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PZ Cussons is a dynamic consumer products group and innovator of some of the world's best known and loved brands. Calling on over 130 years of expertise, we operate internationally in carefully selected developed and emerging markets that present the greatest strategic potential for future growth. Our world-class supply chain and distribution networks enable us to meet our global consumer needs and deliver quality brands that add value and enhance everyday lives.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Production and Planning Manager
Job Requisition ID: JR000406
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Department: Manufacturing
OU/Country: PZ Wilmar Nigeria
Main Functions
- Plans and coordinates production activities of all production units for optimal output and adherence to plan with the aim of achieving the following:
- Keep the plants running optimally (>70% Capacity Utilization)
- Ensures Raw and Packaging materials are always available for production
- Ensure availability of Finished Goods for sale
- Ensures the plants’ ability to supply demand plan
- Ensure accurate records of inventory for reporting and planning
Reporting Relationships:
- Peer Relationships
- Attach organization chart showing manager and direct reports as well as peers
- Reports to Head of Site, with dotted line relationship with the Production Managers
- Peers are Managers on similar grades from other Departments
- Direct reports are all planning data officers and planner
Dimensions:
- To operate within departments budget
- Current team size N/A
- Also has dotted line relations with all plant operators
Principal Accountabilities
- Schedule usage of production materials to ensure optimal production levels
- Identify and resolve problems relating to inventory.
- Manage deadlines based on project expectations.
- Ensures stock levels of all raw, packaging, and finished goods products are in conformance to inventory policy.
- Ensures loss due to stock shelf life of all raw, packaging, and finished goods products expiration is avoided.
- Ensures items are purchased to maintain agreed stock norms/inventory positions
- Ensures planned Raw materials, Packaging materials, Oil quantities and requirements are adequate to for planned production.
- Plans purchase of Raw & Packaging and oil.
- Ensures production performs to plan.
- Ensures Stock Norm adherence.
- Ensures finished goods do not go out of stock.
- Must be conversant with production processes and timelines to ensure production meets plan.
- Jointly responsible with procurement for timely Purchase processes
- Enforces SHE, Food Safety, AIB and GMP rules and policies of the company
- To identify training needs of reports and develop training plans for leadership approval.
- Maintains discipline in the team.
Renders appropriate reports to Head of site on timely bases, such as:
- Oil Plan.
- Daily, weekly and Monthly Production Plans.
- Purchase Request report for approval.
- Business Planning inputs.
- Planning precision report
- Inventory monitoring.
- SLOB reporting.
- Any other job assigned by Superior/leadership.
Internal & External Relationships:
- Production team (Refinery, Packing Plant)
- Engineering and Maintenance Team
- Operation, Planning, Supply & Distribution Team
- Technical team (Q.A., SHE etc.)
- Warehouse/Stores team
- Human Resources (H.R.)
External:
- Delog
- Ezak
- Other Contractors
- RM & PM Suppliers
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Mathematical Sciences.
- 5 - 7 years work experience in a similar position.
- List any qualifications required to do the job.
- Be specific about the experience needed.
- Focus on type of experience not the time served.
- Computer literate.
- Good understanding of the industry market trends and conditions.
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
Job Context & Special Features:
- Explain any special features or context in which the job operates
- Detail any language or mobility requirements
- Ability to take decision decisively.
- Ability to grasp complex concepts easily.
- Meticulous and diligent
- Excellent planning, negotiating, and organizing skills.
- Able to sit, stand and move around for long hours at a time
- Ability to motivate co-workers, colleagues and others.
- Ability to display self-confidence
- Ability to operate in a systematic and logical manner.
