Career Opportunities at Fan Milk Plc

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Job Purpose

• The FSQM, Quality Assurance will assist and support the Quality Assurance Manager.
• The FSQM contributes to guarantee Food Safety of the product through ensuring the proper operation of the FS Systems.
• The FSQM ensures that Quality & Food Safety processes are formalized  & compliant with corporate/regulatory/customers referential
• The FSQM will support the implementation of Danone Q&FS management system to ensure the improvement of the FS compliance and the development of a quality mindset
• The FSQM ensures FS risks prevention & management on daily basis
• Ensure excellence in execution of  Trade quality Audits, Supplier Audits and Internal Audit.

Principal Accountabilities (IPE Factors: Impact & Innovation)
Maintenance of the Food safety management system:

• Update the food safety management system
• Approve the PRP requirements
• Verify the accuracy of the flow diagrams by on-site checking.
• Conduct a hazard analysis to determine which hazards need to be controlled, the degree of control required to ensure food safety, and which combination of control measures is required.
• Plan and implement the processes needed to validate control measures and/or control measure combinations, and to verify and improve the food safety management system.
• Systematically evaluate the individual results of planned verification
• Analyse the results of verification activities, including the results of the internal audits and external audits.
• Evaluate the food safety management system at planned intervals
• Review the hazard analysis, the established operational PRP(s),and the HACCP plan

Trade Quality and Complaints management:

• Reception, analysis, investigation and close out of customer and consumer complaints
• help to identify the defect root cause addressed with proper corrective actions & monitor their implementation
• Conduct Quality Trade Audits of all stakeholders at predefined frequency
• Objective training and education of all stakeholder on product information and handling

Regulatory Affairs:

• Maintain good relationship with all relevant government agencies
• Ensure that all products are registered
• Ensure compliance to all statutory and regulatory requirements

Supplier management:

• Conduct Supplier Audits of all stakeholders at predefined frequency
• Communicate quality deviations related to R&P delivered to the plant to supplier
•  Perform Supplier risk assessment
• Supplier development with SSD

Quality Systems management:

• Conduct relevant Necessary training
• Supervise & control of traceability system through regularly conducted exercises
• Manage document management system
• Conduct internal audit at predefined frequency
• Relevant reporting

Performance Management
Key Performance Index:

• FSSC 22 000 certification and daily  FS system compliance in the plant
• Consistency  between system & daily execution
• Efficient management of documentary  system
• Building FS  mind-set across all functions & at the shop floor level
• Handle & reduce QA&FS non conformities.

Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience (IPE Factor: Knowledge)
The Qualified Applicant possesses the following Background:

• HND/B.Sc in Food Science &/or Technology, Biochemistry, Biology or other relevant discipline
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the food industry,  3 of which must Quality Assurance management
• Very good knowledge of the applicable quality and food safety standards (ISO, FS 22000, PRP’s, HACCP. GMP etc.) in the food industry and mandated by government regulations.
• Strong Problem solving skills
• Strong Analysis & Risk management skills
• Solid experience in Quality & Food safety Management Systems (Dairy-based recommended)
• Advanced MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel). Data analysis & management, graphs, tables, etc.
• External & internal auditor  skills
• Good interpersonal relation & communication skills
• Ability to convince the others
• Structured mind & way of working
• Optimism “can do” attitude 
• Capability to work under limited time & stress
• Team spirit

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Job Purpose

• The Strategic buyer role, is created to ensure the continuous and optimal flow of the raw and packaging material required to keep the company’s raw and Packaging material supply system running efficiently .

The Role Functions

• Partners with the business to achieve strategic goals.
• Manage and deliver value across high spend raw and packaging materials category
• Implement strategic sourcing initiative, implement procurement best practices and align business and procurement strategies in the raw and packaging material category.
• Plan and schedule materials requirement to achieve synergy between the business strategy and materials management
• Monitor and manage all raw and packing materials stock, to drive cost efficiency.

Principal Accountabilities (IPE Factors: Impact & Innovation)

• This role is responsible for and manages the purchasing of strategic raw and packing materials category, through identification of opportunities, execution of sourcing and purchase strategies, to achieve efficiency in the system.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure achievement of targets through contribution to the GPS process.
• The role takes responsibility for material requirement planning for imported and locally sourced materials. Convert’s the sales forecast into detailed plans and schedule for inventory acquisition and stock monitoring drawing information from the company’s global planning system (GPS).
• Calculate key inventory performance metrics such as stock covered days and inventory valuation, using these and similar tools to keep the company’s inventory under tight control.
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business, with suppliers utilising procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Coordinate with the relevant departments and the suppliers for new product development.
• Use data analysis to drive continuous improvement in the purchase of strategic materials and efficient inventory management.
• Consistently monitor market trends to stay abreast of the factors impacting on demand and supply, to be able to forecast trends, and implement actions, that positively impacts the company’s position
• Issue requests for quotes/Proposals (RFQ/RFP). Select the best source and raise relevant orders.
• Monitor supplier’s performance and collate data for measurement, and generating feedback.
• Ensure compliance to Fan Milk’s corporate business principles, policies and standards
• Effectively manage the relationship between the company and the suppliers.
• Perform supplier market/category/supply risk analysis, identify and execute mitigation or elimination plans.
• Achieve performance targets for inventory holding, suppliers service level and productivity.

Critical Qualifications/Skills/Experience (IPE Factor: Knowledge)
Qualifications:

• The position requires a minimum qualification B.Sc/HND in Purchasing and Supply Management, Economics, Business Administration, or other related degrees
• Possession of professional certificate of relevant bodies – MBA, CIPSMN, CIPS etc.

Experience:

• A good knowledge and understanding of the Purchasing function and
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics (Navision)
• Minimum of 5 years previous experience in similar position

Skills:

• Must be able to work effectively with relevant levels of management
• Ability to proactively manage situations/problem solving skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Must possess a persuasive and assertive personality
• Should possess a high level of integrity, honesty, diligence and transparency.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Collaborative work style, fostering cooperation and teamwork to achieve results.
• Strong analytical skills
• Numeric skills
• Ability to meet deadlines