Unilever Nigeria Plc Vacancy : Graduate Finance BP SC

Unilever Nigeria Plc recruits for theposition of suitable and qualified Graduate Finance BP SC - Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.

We are recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Finance BP SC

Job Number: 15000AJE
Location: Lagos State
Schedule: Full-time

Main Job Purpose

• Partner in-year target delivery of financial growth model (Results and Forecast)
• Drive performance management agenda
• Partner the business case development and benefit realisation for project investments
• Strategically influence and collaborate with stakeholders to maximise value creation.
• Commercially shape the medium to long term direction of their respective pillar

Key Accountabilities and Focus of Employees Mapped to Finance Business Partner Manager Standard Job
Financial Growth Model (FGM):

• Provision of performance analysis for delivery of in-year target underpinning financial growth model
• Develop a sustainable business plan that can deliver competitive, profitable volume growth using the FGM.
• Strategically influence senior stakeholders within the brand/pillar/ category.
• Commercially shape the medium to long term direction of their respective brands/ pillar/ category.
• Assesses the Financial needs of the organisation in order to design and deliver the most effective Finance solutions.
• Strategic Resource Allocation / Analytics:
• Oversee the CIP budget management (people costs, BIC) and facilitate trade-offs to meet the strategic priorities of the business.
• Drive for consistency of resource allocation Align stakeholder commitment to financial investments and ensure they are commensurate with future growth potential.
• Uses insight to suggest paths of action and short term Finance solutions

Gate Keeping & Portfolio Management:

• Develop business cases for planned innovations and model pricing and cost assumptions to maximise margin accretion.
• Assess, articulate & drive actions on risks and opportunities for medium & large projects.
• Business case development and benefit realisation for project investments across the brand / pillar / category.
• Performance Management and Reporting: Leverage standard performance reporting to enable 360 degree view of business and hold itself and others accountable for delivery of strategy and performance.
• Actively drive simplification of reports and reporting process to maximise harmonisation and efficiency.
• Coaches and advises business leaders in the optimisation of Finance processes and techniques to improve performance
• Improves business performance
• Control & Accounting: Responsible for managing budgets (Bought in Cost (BIC) and departmental costs) budgets.
• Key driver of robust resource and budget allocation and capital expenditure.
• Challenge inefficiencies and indicate drivers.
• Ensure integrity and control across accrual/ payment process.

Drive Gross Margin Improvement:

• Monitor monthly results, understanding the variance in GM levels, challenging business partners on the reasons of the GM levels.
• Quantify and drive in year margin enhancement/ savings opportunities.
• Prepare cross country analysis on costs to find opportunities to improve GM.
• Implement Strategic Pricing framework with top markets, escalate when Strategic & Operational pricing diverge.

Application Closing Date
4th June, 2015

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

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Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) 2013 for Customer Development Officer

Unilever Nigeria Plc is currently recruiting for the position of a Customer Development Officer for its Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) 2013  - Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.

We're one of the largest consumer goods companies in the world, in one of the fastest-moving and demanding industries around. Our brands are a familiar part of daily life for millions. And each and every one of them brings bigger, more complicated challenges. How can our products make people healthier? How can we help people feel better about themselves? How do we enhance the environment and communities around us? How can we improve the lives of people everywhere? As a graduate trainee, this will mean challenge, freedom and responsibility like you'd never believe.

Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) 2013

Job Title: ULFP - Nigeria - Customer Development

Location: Nigeria

Function: Customer Development / Customer Management (Sales)

Job Description

• How would you position a new product in a competitive market? How would you persuade retailers to take it on, to put up new displays, to take the risk of buying lots of stock for something new and unfamiliar? What will you do? Over three placements, you will work in the areas of Account Management, Category Management and Business to Business.
• In Account Management, you'll work with a certain type of customer, building relationships, developing promotions, negotiating and gathering an understanding of consumers.
• In Category Management, you'll cover a category of products, becoming an expert on their marketplace, consumers and competitors and advising customers on suitable stocks for their demographics.
• In Business to Business, you'll sell a range of food products, using your product expertise and relationship skills to keep preferred supplier relationships. Who is it for? Any work in this area demands a lot of motivation and an ability to tackle tough situations.
• After all, you'll be on the front lines, working as an ambassador for our products, making sure people forget the competition and think of Unilever first.
• You will need strong self motivation, have a passion to win and the ability to build strong relationships. 

Key Responsibilities

What to expect

• A real job from day one: The programme focuses on building leadership capability and accelerating your development. From the moment you join, you'll be doing a real job. One that will provide insight to the business, continually test and develop your skills, and make a genuine contribution to our business. You'll also be involved on every level during a period of time. You will start from day 1 one in a real and existing Customer Development role, working directly for and with our customers. As you progress, the roles get more challenging which can mean managing larger budgets, bigger brands or more people.
• Support and empowerment: We'll support you every step of the way to senior management but much of your progress will be up to you. You'll need to be focused and ambitious to get where you want, identifying opportunities and taking responsibility for your own development.
• Career possibilities: At the end of your traineeship you'll take a next step in developing yourself in the Customer Development area. In any way you will be part of our dynamic organization.

What will you be doing?

• You'll build partnerships with our wide range of customers and consumers so that we reach our target markets. That could mean working together to maximize a new product launch, recommending the right range of products, developing marketing programmes, negotiating an annual business plan, or looking for new business opportunities

Qualifications

Who should apply?

