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Job Title: Category & Innovation Senior Manager, Africa

Job Requisition ID: R-89022
Location: Nigeria
Job type: Full time
Travel Required: 00% – 25%

Job Description Summary

• Our vision is to create loved brands, done sustainably, for better shared future. We strive to provide cutting-edge excellence in ingredients, innovation, design and marketing.
• As a Category & Innovation Senior Manager (Emerging Category), you’ll work to develop annual and multi-year brand growth strategies and business plans for global brands in Africa to deliver against overall brand vision, business objectives and financial targets.
• We are looking for people that have a passion for building relationships and will be proud to be a representative of our brands, are results driven and have brand management and/or marketing in consumer-packaged goods, beverage experience.

What You will Do For Us
Develop Emerging Long Range (LRP) and Annual Business Plan (ABP):

• Lead development of annual and multi-year brand growth strategies and business plans to deliver against overall category vision, business objectives and financial targets
• Recommend and deliver a rolling 24-month Africa Operating Unit calendar.
• Identify new volume and profit growth areas across the full product and pack spectrum by leveraging consumer research, collaborating with functional experts eg. Revenue Growth Management and Customer and Channel teams.

Manage Performance to Target:

• Review Category Performance on Monthly and Quarterly Basis – and Propose Adjustment to plan to meet plans – including business results, CATEGORY equity tracking, in market targets such as distribution, shares, rate of sale, average price, number of executions.

Deliver Brand Marketing Programs:

• Partner with internal (e.g. R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial) and external (e.g. customers, bottlers, suppliers) stakeholders to develop new and/or improved products, packaging and programs to meet consumer needs, deliver against brand strategies and drive System value/business objectives. Uniquely in this role, specific attention is required to ensuring the business has the supply chain and route to market to deliver its alcohol plans to market
• Provide leadership, clear direction and prioritization to the Creative Strategy leads and Integrated Marketing Experience (IMX) teams to achieve the business goals.
• Partner with Frontline and Franchise to deliver the marketing programs and innovations from ideation to launch.
• Lead development of bottler capability in areas of responsible marketing & sales and commercial

Deliver Innovation Pipeline over a 3–5-year period:

• Role leads innovation development (e.g. product, package, equipment) within his/her respective category (primarily consisting of globally led brands) to ensure a robust 1 to 3-year innovation pipeline
• Works collaboratively with global category team to bring global innovation to life within the Africa Operating Unit as well as share relevant Africa Operating Unit market information in support of global innovation development.
• Develops holistic business cases and development of product, package or equipment-based innovations working in collaboration with various technical, commercial and brand functions.
• Lead, in collaboration with technical functions, discovery of new technologies, new partners and new applications of existing technologies to package-based solutions.

Best Practice / Insight:

• Connected to industry insight, research and best practice.

Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA preferred.
• 10 years of brand management / marketing experience.
• Innovation experience a plus (demonstrated ability to lead a concept from idea to shelf).
• Prior experience in the beer/alcohol industry.
• Ability to provide market specific input on marketing strategy and plans (e.g., consumer / shopper insights) and other key elements of broader Africa Operating Unit strategy, as necessary.
• Ability to translate brand vision/strategy through development of annual brand business plans along with corresponding resource requirements.
• Strong collaboration skills including ability to build partnerships, establish trust & credibility and influence across all levels of leadership.
• Ability to lead negotiations and alignment with key stakeholders.
• Ability to develop relationships with bottler and ensure alignment and buy-in on marketing agenda.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to tailor communications to audience.
• Ability to coordinate & integrate full details (calendars, resources, metrics) of local activation with Bottlers and agency partners.
• Ability to identify needs for campaign localization or customization as necessary within the defined strategy and execution of these transcriptions’ with agency partners.
• Analytical and financial acumen.

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What We Can Do For You:

• Challenging Work – our unique global system offers constant opportunities to develop world-class skills and a truly international career.
• Iconic Brand: Work on the most recognized brand in the world and be part of developing the brands next chapter.
• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global marketing leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging digital platforms and marketing insights.

Skills:

• Brand Management
• Brand Strategy
• Innovation
• Marketing

Application Closing Date
8th June, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Automation Specialist

