Job Vacancy in a Cement Manufacturing Company

StreSERT is a professional services organisation that offers quality stress-free solutions to corporate organisations. We offer business support and integrated solutions in different areas that ensure business objectives are achieved.

Critically, we evaluate issues as they impact your business, and consequently deploy the appropriate skills and competencies to proffer the needed solutions.Our client is into cement manufacturing and concrete mix production.

BIOMASS MANAGER
Department Geocycle
Reporting     Head of Industrial Ecology

Number of direct reports  3


JOB PURPOSE:
Assure cost effective and timely supply of biomass to the organization’s cement plants. Develop additional biomass sources for the organization.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
To contribute with the Industrial Ecology RVP and Biomass Director to the definition of the Biomass strategy, through a detailed analysis of the market: Available streams, customers, tonnage, price levels, competitions, competing technologies, legislation, for our different biomass business models: forestry maintenance activity, agriculture waste, captive plantations.
To insure full compliance with all relevant legislation as well as with all values of the organization in general and the safety policies in particular.
To contribute to the organization’s Biomass Roadmap definition that will optimize the organization’s Biomass SR and to insure its application.
To contribute to the Biomass H&S Roadmap definition and application (Safe execution of all operation linked to biomass sourcing and pre-treatment).
To manage the HR aspects of the Roadmap, for our personal as well as the subcontractors activity,
To direct the daily management of all aspects of biomass supply chain from forestry maintenance (including development and application of specific procedures for all steps in the chain): Harvesting, Logistics, Storage from captive plantations (Nursery management, Planting, Harvesting from agricultural residues sourcing
To carry out constant follow up of key KPI’s related to biomass sourcing and co-processing (notably % AF, GS, Biomass cost)
To make sure that sourcing strategy is aligned with potential development of co-processing by the organization. Ensure Industrial Ecology participation to the different phases of the organization’s management cycle (Strategic Review, PIP, Budgets)
To make sure of a close coordination between his/her Biomass activity and all involved organization’s management (Communications, Legal, Financial, Production, Plants, etc).
To pay particular attention to the stakeholders environment of the Biomass strategy.
To carry out continuous evaluation of all biomass operations and propose methods to improve.
To play an active part in animating the biomass network and exchanging best practices throughout the region.
To assure a close collaboration with counterpart in Benin Republic.

COMPETENCES;
Vision                                                                       
Contribute to a clear and concrete understanding of the biomass business in Nigeria.       
Ensure the understanding and support of this vision
Ensure the execution of the strategy                         

Direction                                                                                         
Animate the biomass team and develop results based ambitions.
Develop efficient team working practices   
Result Management                                             
Ensure effective implementation
Measure the impact and understand the consequences of actions
Personal commitment to achieving results
Take the organization to the customer orientation
Drive improvement in change
Challenge and agree to be positively challenged
Ensure effective implementation                                                       
Measure the impact and understand the consequences of actions       
Maintain a personal commitment to achieving results                                           
Customer Orientation

 A thorough understanding of our different types of customers               
Use all the resources of the organization to continually improve our product offering.
Generate value for our customers.                                                                             
Measure success by monitoring the satisfaction and loyalty of our Customers
Integrity and Values
Challenge positively and accept being challenged.                                               
Give priority to safety
Show integrity, commitment and respect for others in all daily activities.
Act for the best interests of Lafarge
Show sensitivity and adaptability to cultural diversity
Seek out different opinions in order to progress.

QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCES AND EXPERIENCE;
Minimum Qualification
B.Sc Engineering or Agric Science

Experience
7 years post qualification experience. An engineer with an entrepreneurial mindset

Technical skills
Marketing intelligence Data search and analysis.
Management of information - Data evaluation and clarity of the overall picture.
Project Management - Project management and innovation.
Interpersonal relationships - developing networks with other stakeholders, interacting with other team members.
Problem Solving - Analyze situations and propose solutions.
Communication - Interpret and present information consistent with the intended audience (presentations, written submission).
Knowledge and understanding of the business environment and legislation governing Waste Management in the MEA zone.

General Skills
Hardworking
Able to work in a multi functional team
Able to challenge the ideas received
Able to translate technical language into intelligible information
Attention to detail
Culture of results
SALARY
Salary range is between N10, 000, 000 – N 13, 000, 000

TO APPLY
Applicants should send updated CVs to ‘mgtpositions@stresert.com’ using ‘FTC-18’ as subject of mail . Wrongly titled applications will not be considered. Please note this vacancy is for a Fixed Term Contract position for 18 months only.

DUE DATE: 20 January, 2017