Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fiber agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep understanding of market needs built over 33 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, animal feed & protein, rice, edible oils, specialty grains & seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber and commodity financial services.
Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows with more than 40 million MT in volume traded annually. Focused on transforming food, feed and fiber for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably, and strive for a food-secure future.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Operations Head - Fleet
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Description
- The role combines operational leadership with strategic planning to support business growth and service excellence.
- The Operations Head in Olam Agri will be responsible for managing and optimizing end-to-end logistics operations, ensuring cost-efficient, timely, and reliable movement of goods.
Responsibilities
- This is a dual role for managing Inhouse Fleet Operation for the wheat milling business (the largest for any wheat miller in Africa with plans for doubling this number in the next 3years ).
- In addition to this the role also involves being part of the S&OP process and support in monthly volume delivery for the business via 3rd party trucks.
Fleet Management:
- Leverage fleet technology and analytics to improve efficiency.
- Ensure vehicle availability, safety, compliance, and driver performance.
- Plan fleet capacity, optimize routes, and control fuel and maintenance costs.
- Deliver fleet KPIs on mileage, revenue/km, utilization, and profitability.
- Manage fleet procurement and inventory (spares, tyres, fuel) while developing vendor partnerships.
Logistics & Warehouse Management:
- Align logistics operations with business and S&OP demand plans.
- Implement scalable logistics solutions to support business growth.
- Oversee transportation, warehousing, and distribution activities.
- Drive service excellence, cost optimization, and process improvements.
People Leadership:
- Lead, develop, and engage logistics and fleet teams.
- Support workforce planning, hiring, and capability building.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management:
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and business teams.
- Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and commercial negotiations for optimal cost and service outcomes.
Job Requirements
Qualifications & Experience:
- 8 – 10 years of post-MBA experience in logistics, operations, or supply chain roles.
- MBA from a top-tier institute (Sales, Marketing, Operations, or Agri-business preferred).
Key Competencies:
- Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
- High ownership mindset and ability to operate independently in fast-paced environments.
- Strong commercial and profit-center orientation.
- Proven experience managing large teams and scaling operations.
