Jobs/Vacancies
Hiring at Food Concept Plc
Food Concepts commenced operations in 2001. From inception, our aim has been clear-cut and focused: to revolutionize the food sector in West Africa and to deliver extraordinary satisfaction to our stakeholders. Since launching in 2004, Chicken Republic (Subsidiary of Food concepts) has already opened 55 stores in Nigeria and Ghana. On this basis, we are proud of the brand’s hard-earned reputation as the fastest growing chicken QSR in West Africa and the number 1 chicken QSR in Nigeria (both in revenues and number of outlets). In addition, Chicken Republic was ranked as one of Nigeria’s top 20 brands across all categories (Financial Standards Awards 2009).
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Internal Control Officer
Requisition ID: 1480
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Reports to (Title): Internal Control Manager
Job Purpose
- Ensure compliance to organization process, procedures and policies and other support for Chicken Republic Stores
Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
- Ensures that internal control documentation are accurate and up-to date
- Ensure compliance to organization process, procedures and policies
- Verify and maintain internal control checks and records including assets tags to ensure safeguard of company
- Track cash advance for unnecessary delay in retirement
- Create and maintain error log closed register to ensure that all identified documentation errors are corrected and closed
- Review Imprest and relate with stores for any irregularities when necessary
- Conduct a periodic physical verification of stocks asset monthly
- Vouch and verify all payments vouchers for approvals completeness and accuracy
- Supervise the receipts of goods from suppliers and certify the GRN
- Review of administrative operations (Admin and Maintenance)
- Ensure that all necessary corrections are effected, vouchers properly authenticated
- Prepaid expense retirement review
- Call over of SCD- Finance and finance posting on SAP
- Due diligence and pricing review
- Ensure that all internal control registers are updated and closed daily
- Any other adhoc assignment as assigned by the HOD
Key Performance Indicators:
- Time lag between internal control deficiency occurring and reporting
- Numbers of internal control improvement initiatives
- Number of internal control breaches
- Identify and respond proactively to business priorities and key controls
- Timely rendition of report weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis to track support provided to the business and impact of such support
- Prompt implementation and corrective action with employees and managers
Knowledge Requirements:
- Financial accounting skills
- Strong knowledge of audit procedures
Job Specifications
- A good First Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Membership of the ICAN, CITN, ACCA, CIS or any other related professional qualification is an added advantage
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar role is required.
- Contact Purpose of Contacts
- Internal Contacts (most frequent contacts)
Purpose of Contact:
- Executive Management
- Exchange or provide information
- Obtain, clarify, and discuss information
- Present, discuss information and problems
- Collaborate, negotiate and present ideas
- Deal with, influence or motivate subordinates
- Promote, justify or settle highly sensitive matters
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Audit Associate
Requisition ID: 842
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Reporting to: Head, Internal Audit and Risk Management
Job Theme: Implementation, Monitoring and Coordination
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure and monitor store compliance to Company policies, procedures and systems
- Report variance and ensure proper follow up
- Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
- Conduct OSC – Operations Standard Compliance on stores to ensure compliance to store standards
- Ensure follow up on gaps identified and communicate to Line Manager
- Undertake and report on the value for money that the company obtains in all its activities with special regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness
- Proactively identify trends and issues from audit findings and formulate recommendations for improving internal controls and addressing identified weaknesses/gaps across all locations/markets in which the company operates
- Review and report on the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of the financial and other information provided to management for decision making
- Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
- Report on stores compliance to standards
- Develop and maintain the company’s Quality Management system, ensuring full compliance with its guidelines and a consolidated uniform approach across the company
- Assist management in the identification of business improvement opportunities in line with the recommendations of the Quality Policy and provide required assistance in managing projects which are spin-offs of such exercises.
Key Performance Indicators
- No. of store compliance
- No. of variance/breaches
- No. of fraud cases
- No. of repeat occurrences of Control breaches
- All other Performance Indicators will be based on performance against agreed objectives.
Skills, Competencies and Requirements
Educational Qualifications/Experience:
- Minimum of university degree or its equivalent in related discipline
- Minimum of 2-3 years working experience
Functional Competencies/Requirements:
- Good knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems
- An ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to business matters of interest to internal audit, particularly legislation changes and developments as they affect the Food Industry, and new auditing techniques and practices
- Fundamentals of Accounting.
