AGRICULTURE BUSINESS HEAD-VACANCY AT REDSTONE SEARCH GROUP

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 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.

Responsibilities 

• 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 fundraising 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 to Global CEO.

Qualifications 

• Postgraduate from a Tier 1 institute in International Trade / Business / Agriculture
• 12-15 years of international trading experience in agricultural products (grains, oilseeds, pulses, RCN, Nuts, spices, etc)
• Fluency in English / French / Hindi
• Knowledge of the full cycle of the supply chain, international trade/jurisdictions, covering WAF regions.
• Located in Lagos, Nigeria

Location: Lagos State, Nigeria.

Apply: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS HEAD