Location: Nigeria (Onsite)
Department: Supply Chain
Team: Engineering

About the Job

• The Automation Specialist will carry out maintenance of all electrical/automation equipment (bottling and utilities) and their controls while ensuring high equipment reliability, high product quality, zero safety incidents and consistent delivery of budgeted volume targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Get involved in project implementations in the plant to ensure adherence to standard automation requirements for new and existing projects
• Ensure availability and regular update of all user program backup for all automation equipment in the plant.
• Ensure availability and regular update of electrical documentation for all equipment in the plant.
• Conduct routine equipment health audit of all electrical controls of all equipment in the plant
• Ensure the use of condition monitoring tools for the routine assessment of automation equipment status in all plants and draw CAP for all issues raised.
• Adhere to set standards in the plant automation operating procedures.
• Carry out regular inventory of automation spares and recommend critical spares to be purchased.
• Ensure attendance to shift handover meetings and documents issues and potential win areas for implementation.
• Do proper troubleshooting and repair of all electrical and automated machinery and all related controls.
• Always ensure machine uptime by ensuring continuous engineering response improvement
• Ensure all breakers and fuses are adequately rated and set, and no vibrating or humming contactors or relays in the panel
• Always ensure machine uptime by ensuring continuous engineering response improvement
• Ensure that all machine guards, safety switches and status indicators on all equipment are in place and functional
• Keep physical record of all electric motor on your line or assigned areas
• All motors must be clean and must not overheat, MUST be IP55 compliance

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc. / HND in Electrical / Electronics / Automation Engineering
• Minimum of 4 years’ electrical/automation engineering experience
• Efficient knowledge of SAP
• Knowledge of Siemens & Omron PLCs, Danfoss, Omron, Sensors, PLC programming etc.
• Efficient knowledge of HMI & SCADA (WinCC Flexible, Zenon, TIA)

Are these your secret ingredients?

• Effective planning and organizing skills
• Instrumentation and Electro-pneumatics skills
• Open-minded, intellectually curious & flexible
• Ability to lead and manage change
• Good knowledge of maintenance procedures
• Knowledge and interpretation of policies, procedures, and systems in manufacturing .Effective decision making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively
• People management skills
• Time management skills
• Efficient team player
• Drive for results

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Senior Buyer

Location: Nigeria (Hybrid)
Department: Supply Chain
Team: Procurement

About the Job

• You will have the chance to be a major influence in driving our world class business forward and delivering iconic beverages to customers and consumers that have tremendous relationships with our brands.
• You will benefit from a family-like environment filled with supportive colleagues that will help you overcome big challenges to reach places and results you never would have thought possible.
• No two days will be the same here. You will be challenged, you will be encouraged, and you will grow.

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Key Responsibilities

• Analyze spot buys and take proactive actions
• Execute strategic sourcing tasks for the category in the country
• Support SPA to track savings value creation in relation to country BP
• Support SPM, SPSM and CPM to integrate procurement indirect category savings in country BP
• Support SPM & SPSM in executing strategic sourcing for the category
• Manage contract expiration and maintain contract
• Upload scanned contract in the system, update master data, and enable contract
• Build supplier relationships that generate value for both Hellenic and the supplier over time for local categories in alignment with SPM & SPSM
• Monitor SLA’s and KBI’s for assigned categories to country stakeholders
• Manage internal customer relationships for local categories in alignment with Spend Procurement Managers, SPM & SPSM Ensure CSR strategy implementation in alignment with the predefined standards and guidelines

Are these your secret ingredients?

• Action Oriented
• Functional/Technical Skills
• Drive for Results
• Customer Focus
• Peer Relationship Management
• Advanced Excel and Power Point
• Ability to Manage Diversity
• Successful track record and development potential

Qualification and Experience

• University Degree (Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Legal or similar).
• Master or MBA is an added advantage
• At least 4 years of experience working for an industry related to the category, or in procurement
• At least 3 years of experience in SAP, other ERP systems with focus on Purchasing
• Knowledge in the category or in procurement (CIPS preferred or other certification).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Buyer

Location: Nigeria (Hybrid)
Department: Supply Chain
Team: Procurement

About the Job

• Your main responsibility will be to provide support for the sourcing of a specific category across a country in a single cluster, indirectly reporting to and supporting SPM & SPSM for the strategic sourcing of the specific category.
• You will be ultimately responsible for optimizing service levels provided to internal customers for the specific category across all countries of the cluster, in alignment with the Spend Procurement Managers of each country.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze spot buys and take appropriate and proactive actions
• Support strategic sourcing tasks for the category across country in the cluster
• Support SPM & SPSM in executing strategic sourcing for the category
• Support SPM, SPSM and CPM to integrate procurement indirect category savings in country BP
• Maintain master data, including PIRS and catalogues
• Manage contract expiration and maintain contract
• Upload scanned contract in the system, update master data, and enable contract
• Build supplier relationships that generate value for both Hellenic and the supplier over time for local categories in alignment with SPM& SPSM
• Manage internal customer relationships for local categories in alignment with Spend Procurement Managers, SPM & SPSM
• Ensure CSR strategy implementation in alignment with the predefined standards and guidelines

Requirements

• University Degree (Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Legal or similar course is an added advantage) Knowledge in the category or in procurement (CIPS preferred or other certification)
• Must have 3-5 years’ experience in Procurement processes and activities.
• Experience in SAP, other ERP systems with focus on Purchasing is an asset.

Are these your secret ingredients?

• Organizing
• Action Oriented
• Functional/Technical Skills
• Drive for Results
• Technical Learning
• Customer Focus
• Fluency in at least one language within the cluster is an asset

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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