Quality Manager at Unilever Nigeria Plc

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Unilever Nigeria Plc is recruiting to fill  the below position:

Job Title: Quality Manager, Nigeria
Job Number: 13000BOX

Location : Nigeria-Lagos State-Lagos-Oregun - Head Office

Job Description
Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job

• The incumbent has overall responsibility for managing Quality & Consumer Safety within the cluster, the role span across the Supply Chain from the Supplier through the factory processes to the Customers/Consumers. The main objective of the job is to ensure a wholesome finished product which not only meets consumer safety standards and adequate product performance but also the perceived consumer requirement.
• In the Supply Management area the incumbent facilitates the risk assessment for Supplier & Materials (Raw & Packaging) based on the potential hazards (Biological, Physical, Chemical & Allergen). In addition, coordinates the auditing of medium & high risk Suppliers and 3Ps.
• During receipt of materials into the site warehouse, the incumbent ensures that adequate systems exist to only allow materials that meet defined quality criteria by using requisite Sampling Plans & Analysis (Chemical, Physical & Organoleptic/olfactory). Storage of the same must ensure that the Materials received are maintained in a wholesome state and that these do not degenerate in quality.
• The incumbent ensures that there is a robust system to manage FIFO which also facilitates upstream traceability of materials into the product during issues to the factory.
• The incumbent ensures that in the Factory area, there is a fully implemented HACCP system that guarantees consumer safety of the product. At the same time, the incumbent will ensure that the process parameters are not only monitored but maintained at optimum levels to guarantee quality consistency of the product. In addition, the incumbent ensures that the manufacturing hygiene elements of the process/factory are maintained and continually improved.
• In the area of innovation management, the incumbent champions the Quality in Innovation process that guarantee On Time In Full delivery of innovation and also prevention of potential product incident related to design and execution
• In the Customer/consumer end, the incumbent facilitates the evaluation of the products in the shelves to establish the level of consumer satisfaction and thereby their perception. This is done via On-shelf QDI (Quality Demerit Index). In addition, the incumbent ensures that downstream traceability is in place and effective.

Key Skills
Essential

• University degree, Lead Auditor (Unilever Quality Audits or ISO) qualification
• Experience in FMCG Supply Chain (Factory, Foods & HPC Categories, Logistics & Supply Management)
• Experience in HACCP, Manufacturing Hygiene, Category GMPs
• Cross functional business process knowledge
• People management

PREFERRED

• Master of Business Administration would be an added advantage
• Good knowledge of the Unilever Business

Relevant Experience

• 8-10 Years experience in Quality
• Factory experience quality experience

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

MasterCard Jobs For Business Leader, Government Services and Solutions

MasterCard is a technology company and payments industry leader. For more than four decades, we have been a driving force at the heart of commerce, making the global economy safer, more efficient, more inclusive and more transparent for all.
Consumers, merchants, business partners and governments in markets around the world have reaped the benefits of our innovative products and solutions which, simply put, are designed to make life easier.
MasterCard is currently recruiting as seen below:

