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About the Job

Role holder is responsible for managing the Country Procurement reporting and performance in coordination with global and zone leadership. The role is on Procure-To-Pay (P2P) Process with working relationship with Local Procurement Operations, Local Procurement Category Management and Group Performance & Reporting. The role is also to challenge and guide category managers on saving initiatives and also ensure savings target are in line with budget. The role will provide analytical support to Line of Report to drive local Procurement improvements to processes, tools, and systems in support of category strategy execution, improved efficiency, and standardization.

What you'll be doing

• Challenge and guide category managers on saving initiatives and also ensure savings target are in line with budget
• Ensure group reporting is done and submitted on deadline
• Responsible for all local and group reporting in accordance with agreed time lines with local and group counterparts
• Management of Performance dashboards to drive visibility.
• Support the proper implementation and use of master data locally, including vendor, material and customer master data.
• Support the Category Management process in all subjects relating to spend and savings management.
• Custodian of Procurement Processes & Policy documents – update document in line with control standards as applicable in Minimum Control Standard (MCS) and ensure sign-off by all relevant stakeholder
• Business Process mapping for all P2P process.
• Support Procurement in setting up and validating benefit calculation.
• Support Performance Management, and Group Analytics with appropriate tools and capabilities to drive spend and transactional transparency
• Maintenance of Procurement tools and systems in close cooperation with the Global and regional teams, as well as IT service centers to ensure proper performance reporting and compliance measurement within Holcim Procurement.
• Ensure the proper implementation and use of master data locally, including vendor, material, and service masters.
• Development of a strong network with all relevant IT institutions within Holcim.
• Utilization of global and regional e-Sourcing and e-Procurement platforms once in place to drive center-led efficiencies
• Consult and guide the Group’s Procurement professionals to conduct eSourcing events
• Support the Category Management process in all subjects related to IT.
• Ensure a continuous improvement of both business and IT processes in Procurement in close cooperation with IT to achieve spend transparency and effective auditable processes.
• Support Procurement in setting up benefit strategies and IT processes.
• Support Performance Management, and Group Analytics with appropriate tools and capabilities to drive spend and transactional transparency
• Through direct report (Manager, Reporting), drive performance improvement in coordination with other teams from the global, zone, and local levels, providing insight, analysis, and reporting in support of improvement projects and initiatives
• Support and drive the spend management, reporting, and forecasting tools for Procurement within the local country.
• Support to Procurement Team in the area of IT tool use – e-procurement and contract review tools
• Support departmental planning through the budgeting and forecasting processes.

Who you'll be working with 

List Direct Reports 

• None

Key Interfaces/ Staekholders (External) 

• Regional Performance Management / Analytics
• Country Category Management
• Country Finance / Controlling organization
• Country IT organization and Service Centers

What we looking for

• BSc./HND minimum (Finance background will be an added advantage)
• Proven performance in managing and developing P2P or other business processes, with requisite drive and energy to ensure a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered
• Experience in Project Management and IT support
• Finance acumen
• Analytical
• Digital skills

Behavioral competencies / Leadership and managerial abilities:

• Highly effective time management, planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and drive tasks to completion in a fixed time-frame and in a pressured environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively (including technical and operational) and with all functions.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and build relationships across multiple functions
• Ability to deal with ambiguities, conflicts and adversarial relationships
• Experience and knowledge of SAP (Preferred, other ERP system experience considered)
• Demonstrated ability in analysis and interpretation of data including database management and solution design
• Proven ability to identify problems quickly, make sound judgments, establish and implement solutions

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About the Job

The Job holder is responsible for the effective management and administration of the legal aspects of the Cement, Ready Mix and Geocycle operations in Ewekoro, Sagamu, Mfamosing, Lagos, FCT-Abuja and other locations across the country. He/she will also assist the Company Secretary on all Company Secretarial matters, Contract drafting and review, Litigation & Claims and Compliance for Lafarge Africa Plc.

