Job Vacancies @ PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc – 6 Positions

Job Code: JR000034
Location: Nigeria Head Office

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for financial reporting and analysis for allocated PZW brand (s) partnering closely with counterparts in the commercial team
• Perform full financial analysis and option evaluation (pre and post) on all elements of brand investment/ options in order to maximise return on investment (ROI) to include: promotional expenditure , marketing expenditure, product pricing distribution strategies
• Provide complete financial support  and challenge for all NPD opportunities for allocated brand acting as the finance representative on cross functional NPD project teams
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate approval of all promotional expenditure
• Responsible for ensuring appropriate approval of all marketing expenditure
• Play a full role in identification and implementation of process improvements within areas of expertise
• Team Development
• Demonstrate with colleagues, clients and suppliers habitual behaviour consistent with Winning Team Principles
• Responsible for complying with legal, regulatory and other standards as directed by line management.

Requirements

• 5 - 7 years of experience
• Qualified chartered accountant ACA
• Excellent communication analytical skills
• Proven ability to influence senior financial and non-financial people
• Superb commercial acumen
• Commercial finance experience in FMCG a must
• Experience of marketing expenditure and brand profitability analysis preferable.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Code: JR000053
Location: Onitsha Depot, Anambra

Job Description

• Ensure firm Sales Orders are converted to Picking lists within 24hrs of creation and allocate delivery trucks to drive achievement of set CSL and Case-fill targets.
• Follow up with delivery truck drivers/transporters to ensure deliveries are completed within the Required Delivery Dates targets.
• Ensure call plan/delivery clusters to customers are strictly followed to drive truck optimization/dispatch efficiency and enhance the achievement of set cost/case targets.
• Ensure inbound trucks are offloaded within 24hrs of arriving at the RDCs / DCs to enhance stock visibility and availability.
• Ensure PODs for secondary deliveries are tracked, signed by customers, stamped, and with correct delivery dates.
• Ensure 100% accessibility of filed/scanned PODs.
• Resolve all delivery and customer-related issues within 48hrs.
• Provide weekly secondary delivery cost and primary truck performance reports to the transport team every Monday morning.
• Prepare delivery payment vouchers and ensure they are processed promptly.
• Induct all drivers and motor mates on health and safety rules on-site and ensure 100% compliance.

Requirement

• Interested candidates should possess relevant qualifications.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Code: JR000091
Location: Ikorodu Factory

Principal Accountabilities

• Conduct pre-operational risk assessments and risk mitigation measures
• Implement all the required documentation, operational checks and reports for the HSE Management System to be compliant with ISO 45001-2018 and ISO 14001/ 2004 standards, including corrective and preventive measures.
• Support the Safety stewards in executing continuous audits according to schedule
• Provide SHE improvement proposals stating the non-conformance, proposed corrective action, required resources for corrective action and implementation.
• Investigate the root cause SHE complaints put forward by staff members, customers, clients and contractors and report the result to the SHE manager.
• Follows up to ensure that corrective actions are implemented where necessary and ensures that any certification requirements are complied with.
• Audit work being performed with issued ''Work Permit”
• Assist with the implementation of Job Safety Analysis and inspect job site activities during particularly difficult or hazardous work situations;
• Assist local management in the preparation & presentation of field HSE meetings
• Participate in the investigation of accidents and near misses;
• Assist regular emergency response exercises and drills are conducted to ensure the highest level of preparedness in any emergency. Maintains records of such drills, providing recommendations for emergency response improvements
• Inspects regularly, all firefighting, safety and emergency response equipment.
• Assist in developing and implementing field location emergency response procedures and evacuation plans
• Ensure that operations employees, contractors and site visitors receive HSE inductions
• Assist in preparing written weekly and monthly HSE reports, statistics and presentations related to HSE performance
• Coordinate food safety activities for SHE department such as Documentation and record management; Conduct Internal and external Audits; Training and awareness on food safety; And any other food safety related duties as may be directed by Food safety team leader or SHE/TPM manager.
• To ensure compliance with relevant QMS policies & procedures.
• To identify and rate aspects of SHE activities and develop programs where necessary, to help control those aspects of SHE activities that could have adverse impact on the environment.

EMS, OH&S 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.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed

• Possess a University Degree in a Science related discipline, Engineering or any other numerate discipline.
• 1 - 3 years’ work experience safety management
• Detailed knowledge of the SHE procedures.
• Must be computer literate (ms-word, Ms-excel, access)
• Experience in SHE and manufacturing.

Job Context & Special Features:

• Ability to take decision decisively and Good sense of judgment.
• Ability to grasp complex concepts easily.
• Pay attention to minute detail.
• Excellent planning, negotiating, and organizing skills.
• Great physical health.
• Ability to motivate co-workers, colleagues and others.
• Ability to display self-confidence
• Ability to operate in a systematic and logical manner.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Code: JR000054
Location: Ikorodu Factory

Principal Accountabilities

• Management of inventory and control of raw materials, packaging materials, Engineering spares and accountable for the efficient receipt and Issuance of materials/spares to achieve set objectives and ensuring Fraud-free distribution operations.
• Responsible for ensuring efficient services support to refinery, Packing lines and logistics to maximize operational efficiency and support the supply chain activities.
• Manage warehouse team to operate within set procedures, inventory Management and warehousing best practices in accordance with Warehouse management standards.
• Build and maintain effective customer service relationship both with Internal and external stakeholders.
• Engage, develop and closely follow up on the training and development needs of team in order to enhance and embed productivity in the Warehouse in line with departmental objectives.
• Maintain acceptable standard of safety and housekeeping.

