General Manager for a Poultry Breeding & Hatchery Company – Relocation to Nigeria

About the Role

• Full responsibility for production, breeding, hatcheries, logistics, finance and sales at a breeding operation that produces tens of millions of chicks per year.
• Setting procedures, performance metrics and budgets, and instilling organizational order.
• Building and maintaining relationships with farms and distributors, managing long-term contracts and expanding the customer portfolio.
• Direct management of the senior leadership team (≈10 managers) and overall responsibility for about 600 employees.
• Hybrid field-and-office position.

• 5+ years as a general manager / operations manager / senior executive in breeding, hatchery or comparable biological-production companies (e.g., aquaculture or feed-mill operations).
• Relevant education: Biology, Life Sciences, Agronomy, Veterinary Medicine or Industrial Engineering and Management with an agricultural background.
• Hands-on biological expertise in breeding, hatching, nutrition and poultry health (or in a similar biological industry) with the ability to close knowledge gaps quickly.
• Proven experience in process design, budget management and operational optimization.
• Fluent English, willingness for full relocation and intensive field work.
  

• Experience in B2B customer maintenance and international supply-chain management.
• Leading multicultural teams.
  

• Comprehensive relocation package for the whole family, including housing, vehicle, flights, schooling and more.
• High-quality international education for children.
• A rare opportunity to lead a market-leading company in a large and growing sector.