Job Vacancies @ PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc – 4 Positions

Reference ID: JR000142
Location: Ikorodu, Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Technical Department

Job Purpose
Why does the job exist?

• Provides the technical expertise and leadership necessary to establish and maintain procedures in tracking environment, equipment, and personnel cleaning & sanitization processes.
• Enforces and trains employees on the PZW Hygienic Design
• Guidelines/checklist and GMP Polices.
• Analyses, monitoring and reporting of microbiological and Chemical trends of water, margarine products, intermediate, raw materials, CIP and the environment as applicable and to drive improvement initiatives.

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Dimensions:

• Turnover of unit
• Budget responsibility
• Team Size
• Other
• Turnover (NNS) of £XXm
• OP of £XXm
• NWC of X%
• Total department headcount is XX of whom X are direct reports

Principal Accountabilities

• The key outputs of the job
• List in priority order if possible, typically 8-10
• NOT a task list
• Any requirement for organizing & planning including own work and the allocation of resources
• Typical decisions made and if they are advisory or directly responsible for the outcome.

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Responsibilities

• Ensure timely analysis of sample to prevent production loss time and waste.
• To make sure equipments are kept clean and to maintain a safe working environment by ensuring the work area is tidy and hazard -free.
• Promptly document and communicate all analysis results to QA Manager and production.
• Ensure that reagents are correctly labeled and prepared according to the standard procedures.
• To analyze samples assigned using the group analytical methods and specification follow strictly the spelt out procedure specified for the parameter under analysis at all times.
• To log in data of all analysis done in the appropriate book/sheets.
• To take samples of raw and packaging material as instructed by the work instruction.
• Conduct after CIP swap test and environmental microbial analysis for the plant
• Ensure prompt escalation of any food safety related issues to any FSTM and FSTL.
• Promotes product safety and hygiene awareness across the factory contributing to competence development of site professionals.
• Performs Hygiene Audits according to the PZW Hygiene checklist.
• Implement Hygienic requirements across site.
• Identify, control, prevent and resolve microbiological concerns or issues that impact product quality.
• Communicate and escalate any hygiene findings that impact production, employees, and inventory status.
• Guide in the cleaning & sanitization procedures and training to ensure hygiene of equipment and utilities.
• Engage with functional stakeholders-Engineering, Manufacturing, HR, Refinery, Admin, e.t.c to define functional Hygiene requirements.
• Micro products testing and reporting, trouble shooting of micro and cross-contamination non-conformities to identify preventive and corrective actions.
• Maintain hygiene program and trend results to drive hygienic improvements.
• Monitor production water quality.

EMS, OHSMS and FSSC Responsibilities:

• Implement and comply with EMS/FSSC/OHS requirements relating to environmental aspects and impacts and other policies, procedures and /or regulations applicable to assigned jobs
• Understand and apply the intent of the EMS/FSSC/OHS policy and requirements to assigned jobs
• Understand roles, responsibilities, and the importance of conformity to the EMS/FSSC/OHS requirements.
• Understand the significant environmental aspects and related actual or potential impacts associated with their work, and the environmental benefits of improved personal performance
• Understand the potential consequences of departure from specified OHS procedures or legal requirements.
• Ensure prompt escalation (adequate communication) of any food safety related issues to any FSTM, FSTL and or next line of reporting manager.

Reporting Relationships:

• Peer Relationships
• Attach organization chart showing manager and direct reports as well as peers
• Reports to QA Manager
• Peers: Quality Analyst and Laboratory Analyst (Chemical)

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Internal & External Relationships:

• Identify the most significant ones
• Attach a preferred suppliers list if available
• Detail which networks the jobholder will be part of e.g. finance, category
• Production team.
• Logistics team.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed
Qualifications required to do the job:

• B.Sc. or HND in Microbiology and Science Laboratory Technology Food would be preferable.
• Be specific about the experience needed
• Focus on type of experience not the time served
• Computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• At least 2 years work experience in a similar role.
• Excellent Quantitative Analysis skills.

Job Context & Special Features:

• Explain any special features or context in which the job operates
• Detail any language or mobility requirements
• Ability to grasp complex concepts easily.
• Pay attention to minute detail.
• Excellent planning, negotiating, and organizing skills.
• Great physical health.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Code: JR000139
Location: Nigeria Head Office

Job Description

• Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.
• Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers.
• Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.
• Manage and Monitor network connectivity across Nigeria Business
• Work closely with approved Service Provider (WAN and LAN) to Support and resolve related LAN and WAN issues across Nigeria
• Support the investigation of Network related issues across other PZC operating Units outside Nigeria especially during service outage
• Attend daily Ops calls (Global daily calls)
• Attend daily SD meeting (local call) and help resolve WAN and LAN cases on local queue
• Align with global team and vendors to execute Network Projects, Services Improvement plan and Operations across Nigeria
• Manage and support LAN Contractors, especially during incident troubleshooting
• Provide support and Manage Telecommunication link from external service providers and work closely with other stakeholders within the service required framework
• Ensure incident management are aligned with PZC standard operating procedures

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Knowledge / Skills / Qualifications / Technical / Professional Experience
Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Educated to Bachelor’s Degree / HND at least degree level in an IT-related field.
• 3+ years’ IT experience within retail or an FMCG.
• Experience of working in a matrix organization.
• Experience of successfully working in cross functional teams
• Experience of initiating and creating business process improvements with IT
• Ability to demonstrate planning and organizational skills
• Ability to demonstrate creative problem solving
• Strong team player, able to work closely with other IT employees in the Global and Regional teams.
• Self-motivated.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Fluent in English
• International mind set
• Engaging and collaborative style
• Good influencing skills.
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Analytical and data literate
• Positive outlook
• Good Project Management skill

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Code: JR000109
Location: Lagos
Level: Grade 6
Department: Sales / Commercial

Department Strategic Objectives

• Drive the delivery of customer and field sales business objectives towards the achievement of overall business objectives and growth agenda

Job Purpose

• Implement the sales strategy to deliver agreed business objectives within assigned outlets.

