Employment Opportunities at Hamilton Lloyd and Associates

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Hamilton Lloyd and Associates is a young and innovative boutique human resources firm, which is focused on offering personalized services to organizations across a diverse range of sectors.
The Hamilton Lloyd process involves a deep understanding of the client’s organizational culture, strategic objectives and needs to ensure that a tailor-made solution is proffered.


Job Title:  Supply Chain Controller

Job Summary
The Supply Chain Controller shall be a Business partner of Supply Chain management team and Operations in the factory, delivering cost management services for a key accounting activities and staff related to Inventory, Raw Material, Packaging Material, Spare Parts and Goods in Transit. Ensure that the Costing Standards are applied within the Factory.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain Standard Cost of the locally manufactured products
• Prepare analysis on control conversion cost
• Corporate savings for procurement and operations.
• Management production variance
• Maintain the Recipe file for all the products in the factory
• Maintain the purchasing price file for all Raw Material and Packaging Material
• Business partner for operations supply planning capacity
• Support Supply chain function in the analysis of financial information for Distribution
• Interpret the results of costing studies and explain to the management
• Ensure the accuracy of costing Reports.
• Preparing cost simulations and cost comparisons
• Ensure all factory expenses are allocated properly
• To coordinate with both Factory and HO When doing all the costing studied and Transfer price calculation.
• Ensure that all procedures are in place plus working on the new procedure when needed.
• Prepare Obtain, compile and analyze factory variances
• Control of  CAPEX Investment - Budgeting and actual spend
• Prepare the Monthly supply chain and Operations KPIs
• Provide Capacity Utilization report

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• MSc, MBA degree
• B.Sc/HND degree in any discipline with minimum of second class lower degree/upper credit
• Chartered accountant with Minimum of 7years post qualification working experience in a commercial (branded) company.
• Experience working as finance business partner preferably in an FMCG.
• Extensive knowledge about the costing rules and tools applied in the manufacturing area with Management accounting/Business administration background
• Pro-active person on financial simulations with ability to work independently.
• Strong analytical skills, good understanding of processes and workflows.
• Flexibility
• Strong personality, with very good interpersonal skills.

  
Job Title:   Grants Program Officer

Role Summary
Candidates will be part of a highly efficient and motivated team.  He/she will be responsible for project development, management and implementation. The incumbent will identify, define, and develop funding sources to support existing and planned program activities as well as coordinate the development, writing, and submission of grant proposals to third-party entities. The position is also responsible for collecting, analyzing and reporting data on the performance of program activities that are funded by third-party public and private sources.

Job Description:

• Ensuring the Program Management Cycle is implemented in program activities
• Management of projects and programs
• Representing the Foundation with external partners
• Developing and responding to public and private grant opportunities.
• Creating and maintaining monitoring and evaluation plans for projects and programs
• Generating proposals and supporting documents in response to solicitations
• Design and preparation of fund-raising proposals and grants application
• Webinar Meetings of active and potential funders, etc
• Conduct research, policy analysis and advocacy on the thematic areas of the Foundation
• Facilitate grants ‘kick off’ meetings
• Preparation of reports to donor agencies and report for MMF Annual report
• Organize events, conferences, workshops and seminars based on agreed outlook and scope.
• Ensure timely completion of training programs according to work plan
• Network with other organizations involving in both internal and external as identified
• Undertaking capacity building in the team
• Writing reports according to established schedule and donor requirements
• Developing communication material (newsletters, annual reports, etc.) for distribution to donors and other stakeholders
• Creating and editing website content
• Developing the annual strategy with the Chief Executive Officer and Management
• Developing a fundraising strategy for the organization
• Conducting mapping of institutional donors and foundations (EU, UN, USAID, DFID, etc), highlighting common priorities
• Investigating and spearheading new avenues for individual support and/or donations
• Developing a donor management tool where reports and history of donors can be easily tracked
• Analytical – synthesizes complex or diverse information, collects and researches data, uses intuition and experience to complete tasks, designs work flows and procedures
• Design – Generates creative solutions, translates concepts and information into images, demonstrates attention to detail
• Problem solving – identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner, gathers and analyzes information skillfully, develops alternative solutions, works well in group problem solving situations
• Technical Skills – Assess own strengths and weaknesses, pursues training and development opportunities, strives to continuously build knowledge and skills, shares expertise with others
• Teamwork – balances team and individual responsibilities, exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views