- Analytically sound
- Excellent communication abilities
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Head of Category (Home Care) - Regional Marketing (Africa)
Job Requisition ID: JR000388
Location:Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Department: Marketing
Level: G4
Reports to: Marketing Director-HC
Job Purpose
- Utilise a thorough understanding of the African consumer, customer and competitor environment to develop compelling category/brand strategies, aligned to group brand strategies
Significant Relationships (Internal & external):
- Regional Marketing team
- Brand Activation team
- Cross-functional teams from Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, HR, NPD, Consumer Insight, Digital
- Advertising agencies & Service providers
Key Accountabilities
- Create and develop category/brand strategies to grow the category/brands market share volume/value and profitability
- Support the delivery of overall budgeted profitability of the Category by developing solid brand strategies that grow and sustain brand performance
- Monitor and report the regional category performance through brand health indicators (NNS, GM, MC) and key consumer KPIs (awareness, trial, attribute rating etc.) Explore & exploit new growth opportunities for the category.
- Lead the NPD process ensuring that its requirements are managed and delivered according to targets with clear hand over to CBUs at Gate 2
- Collate regional consumer insights and output from research plans to feed into the development of the brand strategy
- Define pricing policy for products within the category/brand portfolio in the Region
- Ensure development of regional communication material aligned to the category/brand strategy and that support the delivery of CBU brand plans
- Participate actively in company-wide initiatives as required – e.g. Margin Improvement
- Proactively identify sources and resource needs to support brand growth
Job Context & Special Features
May Require:
- Significant in-country and regional travel
- International travel
- Flexibility to work on weekends
Qualifications, Experience & Competencies
- Bachelor Degree
- Over 7 years demonstrated experience in Brand Management
- Professional Qualification in Marketing is essential
- Post graduate degree is desirable
- IT savvy including the use of MS Office Suite of Applications
Capabilities / Technical Skills:
Consumer Champion:
- Insight generation (Proven strength)
- Communication (Mastery)
- Digital (Proven strength)
Brand Champion:
- Brand propositions (Proven strength)
- Strategy (Proven strength)
Profit and Growth Champion:
- Commercial delivery (Mastery)
- RTM (Mastery)
Innovation Champion:
- Innovation (Proven strength)
- NPD and PLM (Mastery)
Business Leader:
- Personal leadership (Proven strength)
- Personal drive (Proven strength)
- Talent development (Proven strength)
Required Behavioural Competences:
- Act Authentically by being open, welcoming and genuine
- Build Capability by pushing for opportunities to learn and grow towards achieving organisational objectives
- Challenge Convention - be courageous to challenge in the right way for the right reasons
- Deliver Fast and Smart by planning and organising activities to achieve defined goals
- Establish Connections internally and externally to better serve our customers and other stakeholders
- Focus to Win by demonstrating drive and resilience to achieving agreed objectives
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Planner
Job Requisition ID: JR000408
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Department: Manufacturing
OU/Country: PZ Wilmar Nigeria
Main Functions
- Plans and coordinates raw materials, packaging material and oil input availability for production activities of the production units with the aim of achieving the following:
- Keep the plants running optimally (>70% Capacity Utilization)
- Monitor Raw and Packaging materials availability for production
- Monitor availability of Finished Goods
- Monitor the plants’ ability to supply demand plan
- Keeps accurate records of inventory for reporting and planning
Reporting Relationships:
- Reports to Production and planning Manager, with dotted line relationship with the Production Managers
- Peers are Plant shift leaders, and Managers on similar grades from other Departments
- Direct reports are all planning data officers
Dimensions:
- To operate within departments budget
- Current team size N/A
- Also has dotted line relations with all plant operators
Principal Accountabilities
- Monitors stock levels of all raw, packaging and finished goods products
- Monitors stock shelf life of all raw, packaging and finished goods products
- Ensures items are purchased to maintain agreed stock norms/inventory positions
- Translates agreed demand forecast numbers into Raw, Packaging material and Oil quantities and requirements
- Plans purchase of Raw & Packaging and oil
- Monitors production and sales performance to plan
- Monitors Stock Norm adherence
- Must be conversant with production processes and timelines in order to ensure production can meet plan
- Must be conversant with all PR, PO processes
- Enforces SHE, Food Safety, AIB and GMP rules and policies of the company
- To identify training needs of reports and develop training plans for leadership approval
- Maintains discipline in the team
- Collates and prepares appropriate planning reports Production and planning coordinator such as:
- Oil Plan
- Daily, weekly and Monthly Production Plans
- Purchase Request report for approval
- Business Planning inputs
- Planning precision report
- Inventory position report
- SLOB report
- Any other job assigned by Superior/leadership
Internal & External Relationships:
- Production team (Refinery, Packing Plant)
- Engineering and Maintenance Team
- Operation, Planning, Supply & Distribution Team
- Technical team (Q.A., SHE etc.)
