Agricultural Business Head – West Africa

Agricultural Business Head – West AfricaRedstone SearchRedstone Commodity Search focuses on offering 360° search solutions to the global commodities markets.
With a competitive coverage of Trading Houses, Producers, Majors, Utilities, Merchants, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks and Brokerages, Redstone Commodity Search can confidently offer you an edge in today's volatile market.
Redstone Commodity Search is working with an international Soft & Agricultural Trading House looking to hire an Agricultural Business Head to be based in Lagos, Nigeria.Key Responsibilities / TasksStrategic Leadership: Develop and implement growth strategies, creating comprehensive short, medium, and long-term business plans.Global Trade Operations Management: Execute global trade operations strategy with a focus on TAT and process orientation.
Manage shipping operations (Bulk) and logistics, ensuring end-to-end workflow planning / Business Development for Agri products.Financial Expertise and Risk Management: Demonstrate financial expertise, including exposure to fund raising and understanding of treasury and capital structure.Trade and Contract Expertise: Handle multi-currency contracts, bulk, and container trades, with detailed knowledge of Agri products and stay conversant with Asia & Africa trade flows.
Reports into Global CEO.Key Qualifications / ExperiencePostgraduate from a Tier 1 institute in International Trade / Business / Agriculture.12-15 years of international trading experience of agricultural products (grains, oilseeds, pulses, RCN, Nuts, spices, etc).Fluency in English / French / Hindi.Knowledge of full cycle of supply chain, international trade / jurisdictions, covering WAF regions.Located in Lagos, Nigeria.
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