What you'll be doing

• Legal Business Partner
  • To assume the role of the Business Partner to provide legal advisory to the Cement, Ready Mix and Geocycle operations of the Company
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant laws and any other statutes that may come into effect
  • Assist to provide legal advisory and opinions to the business operations
  • Provide legal support to ensure good and solid relationships with all stakeholders
  • Conduct regular legal risk assessment of the Cement, Ready Mix and Geocycle operations and proffer legal recommendations
  • To keep abreast of all relevant laws and any other statutes that may come into effect and to formulate strategies/action plans to communicate and ensure compliance by the organisation
  • Provide proactive legal counsel on compliance, corporate governance and other relevant information/matters
  • Assist to obtain necessary permits and requisite licenses to operate Plants at different locations
  • Render legal opinion and give advice to other departments whenever required
  • Understand and manage community issues that may have legal implication for the company and advise the plant managers or Public Affairs department accordingly
  • Support departments by attending meetings in which legal opinion will be required
  • Provide legal advisory to the whole spectrum of the business in procurement, supply, distribution, agency, production, marketing, logistics, finance and commercial, employment matters, compliance, innovation, etc
  • Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken
  • Provide timely legal advice on competition, labour and all other commercial law;
• Corporate Governance & Company Secretatriat 
  • Provide support to the Company Secretary in preparing for quarterly Board & Committee meetings 
  • Attend Board & Committee meetings and to draft the minutes of meetings;
  • Render Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Annual Returns and/or filings to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the Financial Reporting Council, Corporate Affairs Commission and the Securities & Exchange Commission as and when due
  • Support the Company Secretary to prepare and organize Annual or Extra-Ordinary General Meetings
  • Responsible for preparing Board and Company’s Resolutions passed at the Board/ General Meeting
  • Support the Company Secretary to manage Directors’ welfare
  • Support the Company Secretary to organize Investors’ Relations Forum or pre-AGM Meetings and other AGM logistics
  • Responsible to prepare step-by-step AGM guide and timetable on processes to be followed and to monitor its implementation
  • Support the Company Secretary to collate and prepare the Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of the Company in accordance with Nigerian laws and Lafarge Group Standards
  • Maintain and keep Statutory Registers up to date
  • Ensure that policies, procedures, agreements and practices comply with commercial, intellectual property (IP), labour and competition laws as well as all other statutory requirement
  • Monitor and implement compliance with the Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance
  • Review and Update the Board Charter and the Terms of Reference as the need arises
  • Manage and maintain Shareholders and Stakeholders’ relations
  • Liaise and manage relationship with the Company’s Registrars to resolve Shareholders’ complaints and requests, demands for Share Certificates and Unclaimed Dividends
  • Participate in other Company Secretariat and corporate activities as determined by the General Counsel & Company Secretary;
  • Manage effective relationship with Regulatory Authorities e.g. SEC, CAC, NSE to ensure interest of Lafarge Africa Plc is always positively projected;
  • Preparation of Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of the Company in accordance with Lafarge Group standard;
• Commercial & Procurement Contracts
  • To structure transactions to achieve the Company’s objectives
  • Develop structured contractual frameworks
  • Assist in creating standard templates for contracts relevant to the manufacturing sector: technical services, contracts with foreign partners, engineering works, tenancy/lease Agreements, supply of mechanical parts for plants, supplies, consultancies, maintenance agreements, service contracts, Warrantees, Insurance, Performance Bonds. This would improve our turnaround time for delivering contracts. Also include Safety, determination and commencement clauses, country of arbitration best for the company in all cases etc
  • Prepare, draft and vet all agreements and liaise with the Group Legal, when necessary
  • Manage and liaise with external legal counsel for legal opinion and external representation where need be
  • Draft Lease/Tenancy Agreements and Confirm Performance Bonds
  • Review all Mortgage, Debenture and Contractual Agreements
  • Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management
  • Assist with negotiation and finalization of all agreements
  • Ensure appropriate contracts are in place for all business relationships in line with the Contracts Management policy and procedures
  • Manage the end-to-end Contract Management System
  • Conduct quarterly risk legal assessment of the Company and proffer legal recommendations
  • Conduct due diligence in structuring commercial transactions;
• Litigation, Claims & Dispute Resolution
  • Proffer and implement legal, practicable and workable solutions to mitigate legal risks, disputes/public complaints while upholding the Company’s legal position and reputation consistent with the values and ethics of Holcim Group
  • Assist to obtain necessary permits and requisite licenses to operate Plants at different locations
  • Review and advice on all Court Processes and Summons
  • Attend Court proceedings and give advice to prosecutors as the case may be
  • Proactively prevent litigation and initiate conciliation proceedings and/or litigation when required
  • Draft, Review and advise on contract agreements and ensure they are compliant with all statutory and legal requirements
• Compliance
  • Conduct Legal Risk, Compliance and Code of Business Conduct trainings among others
  • Liaise with the General Counsel to ensure that the Cement, Ready Mix and Geocycle Operations complies with Internal control processes and procedures in accordance with the Minimum Control Standards, International Legal Reporting Process, as well as the Nigerian corporate governance rules
  • Closely follow up on antitrust and competition law issues and keep the Company constantly informed
  • Annually cascaLafarge Code of Business Conduct and Competition Compliance Programs to existing and new employees
  • Initiate and Implement the Document Retention Policy for filing and archiving of documents
  • This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required

