General Manager – Operations at Green Space Farms (GSF)

We are looking for a General Manager – Operations to coordinate and oversee our business operations.

As an Operational Manager in Greenspace, you will join a fast-paced team focused on accelerating growth and responsible for developing and maintaining our retail and Wholesale customers. The desired candidate will be in charge of overseeing and managing all our Sales and procurement activities, He or She must be organized, and data-driven and has a good knowledge of Agro./ Food services delivery.

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
• Experience 5 years
• Location Lagos
• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied  , Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
• Salary Range ₦500,000 – ₦750,000/month

What you will be doing:

• Develop strategic operational plans aligned with the long-term objectives set by the Board of Directors.
• Maintain transparent communication with the MD to ensure awareness of daily operations and progress.
• Implement robust operational planning and quality assurance protocols to uphold standards.
• Establish and oversee financial planning and control mechanisms.
  • Ensure all operations are carried on in an appropriate, cost-effective way
  • Collaborate with the Managing Director (MD) to formulate and execute strategies aimed at fostering the profitable growth and smooth operation of the company.

• Maintain transparent communication with the MD to ensure awareness of daily operations and progress.
  • Oversee our supply chain structure.
  • Carry out financial analysis to improve profitability.
  • Develop and implement an operational business plan and monitors achievement to ensure performance and profit objectives are met
  • Develop and cultivate key relationships within the Agro and Food industry
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders, the Sales team, and production team on sales and quality improvement.
  • Contribute to the overall customer acquisition marketing and growth strategy.
  • Analyse and report growth success to the management by building and managing the metrics.
  • Contribute to product development and testing to improve customer experience.
  • Liaise with vendors to purchase, installation and repairs of equipment in our facilities and farms
  • Recruit, train, and supervise staff

Our Ideal Candidate

• Proven work experience of at least Five (5) years as an Operations Manager or similar role
• Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management
• Experience budgeting and forecasting.
• Familiarity with business and financial principles
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership ability
• Must have a deep understanding of the FMCG / Agro. Space
• Very experienced using ERP tools and Microsoft office suites.
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to tackle complex strategic problems
• Extremely Resilient and Experimentative
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Efficient and punctual
• Adaptive to change and competing demands.
• Ability to think creatively and show initiative.
• Commitment to personal development.

Education:

• A bachelor’s degree in Agric Economics / Entrepreneurship / or related Field
• Post Graduate Degree (or an MBA) and /or Professional Qualification

Experience

•  Minimum of 5 years’ post-graduation experience

Renumerations:

550 k / Month + Performance incentive

Method of Application