Position: Executive Assistant

Job Summary

The Executive Assistant works closely with the administration team and is responsible for assisting them in any capacity necessary for completion of their duties.

Job Responsibilities

The Executive Assistant for Afrimash will be required to:

• Screen and respond to incoming calls and correspondence; forward appropriate calls or correspondence to executives as necessary
• Provide advice to customers on our product (s) that will suit their needs
• Create, organize, file and retrieve documents, records, and reports
• Create and maintain database of customers
• Handle pickup, dispatch, and deliveries
• Maintain confidentiality of knowledge gained through interaction with executives
• Do general administrative and personal assistant tasks as needed
• Work effectively with all departments
• Handle tasks as assigned

Requirements

Candidates are expected to have a minimum of:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite required
• Customer service experience preferred
• Excellent organization skills and project tracking capabilities
• Displays leadership qualities and works well with others.
• Efficient time management skills.

Job Location:

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Afrimash has an opening for a Graduate Intern (Social Media). This is an exciting opportunity to join the leading online marketplace for farmers in Nigeria.

The Graduate Intern (Social Media) will administer the company’s social media marketing and advertising, working alongside the entire e-commerce team. Administration includes but is not limited to:

• Deliberate planning and goal setting
• Development of brand awareness and online reputation
• Content management
• SEO (search engine optimization) and generation of inbound traffic
• Cultivation of leads and sales

Responsibilities

The ideal Social Media intern is a highly motivated, creative individual with a passion for connecting with current and future customers.

His or her responsibilities will include managing social media marketing campaigns and day-to-day activities including:

• Develop relevant content topics to reach the company’s target customers.
• Create, curate, and manage all published content (images, video and written).
• Monitor, listen and respond to users in a “Social” way while cultivating leads and sales.
• Conduct online advocacy and open a stream for cross-promotions.
• Develop and expand community and/or influencer outreach efforts.
• Oversee design (ie: Facebook Timeline cover, profile pic, thumbnails, ads, landing pages, Twitter profile, Blog, etc.).
• Design, create and manage promotions and Social ad campaigns.
• Manage efforts in building online reviews and reputation. Monitor online reviews and respond to each review.
• Analyze key metrics and tweak strategy as needed.
• Compile reports for management showing results (ROI).
• Become an advocate for the company in social media spaces, engaging in dialogues and answering questions where appropriate.
• Demonstrate ability to map out a comprehensive marketing plan. Drive strategies that are proven by testing and metrics.
• Develop organizational elements in order to implement a proactive process for capturing happy, loyal customer online reviews.
• Monitor trends in social media tools, applications, channels, design and strategy.
• Implement ongoing education to remain highly effective.
• Identify threats and opportunities in user-generated content surrounding the company. Report notable threats to appropriate management.
• Analyze campaigns and translate anecdotal or qualitative data into recommendations and plans for revising social media, content marketing, SEO and social advertising campaigns.
• Monitor effective benchmarks (Best Practices) for measuring the impact of social media campaigns. Analyze, review, and report on the effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize results.

Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing is not required
• Display leadership qualities and work well with others
• Proficient in the use of various social channels
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong organizational and analytical skills

Requirements

Candidates are expected to:

• Demonstrate creativity and documented immersion in social media. (Give links to profiles as examples).
• Enjoy a working knowledge of the blogging ecosystem relevant to the company’s field.
• Demonstrate winning Social Customer Service techniques such as empathy, patience, advocacy, and conflict resolution
• Have the ability to collaborate with other staff
• Live within Ibadan
• Be less than 28 years
• Be able to speak and write good English
• Be Internet savvy

Job Location:

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Position: Partner Experience Lead

Job Summary

We seek a result-driven candidate to provide Vendor Relationship support and management with a focus on the agronomy niche. You will also contribute to content creation for our website as well as maintain constant interaction with vendors. Also, you will be working closely with the Head of Partner Experience Department and assist in any capacity necessary for the completion of responsibilities and tasks.

