Jobs at Lafarge Cement

About the role 

The role holder is responsible for effectively managing inventory processes while efficiently maintaining running operations with minimum working capital.

What you'll be doing 

• Ensures the compliance to Health, Safety and Environmental regulations.
• Analyze inventory reports and advise for improvement
• Coordinates and supervises the preparation of daily stock DASHBOARD report of AGO, PMS, Cement bags and maintenance spares for internal and external use
• Ensure posting of cement bags, explosives and fuel on real time basis 
• Generates routine reports (Fuel, Cement bags and Explosives) to ensure key critical areas of the stock are controlled and discrepancies adequately resolved as part of MEC activities. 
• Generates weekly PMS track report of all light vehicles and share with end uses for fuel consumption monitoring 
• Coordinates and supervises Cycle Count team activities: ensuring the cyclical, daily, weekly, monthly and annual stock checks are undertaken and are accurate and provide regular reports for management information
• Supervisees VMI operators' activities for fuel to forestall supply failure and compliance to LH policies and procedures 
• Prepares VMI Fuel Reconciliation with stakeholders from prompt receiving and issuing out of the SAP 
• Point of contact during MEC execution
• Periodic inspection of oil bonds in the Plant 
• Relief Inventory Operative (Goods Issuing) in his/her absenc

Who you'll be working with

List of direct reports:

• Bags off-loaders and issuance team 
• Fuel off-loader and issuance team

Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:

• The incumbent interacts regularly with all cadres of staff. 
• He/she also interacts regularly with end users 
• He/she also interacts regularly with Finance (Cycle Count Team)
• Interact with other plant in exchange of materials 

Who are we looking for

• ND/HND/BSC in Engineering or Business management.
• Not less than 3 year experience in similar role
• Knowledge of ERP (SAP) material management
• Experience conducting tracking and data analysis

Technical / Functional Skills:

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer Skills especially Excel, word, powerpoint and google applications
• 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 management skills and ability to organize and plan effectively to meet both short and long range goals and objectives.
• Ability to motivate individuals and teams 
• Able to coach and direct a diverse team

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About the Job 

The Finance Team Assistant provides support to the function by performing a wide variety of responsible, complex, administrative, secretarial, analytical and research duties for the team all of which require resourcefulness, ingenuity and innovation.
In this role, organizational skills are vital. Due to the volume of work that will be ongoing at any one time, the Finance Team Assistant will need to able to juggle a multitude of priorities and work to tight deadlines, specifically as the role will be supporting several team members with differing remits and agendas.
He/she will also support the CFO by effectively and confidentially managing their schedule. The role holder will work closely with other colleagues from multiple departments/functions to ensure cross-organizational coherence and effectiveness.

What you'll be doing 

• Provide strategic support to the CFO in the execution of his duties
  • Organizing events (for Finance and/or team/function)
  • Preparing Board/Group presentations following guidelines of the CFO
  • Follow up/report on actions to be performed by the team
  • Undertaking research as required
  • Ensure execution of projects
  • Acting as point of contact for Executives, employees, Banks etc.
• Process financial or business forms, duly following internal processes
• Check, monitor and/or correct business or financial records and prepare/assist in the preparation of financial or admin reports
• Email and diary management for the CFO to ensure optimal use of time and resources.
• Manage moderately complex projects related to function such as performance improvement, process improvement, implementation of controls, KPI reporting, tracking tool etc and ensures their execution.
• Assists in the preparation of briefings, presentations, correspondence, Board papers, Region/Group presentations, RFA etc.
• Recommends, develops options and evaluates methods, policies, procedures and systems to assure internal control and compliance.
• Completes projects and special assignments by establishing objectives, determining priorities, managing time, gaining co-operation of others, monitoring progress and problem solving.
• Arranges meetings with various stakeholders related to Finance by developing itineraries and agendas; takes minutes; schedules travel; arranges lodging and meeting accommodation.
• Establishes strong communication channels with relevant stakeholders at Group level and banks/Audits and Investors.
• Analyses financial data, prepares executive summaries and précises reports
• Provides administrative support to the functional leadership team including organizing meetings, producing any associated materials and creating presentations, making travel and venue arrangements and liaising with key internal and external contacts.
• Tracking and monitoring spend against budget by performing reconciliation as required
• Ensure a seamless and efficient processing of all Finance Department payments
  • Process all supplier and prompt payments for the department
  • Follow- up with purchasing department to ensure the PO process is speedily executed
  • Follow-up with Finance department to ensure payments have been made to suppliers
  • Process all incoming and out-going mails, file and retrieve corporate documents and reports as well as handling enquiries and requests as appropriate
  • Project coordinator/facilitator on all Group and Internal Audit Activities.
  • 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 

• Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:
  • The incumbent interacts regularly with all cadres of staff.
  • He/she also interacts regularly with the external public including suppliers and other external stakeholders.

What we are looking for 

• Critical Knowledge
  • Manages on a daily basis the respect of the Finance department budget
  • Has a “go-between” role for the Finance Leadership team and all personnel of the finance function and the other function to facilitate cross-functional communication
• Critical Experience 
  • 3 - 5 years’ office administration and co-ordination experience.
  • Demonstrable experience of managing a variety of activities in a changing environment whilst achieving deadlines with attention to detail and quality

Functional Competencies

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer skills especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint and email applications
• Ability to prioritize with excellent time management skills
• Good attention to detail
• Able to manage confidential information

Other Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Integrity
• Strong team player;
• Adaptable
• Tact and tolerant
• Ability to work well under pressure and adhere to set deadlines
• Resilient
• Motivated