Cargill Kenya - Commercial Manager and Commodity Analyst Jobs

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.

Cargill is a unique place to grow your career, your experience and your abilities. Everyday, we grow our reputation as a leading international producer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. We take pride in our global reach, ability to contribute and strong work ethics and values. 

Discover how we can be Better Together at www.cargill.com. 

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, 

Nairobi Kenya
 

Email: esd@deloitte.co.ke

Tel: +254 20 423 0000