Job Title:  Business Leader, Government Services and Solutions
Requisition Number: 10424BR
Budget Business Unit : Enterprise Development
Job Description (please add additional skills, if necessary) Enterprise Development Background
The Government Services and Solutions team is part of the Enterprise Development organization within MasterCard. The group’s mandate is to improve MasterCard’s relationships with governments and merchants around the world, by understanding their needs and then working with partners across MasterCard to develop solutions. Our goals are to improve the experience of governments and merchants who deal with us, expand the reach and quality of MasterCard’s capabilities, and work to grow revenue.
Group Description
The goal of the Government Services and Solutions team is to facilitate the development and execution of global, coordinated strategies for creating a business with Governments, while ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and helping to drive new revenue streams. The team will partner with the Regions and MasterCard support functions to develop, refine, communicate and execute selected strategies globally, while ensuring a focus on local markets. The key focus for 2013 will be partnering with Region / Country management, Public Policy and GP&S to:
• Develop Government Go-To-Market (GTM) platforms with strong, public sector value propositions
• Secure new opportunities and optimize existing programs with governments to increase revenue and a create a stronger relationship with key Government officials
• Drive awareness and understanding of Government priorities and needs throughout MasterCard
• Integrate MasterCard into the Public Sector community
The longer term objectives of the team are to:
• Foster a substantial revenue stream from Government payments
• Promote government strategies in new & existing product plans
• Understand competitive product offerings for Governments and how MasterCard can be differentiated
• Establish and share a new “narrative” for our work with governments and Influence the way we partner
Role Description
The position is responsible for securing and optimizing our business relationship with Governments by enabling MasterCard’s products and services to meet Government needs in the pursuit of:
(1) a new and growing revenue stream for MasterCard
(2) a strong partnership with governments that enables MasterCard to grow business without unreasonable regulation or restrictions
This position will partner with Region and Headquarter resources to work develop solutions that will solve key government needs for payments, consulting and information. Specifically, the position will develop relationships with key Government officials by leveraging GTM platforms that provide thought leadership and payment innovation. Position will develop a local sales strategy to ensure MasterCard is in the best position to secure new business. The initial areas of business focus will be:
• Social Grants – Payment of Government disbursements to recipients.
• Payroll – Payment of Government salaries through MasterCard products
• Transit – Use of MasterCard products for payment of fares on public transit
• Government Procurement – Leverage MasterCard commercial products to drive key government needs of efficiency, SME inclusions and transparency
• Government Payment Receipts – Enable payment of taxes and government fees with a MasterCard product
Position will provide support for the development of global GTM platforms that includes the following key elements:
• Thought leadership that facilitates an enabling regulatory environment
• Business cases written for governments that will facilitate the sales process
• Repurposed product designs that work within government
• Key partnerships with NGOs and technology partners to enable successful deployment
• Optimization plans to ensure government needs/objectives are met including efficiency, financial Inclusion and transparency
Additional responsibilities include the following:
• Establishing a framework to facilitate execution of local government business strategies
• Working with external partnerships to enable and deliver products and capabilities for governments
• Integrating strategies across products that relate to government business opportunities to achieve medium and long-term growth objectives
• Drive MasterCard culture to better understand the needs and perspective of Governments
• Become involved in external public sector communities to extend MasterCard presence
• Driving alignment based on metric-based goals and objectives
• Facilitating the sharing of best practices across geographies
• Supporting the creation of product roadmaps
• Supporting measurement of government business cases and product profitability
Experience / Skill Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent work experience. Advanced degree desirable
• 10+ years business experience in sales, product management and product development in financial services and/or bankcard industry preferred
• Experience working with the public sector
• Experience leading strategic and quantitative analysis for new product opportunities, market sizing, etc.
• Understanding of governments structures and needs, competitive offerings and industry trends
• Ability to oversee multiple projects and initiatives concurrently
• Senior level presentation and communication skills
• Business acumen with the ability to provide solutions and strategies that drive positive results for both MasterCard and governments
• Self motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating within a team environment
• Strong project management skills
Location: Nigeria – Lagos
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MasterCard Jobs For Consultant, Implementation MEA

MasterCard is a technology company and payments industry leader. For more than four decades, we have been a driving force at the heart of commerce, making the global economy safer, more efficient, more inclusive and more transparent for all.
Consumers, merchants, business partners and governments in markets around the world have reaped the benefits of our innovative products and solutions which, simply put, are designed to make life easier.
MasterCard is currently recruiting as seen below:
Job Title: Consultant, Implementation MEA
Requisition Number:  11234BR
Budget Business Unit:  MasterCard Technologies & Operations
Job Description (please add additional skills, if necessary) Individual Contributor:
In a customer-facing environment, lead a cross-functional processing implementation project team of technical and non-technical electronic payment processing experts from both MasterCard and our customer. Deliver standard through complex implementation activities ensuring quality and reliability of the implementations.
Position is based in Lagos (Nigeria), working with Middle-East and Africa region customers, focus on West Africa.
Major Accountabilities:
• Act as central point of contact for customers and/ or MasterCard customer representatives throughout processing implementation project end-to-end execution.
• Assess and document customer needs and according implementation impacts on customers’ and MasterCard’s processing systems and platforms.
• Define scope, plan and drive customer processing implementation projects of new electronic payments processing business activities following the global project coordination methodology.
• Act as processing implementation advisor, to customers’ processing support staff. Provide guidance to execute all necessary processing implementation activities.
• Define processing set-ups for Settlement / Funds transfer, Interchange, billing and other processing related areas in accordance with MasterCard’s processing standards, specifications and rules.
• Execute extensive and comprehensive initial end-to-end processing system impact analyses.
• Handle multiple key customer processing implementation projects in parallel, including key implementations (key customers, key markets, key services / products
• Define, create, maintain and document standard and non-standard key customer processing implementation processes.
• Provide training to CIS organization, other MasterCard organizations and the customer.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Exact Sciences, Business or equivalent work experience.
Knowledge / Experience:
• Five to seven years of “Information Technology” system knowledge, with strong understanding of network technology, applications, and project management. • Strong payment transaction processing and industry business principles knowledge.
• Strong understanding of MasterCard’s payment processing systems, formats and associated customer host interface testing services and principles.
• Strong understanding of the 4 party model and the full transaction lifecycle for MasterCard brands
Skills/ Abilities:
• Ability to interact well with the customer, Sr. and Executive management
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to leverage these skills in a teaching environment
• Self Starter with ability to work independently
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to drive change in a technical work environment
• Ability to coordinate processing theory /principles with business impact
• Ability to lead matrix organizations and cross functional teams

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