 
Job Title:   Sales Supervisor

Job Summary:
The Sales Supervisor is to assist the Sales Manager in leading, directing and motivating the sales team in order to achieve the overall corporate sales objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Sales Manager in formulating and implementing the sales strategies.
• Assist in generating sales opportunities by identifying appropriate business targets. (both Local Purchase Order (LPO) and Retail Bulk Sales)
• Assist the Sales Manager in providing a Professional and excellent level of Customer service with existing and new customers.
• Supervises and coordinates the daily activities of the Sales Representatives.
• Assists the Sales Manager by completing all assigned duties.
• Handles customer issues and communicates escalated issues to the Sales Manager.
• Recommends changes to current sales techniques or procedures based on team performance and new selling techniques. 
• Generating sales reports for management decision.
• Makes sure all sales employees adhere to company policies and procedures.
• Delivers positive feedback, employee rewards and customer recognitions programs to employees.
• Monitors calls, provides feedback to Sales Representatives and assists them on sales % and quality assurance goals.
• Conducts appraisals for Sales Representatives.
• Serves as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting policies, and helping resolve work-related problems.

Core Competences:

The candidate must have proficient knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas:

• Proven success in sales ability and demonstrable full knowledge of the sales process.
• Proven knowledge of and experience in sales of oil and gas products.
• Confident.
• Good negotiating skills and ability to ‘close the deal’.
• Capable of hands on problem-solving, with ability to generate ideas and solutions.
• Ability to work in intimate and transparent collaboration with the project and technical teams.
• Strong communication skills in all forms including written, oral, email, telephone, and presentation.
• Strong client management skills and ability to keep promises.
• A positive and determined approach to researching and analysing new business opportunities.
• Ability to use own initiative and pay close attention to detail.
• Ability to cope with competing demands and to prioritise tasks.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• A positive attitude to dealing with people.
• Capable of working independently, and having responsibility as an individual.
• Good leadership skills.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of HND/B.Sc degree in any relevant course
• Minimum Five (5) years Sales/Commercial experience.

 

Job Title:   Operations Supervisor

Job Summary
The Operations Officer is to assist the Operations Manager in providing logistics and operations support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Efficient coordination and controlling of the order cycle and processes.
• Identifies opportunities for efficient sourcing of products.
• Gathers and analyses market intelligence for a more cost effective sourcing of products.
• Liaises, negotiates and interfaces with Depot officials and Trucking companies.
• Coordinates the loading and logistics operations in a safe and controlled manner and in compliance with the standards, procedures, legislations and depot management specific systems.
• Monitors the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the trucking of products.
• Monitors timely product deliveries, ensuring customer satisfaction and maintaining accurate records of products in transit.
• Allocates and manages staff resources in the various regions.
• Liaises with insurance companies for goods in transit.
• Daily administrative paperwork and assists with the maintenance of accurate records (invoices, etc) and reports.
• Ensures HSE guidelines are followed to ensure the safety of customers and staff.
• Ensures a positive customer experience.
• Ensures the movement of bulk and packed inventory is correctly recorded
• Monitors local product pricing.

Qualifications and Experiences

• Bachelor’s Degree
• HSE professional Qualification
• Related working experience of six (6) years

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
The incumbent must have proficient knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas:

• Good knowledge of downstream petroleum sector, terminal operations, engineering and facility upgrades.
• Proficiency in the use of Personal Computer (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, etc.).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good Oral & Written communication.
• Integrity and transparent honesty.
• Good knowledge of flow dynamics, custody transfer systems, safety regulations, petroleum industry codes, specifications and standards.
• Conversant with templates for capturing operations downtime effectiveness.
• Demonstrated supervisory and team management experience.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Well developed time management skills as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work as a team player and work towards team goals.

