Head of Planning - Expatriate at Adexen

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