Farm and Livestock Sales Manager

Responsibilities:

Cattle & Livestock Management:

• Manage the daily operation of the cattle-fattening programme.
• Ensure all cattle receive the correct quantity and quality of feed and water.
• Implement feeding programmes established by management.
• Monitor cattle health, body condition, and general welfare.
• Monitor individual and group weight gain.
• Identify sick, injured, or underperforming cattle and arrange appropriate veterinary attention.
• Maintain accurate records of treatments, vaccinations, deworming, and animal movements.
• Monitor mortality, morbidity, and general livestock performance.
• Ensure proper handling, housing, hygiene, and welfare standards.

Feed & Nutrition Management:

• Manage daily distribution of silage, forage and concentrate feed.
• Monitor feed consumption and wastage.
• Maintain accurate daily feed inventory.
• Ensure feed ingredients are properly stored.
• Monitor feed costs and cost per animal.
• Work with management to improve feed efficiency and weight gain.
• Ensure cattle are receiving the approved feeding ration.

Livestock Purchasing:

• Inspect cattle before purchase.
• Assess breed, age, body condition and physical condition.
• Estimate liveweight accurately.
• Identify cattle with good fattening potential.
• Assist management in negotiating purchase prices.
• Maintain records of all livestock purchased.
• Monitor purchase price against expected resale value.
• Develop relationships with reliable cattle traders and livestock markets in Ogun and surrounding states.

Sales & Business Development:

• Develop relationships with cattle buyers and livestock traders.
• Identify butchers purchasing whole cattle.
• Develop relationships with restaurants, caterers, hotels and event businesses.
• Develop wholesale beef and live-cattle sales opportunities.
• Maintain a database of prospective customers.
• Follow up leads and enquiries.
• Prepare quotations and negotiate sales within approved company limits.
• Maintain records of customer enquiries, quotations and sales.
• Develop repeat customers and long-term commercial relationships.
• Identify new markets for cattle and beef in Ogun and Lagos.

Farm Staff Management:

• Supervise farm workers and assistants.
• Allocate daily duties.
• Monitor attendance and performance.
• Ensure staff follow farm procedures.
• Train staff in proper cattle handling, feeding, and hygiene.
• Maintain discipline and professional standards.
• Report staff performance issues to management.

Stock & Financial Control:

• Daily cattle inventory.
• Feed inventory.
• Medication and veterinary inventory.
• Equipment and farm supplies.
• Purchase records.
• Sales records.
• Cash/expense documentation.
• Daily and weekly reconciliation of livestock and feed movements.
• Immediate reporting of losses, discrepancies, or unusual events.

Reporting to Management:

• Number of cattle on the farm.
• New cattle purchased.
• Cattle sold.
• Average cattle weight.
• Weight gain.
• Feed consumption.
• Feed cost.
• Veterinary/health issues.
• Mortality.
• Farm expenses.
• Sales enquiries and pipeline.
• Customer development.
• Major operational issues.
• Recommendations for improving profitability.

Feed Management:

• Feed consumption against approved ration.
• Feed wastage.
• Feed cost per animal.
• Feed cost per kg of liveweight gain.
• Accuracy of feed inventory.

Commercial Performance:

• Number of qualified sales leads generated.
• Number of active customers.
• Monthly cattle sales.
• Revenue generated.
• Gross margin per animal.
• Repeat customer sales.
• Development of butcher, caterer, restaurant and wholesale accounts.

Farm Management:

• Accuracy and timeliness of farm records.
• Staff attendance and productivity.
• Inventory accuracy.
• Compliance with farm procedures.
• Timeliness of weekly and monthly reports.
• Reduction of avoidable losses and wastage.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years’ practical experience in livestock, cattle, ranch, or farm management.
• Demonstrable experience working with cattle.
• Practical understanding of cattle feeding and fattening.
• Experience supervising farm workers.
• Ability to identify common cattle health problems and coordinate veterinary treatment.
• Strong record-keeping ability.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commercial awareness and basic financial understanding.
• Ability to work independently and take responsibility for farm operations.
• Willingness to live and work close to the farm.

Advantageous:

• HND/Degreee in Animal Science, Agriculture, Animal Health, Agribusiness, Farm Management or a related discipline.
• Experience with beef cattle or cattle-fattening operations.
• Experience buying cattle from livestock markets.
• Experience selling cattle or beef commercially.
• Existing relationships with cattle traders, butchers, caterers, restaurants or meat wholesalers.
• Experience with feed formulation or livestock nutrition.
• Experience using Excel or farm-management software.
• Valid driving licence.
• Experience managing a growing livestock enterprise.

Personal Attribute:

• Honest and trustworthy.
• Commercially minded.
• Hardworking and hands-on.
• Comfortable working around cattle.
• Results-oriented.
• Good with numbers and records.
• A strong communicator.
• Able to manage people.
• Comfortable negotiating purchases and sales.
• Proactive rather than waiting for instructions.
• Capable of identifying problems and proposing solutions.
• Willing to take ownership of the farm’s performance.

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

• Average daily liveweight gain.
• Target weight gain per animal.
• Percentage of cattle meeting fattening targets.
• Mortality rate.
• Animal health and welfare.
• Feed conversion/feed efficiency.

Location: Abeokuta South, Ogun State, Nigeria

Remuneration: Up to NGN 250,000 Monthly, (depending on experience and demonstrated capability)

Benefits:

• Suitable accommodation provided close to the farm.
• Performance-based bonus/incentive.
• Opportunity to participate in the growth of a developing livestock business.
• Professional development and practical training.
• Potential for increased responsibility and remuneration as the business expands.
• Reasonable work-related communication and operational expenses subject to company policy.

Important Performance Expectation:

• This is not a desk-only management position.
• The successful candidate is expected to be actively involved in the farm’s daily operation and to take ownership of livestock performance, feed management, staff productivity, purchasing and sales development.
• The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate how their previous experience has contributed to measurable improvements in livestock performance, farm efficiency, revenue or profitability.

Application Process:

• A current CV.
• A brief covering letter explaining why they are suitable for the position.
• Details of their previous livestock/farm-management experience.
• Current and expected salary.
• Notice period/availability.
• references (available upon request)

Note: 

• The final remuneration package will be agreed based on the candidate’s experience, practical cattle-management ability and commercial track record.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• A practical/technical interview and farm-management assessment may form part of the selection process.