Job Title:   Account Manager

Job Summary:

• The Account Manager shall be responsible for Sales/Sales Management for both new business development and management and growth of business in existing clients.
• Develop relationships with customers for future development. Maintain strength of the company image and quality in front of Customer.

Key Responsibilities:

Principal Accountabilities/Objectives:

• Identify sales prospects
• Prospects aggressively and develops new customers through networking, referrals, company lead generation and cold calling and follows up appropriately to obtain appointments.
• Identify new business and ways to increase revenue share of within existing accounts.
• Monitor account performance and ensure that the set targets are met.
• Maximize customer satisfaction by developing and maintaining excellent relationships and effective communication channels.
• Manage the customer relationship for assigned accounts and develop revenue stream
• Be both proactive and reactive to the customer’s needs and actively manage/monitor their performance (conduct and facilitate regular client visits.)
• Monitor account performance and ensure that the set targets are met.
• Prepare necessary reports (RFP's, Metrics, Periodic Business Reviews) and maintain in company database.  Provide monthly reporting of revenue intake and closed sales to BDG General Manager.
• Maintain complete customer files and maintain appropriate customer and prospect information into the company contact management database.

Communications and Work Relationships

• Demonstrate ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees.
• Build trust, value others, communicate effectively and politely with mutual respect
• Maintain professional internal and external relationships that meet company’s core values.
• Proactively establish and maintain effective working team relationships with all other departments.
• Have a good understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Competency requirements:

• Must have a good University degree or HND in Electronic/Electronics or Telecommunications Engineering (minimum of Second Class or equivalent)/science degree
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Must be energetic, honest and reliable

Job Title:   Operations Officer
Job Summary

• The Operations Officer is to assist the Operations Manager in managing the day-to-day operation of the company.
• He / She shall be responsible for stock control, ensuring proper maintenance, implementing HSE guidelines and ensuring a high level of customer service.
• The Operations Officer shall also be responsible for loading and logistics operations in a safe and controlled manner and in compliance with the standards, procedures, legislations and depot management specific systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures HSE guidelines are followed to ensure the safety of customers and staff.
• Ensures a positive customer experience.
• Ensures the movement of bulk and packed inventory is correctly recorded
• Monitors local fuel pricing.
• Coordinates depot maintenance including depot grounds, vehicles and hardware.
• Ensures that the working environment under his/her control presents minimal risk to the environment.
• Ensures that any Occupational Health & Safety activities under his/her control are managed effectively.
• Ensures that all relevant information on Occupational Health & Safety matters is provided to their staff.
• Involves employees in Occupational Health & Safety matters in order to reduce or eliminate hazards.
• Ensures that Material Safety Data Sheets are available to staff for all hazardous substances are used/stored.
• Provides Training, motivation, and direction for loading operatives.
• Ensures all accidents and injuries are reported and investigated promptly and thoroughly and that any follow up actions are implemented in a timely way.

Qualifications and Experiences

• Bachelor’s Degree
• HSE qualification professional Qualification
• Relevant experience(4 years and above)

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
The incumbent must have proficient knowledge, skills and abilities in the following areas

• Good knowledge of downstream petroleum sector, terminal operations, engineering and facility upgrades.
• Proficiency in the use of Personal Computer (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, AutoCAD, etc.).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good Oral & Written communication.
• Integrity and transparent honesty.
• Good knowledge of flow dynamics, custody transfer systems, safety regulations, petroleum industry codes, specifications and standards.
• Conversant with templates for capturing operations downtime effectiveness.
• Demonstrated supervisory and team management experience.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Well developed time management skills as well as the ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to work as a team player and work towards team goals.

