Recruitment at Food Concepts

Recruitment at Food Concepts

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: Treasury Associate

Requisition ID: 1720
Location: Nigeria

Job Purpose

• To ensure timely report on daily cash position for utilization of funds.
• To monitor and coordinate the banking transactions/activities of the organisation.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
Managing Cash Assets:

• Prepare daily cash position report
• Monitor and follow-up with investment placement including interest and roll-overs
• Review imprest system
• Review daily sales and daily lodgement verification
• Vet payments   to suppliers and ensure invoices are in order for payment
• Assist in listing vendors for payment
• Ensure the cash position is updated to inform the management about firm liquidity and where cheques are written.

Treasury Advisory:

• Advise management on utilization of surplus funds
• Assist to evaluate the fiscal decisions of their organization and recommending the best possible course of action.
• Analyse the risks and rewards of various decisions on a regular basis
• Ensure the management understands the risks of any given financial decision and is aware of alternative decisions they might be better off making instead.
• Recommends fixed cash to yield interest for the company, in a case of availability of excess funds.

Bank Oversight:

• Monitor daily bank balances to payment instruments are not issued on unfunded account.
• Manage bank POS terminals and deployment
• Maintain relationship with bank officials
• Ensure all treasury transactions are posted and reconciliation of GL and sub GL accounts
• Confirm and verify bank charges
• Review bank reconciliation report
• Monitor and ensure payment processes are strictly adhered to
• Assist in guiding the bank reconciliation process monthly
• Confirmation of cheques

Key Performance Indicators

• Provision of Daily cash report
• Provision of Bank Reconciliation Report
• Percentages of account balances reported daily
• Percentages of cash transactions reconciled daily
• Time taken to create month-end accounting journals for all treasury transactions
•  Rate of compliance with internal controls especially on payments
• Accuracy of forecasted investment income

Job Specifications

• A good First Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Possession of a Post graduate degree in Accounting/Business Administration or related field is an added advantage
• Membership of the Certified Treasury Professional(CTP), ICAN, ACCA, CFA or any other related professional qualification is required, as well as courses on  Treasury and Fund Management
• Minimum of  3 years in a core financial/treasury capacity.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Knowledge of Cash Management Principles
• Knowledge of banking systems and processes
• Knowledge of the Food/QSR Industry processes
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Excel software

Decision Expectations:

• Recommend operational, strategic and financial decisions
• Make recommendations to the management on the best investment alternatives
• Enforce agreed decisions
• Assign work to subordinates
• Monitor subordinates’ work performance
• Appraise/evaluate subordinates’ performance.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Nigeria
Employment type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Processing of suppliers / vendor invoices for payment
• Maintaining the creditors’ schedule
• Ensure daily/weekly collection of Bank statements and   confirmation of cheques
• Manage all forms of payment (internet banking, Remita, interswitch etc)
• Keeping the financials documents organized and filed
• Detect and eliminate errors in payment request
• Confirm all retirement before another cash advance is processed for a staff
• Ensure posting of items received by the store into appropriate Trade Creditor’s account
• Verify all intercompany transactions across businesses – review and sign off on all intercompany transactions across the divisions
• Confirm on monthly basis that charges on COT and Interest are in line with the agreed rate.
• Perform any other related duties from time to time

Key Performance Indicators:

• Outputs
• Frequency
• Daily Cash Position
• Daily (12 noon)
• Review of Bank Reconciliation Statements
• Weekly (WD 2)
• Bank Charges/Interest Verification Report
• Monthly (WD 5)
• Report on Fixed Deposit
• Monthly (WD 5)
• Treasury Sectional Report
• Monthly (WD 5)

Educational Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum of university degree or HND Accounting, Finance or related discipline
• Minimum of 1 years post professional qualification experience.