Who you'll be working with

List of direct reports

• None

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:

• The incumbent interacts regularly with all cadres of staff.
• He/she also interacts regularly with shareholders, regulators/governmental agencies and the Board as required.

What we are looking for 

• Must have an LL.B, BL degree
• Minimum of 5 years post call with at least 3 years’ cognate experience.
• Work experience in a multinational business environment or commercial law firm will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and codes of good practice
• Knowledge of current legal, statutory and regulatory issues
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Good IT skills and computer literacy
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to prioritize with excellent time management skills
• Good attention to detail

Behavioral Competence:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong team player
• Adaptable
• Tact and tolerant
• Ability to work well under pressure and adhere to set deadlines
• Resilient and Motivated

Leadership and Managerial abilities:

• Excellent managerial skills and ability to organize and plan effectively to meet both short and long range goals and objectives.
• Ability to manage multiple project plans successfully and simultaneously.
• Ability to motivate individuals and teams
• Able to coach and direct a diverse team

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About the Job 

To aid managerial planning and commercial decision making by providing appropriate, accurate and timely analysis and reporting for the business segments.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure timely delivery of Month End Closing (MEC) activities, MTP and Budgeting
• Produce monthly management accounts for the business segment
• Carry out Internal Audits for the purpose of testing and reinforcing controls
• Liaise with auditors (Internal/Group/External) on Compliance and Controls requirements
• Generate annual and monthly budgets for the business segments
• Work with the rest of the team to ensure budgets are understood and adhered to
• Capex Business Case Preparation for the segment
• Ad hoc analysis and partnering that may be required from time to time

Leaning and Development:

• Ensure minimum competency level as required
• Ensure that Finance (Controlling) unit is fully aligned with evolution of the business
• Develop and agree Training & Development plan

What we are looking for 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Professional qualification of recognized accounting body
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Good communication skills
• Knowledge of people management
• Excellent IT skills (Proficiency with SAP, MS Excel and other MS Office tools)
• Strong commercial skills

Behavioral Competencies:

• Result oriented
• A balanced person with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Achievement oriented
• Analytical thinking
• Strong integrity
• Teamwork
• Customer service oriented
• Ability to prioritize and independently manage multiple deadlines

Managerial Competencies:

• Innovative
• Results oriented
• High integrity
• Ability to persuade and convince
• Effective time management skills