• Degree Requirement - Bachelors degree in any discipline.
• CGPA not less than 3.0 on a scale of 5 or its equivalent.
• Not more than 26 years by Dec 2013.
• Work experience of 1year or less.

Ask yourself these questions:

• Would you enjoy working with a wide range of people, across a variety of functions?
• Do you enjoy being part of a team and leading one (with all the responsibility that entails)?
• Do you enjoy managing complicated projects, with demanding deadlines and budgets as well as creative challenges?
• Do you get a thrill from winning?
• Are you motivated to develop yourself with fast pace to become one of Unilever's future leaders?

Application Closing Date

12th November, 2013

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:

Click here to apply online

Note: When the page opens, click on "Search Openings", select Nigeria from the Country dropdown box and click Search, then click ULFP - Nigeria - Customer Development

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Unilever Nigeria Plc Vacancy : Field Sales Manager (Warri 2)

Unilever Nigeria Plc is set to recruit for the position of a  Field Sales Manager in Warri - Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.

Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann's and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Blue Band, Pureit and Suave.

Unilever Nigeria Plc is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Position: Field Sales Manager

Location: Nigeria-Lagos State-Lagos-Oregun - Head Office
Job Number: 13000BKF
Schedule: Full-time

Job Purpose

• Primarily to ensure availability of company products as Point of sales (POS) through Key Distributors and channels.

Responsibilities

• To ensure compliance with Unilever trade policies at Key Distributor level.
• Manage Distributor sales resources.
• Ensure Key Distributor profitability.
• Ensure implementation of trade promotions at Point Of Sales.
• Handling KD complaints at KD level.
• Is responsible for various initiatives at KD and Point Of Purchase level.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in sales. FMCG experience is desirable
• Communication skills
• Post graduate in marketing/sales(Optional)
• IT skills, excel, PowerPoint
• Organizational awareness
• Coaching skills
• Negotiation and Relationship Management Skills.

Application Closing Date
18th May, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online       SEARCH FOR HIGH PAID JOBS HERE

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Unilever Nigeria Plc Vacancy : Entry Level Sales Admin Assistant

Unilever Nigeria Plc - is recruiting for the position of an Entry Level Sales Admin Assistant. Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.

On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people’s lives in so many different ways.

Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Blue Band, Pureit and Suave.
Unilever Nigeria Plc is recruiting to fill  the below position:

Job Title: Sales Admin Assist., North West

Job Number: 130005I5
Schedule: Full-time
Primary Location: Nigeria-Lagos State-Lagos-Oregun - Head Office
Shift: Day Job
Job: Customer Development
Travel: No

Main Purpose
A support role to the region, basically administration and co-ordination of all clerical activities.

Main Accountabilities

• Reception by phone or in person; refer messages; open and distribute mail; schedule rooms; gather specified information from easily available sources
• Liaison officer between field and region, region and head office.
• Report rendition
• Filing and record keeping of all KDs and personnel details. Perform a variety of routine duties such as maintaining alphabetical, numerical or subject files.
• Arrangement of meetings in the region.
• Settling of regional bills (electrical, water, local government permits etc. PAYE tax remittances)
• Perform word processing to generate tables, charts, memos, reports, correspondence and other material, with accuracy, to meet assigned deadlines.

Relevant Experience

• An Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in business administration or any other related disciplines
• Basic knowledge of general/standard office and administrative procedures and methods.
• Basic data entry and word processing skills may be required.
• Familiarity with directly applicable departmental policy or procedure is required.
• Oral and written communication skills sufficient to provide routine information, greet visitors, answer inquiries, and refer calls.

Application Closing Date
April 12, 2013, 4:59:59 AM

How To Apply
Interested candidates should:
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Unilever Nigeria Plc Vacancy : Supply Chain Accountant

Unilever Nigeria Plc - Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies.

On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life.

With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people’s lives in so many different ways.

Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Blue Band, Pureit and Suave.

Unilever Nigeria Plc is recruiting to fill  the below position:

Job Title: Supply Chain Accountant

Job Number: 130006XZ
Shift: Day Job
Dept: Finance

Locations: Nigeria-Lagos State-Lagos-Oregun - Head Office

Description

• Responsible for preparation and submission of Supply Chain financials in line with published timelines.
• Supports the Finance Business Partner- Supply Chain in preparing schedules, analysis and Management Information to aid the Supply Chain team’s routine decision making/understanding of the results.

Main Accountabilities

• Controls Master file database and enforces governance process around master files
• Sources Unit Budgetary Control, analysis and Performance Reporting
• Consolidates & co-ordinates Supply Chain Cost monthly forecast
• Computes Forecast Gross Margin Variance Analysis with commentaries on significant variances - Commodity, Currency, One offs, Savings & other underlying costs.
• Computes Actual Gross Margin Variance Analysis with Commentaries - Month, Qtr & Full Year
• Compiles & Reports Regional SC Management Information Deck & KPIs
• Responds to all Regional & Local data requests
• OCF Forecast - Consolidation of Fcst input & Reporting - Concern Depn, IWC, Finance Charge, Concern NBV of Disposals, Stock movements & Capex
• Entrenches & Monitors compliance to the Small Control Framework in Supply Chain Operation
• Consolidates & co-ordinates sign-off of the Small Unit Control Framework for Supply Chain Finance
• Management Information input: All Slides for Supply Chain Chapter in Company Management Information Deck
• Updates monthly result timetable for SCF & Publishes monthly SCF Result Performance Scorecard

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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