PZ Cussons operates in Africa, Asia and Europe with its strategy built on four core principles.
Customer/Trade Marketing Manager
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: Customer/Trade Marketing Manager
The successful candidates will be required to:
• Support the overall sales function to deliver agreed sales, profit and distribution levels.
• Align brand and customer strategies to deliver the company’s brand objectives through customers.
• Work with the commercial team to convert insights into actions that deliver a competitive advantage & optimal in market execution to maximize business potential.
The Person: The right candidates must:
• Possess a good university degree in any discipline.
• Have three to five (3 to 5) years relevant working experience FMCG sales.
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Regional Sales Manager
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: Regional Sales Manager
• Deliver regional sales targets and objectives.
• Execute the company’s sales plans for the region, thereby ensuring profitability and growth of the company’s brands in the designated region.
The Person:The right candidates must:
• Have a B.A. or B.Sc. Degree in Marketing/Business Studies.
• Have five to nine (5–9) years cognate working experience in a similar position.
• Have computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
Showroom Floor Manager
HPZ - Abuja Fct
The Role: Showroom Floor Manager
The role of the Floor Manager is to improve the commercial performance of the store by increasing its turnover and maximise profitability. Action will be required in all support functions within the showroom including store operations, customer care, marketing, finance, administration, stock control, health & safety. The successful candidate will be required to:
• Analyse sales figures/data, interpret trends to facilitate planning and forecasting of future sales volume to maximise profits.
• Manage and motivate team to increase sales and ensure efficiency.
The Person: The right candidate must:
• Possess a B.Sc. degree in any engineering related discipline.
• Have excellent customer service, selling and Interpersonal skills.
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IT Operations Manager
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: IT Operations Manager
The role involves ensuring effective, efficient and secure operation of IT Data Center including monitoring backup and server management, also special IT projects. The successful candidate for this role while reporting to the Infrastructure Manager will be required to:
• Manage Data Center operations;
• Develop, establish and improve service management processes in order to ensure effective, efficient and secured provision of infrastructure and other IT services based on best practices in the industry (ITILv3);
The Person:The right candidate must:• Possess a University degree in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering or Information Technology;• Have a minimum of two years experience in IT operations in the FMCG industry;• Be experienced in developing systems infrastructure, in monitoring, controlling and maintaining existing IT operations;• Possess a IT Professional qualification preferably ITIL;•
Credit Control Manager
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: Credit Control Manager
The successful candidate will be required to:
• Coordinate all credit activities to assist with reducing exposure to bad debt.
• Monitor the accurate reporting of sales values.
• Monitor the adequacy of the company’s sales as captured by all the depots.
The Person: The ideal candidate for this position should;
• Have a minimum of second class lower degree in accounting, finance or related discipline.
• Have two–three (2-3) years post-qualification experience in the FMCG industry.
• Be an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Association of Chartered Accountants.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.
MARKETING MANAGER- White Goods (R&A)
HPZ - Lagos
The Role: MARKETING MANAGER – White Goods (R&A)The successful candidates will be required to:
• Create and implement product and brand development plans.
• Plan annual and 5 year budget plan and delivery.
The Person: The right candidates must:
• Possess a university degree, ideally in a commercial related discipline.
• Have between ten to twelve (10-12) years experience in Marketing or Brand Management role, ideally in the Refrigeration and Air-conditioning industry.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.
Brand Manager
All Business Units - All States
The Role: Brand Manager
The successful candidate will be required to:
• Develop and manage hi-density detergents’ growth and profitability in line with set objectives.
• Conduct consumer insight studies and apply learning to brand’s short/long term development.
The Person: The right candidate must:
• Possess a good university degree in a recognised discipline & institution, preferably with numeric background.
• Have effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.
Management Accountant
Nutricima - Lagos
The Job: Management Accountant
The successful candidate will be required to:
• Co-ordinate the overall accounting and reconciliations for the assigned legal entity.
• Ensure that the books are compliant with the relevant accounting regulations/standards.
