Vacancy at Upfield Nigeria for Finance Project Regional Deployment Lead, West & East Africa

Upfield is a global leader in plant-based nutrition with a great history and a portfolio of iconic brands that people have used and trusted for generations. This includes Flora, Rama, Becel, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter and ProActiv. We are a global food company with 6 business units operating in 95 markets. We have the mind-set of a start-up. This makes us fast, agile, entrepreneurial, cost conscious and accountable for our products – from seed to serving at the breakfast, lunch or dinner table. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Finance Project Regional Deployment Lead, West & East Africa Location: Nigeria/Ghana Fixed Term Contract: 7 Months Reports to: Global Deployment Lead (dotted line into the local CFO) Want to make an impact where it matters?

• At Upfield our purpose is clear: we make people healthier and happier with nutritious and delicious, natural, plant-based products that are good for you, our planet; and with packaging that’s free from plastic.
• We are the largest plant-based company in the world, and we believe in doing what’s right for our people, our customers and the planet.
• We’ve got iconic brands like Rama, Country Crock, Blue Band and Flora that people all over the world know and love. We’ve been a trusted category leader since 1871 and yet we feel like we’re only just getting started.
• Performance, Passion and Care define who we are as a company, how we work every day, and the responsibility we feel toward our Associates, our consumers, our business partners and our world.
• We have big ambitions to grow this business and we want to attract the right people – those that love what they do, thrive on responsibility and are looking for limitless career defining opportunities.
• You’ll have to enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and it will take hard work and determination; we will give you the ownership you need to make an impact.
• You’ll have to deliver on the commitments you make. And we’ll give you the freedom and flexibility to do your job and build your own career.
• If you want to make an impact where it matters apply now!

• Upfield is in the process of building a world-class business that is data-driven and customer-centric.
• This project will involve a lot of transformation in every aspect of Upfield’s business operations including the technology systems we use and this is where you come in.
• The Regional Deployment Lead will be responsible for the successful Deployment of the project to their Region/Country.
• Working alongside the In-Country Deployment Leads, they will be responsible for engaging the Functional Leadership within the regions to enable decision making, resource allocation and activity execution for overall success.

• Provide leadership and experience to full deployment team in region
• Filter’ questions / issues going into central team to support country /cluster leads
• Definition, ownership and maintenance of the Regional Plan, RAID log, resourcing and budgets
• Establish and maintain regular
• Programme meetings including managing Regional readiness and adherence to the stage gate process
• Manage the dependencies between the Global Template Design & Build team and the Country deployment teams
• Support the Country Deployment Leads to deliver the deployment via in-country cross functional business and IT deployment teams
• Manage optimal allocation of deployment specialists across region
• Liaise with the Global Template team, to identify and resolve local issues
• Shadow earlier deployment to build expertise in processes and deployment
• Support the central team in communications with countries/clusters
• Manage risks and issues and escalate to Regional Deployment lead as appropriate
• Overall accountable for successful Finance deployment in country / cluster
• Ensure robust plans in place and track progress vs plan
• Manage the deployment of the integrated Global Template for Upfield incorporating new processes, systems, data & reporting across a single geographic region (East & West Africa)
• Support the In-Country Leads to execute their role, providing coaching and guidance.
• Ensure a common approach is taken by all country / cluster leads and methodologies / learning are leveraged across the region

• Experience managing Global Deployments of large-scale ERP systems / Global business templates.
• Experienced Financial Controller with 3 years minimum on a Financial Controller role
• Experience in managing dynamic, fast paced Global Projects/Programmes
• Great Leaderships skills with ability to manage a diverse team effectively.
• FMCG sector experience is preferable.