Nutrition and Quality Head

Olam International Limited is seeking a Nutrition and Quality Head for its IFP Nigeria business in Kaduna, Nigeria. The role involves ensuring quality control in animal feed production, conducting R&D trials, and collaborating with various managers. Candidates should have a strong background in animal nutrition, quality assurance, and at least 10 years of experience in the feed industry. A bachelor's degree in animal sciences is required.
Olam Agri ~ A differentiated, and market leading global agri-business focused on high-growth end consumption markets
Our food, feed, fibre, agri-industrials & ag-services capabilities span 30+ countries, and we participate in global food and agri-trade flows, working with farmers and customers to connect local origins and global destinations. With a global origination footprint and processing capabilities, we transform food, feed and fibre to create value for customers and enable farming communities to prosper sustainably, to meet the changing consumption, food security and sustainability needs shaping the global food and agricultural landscape.
Job Description

Olam Agri's IFP Nigeria business is a leading animal feed and day-old chick producer, providing quality affordable poultry and freshwater fish feeds, and chicks to farmers. We operate one of Nigeria’s largest poultry feed mills and day-old chick facilities in Kaduna state, and in Kawara state, we operate a state-of-the-art aqua feed plant, along with a poultry feed mill and a soy crush facility. We have attained a market Leadership in all the verticals. IFP business is focused on driving the livestock business opportunity in Nigeria with continuous investments into the sector.

Key Deliverables
• The incumbent should have a wide knowledge about the nutritional and quality specifications of different raw materials used in animal feeds.
• Knowledgeable about the quality control system used in the animal feed industry (NIR calibration, wet chemistry proximate analysis, mineral analysis, process control, and in-market quality).
• Well experienced in the least cost animal feed formulations with a strong understanding of poultry, cattle (beef & dairy) and small ruminants (sheep & goat) formulations. Experience in Aqua feed would be advantageous.
• Implement and monitor the quality assurance policies and standards
• Maintain expertise in nutritional trends, and keep up-to date with regulatory changes and feed safety.
• Ability to conduct R&D trials in a safe, ethical and reliable manner.
• The incumbent will work closely with production managers, feed mill managers, and farm managers for optimal feed production.
• The incumbent will support the technical and commercial team by providing training, information and services to customers.

Requirements
• The incumbent should have very good people management, communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to collaborate and influence a matrix of internal and external stakeholders at varied levels.
• The incumbent should have a bachelor’s degree in animal sciences. A postgraduate degree in animal nutrition is a plus.
• A minimum of 10 years of work experience in nutrition and quality assurance in the feed business is required

Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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