash station
• Operate machinery and trucks when required
• Help grow crew when harvest is completed
• Maintain and enforce policies and procedures
• Maintain a safe work environment.

Requirements

• HND or BSc degree plus 1 year in large scale poultry experience
• Strong management skills
• Excellent communicator
• Proficiency with computer (Excel, Google Docs, email, various apps)
• Good problem-solving skills
• Excellent observation skills
• Conscientious
• Ability to prioritize endless to do list
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to be flexible
• Ability to work with many personality types
• Calm and positive attitude even while working under stressful conditions.

Job Title: Admin Manager

Location: Edo, Nigeria

Job Description

• We are seeking for a skilled Admin Manager with HR background roles who will be directly responsible for all the employee life cycle management in our Benin operations.
• The ideal candidate will be responsible and reliable, and willing to regularly contribute to making the company a better place to work.

Responsibilities

• Supervising day-to-day operations of the administrative department and staff members.
• Hiring, training, and evaluating employees, taking corrective action when necessary.
• Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures.
• Ensuring the office is stocked with necessary supplies and all equipment is working and properly maintained.
• Working with the accounting and management team to set budgets, monitor spending, and processing payroll and other expenses.
• Planning, scheduling, and promoting office events, including meetings, conferences, interviews, orientations, and training sessions.
• Collecting, organizing, and storing information using computers and filing systems.
• Overseeing special projects and tracking progress towards company goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management, or related field.
• 3+ Experience in related fields, such as management or financial reporting, preferred.
• Exceptional leadership and time, task, and resource management skills.
• Strong problem solving, critical thinking, coaching, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with computers, especially MS Office.
• Ability to plan for and keep track of multiple projects and deadlines.
• Familiarity with budget planning and enforcement, human resources, and customer service procedures.
• Willingness to continue building skills through education opportunities.

Deadline: 30th September, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates who live in BENIN should send their CV to: seun.akinola@weoutsourceafrica.com stating the role as the subject of the mail.