Cargill Kenya is part of Cargill Incorporated in the USA and has
been active in Kenya since 1985.
Our Mombasa-based tea operation is currently the largest tea exporter from Kenya; and we wish to expand our business interests into grain and oilseeds origination. Founded in 1865, Cargill is a privately held company and employs 142,000 people in 65 countries.
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Cargill is seeking to recruit experienced and exceptional
individuals to fill the following positions:
Commercial Manager
Ref: CM - 04/ 13
This position is accountable for developing and implementing a
strategy to establish a viable grain and oilseeds origination and distribution
business in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
The Commercial Manager will be based in Kenya but will need to
travel across this geography.
Principle accountabilities:
- Understand
the grain trade flows (local, imports, exports) and build relationships
with key players;
- Map
the opportunities in East Africa; and
- Build
a sustainable grain and oilseeds business across East Africa.
Key requirements:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Commerce or a related field. A Master’s degree in Business
Administration (MBA) will be an added advantage;
- Minimum
of 7 years’ experience in the grain business in either farming,
commercialization, distribution or processing;
- Experience
in leading a commercial business with profit and loss accountability;
- Strong
knowledge of East African grain production, trade and consumption; and
- Strong
business acumen, analytical skills and networking skills.
Commodity Analyst
Ref: CA - 04/13
As a member of the Global Trading Analytics (GTA) team, this
position will focus on building and expanding the company’s agricultural supply
and demand forecasting and monitoring capabilities in Africa.
The position will focus on multiple countries and commodities
within the region. Supply and demand forecasts will consist of both short-term
(less than 1 year) trade-able insights, long-term (1-5 year) strategic insights
and longer-term (5+ year) potential suitability of agricultural expansion
and/or intensification.
Principle accountabilities:
- Analyze,
gain a deep understanding of and forecast crop production for various
agricultural related crops in Africa;
- Conduct
crop trips and develop internal networks to help with African crop
forecasting and communicate these forecasts to local and international
trading teams;
- Develop
an understanding of and begin to forecast agricultural demand changes in
the Sub-Saharan region. This will include analysis of feed, food and
industrial uses of agricultural products; and
- Analyze
agricultural suitability and potential for different crop mixes under
various scenarios.
Key requirements:
- Bachelor’s
degree in agronomy, statistics, economics or related field;
- Master’s
degree in agronomy, statistics, economics or related field. A mix of at
least 2 of the 3 disciplines will be preferred;
- Minimum
of 4 years’ experience analyzing and forecasting Sub-Saharan crop
production and agricultural commodity markets;
- Clear
understanding of global food trends and markets with field experience e.g.
scouting and experiment design;
- High
level of creativity and ability to solve complex problems with minimal
supervision;
- Ability
to handle and manipulate large sets of data; and
- Strong
statistical modeling and IT skills (Excel, Eviews or other modeling
software, databases).
If you believe your qualifications and career objectives match
any of these exciting roles, please submit your application with a detailed CV
stating your current position, current remuneration level, email, telephone
contacts and the reference number for the position applied for to reach us on
or before 3 May 2013 addressed to:
The Director
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way
Westlands,
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way
Westlands,
Nairobi Kenya
Email: esd@deloitte.co.ke
Tel: +254 20 423 0000