Job Title:  Planning and Reporting Manager
Job Summary
The Planning and Reporting Manager will administers and executes the consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting function for the target market and thereby provides timely reports to the relevant parties.

Job Responsibilities:

• Able to understand and translate strategy into financial plans
• Annual budget planning & reporting.
• Forecast analysis.
• Consolidation and preparation of financial statements for the Company.
• Company profitability analysis by customer, country, category, Brand and product.
• Volume and Mix Analysis on monthly basis.
• The first point of contact between corporate and local OPCOs for any reporting requirements.
• Control overall the process of Outlook, Forecast and Budgeting. Collect and consolidate all the data required from other functions.
• Working Capital management.
• Design, develop and Update MIS on monthly basis along with Monthly Business Review Meeting.
• MBR Template at the end of each month.
• Prepare the working capital template.
• Ensure compliance to IFRS and the Company accounting policy.
• Collaborate with business and identify reporting requirements for the Market.
• Responsible to complete Data modelling tasks related to sales reporting requirements.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• B.Sc./HND degree in any discipline with minimum of second class lower degree/upper credit
• Must be a chartered accountant with minimum of five years post qualification experience preferably from FMCG
• MUST have experience in financial planning
• Knowledge of IFRS, local GAAP and relevant accounting regulations
• Thorough with strong analytical skills
• Proactive.

 

Job Title:   Planning And Reporting Analyst

Job Summary
The Planning and Reporting Analyst will administers and executes the consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting function for the target market and thereby provides timely reports to the relevant parties.

Job Responsibilities:

• Reporting of all the company Internal Reports by managing, controlling & checking all OPCOs reporting to Consolidation.
• Consolidate and prepare the financial statements for the Company.
• Setting reporting deadlines for the OPC's/departments to ensure timely reporting to Corporate, controlling & checking all OPCOs reporting.
• Prepare the financials for Outlook, Forecast and Budgeting.
• Collect and consolidate all the data required from other functions.
• Prepare the overheads budget and forecast (personnel costs and other costs).
• Master the forecasting technique and model used by the company.
• Ensure compliance to IFRS and the company accounting policy.
• Maintain inter/intra market transfer prices & Standard Cost of the locally manufactured products.
• Prepare simulations for price increases and new products, Transfer Price (TP) /COGS increases (variance and sensitivity analysis) and issues the official Selling Price Communication (SPC).

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• B.Sc/HND degree in any discipline with minimum of second class lower degree/upper credit
• Minimum of 3 year’s working experience in a multinational company.
• Experience in financial planning
• Strong accounting knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong analytical skills, good understanding of systems, processes and workflows.
• Clear communication with excellent command over English
• Proactive and initiative thinking

Job Title:   Finance Analyst

Job Summary
The Finance Analyst is accountable for the ongoing analysis of all costing elements in the factory, margin analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities.  The cost accountant must also construct and monitor those cost-effective data accumulation systems needed to provide an appropriate level of costing information to management.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts
• Investigate cycle counting variances and resolve issues
• Update standard costs in the bill of materials
• Report periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances
• Analyze capital budgeting requests
• Monitor the posting of spare parts to inventory and expense account
• Prepare the conversion cost report (fixed and variable)
• Monthly overtime analysis.
• Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
• Validate the cost of goods sold as part of the month-end close
• Work with the supply chain to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory
• Help the SC controller to conduct ongoing process constraint analyses
• Report on breakeven points by products.
• Report on margins by product and division

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• B.Sc/HND degree in Accounting with minimum of second class lower degree/upper credit
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a multinational company;
• Extensive knowledge about the costing rules and tools applied in the manufacturing area with Management accounting/Business administration background
• Strong analytical skills, good understanding of processes and workflows.
• Flexibility
• Pro-active person with ability to work independently.

How to Apply

Applicants should send CV/Resume to [email protected]

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