- Warehouse/Stores team
- Human Resources (H.R.)
External:
- Delog
- Ezak
- Other Contractors
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed
- Degree or equivalent in Engineering, or Mathematical Sciences.
- 2 - 4 years work experience in a similar position
- Computer literate
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
Job Context & Special Features:
- Ability to take decision decisively.
- Ability to grasp complex concepts easily.
- Pay attention to minute details.
- Exceptional organizational and time-management 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.
- Analytically sound
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Production Pharmacist
Job Requisition ID: JR000331
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Department: Personal Care
Job Grade: 6
Job Purpose
- To plan and coordinate factory operations effectively to meet production plans and ensure that factory equipment, personnel, environment, raw and pack materials alongside finished products meet required GMP standard.
- Responsible to the Manufacturing Manager.
Principal Accountabilities
- Leading the operation to achieve operational excellence in the key performance indicators (OEE, LTA’s, Conversion cost, Quality defect, Absenteeism)
- Driving improvements in the operations through effective leadership of the team thereby creating a conducive atmosphere for innovation.
- Ensuring that the personal care factory operates according to world class standards-safety, training, TPM, Housekeeping, Plant utilization, etc.
- Writing and updating key SOPs and getting these signed-off by the HOM whenever necessary. Also ensuring that sections/ units operate in accordance with laid down SOPs.
- Training his team members whenever necessary and ensuring effective skill development throughout the shift.
- Ensuring Proper documentation of all key KPI’s, including training records.
- Ensuring that necessary templates for monitoring plant output and other performance criteria are updated regularly by the team.
- Checking all aspects of wastages and losses which impact negatively on departmental overheads and offering corrective actions to mitigate these.
- Championing Margin improvement activities in the department.
- Driving strict safety procedures through the shifts and ensuring that people do not cut corners in their day-to-day operation.
- Ensuring regular updating of event log sheet and enforcing corrective actions to address issues arising from tower operation on a timely basis.
- Responsible for the implementation of the management systems in the department.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Qualification:
- B. Pharm Degree.
Required Experience:
- Minimum of 2 years work experience in a similar position
- Ability to withstand stress and pressure
Required Competences:
- Coordinates and ensures Planning and Organising of activities to achieve goals
- Takes into account a broad range of issues in Formulating strategies and vision for the future
- Shows appreciation/encouragement while Working with People rather than apportioning blame
- Gives full commitment to the principles and values of the organisation
- Has Commercial Orientation and an understanding of business issues
- Thinks more broadly about impact of actions - Analysis and Decision Making
- Embraces Innovation and Change to move the business forward
- Establishes Interacting and Communicating networks links within and outside the organisation
- Demonstrates Personal Qualities - Drive and Resilience for achieving agreed objectives
- Able to identify how to turn subordinate’s weaknesses into strength whilst Managing People
- Focuses on high quality standards when Delivering Results and Customer Expectations.
Job Context & Special Features:
- Very good computer skills (especially Excel, word, power-point, and access packages)
- Strong communication skills.
- Very good in handling numbers/figures.
- Ability to spot improvement opportunities fast.
- Good time management skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Strong technical skills
- Good Financial analysis skill.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Territory Sales Manager
Location: Nigeria
Summary
- We are looking for young, smart and agile Territory Sales Managers to join our family.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirement
- 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 and PowerPoint.
- 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.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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