Vacancies at Alan & Grant, 6th March, 2019
Alan & Grant is a firm of consultants creating innovative HR & Enterprise Solutions. We focus on enabling performance improvements around our clients’ people, product and project concerns. We work with different organizations to conceptualize, build and deploy bespoke solutions aimed at improving overall performance and align workforce to long-term corporate objectives ensuring sustained growth and profitability in the process.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Faciltiy & Admin Officer
Location: Jos, Plateau
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
- Ensure adequate equipping of company functions through effective deployment of assets
- Assist management in the effective and efficient procurement of the right assets to achieve organizational goals and objective
- Provide guidance on capital budgeting and asset procurement
- Guide the management on lease, buy or rent decisions as it relates to the company’s assets
- Provide management with adequate and relevant information regarding asset disposal
- Maintain independent schedule of company assets and premises
- Ensure effective deployment and usage of company assets
- Company resource management and allocation to achieve set objectives
- Develop and regularly update the company’s asset maintenance schedule and oversee the execution in order to ensure cost minimization and value realization
- Work with the Finance team to ensure accuracy and integrity of all asset records schedules.
- Liaise with the finance team on asset insurance policies and maintenance of correct and updated insurance schedule.
- Maintain rent schedules for all company premises and ensure that payments due are made on due date.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, code and policies with respect to company assets
- Ensure regulatory compliance with all laws and codes guiding the acquisition, maintenance and disposal of assets. Plan and manage company’s tax liabilities.
- Maintain relationship with relevant authorities and third parties including vendors, suppliers and service providers in relation to company assets.
- Oversee/ supervise the internal facilities team to ensure company assets are properly cleaned, serviced, maintained and secured at all times.
- Manage outsource service providers to ensure company standards are met at all times
- Maintain health safety and security/ environmental standards across company facilities
- Issue out and monitor compliance with company guideline regarding usage of company assets.
- Ensure vendors rendering services (including maintenance and repairs) on company assets and facilities maintain minimum standards required on all company assets.
- Monitor and maintain asset trackers on all company assets where applicable
- Ensure, in conjunction with IT and ICU, proper surveillance mechanism on all company premises at all times to avoid company lapses.
- Ensure periodic and accurate reports to management through the Head HR on the assets of the organization.
- Provide reports on company assets, facilities or premises to senior manage upon request
- Support ICU/audit and finance team in the verification/ validation of company assets whenever such exercises are being conducted.
Requirements
- A minimum of first degree in any management science/social science related discipline preferably in accounting, economics/finance.
- 3 years Post NYSC cognate accounting experience.
- Professional qualification, certification in project management or MBA will be added advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Strategy Officer
Location: Jos, Plateau
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
- This role provides functional and strategic business support to the entire business. Responsible for business strategy development and planning, executing cross-cutting strategic initiatives, and driving business performance and management processes.
Corporate Strategy & Development:
- Works closely with the executive team to aid efforts geared at ensuring the proper articulation of business processes, business strategies and attainment of periodic goal and objectives.
- Provides necessary assistance to the MD in the execution of the company’s vision, short- and long-term objectives, plan and policies.
- Supports the MD in the development of proper operating plans, budgets and broad policies governing all aspects of business operations and administration.
- Drive the overall vision, strategy, direction and goals for the business development function.
- Maintain a structured business intelligence database to support the identification and evaluation of opportunities for the various commercial arm of the business.
- Execute cross-cutting strategic initiatives; Identify, frame and implement specific cross-cutting strategic initiatives that are critical to the success of the business
- Oversee all necessary economic assessment, financial valuation and other supporting analyses for specific opportunities.
- Manage the overall priorities and objectives of the various commercial unit so that work is in alignment with organizational objectives or strategies.
- Foresee key business issues, and implement comprehensive recommendations to achieve desired outcome.
- Facilitate communication and understanding of initiatives and the prioritization of such based-on business logic and resource availability.
- Lead the department in providing expert system and project management knowledge.
- Interface with management team on project status and execution.
- Facilitates the implementation of broad policies governing all aspects of business operations and administrations, and help with analysis required for monitoring corporate performance to ascertain progress towards the attainment of stated business objectives.
Business Analysis:
- Charged with researching, assembling and analyzing highly complex data and other background material required for taking key day-to-day business decisions, commercialization of various arms of business and provide market analysis report on investment plan.
- Performs various forms of business, financial and technical analysis; compiles reports providing critical information to inform executive and board business decision making.
- Reviews business, projects plans and activity status reports to determine progress towards attaining objectives; suggests revisions, and required alignments to current business realities and conditions.
- Provide key information to various internal and other stakeholders as regards regulatory issues, marketplace needs, the competitive environment, business performance and other pertinent issues.
- Provides input to the identification of business, regulatory, operational, performance risks and the resolution of attendant issues.
