Agricultural Business Head – West Africa Lazio

Agricultural Business Head – West Africa
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

Agricultural Business Head – West Africa Redstone Search Redstone 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 is working with an international Soft & Agricultural Trading House looking to hire an Agricultural Business Head to be based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Key Responsibilities / Tasks Strategic 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 / Experience Postgraduate 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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