Biomass Sourcing Coordinator, Ewekoro

Who is Lafarge?

As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

Who are Lafarge People?

Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues

About the Role

The Biomass Coordinator serves as the primary point of contact for customers, managing communication regarding biomass waste, orders, and deliveries. They are responsible for achieving targeted biomass sourcing volumes in designated regions or customer segments. In collaboration with the Sales Administrator, the Coordinator executes sales and marketing activities to ensure customer satisfaction.

What you'll be doing

Biomass Coordinator is responsible for the customer/vendor facing activities and to provide rest of the organization with market information.

• Quality, Health & Safety and Environment
  • Reinforce the Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures
  • Organize periodic audit to control the application of the QHSE process.
• Creation of prospects/customers/vendors and contacts
• Plan and perform visits to customers and vendor as necessary
• Register and follow up opportunities and action plans
• Create customer/vendor offers and initiate price negotiation
• Preparation of the content of the physical AFR Contracts
• Follow up customer/vendor complaints
• Introduce volumes in Planning Tool based on what is obtainable from the market
• Prepare sales reports as a base for weekly transportation planning.
• Search, identify new market and materials opportunities and triggering the AFR Material
• validation flow where necessary
• Liaise with Sales Administrator to provide Master Data management (Customers, Vendor, Materials)
• Assist in the preparation of commercial offer to Customers/Vendors to be reviewed and discussed with the Geocycle Commercial Manager
• Liaise with logistics department to ensure timely deliveries for customer’s satisfaction with Geocycle services.
• Participate in preparing budget proposals for Geocycle in the country

Who you'll be working with 

List of direct reports:

• Biomass Sourcing Manager

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:

Internal:

• Geocycle Commercial Manager
• Geocycle Sales Administrator
• Geocycle Logistics/Operation Coordinators .
• Plant Manager / Plant AF/ARM Champion
• Communication Managers, Lobbying, Strategy,
• Business Shared Service - Finance/Accounting

External:

• Partner companies
• Waste producers
• Waste collection / disposal companies
• Waste producer
• Administration
• Association

What we are looking for:

• Degree in Agriculture/ Business Management/ Social sciences with sales development proven experience
• > 3 years of experience
• Social and negotiation skills with the customers or vendors
• Training in the process and steps in CRM tool - Sales force, for the following processes:
  • Visit management, opportunity management, action plans, AFR Request
• Basic knowledge in MEA BM Business Partner Master Data Model and training in creation/modification of Customers/Prospects & AFR request in Sales force.
• Training in SAP (AFR Process steps)
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills

Mobility Requirements: The job will involve travel across various Biomass waste sourcing points in Nigeria

Your Lafarge Experience
At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.