Responsible To:

• Zonal Manager.

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Responsible For:

• Agency staff at golden outlets
• Must be able to influence, inspire and drive performance without having direct management responsibility for distributor staff.

Context / Scope

• A key contributor to the success of the PZ Cussons commercial strategic plan; demonstrating industry leadership in both volume driving & brand building activity.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the top weighted Golden outlets in the territory – sell in and the delivery of products
• Recruitment of new outlets
• Ensure availability of MSL in the outlets
• Effective promo management in the assigned outlets
• Ensure Joint Business Reviews with the outlets
• Market intelligence gathering and competitor activity monitoring and report timely.

Measurement / Performance Indicators:

• Target vs. Actual monthly/yearly performance (sell-In) KPIs
• Agreed coverage plans
• Achieve secondary sales target
• Achievement of weighted distribution.

Internal & External Relationships:

• Zonal Manager
• Marketing / Sales / Channel / Supply Chain / Finance / HR team
• Customers
• Agency staff
• PZ Marketing & Sales network

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed
Qualifications:

• First Degree in any discipline
• Computer Literacy.

Experiences: (What experience brings success to this role)

• Minimum of 1 year experience in marketing or sales, and over this period has successfully delivered on KPIs.
• Direct experience of PZ Cussons Way of selling capabilities with a focus on Sales Driver execution at the point of purchase (QDVP), Outlet Segmentation and Managing Relationships including structured call, persuasive selling and brand passion.

Knowledge: (What does the person need to know)

• Good knowledge of business objectives and priorities.
• Experienced driver with valid license
• Knowledge of Field Sales Management and Market Intelligence.
• PZ Cussons Leadership competencies.

Functional or Technical / Business Skills: (What can the holder do)

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• Commercial Acumen - Emerging
• Customer Management - Emerging
• Negotiation Skills - Emerging
• In Market Execution - Emerging
• Selling Skills - Emerging
• Sales Drivers - Emerging
• Channel Strategy - Emerging
• Communication / Interpersonal skills - Developed
• IT Skills - Developed.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Code: JR000108
Location: Bayelsa
Level: Grade 6
Department: Sales / Commercial
Responsible to: Area Sales Manager

Department Strategic Objective

• Lead in the delivery of customer and field sales business objectives towards the achievement of the overall organisation business and growth objectives

Job Purpose

• Work with the Distributor / Distributor sales team to deliver agreed business objectives within assigned territory.

Responsible for:

• Van Sales Representative / Open Market Sales Representative
• Must be able to influence, inspire and drive performance without having direct management responsibility for distributor staff

Context / Scope

• A key contributor to the success of the PZ Cussons commercial strategic plan with an effective and flexible field sales force; demonstrating industry leadership in both volume driving & brand building activity.

Key Accountabilities:

• Achieve agreed business objectives / KPIs for the territory (Sell-out, Focus Brands, NPD listing, POP deployment, promotions etc.)
• Implement outlet coverage strategy in assigned territory, enlist and keep updated database of relevant outlets.
• Achieve sales drivers (Quality, Distribution, Visibility, Price/promotion) objectives for the territory.
• Manage and review the activities of the Secondary Sales Force in assigned territory
• Work with Area Sales Manager to develop Joint Business Plan of customers in assigned territory.
• Monitor and manage execution of all Promotional / launch / agencies activities in assigned territory.
• Lead Market intelligence gathering and competitor activity monitoring and report timely.

Measurement / Performance Indicators

• Target vs. Actual monthly / yearly performance (sell-out,e, KPIs)
• Timely and quality of execution of trade and marketing activities in assigned territory)
• Implementation of Territory Coverage Strategy
• Achievement of Quality, Distribution, Visibility, Price/promotion targets.

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Internal & External Relationships:

• Area Sales Manager
• Marketing/Sales/Channel/Supply Chain/Finance/HR team
• Customers
• Agencies
• PZ Marketing & Sales network

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed
Qualifications:

• First Degree in any discipline
• Computer Literacy

Experiences: (What experience brings success to this role)

• Minimum of 1 year experience in marketing or sales, and over this period has successfully delivered on KPIs.
• Direct experience of PZ Cussons Way of selling capabilities with a focus on Sales Driver execution at the point of purchase (QDVP), Outlet Segmentation and Managing Relationships including structured call, persuasive selling and brand passion.

Knowledge: (What does the person need to know)

• Good knowledge of business objectives and priorities.
• Experienced driver with valid license
• Knowledge of Field Sales Management and Market Intelligence.
• PZ Cussons Leadership competencies

Functional or Technical / Business Skills: (What can the holder do)

• Commercial Acumen - Emerging
• Customer Management - Emerging
• Negotiation Skills - Emerging
• In Market Execution - Emerging
• Selling Skills -  Emerging
• Sales Drivers - Emerging
• Channel Strategy - Emerging
• Communication / Interpersonal skills - Developed
• IT Skills - Developed.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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