HR Business Partner - MATS

Location: Apapa(Wheat) , Nigeria

Date: Aug 18, 2026

Business: Agri

Department: Human Resources

Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed and fibre agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities and deep understanding of market needs built over 37 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, wheat milling & pasta, rice, edible oils, animal feed & protein, cotton, wood products, rubber, sugar & biofuel, freight management and risk management solutions. We are at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows, providing affordable food staples and processed agricultural products that are daily necessities and living essentials for people around the world. Driven by our Purpose to transform food, feed and fibre for a more sustainable and food secure future, we aim to create value for customers and enable farming communities to prosper sustainably. Olam Agri is majority 80.01% owned by the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC).

Job Description

The HR Business Partner will serve as a strategic advisor to Manufacturing, Technical and Supply Chain leadership teams, driving HR initiatives that strengthen organizational capability, enhance talent quality, and support high‑performance culture across plant and field operations. The role ensures seamless execution of people processes, workforce planning, capability development, and HR compliance within the manufacturing ecosystem, by effectively partnering with the various COE’s.

Responsibilities

Strategic HR Business Partnering

Act as a trusted advisor to MATS leadership, providing data-driven insights to influence people decisions and organizational effectiveness.
Partner with business units to understand operational priorities and translate them into HR interventions that improve productivity and workforce engagement.
Drive workforce planning, succession planning, and capability-building strategies aligned with business growth.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Deployment

Partner with the TA team to attract, assess, and onboard high-quality technical, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain talent.
Ensure staffing for plants, mills, factories, warehouses, and field operations is aligned with business timelines and manpower budgets.
Support graduate trainee intake and deployment across technical and manufacturing functions.

Performance & Capability Development

Drive the annual performance management cycle, ensuring fairness, quality of evaluations, and leadership accountability.
Identify skill gaps and coordinate functional capability development programs for plant managers, shift supervisors, engineers, quality teams, and supply chain staff.
Support leadership development pipelines for critical MATS roles.

HR Operations & Process Excellence

Partner with Plant HR/IR Managers to deliver end‑to‑end people processes including onboarding, confirmations, transfers, exits, HR documentation, and payroll inputs.
Partner with C&B team to ensure data accuracy and timely updates on HR systems (e.g., SuccessFactors, HRIS).
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to simplify HR processes across manufacturing locations.

Culture, Engagement & Change Management

Partner with L&D to champion company values and drive culture-building initiatives across plants, warehouses, and field operations.
Lead engagement activities, pulse surveys, and action planning to improve employee morale and retention.
Support change management for organizational transformation, restructuring, or process redesign initiatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from reputed university/ specialization in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business Administration or related field is an advantage, through not mandatory. Certification from institutes such as CIPM, SHRM, HRCI is an advantage
6–8 years progressive HR experience, with at least 6 years partnering with manufacturing/technical/supply chain operations.
Proven experience in talent planning, capability development, and improving employee experience in a high‑performance, fast-paced environment.

Olam Agri is an equal opportunity/affirmatie action employer. All qualified applicants will receie consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected eteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including proiding a resume/C in order to be considered for open roles.