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Job Responsibilities

The Partner Experience Lead for Afrimash will be involved in:

• Vendor acquisition, registration/approval, online store setup, on-boarding, and retention.
• Negotiating and finalizing deals following the company’s Vendor contract guidelines and policies on specific categories of interest.
• Product creation, content creation, and publishing (product-price database development).
• Keep great ongoing relationships with current partners and offer new ways to grow the partnership (Resolving customer complaints and proffering recommendations).
• Establishing and growing the day-to-day business and technical relationships/interactions between vendors, the Afrimash team, and customers.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop a purposeful marketing campaign for vendors/products of interest.
• Provide agronomy-related advice, support, and decisions for the company in collaboration with the vendors.
• Identify, arrange/coordinate, and participate in various vendor acquisition activities; these may include field days, farmer meetings, demonstration trials, expositions, exhibitions, etc.
• Monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products/offers. Thus, recommends changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
• Ensure pricing strategy is consistent with company goals to bring quality products to our customers at competitive prices.
• Set retail prices on all products with attention to margin discipline and market share growth.

Requirements

Candidates are expected to have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture with a focus on Agronomy (Crop/Soil Science etc).
• A solid background with 2-3 years’ experience in the agronomic-related field.

To successfully perform the requirements of the Partner Experience Lead position, an individual must have the following skills:

• The ability to supervise and lead a staff of interns and support staff, engender their trust and confidence while holding them accountable for the performance of their duties.
• The ability to use available and sourced business software and information systems to extract, analyze, and report Information in the execution of the above job duties.
• The ability to use good judgment in making timely business decisions without regard for personal benefit.
• The ability to use creative thinking to seek out innovation and opportunities to promote customer/vendor satisfaction and company growth.
• Be able to travel and maintain seasonal hours (evenings & weekends) when required.
• Negotiation and self-confidence
• Product knowledge and presentation skills

Additional Considerations

• Live within Ibadan/or willing to relocate within short notice.
• Be less than 28 years
• Working knowledge of graphics design is an added advantage
• Female candidates are strongly recommended to apply

Job Location:

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Position Type: Full-Time

Afrimash has an opening for a Graduate Intern (Accounting and Finance). This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the most strategic, creative, and fastest growing agritech/e-commerce company in Nigeria.

The Graduate Intern (Accounting and Finance) works alongside the entire e-commerce team to maintain and reconcile all accounts, provide timely accounting information for company use, forecast trends needed to enhance company decisions and support innovation in the company’s accounting system.

Responsibilities

• Regularly maintain detailed reconciliation of all accounts
• Prepare documentation for external auditors
• Perform monthly settlements to banks and the government
• Create various accounting documents to support management decisions e.g. cash flow statements, profit and loss accounts, projections
• Create requisite accounts for payment of vendors, affiliates, and customer refunds
• Confirm and match all payments visavis orders and deliveries
• Work hand-in-hand with other staff to ensure prompt delivery of all orders
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Provides management with financial information by researching and analyzing accounts; preparing financial statements

Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or professional degree required
• Display leadership qualities and work well with others
• Proficient in Word and Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Able to read and understand technical forms and financial reports
• Willingness to establish and maintain effective working relationships

Requirements

Candidates are expected to:

• Have the ability to collaborate with other staff
• Live within Ibadan
• Be less than 28 years
• Be able to speak and write good English
• Be Internet savvy
• Female candidate preferred

Job Location:

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Position Type: Full-Time/Regular

Are you ready to gain new skills and help bridge the gap between farmers and agricultural product suppliers; to make agriculture easy/convenient for everyone?

We are looking for a reliable logistics lead to be responsible for the overall supply chain management on a full-time basis. The person will drive new strategies to improve the speed of orders & service quality and reduce costs.

The goal is to manage the entire order cycle to enhance business development and ensure sustainability and customer satisfaction.

What We Offer:

• Stimulating and comfortable working environment.
• Meaningful work experience from Day 1.
• Exposure to ICT features for e-commerce logistics management.
• Improve your skills.

Responsibilities

• Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services.
• Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle in conjunction with the Customer Experience department.
• Liaise and negotiate with third party logistics partners, shippers, field agents etc.
• Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs, and efficiency.
• Oversee warehouse activities; catalog goods, plan routes and process shipments.
• Resolve any arising problems or complaints
• Supervise, coach, and train support staff and interns.
• Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets.
• Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements.
• Comply with laws, regulations and ISO requirements.
• Create and maintain professional relationships with customers and carriers

Qualification:

We believe you will be an excellent fit if you have:

• The ability to think on your feet, and you are smart (2 or more years of working experience will be an advantage)
• Record of successful distribution and logistics management
• Demonstrable ability to lead and manage staff
• Existing knowledge of common travel routes and major third party logistics partners (local and international)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects
• BS or HND in Business Administration, Logistics or Supply Chain or aspects of Agriculture.
• Willingness to explore new ideas and take on challenging tasks.
• Good communication skills (oral and written)