- Direct the development and preparation of various dashboards and other communication tools and lead cross-functional forums that provide regular updates/reviews on overall business and organisational performance.
- Leads strategic planning, design, and execution of business development and project implementations.
- Develop deployment timeline, phasing plans and project plans, determine project structure, form committees and project teams as needed.
Business & Corporate Performance Management:
- Design the corporate performance framework for the entire business inline with the Balanced Score Card Model.
- Implement and drive management processes to monitor business performance versus targets and course correct, as required.
- Develop and monitor cascading metrics and goals for business areas aligned with strategic plan.
- Oversee decision framework to allocate and re-prioritize resources as required to achieve business strategy.
- Monitor the execution of marketing and sales strategies for market share increment and revenue optimization.
Operational:
- Detects and manages conflicting issues and situations taking place in the business and provide updates to the executive team.
- Prioritizes conflicting needs, handles issues expeditiously, proactively and follows-through on projects to successful completion.
- Provides leadership to build relationships crucial to the success of the organisation, and manages a variety of special projects for the MD.
- Any other duties that may be assigned
Requirements
- Minimum of first degree in any Science, Social Science/Business discipline.
- MBA preferred or Master’s in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Marketing or any other related business field.
- Multi-functional experience working within a fast-paced and dynamic business environment is desirable.
- Minimum of 5 years post qualification cognate experience
- Strong administrative skills and ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to interface with and influence colleagues at various levels in the organisation.
- Ability to multi-task whilst still being able to pay attention to details.
- Good business acumen, business planning, financial knowledge, change management and people development skills.
- Excellent communication skill-verbal and written.
- Good negotiation and relationship management, planning and forecasting skills are imperative with a penchant for influencing other positively.
- Good data management and analysis expertise is required.
- Good stakeholder management skill.
- Strong poise and etiquette are highly required
- Must be willing to travel on a short notice.
Knowledge, Skills & Ability (KSA)
- Strategic planning & execution
- Strong negotiating skills
- Business monitoring and reporting
- Emotional Intelligence
- Customer Service
- Stakeholder management
- Data analysis (strong proficiency in the use of Microsoft office package with high proficiency in excel)
- Strong analytical and critical thinking
- Strong decision-making skills
- Project management
- Excellent presentation skills
- Business process management
- Networking.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Area Sales Manager
Locations: Jos, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna, Markudi & Minna
Job Description
- Responsible for overseeing all the activities related to sales in a specified area within the country with an aim to meet and exceed sales targets set by the company for the specified region, while ensuring excellent customer service at all times.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Liaise with the Regional Sales Manager on a regular basis to coordinate all the sales activities in the specified area.
- Assist the Regional sales Manager in the preparation of sales plans, forecasts and budgets for the specified area.
- Supervise and execute the general sales of the company’s products across the specified area.
- Direct and control the activities of the Sales Managers/Executive to ensure execution of plans and objective realization.
- Ensure the consistent achievement of targets set by the company for the specified area while delivering excellent customer service.
- Sustains rapport with key accounts by making regular visits in order to explore specific needs and anticipate new opportunities.
- Develop new business and expand customer base by building relationships with existing buyers and establishing contacts with prospective customers.
- Recommend the appointment of suitable Distributors and Sales Representatives.
- Ensure proper and accurate compilation of sales & stock records as well as prompt forwarding to the Regional Sales Manager on a weekly basis.
- Prepare stock requisitions from customers and ensure prompt and accurate execution of all orders.
- Ensure the efficient issuance of invoices to customers for all delivered stocks/orders.
- Verify and ensure the payments made by customers in the company’s designated bank accounts, in accordance with company policy.
- Prepare and submit a comprehensive monthly report to the Regional Sales Manager, which includes competitor activity, accurate price audits, and the state of the company’s and competitors’ promotions & campaigns across the region.
- Monitor the activities of the Sales Managers/Executives to ensure that the company’s products are effectively distributed & visibly displayed at retail outlets in the region.
- Support, train and manage the Sales Team in the specified area towards improving their performance, in line with good organizational practice.
- Approve the itineraries of the Sales Managers/Executives, and subsequently check travel expense statements and recommend their payment.
- Ensure adherence to sales policies and procedures, while maintaining maximum confidentiality, and recommend disciplinary action wherever necessary.
- Monitor all types of promotions and advertisements running in the specified region.
- Assist in increasing the general awareness and promoting the sales of products across the specified region.
- Perform any other relevant duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Regional Sales Manager.
Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher National Diploma
- Other higher/ relevant qualification(s) will be an advantage
- Minimum of 4 years’ work experience from an FMCG Industry
- At least 2 years of experience of managing a sales team
- Good interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
- Good communication skill
- Good forecasting and planning skill is highly required
- Proficiency in the use of MS Outlook and Office suite of products (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Ability to work remotely with minimal supervision
- Good ethical standard and high level of integrity.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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