Current Vacancies In A Reputable FMCG Company

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An Indigenous FMCG Manufacturing Company with Head Office in Lagos is looking for an experienced candidate to fill the position below:     Job Title: Sales Manager Location: Lagos Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for identifying and winning new customers, as well as looking after existing customer accounts.
• Developing a sales plan for the Sales Team
• Set Sales Goals for the Team & analyze sales statistics to determine the sales potentials and inventory requirements of products and stores and to monitor consumers preferences
• Design sales execution strategies and implement the strategies devised to increase the sales revenue
• Constantly analyze the market; the consumption capacity of the consumers and project the expected return surveying the market in order to spy competition and to improve on the competitive strategy
• Collaborate with the Marketing arm of the organization in order to look for innovative ways to influence consumers and improve sales
• Notify distributors and consumers about any new product launch
• Oversee the activities of the entire Sales Team
• Develop a reward and motivation scheme to encourage high performance amongst the Sales Team
• Design strategies for growing both the local market and the export market
• Drive the recruitment and development of both new and existing Distributors to serve as business partners at their various markets
• Carry out the performance assessment of the Sales Team from time to time
• Design sales policies; processes and procedures for the organization
• Provide timely programmes that will aid the company's ability to retain the loyalty of the Distributors to the brand
• Monitor and track the performance of the Sales Team
• Effective participation at workshops; trade shows and seminars to be abreast of changes in the industry
• Responsible for the preparation of the Department's yearly budget and the implementation of activities required to achieve the budget
• Drive effective deployment of resources thereby reducing and elimination wastages
• Ensure that the Sales Team receive necessary product training before new products are launched
• Ensure prompt investigation into customer complaints and resolution by maintaining a register of incidents with all detail
• Train, Coach, Mentor & Develop team members to the next level of competency.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or any other Social Science Courses.
• Masters in Business Administration or Marketing will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 10 years of progressively more responsible positions in Accounts & Finance, preferably in an FMCG Firm.

Required Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Good understanding of the cosmetics sector in terms of trends, opportunities etc
• Excellent coaching and mentoring skills
• Excellent selling & negotiation skills
• Good presentation and facilitation skills
• Strong Interpersonal Skills
• Good people management skills
• Age: Between 35years-50years.

Salary Package Very Attractive.     Job Title: Financial Controller Location: Lagos Job Description

• We seek qualified candidates to undertake all aspects of corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget; forecasts preparation; financial risk management amongst others.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the accounting/finance of the Company including treasury functions' assessment of operating performance etc.
• General supervision and training of subordinates.
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Provide and interpret the financial information that the company's output is yielding and to make decisions on expenses and sales
• Supervision of controls for accounting procedures and systems;
• Managing tax returns, financial statements and year/period closings;
• Providing a reliable second line contact I follow up and excellent service delivery to clients, related companies and external parties including government agencies, tax authorities, external auditors etc.
• Preparation of periodic Management Accounts and presentation of same to the Executive Management
• Ensure proper and accurate recording of all stock transactions and liaising with all parties involved in stock management.
• Budget preparation, making reasonable financial projections where necessary;
• Keeping accurate records of financial transactions and preparing financial statements.
• Developing and implementing the business, internal control, finance and accounting policies and procedures;
• Handling all strategic financial planning (e.g. taxation, financing) and internal control matters;
• Provide diligent standard, labour and product costing analysis and identify cost savings for the Company
• Review and recommend opportunities to make production improvements through capital investments
• Work with the wider business to cost up new and existing products, providing production costs for those products
• Identifying accounting issues and offering workable and practical solutions;

Experience/Educational Qualification

• The prospective candidate should possess a minimum educational qualification of a first Degree or its equivalent in any course and a professional qualification in Accounting.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and Accounting software (Sage Pastel, Quickbooks etc.) will be an added advantage.
• At least 10 years of progressively more responsible job position in a similar role preferably in an FMCG firm.

Required Skills & Personal Attributes:

• Be a highly reliable individual
• Demonstrate high level of oral communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to manage the flow of people and business, liaise and consult with internal and external stakeholders regarding sensitive and confidential matters, and maintain effective working relationships in a high volume environment
• Age: Between 35years-50years.
• Be confident, have a desire and passion for excellence and be committed to self-development.
• Be honest, demonstrate a high level of integrity, confidentiality, tact, discretion, initiative and sound judgment
• Be firm but fair and must have the ability to remain calm under pressure, deal with delicate situations and appropriately define priorities.
• Have an excellent organizational skills including the ability to determine priorities, meet regular deadlines and take/follow up action

Salary Package Very Attractive.     How To Apply Interested and qualified candidates should please send their CV's to: [email protected]   Application Deadline 12th July, 2018.   Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

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