Agric Business Development Analyst at The Place

Location: Lekki Phase I, Lagos

Objective

• To purchase or partner with farmers / ranchers to enable us control specie, supply of raw materials, quality and cost.  

Products ( Northern produce):

• Goat (WAD)
• Cattle
• Onions
• Tatashe
• Pepper (rodo)
• Ram
• Tomatoes
• Yellow pepper
• Shombo
• Greenpepper.

Work Scope
Sourcing:

• To identify casement areas for the above-mentioned products and additional ones that might be added.
• Document and share your proposed plan on backward integration bearing in mind the need to have a presence in these cashment areas.

Partnership with farmers and research institutes:

• Identify and select qualified farmers that you will work with to ensure availability of produce all year-round consistency of specie, quality and cost.
• Identify and work with identified institutes in areas of research, preservation, ways to improve on products and any other issues that may arise from your farmers and out growers.

Training:

• Consult and train farmers on best practices that will give good yield
• Sorting and best processing and packaging

Logistics:

• Recommend and plan the best transportation mode for the above products for now; consider a backward hauling process.

Weekly / monthly report:

• To send detailed weekly slash monthly report to line manager.

Qualifications

• A good first degree in any relevant discipline
• Minimum of 4 year experience in an FMCG plant / research institute.
• Relevant procurement experience in any FMCG particularly food processing plants will be an added advantage
• Can do attitude with strong problem solving and leadership skills.