General Management Competencies/Requirements:
- Strong Analytical
- Problem solving skills
- Strong Time Management & Multi-tasking skills
- Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively.
Desired Personal Attributes:
- Integrity
- Proactive self-starter
- Results Orientation
- Strategic Thought Process and Follow through
- Assertiveness & tenacity
- Strong cerebral capacity
- Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
- Highly organized and significant ability to multi-task effectively
- Ability to cope with and work under pressure.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Internal Audit Officer
Requisition ID: 1180
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure and monitor store compliance to Company policies, procedures and systems
- Report variance and ensure proper follow up
- Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
- Conduct OSC – Operations Standard Compliance on stores to ensure compliance to store standards
- Ensure follow up on gaps identified and communicate to Line Manager
- Undertake and report on the value for money that the company obtains in all its activities with special regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness
- Proactively identify trends and issues from audit findings and formulate recommendations for improving internal controls and addressing identified weaknesses/gaps across all locations/markets in which the company operates
- Review and report on the accuracy, timeliness and relevance of the financial and other information provided to management for decision making
- Monitor the implementation of internal audit recommendations to ensure the satisfactory resolution of identified significant issues
- Report on stores compliance to standards
- Develop and maintain the company’s Quality Management system, ensuring full compliance with its guidelines and a consolidated uniform approach across the company
- Assist management in the identification of business improvement opportunities in line with the recommendations of the Quality Policy and provide required assistance in managing projects which are spin-offs of such exercises
Key Performance Indicators:
- No. of store compliance
- No. of variance/breaches
- No. of fraud cases
- No. of repeat occurrences of Control breaches
- All other Performance Indicators will be based on performance against agreed objectives
Skills, Competencies and Requirements
- Good knowledge of computerized accounting and auditing record keeping systems
- An ability to maintain current knowledge of developments related to business matters of interest to internal audit, particularly legislation changes and developments as they affect the Food Industry, and new auditing techniques and practices
- Fundamentals of Accounting
General Management Competencies/Requirements:
- Strong Analytical
- Problem solving skills
- Strong Time Management & Multi-tasking skills
- Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively
Educational Qualifications/Experience
- Minimum of university degree or its equivalent in related discipline
- Minimum of 2 years working experience
Desired Personal Attributes:
- Integrity
- Proactive self-starter
- Results Orientation
- Strategic Thought Process and Follow through
- Assertiveness & tenacity
- Strong cerebral capacity
- Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
- Highly organized and significant ability to multi-task effectively
- Ability to cope with and work under pressure.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Recruitment Officer
Requisition ID: 1361
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time
Job Purpose
- To assist with Talent Acquisition and selection functions in the organization
Responsibilities
- Recruitment and Selection Functions
- Source for applicants by researching and contacting colleges, employment agencies, other recruiters, social media, professional networks, job boards and internet sites;
- Determine job analysis by studying job descriptions and candidates’ qualifications.
- Determine applicant qualifications by reviewing CV/Resumes; analysing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements.
- Supervise aptitude Test, collate results and input information of successful candidates in the database.
- Keep track and update talent pool of experience hire and Graduate Trainees for Operations (Chicken Republic and Pie Express)
- Assist in placing adverts for all internal and external vacancies and recruiting all entry level positions.
- Build strong online presence as a recruiter on LinkedIn, Indeed, social media and professional networks to attract prospective talents to the organization.
- Handle all administrative arrangements relating to the recruitment and selection process, including arranging tests and providing suitable arrangements for applicants with special needs.
- Assisting in developing and implementing effective recruiting and hiring procedures and practices based on several factors like company performance, market economy, competitor’s performance, etc.
- Comply with Quality Management System / Operational Health & System requirements including objectives and applicable regulations relating to assigned jobs.
- Perform any other duties as requested by the Head of Department.
- Ensure adequate compliance to all company policies, internal control processes and approved processes
Key Performance Indicators
- Quality of candidates
- Success rate of scheduled interviews
- Rate of compliance with company recruitment policy
Purpose of Contact:
- Executive Management.
