Assistant Manager - Puffin Agro-Allied at Puffin Group LTD

The Assistant Manager provides overall strategic, commercial and operational leadership for Puffin Agro-Allied.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing the subsidiary's business strategy, driving revenue and profitability, developing strategic partnerships, overseeing agricultural and agro-allied operations, managing key customers and suppliers, and building a high-performing team.

This is a senior leadership role for an individual who can combine agricultural knowledge, commercial acumen and strong business management capability to build and scale an agro-allied business.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Economics, Marketing or a related discipline.
• A Master's degree or relevant professional qualification will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 6 years' relevant professional experience, with at least 3 years in a management or leadership position.
• Demonstrable experience in agriculture, agribusiness, agro-allied products, agricultural inputs, commodity trading, agricultural production, distribution or a related sector.
• Strong commercial and business development experience, with evidence of generating revenue and growing business operations.
• Experience managing budgets, financial performance and business targets.
• Strong understanding of agricultural value chains and the Nigerian agro-allied market.
• Experience developing and managing relationships with farmers, suppliers, distributors, corporate customers and other stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation, business development and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent leadership, people-management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership and make sound commercial decisions.
• High level of integrity, accountability and professionalism.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required for business operations.

Desirable Experience

Preference may be given to candidates with experience in one or more of the following:

• Agricultural commodity trading and aggregation
• Agricultural input distribution
• Farm or commercial agricultural operations
• Grain, soybean, maize or other commodity value chains
• Fertiliser, seeds, agrochemicals or agricultural equipment
• Agro-processing and agricultural supply chains
• B2B sales and distribution
• Government and institutional agricultural programmes
• Strategic partnerships and investment development within the agricultural sector