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.

Internal & External Relationships:

• External – Suppliers and third party transporters
• Internal – Planning & Procurement Team, Factory, Outbound Logistics, Finance team, Sales team, Marketing team.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed

• First Degree in any discipline
• Masters in Logistics or SCM will be an added advantage
• Significant experience in warehouse/logistics management
• Good understanding of inventory planning (FIFO, FEFO, LIFO)
• 5 - 7 years’ experience.

Job Context & Special Features:

• Ability to take decision decisively and Good sense of judgment.
• Ability to grasp complex concepts easily.
• Pay attention to minute detail.
• Excellent planning, negotiating, and organizing skills.
• Great physical health.
• Ability to motivate co-workers, colleagues and others.
• Ability to display self-confidence
• Ability to operate in a systematic and logical manner.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Code: JR000018
Location: Nigeria Head Office

Job Description

• Embedding the Group Compliance anti-bribery and corruption programme across the business and maintaining a culture of compliance. Ensuring that, if required, we are able to demonstrate to a regulator that we have ‘adequate procedures’ in place to prevent bribery.
• Total familiarisation with the PZ Cussons Code of Ethical Conduct and related policies/guidance and provision of advice to management and staff on effective use and implementation.
• Maintaining high visibility across the business unit and assisting the business in resolving ethical dilemmas which may arise.
• Recommending, and where necessary, implementing local procedures to manage specific compliance risks.
• Provision of risk based focused awareness/training to management and staff.
• Ensuring that new and existing suppliers are aware of our compliance requirements by involvement in appropriate Africa meetings or via a focused awareness programme.
• In conjunction with Supply Chain carry out periodic compliance audits of high risk third parties.
• Owner of the Africa Bribery and Corruption risk matrix and responsible for liaising with stakeholders to ensure that this is updated and agreed mitigation actions are delivered.
• Liaising closely with the Group Head of Ethics & Compliance to maintain good communication and ensure consistency of process across the Group.
• Developing an appropriate risk-based monitoring programme to provide internal assurance to the Managing Director: Africa and Group Head of Ethics & Compliance that policies and procedures are being complied with.
• Developing trust across the organisation to encourage the raising of concerns and promoting a culture of ‘speaking up’ to enable appropriate remedial actions to be taken.
• Assisting with or leading investigations following the Group investigation guidelines.
• Could take up sustainability role within 12-18 months’ timeline as additional responsibility once confidence has been demonstrated in Ethics and Compliance via reducing number of incidents / investigations. A broadened role into sustainability will offer a succession line to Corporate Affairs and Sustainability role in Africa in future.

Knowledge / Qualifications / Technical / Professional experience

• Self-starter with 7+ years of industry or consulting experience in ethics and compliance, risk mitigation, business process consulting in a multinational company.
• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline - A Legal degree will be advantageous
• Have excellent verbal and written fluency in English
• 7+ years’ relevant Legal Compliance experience in an FMGC industry is an added advantage.
• A good knowledge of anti-bribery legislation and requirements (e.g. UK Bribery Act, US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Nigeria / Ghana / Kenyan anti-bribery legislation).
• Experience in developing and implementing compliance programmes.
• Experience of interfacing with senior management and handling sensitive/confidential issues to a satisfactory conclusion.
• Excellent interviewing and presentation skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Strong behavioural and interpersonal skills that enable compliance to be achieved without recourse to a policing culture.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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Job Code: JR000024
Locations: Zamfara, Yobe & Jigawa

Principal Accountabilities

• Key Distributor management to deliver positive ROI.
• Efficient supervision of Secondary sales team to drive products availability/Performance management
• Retail account management and creation
• To set territory sales targets & objectives from the overall business targets and objectives
• Coaching and accompaniment with Directs reports to enhance efficiency
• Managing outlets-ensure proper servicing, settle disputes, handle complaints, communicate trade promotions and consumer promotions, oversee merchandising and manage payment terms.
• Develop Distribution - add new markets, new outlets, new beats, new yans, handcarts, trikes and bikes.
• Meet secondary sales volume and target for the territory
• Manage KD Staff - sales reps and KPO, Review them daily.
• Manage KD Warehouse - maintain FIFO, Stacking norm
• Market visit - At least 12 full days per month, accompanied call with each SR at least one full day in a month.

Requirements

• Possess a University Degree in any discipline, preferably in Business Administration.
• Possess two to three years experience within a reputable/multinational company.
• Be a computer expert especially in MS Word, Excel & Power Point.
• Have strong numerical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Be a team player with the ability to drive the team to unsurpassed success.
• Be mobile and willing to be flexible in terms of location.
• Previous experience of working in a food industry (preferably edible oil sector) would be advantageous.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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