GlaxoSmithKline r Job Vacancies in Nigeria,April 2012(https://gsk.westafrica.erecruit.co.za)

Company Profile;
GlaxoSmithKline — one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies — is committed to improving the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.GSK employs over 97,000 employees in over 100 countries worldwide.
 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc is one of Africa's largest consumer healthcare companies, producing leading brands such as Lucozade, Ribena and Panadol.
 
Job Title: Business Analyst West Africa

The Business Analyst is a important finance partnering role in the organization, working with key commercial stakeholders to drive the strategy for the business.
The role covers both Nigeria and West African markets. The role will help support the business through channel, product and customer investment analysis, as well as driving key initiatives such as working capital and profitability performance management.

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities amongst others:

Qualification and Experience
The ideal candidate must possess the following:
-First degree in Accounting, Economics, Banking & Finance or Business Administration
-Strong JDE/SAP exposure
-Working knowledge of IFRS
-Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suit (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc)
-Analytical and Problem Solving skills
-Minimum of 7 – 8 years FMCG experience
In additional to the above, the ideal candidate MUST POSSESS ACA/ACCA

Technical Skills/ Competencies

-Analytical mind
-Customer Focus and Sense of urgency
-Ability to see macro scenarios and beyond numbers
-Strong leadership & influencing skills
-Good interpersonal skills
-Must be able to handle sensitivity/confidentiality levels appropriately
 
Business Management, Business Partnering and Decision Support
-Represent Finance for all decision making relating to brands
-Emulate costs through the supply chain and drive down costs

External Reporting
-Ensure timely submission & own accuracy of the content of all Monthly, Quarterly and Annual submissions of P&L, Balance Sheet and other business related information to internal and international stakeholders
-Ensure compliance to International Finance Reporting Standards (IFRS)


P&L management
-Responsible for the P&L for the category and its various elements – Evaluate business performance against budgets and forecasts
-Drive performance and decisions of various P&L components
-Plan strategies and methodologies for the process and ensure effective implementation
-Prepare analyse and submit monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts
-Play a key role in the Profit reviews-Review, monitor and highlight variances. Investigating exceptions and facilitating corrective action
Budgeting and Forecasting for Nigeria operations
-Support the complete budgeting & forecasting process for West Africa Consumer Healthcare operations


Job Title: Distribution Manager
The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities amongst others:

Qualification and Experience
The ideal candidate must possess the following:
-BS.c – Social Science preferably MBA or MSc in Transport or may related discipline
-Professional Certificate is an advantage
-Minimum of 7 years experience in an FMCG Company with Distribution / Operational/ Logistics experience preferred

Technical Skills/Competencies
-Strong leadership & influencing skills
-Good interpersonal skills
-Must be able to handle sensitivity / confidentiality levels appropriately
-Analytical mind
-Customer Focus and Sense of urgency
-Ability to see macro scenarios and beyond numbers
Vehicle Management:
-Recommends appointment and termination of transporters
-Ensures that registered transporters have relevant/ valid vehicles documents at all times
-Ensure that the right tonnage of vehicles are available and that loads are consolidated in the right mix to achieved optimal load factor/cost savings
-Ensures that only sound and well maintained trucks are used in consigning stocks to Partners to reduce the incidence of damages in transit
-Transport performance Assessment

Improvement:
-Constantly seeking ways of increasing efficiency and production by reducing cost in all stages of the Distribution process
-Recommends incentive scheme for distribution staff
-Develops an effective appraisal tools for distribution staff
Stock Management:
-Monitor, maintain and communicate stock levels, ensuring that the right stocks are in the right place at the right time.
Customer Service:
-Liaising with internal customers – Sales. Production. Quality. Accounts. Purchasing and Marketing as well as external customers – Transporters and Agents in order to achieve Sales/Distribution and company – wide objectives.
-Ensures prompt shipment customers (Partners and Direct Accounts) stock orders
-Track truck movement
-Provide information on stock position to the Sales Team and other interested
-Ensures that transporters deliver within the delivery lead time

Warehouse Management:
-Security of stocks and other sales items and supervision of stock control to ensure implementation of prevailing SOPs
-Ensures proper handling of finished products in the warehouse to reduce the incidence of damages due to mishandling


Method of Application
Interested candidate should apply to https://gsk.westafrica.erecruit.co.za Applications close two weeks from the date of this advert


Application closes: 7th May, 2012

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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