The Person: The right candidate must:
Possess a B.Sc. Degree in Accounting.
• Have two to three (2-3) years experience in the FMCG industry.
• Be an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.
• Have a good knowledge of accounting soft-wares, MFG/Pro knowledge would be an advantage.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.
MARKETING MANAGER- Consumer Electronics
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: MARKETING MANAGER – CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
The successful candidates will be required to:
• Create and implement product and brand development plans.
• Plan annual and 5 year budget plan and delivery.
• Plan and execute customer insight and sales channel activation.
The Person: The right candidates must:
• Possess a university degree, ideally in a commercial related discipline.
• Have between ten- twelve (10-12) years experience in Marketing or Brand Closing date: 24 Sep 2010
Area Sales Manager
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: Area Sales Manager
The successful candidates will be required to:
• Consistently meet or exceed agreed business development targets.
• Have detailed knowledge and experience in the distribution of FMCG products.
The Person:The right candidates must:
• Have good knowledge in distribution & customer development in the sector of FMCG.
• Possess a good university degree in any discipline.
• Possess first class numeric and communication skills.
IT Business Analyst
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: IT Business Analyst
The role involves responding rapidly to requests from Management, working on special projects, researching and analyzing specific information. Addressing business need within fixed deadlines. Projects can also include non-specific work. The successful candidate for this role while reporting to the Business Development Manager and will be required to:
• liaise extensively with external or internal clients;
• produce project feasibility reports;
The right candidate must:
• Possess a University degree in Computer Sciences / Information Systems and potentially Business Administration.
• Have three to five years experience as a business analyst in the FMCG Industry.
Marketing Manager - Commercial SBU
Health and Beauty - Lagos
The Role: Marketing Manager - Commercial SBU
The successful candidate will be required to:
• Formulate and ensure the implementation of world class marketing strategies to maximize brand visibility and profitability.
• Drive New Product Development strategies to achieve a diversified and competitive portfolio of brands to ensure consumer preferences are fully entertained invariably for revenue generation.
The Person: The ideal candidate for this job must:
• Possess a B.A. Honours degree in any commercial field with a minimum of second class lower division.
• Possess an MBA or professional qualification as a added advantage.
• Have between 8 - 10 years minimum marketing or Brand Management experience gained in blue chip FMCG companies.
Cost Accountant
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: Cost Accountant
The successful candidate must be one of the top cost accountants in Nigeria, and capable of managing the costing for 400 SKUs across 11 factories located in 3 sites.
A “costing guru” with a proven track record, s/he will be required to:
(a) Act as the “costing expert” and custodian of the costing system within the organization and help Supply Chain and Finance to resolve technically challenging costing issues, and ensure consistent costing principles across the different factories.
(b) Maintain accurate standard costs across all aspects of the production process and ensure that these consistently reflect the true picture. Ensure cost data is allocated correctly and take corrective action to resolve issues.
(c) Ensure that the Bill of Materials reflect correct usage levels and support investigations of any major variances, plus ensure that these get resolved.
The ideal candidate for this position should:
• Have a B.Sc/HND in Accounting or Finance, a professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, and CIMA would be an added advantage.
• Have 3-5 years relevant work experience in a high volume multiple SKU production environment, with a proven track record of getting results.
FINANCIAL ANALYST
All Business Units - Lagos
The Role: Financial Analyst
The successful candidate will be required to:
• Provide all required financial leadership and guidance to the category assigned
• Act as the finance Manager for the category assigned and together with the rest of the team strive to optimize the performance.
• Pro-actively ensure that the financial targets are met. Provide financial evaluations of all new product and investment proposals.
• The Person :The ideal candidate for this position should:
Have a minimum of second class lower degree in accounting, finance or related discipline.
• Have three to five (3-5) years post-qualification experience in the FMCG industry.
• Be an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and/or the Association of Chartered Accountants and/or CIMA.
Method of application:
http://www.pzcussons.com/pzc/working/pz ... vacancies/ Please note that only shortlisted candidates would be contacted
Applications will be closed on 24th September, 2010