Latest Vacancies In A Major Food and Beverage Company

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Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a major player in the Food and Beverage Industry, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:     Job Title: Marketing Manager Job Reference: 1485 Location: Nigeria Industry: Healthcare Function: Commercial & Communication Job Descriptions

• Full P&L responsibility and accountability for achieving the yearly category financial objectives including annual budgets, sales, profitability, market share growth, NPDs launches, brand KPIs as well as analysing variances and initiating corrective actions on regular basis.
• Achieve sustainable long-term category growth by developing and implementing strategic marketing plans and communications activities; including product positioning, developing innovative key messages, defining the detailed plans for promotional/ advertising and distribution/sales activities nationwide. While ensuring timely and quality execution of all planned marketing activities through the field force.
• Develops 5 Ps strategic imperatives for each brand by determining the appropriate portfolio mix/focus based on patient, medical insights and market fit; while developing/driving the communication strategy (including digital platform) and tools development to maximize category sales potential (in terms of distribution availability and prescription/recommendation drivers).
• Lead, coach and provide direction to marketing teams, by scheduling and assigning tasks/projects; following up on work results by coaching and appraising team members; ensure healthy cross functional cooperation with the other peers (Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Manufacturing, etc).
• Research industry trends to understand competitors, Patients’ journey, Health Care Professionals prescriptions/recommendation patterns and retail/wholesale customer needs… to identify new business opportunities, forecast possible impacts on sales, propose winning strategies, investigate threats and lead risk mitigation strategy/tactics.
• Deploy effective KOL strategy and monitor implementation by the med Reps; maintain relations with customers by organizing and developing specific Key Distributors forum & programs; determine the company presence at conventions, annual meetings, trade/professional associations and seminars.

Expectations

• B.Sc. in Pharmacy with higher Degree in Marketing, preferably MBA
• At least 8 -10 years of experience in Pharma/FMCG brand marketing with multiple brands/products within a multinational environment
• Experience in similar roles such as a Category Manager and Senior Product Manager will be a plus.
• Experience in handling Antibiotics and/or CNS, Antimalaria, Diabetes, OTC products is a definite plus.
• Experience of leading market research projects; portfolio optimization and 360 degrees plan
• Excellent critical & analytical skills
• Highly creative thinking with attention to details
• Strategic mindset with strong commercial acumen

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply     Job Title: Operations Manager (Expatriate) Job Reference: 1490 Location: Lagos Industry: FMCG Function: Operations & Production Job Description

• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to the assigned restaurants, to maximize the long-term sales and profit potential of each restaurant
• Build a positive business relationship with restaurant managers and restaurant leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and reinforce the leadership behaviors and basic people minimums necessary to gain commitment from crew, shift managers and restaurant leadership team.
• Ensure that all assigned restaurants are adequately staffed to maximize sales potential and that turnover among all restaurant employees is reduced.
• Know, enforce and educate all restaurant employees, on all appropriate HR policies, labor laws, security and safety procedures.
• Develop, trains, rewards and recognizes the results of all levels of restaurant employees.
• Consult with the restaurant leadership team on employee commitment measurement and assists with plan to increase employee's loyalty, satisfaction and pride.
• Complete and present performance appraisals based on deemed goals and objectives for each Restaurant Manager. Ensures performance reviews are completed on all restaurant employees in a timely basis.
• Ensure that individual development plans are implemented, and diversity staffing objectives are met.
• Protect the company’s brand by ensuring that restaurants meet the company’s quality control, safety and sanitation standards.
• Teach restaurant managers and restaurant leadership teams critical restaurant systems that produce consistently high levels of quality control.
• Ensure that restaurants properly execute national promotions.
• Ensure that there is an on-going local store marketing plan for each restaurant.
• Coordinate implementation and execution of new products and processes consistently within assigned group of restaurants.
• Consult and is accountable for creating a positive work environment while working shoulder-to-shoulder with restaurant managers and restaurant leadership team to create and accomplish business and profit plan objectives.
• Use all informational resources available such as Project Management Organization, Gap Analysis, and customer satisfaction measurement to identify opportunities and threats to build a business plan to optimize market potential.
• Complete various audits to ensure that their restaurants meet the company's standard practices and procedures regarding cash and security.

