Job Vacancies at Invent Alliance Limited

Requirements

• Must be able to ACTUALLY sell and market food products such as BREAD, create access to new markets, build new Channels of Products Sales, Marketing and Distribution
• Not less than 2years relevant & related work experience is Minimum Standard.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Strong Research, Analytical skills.
• Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills, as performance monitoring will be done Quarterly.
• Excellent ICT skills
• Should be result driven, dynamic, persuasive& have the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

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Job Description

• The Operations Officer co-ordinates and manages the timely production of all product lines to defined quality standards and customer requirements; and ensures the efficient use of resources.

Specific activities include:

• Manage the day-to-day production schedule for the whole bakery (ie all product lines) in order to meet customer orders and day-to-day over-the-counter sales requirements.
• Ensure that products meet company quality and quantity standards.
• Develop and instigate operating procedures for the efficient use of resources.
• Ensure that accurate production data is entered into the ERP system
• Communicate to the Business Manager on a daily basis regarding operational performance and order completion status
• Appraise employee performance using both the formal performance management system adopted by the business and other informal techniques to ensure that employees are continually developed.
• Identify and develop training plans for production staff to ensure that the necessary training is effectively carried out either by internal one-to-one mentoring, classroom-based learning or by other training methods.
• Ensure that equipment is properly maintained to reduce the likelihood of breakdowns
• Ensure the adherence to statuary regulations and legislation relevant to the production of food
• Ensure daily stock taking of finished products
• Perform any other tasks as may be assigned to him from day-to-day

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in related field (Microbiology.Biochemistry etc
• Minimum of 1 year’ experience in a production/manufacturing/baking environment
• Experience in food service industry is a plus

Requirements:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills required
• Demonstrated knowledge of various production management techniques and practices
• Self –starter; must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team
• Computer literate with experience with an enterprise management or other production management software/Microsoft office tools
• Must be available to work weekends

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Resposnsibilities

• Establishing strong relationship with existing and prospective customers.
• Constantly analyzing the market and trends to find new growth opportunities.
• Creating new sales and bringing new key accounts in order to gain market share.
• Define long-term organizational strategic goals, build key customer relationships, identify business opportunities, negotiate and close business deals and maintain extensive knowledge of current market conditions.
• Identifying business and products gap and consequently introducing solutions and measures to breach those gaps.
• Manage customers by overcoming resistance, building trust and with regular follow up to close more sales.
• Maintaining the current and developing sales with existing customers. Contributing to and preparing the business plan and executing them properly towards the economical and financial progress of the company.
• Establishing a structure/team that will support the expected growth rate of the business. Work with company’s internal team, marketing staff, and other managers in order to increase sales opportunities and to maximize the revenue of the company.
• Work for the improvement of the company’s market position and achieve financial growth of the company.
• Education and Qualification Minimum of HND/B.Sc in any discipline. Minimum of 1 year experience in business development of a warehouse or logistics business.
• Skills: Good business acumen.
• Excellent relationship building and people management skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Good customer relationship and project management skills.
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Sales and Margins Customer expansion Product Range expansion Geographical expansion