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: HRBP, Commercial & Supply Chain
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Business: Wheat Milling & Pasta
Department: Human Resources
Job Description
- The HR Business Partner – Commercial & Supply Chain will partner with commercial and supply chain leaders in an FMCG environment to translate business priorities into effective people plans.
- The role will support sales growth, route-to-market execution, customer service, demand fulfilment, logistics, warehousing, planning and distribution performance through proactive workforce planning, talent acquisition support, capability building, performance management, employee engagement, HR compliance and change management.
- The role will also provide practical HR advice, data-led insights and timely execution of people processes across corporate, field and operational teams.
Responsibilities
Strategic HR Business Partnering:
- Serve as a trusted HR advisor to Commercial and Supply Chain leadership teams, using business and people insights to improve organisation effectiveness and decision-making.
- Translate commercial priorities, route-to-market plans, customer service goals and supply chain objectives into practical HR initiatives and workforce plans.
- Support organisation design, role clarity, succession planning and capability planning for sales, key account, distribution, logistics, warehousing, planning and procurement teams.
Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning:
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract, assess and onboard high-quality FMCG talent across sales, trade marketing, key accounts, demand planning, logistics, procurement, warehouse operations and supply chain roles.
- Monitor manpower plans, critical vacancies, replacement needs and hiring turnaround time to ensure business continuity across commercial and operational teams.
- Support seamless onboarding, induction and deployment of new hires, graduate trainees and internal moves into field, customer-facing and supply chain operations.
HR Operations, Compliance & Process Excellence:
- Partner with HR Operations, Compensation & Benefits, Payroll and shared services teams to ensure accurate and timely execution of onboarding, confirmations, transfers, exits, documentation, payroll inputs and HR system updates.
- Ensure adherence to company policies, labour requirements, internal controls and HR governance standards across assigned locations and functions.
- Simplify HR processes, improve data quality and strengthen employee self-service and manager accountability where applicable.
Change Management & Business Transformation:
- Support restructuring, operating model changes, route-to-market redesign, distribution expansion, technology adoption and supply chain transformation initiatives.
- Prepare leaders and employees for change through stakeholder engagement, communication, capability support and issue resolution.
- Track people risks and develop mitigation plans for business-critical changes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from a reputable university; specialisation in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or a related field is an advantage.
- Professional certification such as CIPM, SHRM, HRCI or equivalent is an added advantage.
- 6–10 years’ progressive HR experience, with strong HR business partnering exposure in FMCG, consumer goods, manufacturing, distribution, logistics or a fast-paced commercial environment.
- Practical experience supporting commercial, field sales, route-to-market, logistics, warehousing, planning or supply chain teams.
- Strong knowledge of performance management, talent planning, employee relations, capability development, change management and HR operations.
- Ability to travel to business locations, depots, warehouses or field operations as required.