• Application Deadline:
• Position: Ruminant Specialist


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied 
  

GENERAL FUNCTION

• To Provide nutrition/technical support and report to the Technical Director.


• To Provide technical support for customers, sales, and marketing team.


• To be involved in the market development of the new product portfolio in relation with formulation


• To monitor product performance using the internal tools


• To proffer prompt solutions to customers/client’s complaints.


• To train technically customers and team internally.


• To provide farm support service on ruminant management and farm related issues.


• To handle all activities that relate to government regulatory agencies with regards to ruminant.

MISSIONS & ACTIVITIES



MISSION: Ensure Business Development and profit optimization of ruminant products.

• Conduct direct technical actions (trial, competitive evaluation, technical tools, technical trial reports, distribution training) in a defined client portfolio (Example: Promote ADM Ruminant products, Physiolicks,T5X, Wisium offer etc.)


• Support sales team on the field in order to drive sales of ADM ruminant products and thus achieve the organization’s financial objective on the product category


• Work with feed mills through trainings and development of their product line and field support


• Work with home mixing farms through training of staff ,farm audit and diet balancing.


• Support the evolution of customer’s lifetime value with the support of ADM team and solutions (Example: Monitoring of products performance and feedback from customers, identify and suggest solutions to customer complaints)


• Ensure market development of ADM Ruminant products across the country using technical approach to switch customers in collaboration with the sales team.


• Handle and resolves product complaints – Quality, packaging, presentation etc. with ADM ruminant team


• Develop Sales and Marketing plan for marketing campaigns and outreaches in support of ADM ruminant Product. E.g. handle participation in industry events, organize seminars for farmers.


• Work with ruminant customers in collaboration with Sales team to develop partners and distributors across the country for effective market coverage.


• Develop ruminant marketing communication materials in conjunction with Sales/marketing team

MISSION: Support Technical Director in the development and optimization of product portfolios

• Participate in defining premix/concentrate specifications and optimize formula according to ruminant species and customer profile in relation with formulation team


• Make local adaptation of global ADM offers


• To ensure the volume of each product in the warehouse.


• To advise on the type and volume of each product to import.


• To ascertain product quality status and ensure first in first out policy.


• To Analyze the tools already in the market to anticipate needs and propose innovative and differentiating solutions


• To ensure a watch on the evolution of the supports.


• Support technical projects (Ruminant symposium, posters, technical presentations, analyze results and write reports)


• Ensure registration of new products and compliance to government regulatory agencies policy (NAFDAC, SON, NIAS)

MISSION: Provides nutritional and technical expertise

• Provide information and ongoing training to department members in this area.


• Develop and deliver training to our clients on best management practices in ruminant.


• Define the nature and objectives of economic and technical audits for farmers.


• Conduct technical audits of customers and farmers.


• Monthly/quarterly joint Visit with ADM sales representatives to clients/customers to monitor product performance and farm evaluation.

Skills & Abilities

• A good knowledge of nutrition and management of livestock species


• A good understanding of the importance of modern technology as digitalization and automation is part of the global team’s strategy to provide up-to-date, consistent and standardized information in an efficient manner


• Excellent customer relationship management


• Solid communication, organizational and time management skills


• Analytical, fact-based and solution-oriented


• Fluent in English


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• Experience with MS Office (word, excel, PowerPoint)

Education & Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor Degree in Animal Science


• Degree in veterinary medicine is a plus


• Experience in feed formulation of different livestock species is required


• Experienced in nutrition, farm management and disease management of ruminant


• Solid background on technical applications of feed stuff


• At least 2 years of professional experience as sales technical support


• Experience in the analysis of supply and demand of ruminant products would be a plus

FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP

• Technical Director


• Technical Team


• Production manager


• Sales/Marketing team