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• Position: Head of Planning - Expatriate


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 10 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Job Introduction

• Adexen was mandated by a large Food & Beverages company to recruit an Expatriate Head of Planning for their operations in Nigeria.


• The position is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Chief Financial Officer


• Provide analytical and planning support to the company to help in the diagnosis and resolution of key issues, improve understanding of regional economics, and facilitate the development of short-term and long-term performance targets.


• Support AOP / Forecast development of regional initiatives, business action plans and priorities


• Facilitate the development of an effective business strategy by Developing economics to understand core business


• Performance (Brand / Package / Channel trends etc.)


• Leading the financial and operational assessment of strategic options


• Coordinate the development of regional capital and operating budget and financial targets


• Provide analytical support to the regions to help in the diagnosis and resolution of key issues


• Provide on-going planning support to the Depots and Pricing Architecture processes


• Operating review of prior cycle results


• Support regional modeling of alternative scenarios for next cycle


• Develop 4-C’s analysis including; Competitive P&L and price/volume trends; Customer/Channel/Brand & Package profitability; sensitivity models


• Support development and/or delivery of proposal presentation to prospective customers


• Provide an accurate evaluation and analysis of current business results, opportunities and risks


• Deliver value-added cross-functional planning support (e.g.. cost to serve economics, channel profitability, etc..)


• Provide sales analysis, reporting and forecasting support to the regions


• Periodic volume and MC reporting, analysis and target setting


• Coordinate local capital expenditure evaluation process (small-scale projects)


• Develop and communicate quarterly updates/outlooks

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Finance from a recognised univeristy


• MBA (Finance) is a plus


• Minimum 10 years working experience in a similar senior role within an international corporation


• Extensive experience in the FCMG industry is required


• Cost accounting,  financial analysis, forecasting and capital budgeting


• Results oriented, takes initiatives to get things done


• Team player, adapts well in a diverse environment


• Good knowledge of local statutory laws/regulations, company financial policies and procedures, local market economics


• Management of a large multicultural team