Head of Agribusiness and Consulting at Integrated Dairies Limited (IDL)

Key Responsibilities

• Break down the overall corporate strategy into specific and achievable tasks and assign such tasks to various roles in the division.
• Design business strategies and plans that meet the company goals.
• Drive financial performance management for all strategic business units.
• Create a solid network of strategic partnerships that will support driving business strategy.
• Develop, review, and implement divisions operations reengineering to ensure that the operations are lean, effective, efficient and bring value to the organisation.
• Oversee the day-to-day implementation of strategies and operations of the division. This can be done through supervision, coaching and feedback mechanisms.
• Ensure that job descriptions, performance contracts, processes and workflow are clearly communicated, documented and all team members should well understand the objectives.
• Successful management of divisions projects which include its objective, budget, time limits and its implementation.
• Constantly evaluate the suitability of decisions and operations of the division to attain the set goal.
• Where necessary, liaise with other functional heads/business leads on the operations of divisions. This is to ensure smooth running of activities in the division.
• Define marketing strategies to support the division strategies and objectives.
• Spot agribusiness opportunities in the market and drive business growth.
• Use data to optimise customers' experience and division’s strategy.
• Build a highly efficient team of sales and marketing professionals.
• Any other task assigned by the line manager or the management of IDL.

Educational Qualitification & Skills

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree / Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Business Administration, Operations Management or Marketing.
• At least 7 years experience in Operations Management or Business Development position.
• Experience and or Certification in agronomy and animal husbandry is an added advantage.
• Outstanding leadership abilities.
• Data analytics and reporting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of the latest business policies and regulations.
• Demonstrable analytical thinking and decision-making.
• Must be detail-oriented.