- Exchange or provide information.
- Obtain, clarify, and discuss information.
- Present, discuss information and problems.
- Collaborate, negotiate and present ideas.
- Deal with, influence or motivate subordinates.
- Promote, justify or settle highly sensitive matters.
Requirements
- A good first degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- Membership of CIPM, HRCI or any other related professional degree is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role is required.
- Decision Expectations.
- Ensure all due correspondences, memos, reports and certificates are tracked in each employees files.
- Create and manage the HR Database.
- Working Conditions.
- Jobholder typically work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, although some roles may involve weekend or evening work. This role is largely office-based, and typically involves constant search for qualified candidates to fill vacant roles from time to time..
- Contacts and Purpose of Contact.
- Internal Contacts (most frequent contacts).
Knowledge Requirements:
- Knowledge of QSR/ Food Industry Trends and processes.
- Knowledge of Recruitment & Selection.
- Demonstrates Negotiation Skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: PPU Area Manager – Southwest
Requisition ID: 1082
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time
Department: Pie Production Unit
Reports to (Title): Senior Pie Production Manager
Direct Reports: Pie Production Supervisors
Job Purpose
- To manage and assume responsible for overall Pie Production Unit success, ensuring these PPU’s perform against set measurement standards, and that the team of people involved are properly managed, motivated, developed and empowered to perform their duties.
Responsibilities
Production Operations:
- Plan, implement, and monitor the area’s operational strategy.
- Set goals and objectives for PPU in your area.
- Oversee operations to ensure efficiency.
- Recruit and hire new PPU employees.
- Set up and monitor PPU KPIs.
- Ensure all accounting documents are filled in correctly.
Operations Leadership:
- Responsible for driving PPU sales in the assigned area
- Undertake sound financial management to ensure the Pie Production Units are profitable and stay within budget
- Ensure compliance with company’s policies and operational guidelines in daily sales activities
- Deal with problems that may arise in the Pie Production Unit by providing creative and practical solutions
- Prepare daily report to management detailing sales performance, stock movement, PNL on progress and issues.
- Aid the management in decisions for expansion or acquisition
- Ensure compliance to standards of procedures and food safety
- Manage cost and follow up to resolve maintenance issues
Performance Management:
- Identify training gaps and coordinate staff training (in conjunction with the Training and Development Manager)
- Resolve staff and customer issues
- Ensure the environment is a conducive and happy one for both staff and customers
- Evaluate PPU/area performance on sales metrics as well as provide clear communication on daily expectations and targets
- Evaluate Individual Development plan with Area Managers
- Provide coaching and support to all PPU staff to deliver on the set KPIs for the PPU/area
People Management:
- Identify training gaps and coordinate staff training on operational processes to improve capability
- Resolve staff and customer issues
- Ensure the environment is a conducive and happy one for customers
- Ensure quality assurance of work performed by staff
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Regional Operations Manager
- Ensure employee satisfaction at work through implementation and execution of all HR policies within the area
Key Performance Indicators
- Achievement of PPU sales in assigned areas
- Achievement of Area sales, GP, EBITDA, and PBT targets
- OFR &OTD >85%
- Quality of Customer Service provided to customers
- Timely response in mitigating issues
- Timely delivery of sales performance
Job Specifications
- A good first degree in Food science and technology or other related sciences
- Relevant Food, Health and safety certifications are required
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role, especially in the QSR/FMCG sector
Knowledge Requirements:
- Knowledge of Financial Management
- Understanding of pastry and savoury production
- Knowledge of Performance management
- Knowledge of applicable legislations, as well as policies and procedures in the food industry
- Demonstrates knowledge in Health and Food Safety
- Broad understanding of the core operations of Fast Moving Goods
- Knowledge of People Management
- Leadership and Managerial abilities
- Very Good Communication Skills
- Strong Problem-Solving Skills
- Action Planning, and Prioritization Skills
- Knowledge of Safety, Quality, and Cost Objectives.
Decision Expectations:
- Acts on defined procedures and decisions.
- Enforces agreed decisions.
- Plans own work schedule and work schedule of subordinates.
- Assigns work to subordinates.
- Monitor subordinates’ work performance.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
