Operations Manager at Isidore Agritech Limited

Job Description

• In this role, you will be managing operations for Isidore.
• Documentation and creating efficient, scalable systems are your thing. People love working with you because you make everyone’s life easier and you always know the status of projects.
• You are a very good problem solver with hustle and customer facing skills and can effortlessly switch back and forth between planning & execution.
• You must be highly analytical, ROI-focused with a strong track record of driving meaningful growth and engagement in the Agric sector.
• The position demands a keen business sense, strong planning and multi-tasking skills to achieve business objectives.
• The ideal candidate is relentlessly passionate about growth and food security.
• This role is based around Northern Nigeria, with travel up to 60% of the time in the initial stages.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage and maintain an operational strategy for trading Agric produce
• Have a thorough understanding of the Isidore brand and Jinja platform and act as ambassador to all customers.
• Co-ordinate activities of trade aggregation of commodities around Northern Nigeria
• Hire, train, and maintain teams of agents and supervisors
• Own and be accountable for profit and loss of operational trades
• Solicit regular feedback from customers and share with other teams, to grow the platform and business.
• Execute against the overarching business goals and ensure our systems work efficiently
• Use frontline information to build, educate, and inform other teams and stakeholders in the business.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 2 years work experience.
• Experience working in Agricultural commodities is required
• Must speak Hausa and English languages fluently
• Hunger to get things done: Super strong project management skills, with a focus on proactively finding practical solutions to problems.
• Leader: need to be that person who can take the first step, inspire a room full of people to surpass themselves, and build a loyal community.
• People Skills: need to be able to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of people. Selling ideas and beliefs is what will make you successful.
• Target driven and ability to drive meeting of very aggressive targets.
• Strong commercial sense, sharp problem solver and ability to get things done.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritise, self-start, contribute under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Hard working, passionate and looking to embrace the challenge.