General Farm Manager Operations – Lagos, Nigeria

The potential candidate should have experience in operating and managing large commercial horticultural farm.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management of the 150Ha corn plantation.
• Management of the 50Ha of greenhouses.
• Overseeing the management of the nursery infrastructure.
• Facilitating marketing, packaging and brand initiatives.
• Implement modern farming practices on the farm.
• Round the clock cost monitoring.
• Setting & Managing operational budgets.
• Planning & managing of production across the organisation.
• Effective stock management & plant maintenance.
• Staff leadership, mentoring & development.
• Organisation diversification planning.

Qualification:

• Must have over 10 years’ experience.
• Must be between 35 and 45 years.
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Agricultural Business / Agricultural Engineer.
• Must be proficient with software for Modern Farming technologies.
• Must be well versed with managing commercial greenhouses.
• Must have working knowledge of modern equipment and irrigation systems.
• Must have the ability to manage people, processes and systems.

Monthly gross salary:  Competitive remuneration depending on experience and qualification.

Deadline: 7th August 2015          

Applications:

To apply, please follow the link: http://bit.ly/1J24QjL

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in.

****Please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements of the job****