Joint Venture Director
About this role
- In collaboration with JV Partner, maintains a focus on end‑to‑end accountability for crop yield, quality, and seasonality risk, including mitigation plans (varietal choice, inputs, irrigation, harvest timing).
- Works with JV Partner to oversee annual crop plans and yield forecasts; validation of downside/upside scenarios and contingency sourcing strategies.
- Advocate and steward of long‑term, trust‑based relationships with farmers and growers, ensuring fair commercial practices, timely payments, and transparent quality standards.
- Supports JV Partner in farmer engagement models, extension services, and incentive structures to secure sustainable supply.
- Proactively look for new Agri partners together with Agri Manager, Quality Manager and internal stakeholders
- Build and develop a high‑performing local leadership team with clear succession plans for critical roles.
- Ensure compliance with labor laws and fair employment practices across operations.
- Act as crisis leader for operational disruptions (crop failure, quality incidents, regulatory actions, logistics shutdowns), ensuring timely Board communication and resolution.
Requirements
- 15+ years in FMCG/food with P&L ownership and cross functional leadership; proven delivery against budgets/EBITDA.
- Hands-on JV governance and Board reporting; familiarity with reserved matters frameworks and decision rights.
- Strong financial management/controlling (monthly closing, product costing, markups, budgeting) and CAPEX evaluation.
- Supply chain/S&OP oversight across production, imports/exports, and logistics; experience in emerging markets (Nigeria context a plus).
- Exposure to Quality & Food Safety systems to provide governance oversight (e.g., HACCP/FSSC 22000 interface with Quality).
- Proficiency with ERP/BI for product cost breakdowns and KPI dashboards; understanding of treasury/banking interfaces.
Company at a glance
Alan & Grant, is a firm of consultants creating innovative HR & Enterprise Solutions. We focus on enabling performance improvements around our clients’ people, product and project concerns.
We work with different organizations to conceptualize, build and deploy bespoke solutions aimed at improving overall performance and align workforce to long-term corporate objectives ensuring sustained growth and profitability in the process.
Our core competences are in
HR Advisory Services
Organizational Development (structure, policies, systems audit and development), Outsourcing Management (including people, function and process areas), Employee/HR Analytics, Employee Performance Management Systems, Salary survey and payroll management, Job Evaluation & Design,
Human Capacity Development
Gap Analysis, Competency Assessment & Design, Training Plan Design & Management, Facilitation, Curriculum & Content Development, Graduate Trainee Induction, Learning Academy Design & Development.
Talent Acquisition
Workforce Planning, Talent Sourcing, Executive Recruitment & Selection, Role Outsourcing, Assessment Centre Design & Management.
Enterprise Solutions
Market Research, Product Performance Review, Strategy Development, Quarterly/Yearly Performance Review, Quality Management Systems (ISO Audit, Assessment and Certification Preparation)
Project & Programme Management
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