Expectations

• Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality or related discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in operation.
• Knowledgeable in POS (omega – Micros) programming.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Financial and Analytical Skills.
• Leadership Skills.
• Good Planning and Organizing Skills.
• Good command of Microsoft office applications.
• Ability to work under stress.
• Ability to work in multi task environment.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply     Job Title: Accounting Manager Job Reference: 1489 Location: Lagos Industry: FMCG Function: Financial Job Description

• Performs professional accounting activities for specialized, complex and functional areas requiring the expert knowledge and professional application of accounting principles, practices and techniques in accordance with industry standards.
• Manage resources of assigned areas to accomplish goals and objectives and supervises lower level professional accountants and other staff for work of considerable technical difficulty.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze financial statements, tax information packages and all documentation in order to ensure precision and their compliance with countries’ regulations and company’s procedures.
• Set realistic project plans and provide adequate resources for supervised staff in order to maintain efficient, effective and well-balanced workflow at all times.
• Analyze and review key documents, contracts and entries to ensure proper recordings of significant business transactions.
• Manage the accounting system and prepares monthly statements and other periodical accounting reports as required to ensure accuracy, authenticity, proper recording, treatment of accounting transactions and the flow of financial documents according to accounting principles.
• Ensure the timely and accurate reporting of all monthly financial information and processing of positive pay transactions.
• Ensure the monthly and quarterly bank compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Maintain the fixed asset inventory system by supervising the recording of all items in the inventory, maintaining pertinent records and ensuring adequate treatment of fixed asset acquisitions and retirements.
• Audit departmental accounting data, identify and correct errors, identify and compute accruals, apply accounting principles to transactions and recommends revisions in departmental accounting procedures to ensure conformance with applicable statues, laws, county board polices and general accepted accounting principles.
• Ensure that outsourced vendor partners are in compliance with financial services policies and procedures for financial reporting.
• Facilitate relationships with internal and external financial services customers, vendors and leadership to improve business performance and enhance communication and staff relationships.
• Ensure that financial practices are sound and in accordance with accounting rules as well as company guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Adhere to internal control procedures to safeguard corporate assets.
• Coordinate the preparation and presentation of the monthly and annual financial plan.
• Interpret trends and forecasts financial results.
• Identify gaps between forecasted results and targets making recommendations to ensure annual country financial goals are achieved.
• Work closely with the managing director regarding the impact of business decisions on short and long term profitability and makes recommendations that add to shareholder value development, franchising, marketing and strategic initiatives.

Expectations

• Bachelor degree in Accounting. MBA will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in accounting field with at least 5 years experience with international fast food chain.
• Knowledge of the best practices for QSR accounting.
• Knowledge of spreadsheet software operations
• Deep understanding of financial reporting and accounting controls.
• Good interpersonal & communication skills
• Problem-solving skills.
• Organizational skills.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply     Job Title: Chief Operating Officer - Expatriate Job Reference: 1392 Location: Lagos Industry: FMCG Function: Executive Job Description

• The Chief Operating Officer will oversee the organization’s ongoing operations and procedures. The goal of the COO position is to secure the functionality of business to drive extensive and sustainable growth. You will be responsible for the efficiency of business.
• The COO role is a key member of the senior management team, reporting only to the Managing Director (MD). You’ll have to maintain control of diverse business operations.

Job Summary

• To drive the company in order to deliver actual result in line with the Annual Business Plan, and to ensure that the key performance indicators are maintained or surpassed.
• To be directly responsible and accountable for managing all activities within all Autonomous Operating Regions of the company.
• To act as the role model for leadership within the company, to support and lead the operational team, to help team members to develop and grow in their jobs, and to provide feedback as appropriate for that development.
• To build a strong, motivated and effective regional management team, ensuring that the General Managers are driving their own regional agenda.
• To ensure that the regular operating reviews with each region are conducted and action points both identified and followed up.

Expectations

• Engineering Degree / MBA is a plus
• Minimum 15 years of professional experience in a senior management role
• At least 10 years experience in the Manufacturing/FMCG industry
• Excellent people skills, business acumen and exemplary work ethics
• Previous experience in Africa / emerging markets is a plus.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

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