Other Requirements:

• Skill to improve risk management through reduction/transparency of cash balances
• Banking transaction execution and settlement skill
• Cash and investment reporting skill
• Compliance to audit observation as to the segregation of duties with reference to back office functionality of recording transactions through a systematic driven authorization/execution process
• General Management Competencies/Requirements:
• Strong Oral and Written Communication skills
• Good Presentation Skills
• Relationship Management
• Strong Problem solving skills
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Proactive self-starter
• Assertive and tenacious
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
• Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• 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: IT Enterprise Associate

Requisition ID: 1621
Location: Nigeria

Job Purpose

• To build, maintain, support and administer infrastructure for vending/POS/ERP and identifying end-user requirements.
• Keeping data secure by managing access, privileges and information within the system.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
Support Systems:

• Support Restaurant managers work with other management staff to determine and implement specific technical needs and priorities of the organization
• Direct staff, determine necessary technology advances and educate staff on the use of software /hardware systems in the organization’s day-to-day operations
• Monitor systems to detect deficiencies, and recommend changes and solutions
• Generate innovative solutions, which continuously improve the performance of existing resources, processes or services
• Conduct training for Restaurant Managers and employees on new IT infrastructure implement or new IT trend in the industry
• Basic database management skills
• Understanding of different POS hardware/terminals
• repairing equipment and replacing parts
• planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance upgrades
• Ability to manage AD users and object preferably windows server 2008r2

IT Operations:

• Challenge others when the values are not demonstrate. Develop, Train and give feedback to subordinates where applicable.
• Conduct training for Restaurant Managers and employees on new IT infrastructure implement or new IT trend in the industry
• Share information, knowledge and experience freely with others
• Fully understand the set-up and operations of all Enterprise Solutions acquired and used by Food Concepts Plc
• Provide first level support to all users within the agreed timeframe
• Execute system control functions as requested by (and on behalf of) business owners
• Support Business Managers when they train their new staff on the use of the use of the system, by providing required intellectual assistance, software, hardware and/or training materials
• Update all relevant documentation (including Process Manuals, Training Manuals, Policy Documents, Configuration documents etc) required for the effective use of all enterprise solutions
• Prepare for and support the implementation of new enterprise solutions and/or the addition of new modules of existing enterprise solutions
• Ensure store wide reporting

Key Performance Indicators

• IT System uptime/downtime
• Mean Time Between Faults
• Mean Time to Resolve
• Number of system breaches due to virus attacks and or breaches
• Network Uptime/downtime
• Knowledge & Competencies
• ERP – Oracle, Micros
• IRP software

Job Specifications

• Minimum of university degree or HND in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline
• Possession of any relevant IT certification
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: PPU Manager, North

Requisition ID: 1726
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

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.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas
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.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Transport Officer

Location: Nigeria
Employment type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• Ensures that stock gets to their destinations safely, on time, and in the most cost-effective way.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

• Transport/Logistics Monitoring
• Planning and supervising the shipments from production to the end-user
• Scheduling daily and weekly routes
• Tracking orders using functional systems (e.g. barcodes, phone calls, e-maps, and tracking software)
• Monitor and report on transportation costs
• Ensure shipping documents are properly filed
• Report maintenance and repair needs for vehicles and equipment
• Research and suggest cost-effective shipping methods
• Keep organized records of vehicles, schedules, and completed orders
• Ensure compliance with company policies and shipping legislation
• Stay up-to-date with safety regulations
• Ensure and document dispatched and received stocks
• organizing meetings with the vendors for updates, service improvements, negotiations, and other logistics-related matters
• Representing the company in transport/logistics calls as assigned.

Knowledge Requirements

• Knowledge of supply chain tracks
• Knowledge of Cost management principles
• Knowledge of warehouse legislation, as well as policies and procedures
• Knowledge of dispatching orders and tracking vehicles
• Knowledge of warehousing, distribution, and maintenance operations
• Knowledge of QSR/Food Industry trends/ practices.

Job Specifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or HND in Business Administration or any related discipline is required.
• Possession of any relevant certification is essential
• Minimum of 2 years experience in  a similar role.

Decision Expectations:

• Supervises logistics/transportation in compliance with the company’s policies and vision
• Maintain a standard of health, safety, and hygiene
• 100% integrity.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Targeted stock delivery time against actual stock delivery time
• Targeted stock dispatch time against actual stock dispatch time
• Targeted cost of transportation against the actual cost of transportation per trip
• Timely submission of reports.

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
Reporting to: Internal Auditor
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

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.

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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Research and Development Chef

Requisition ID: 1725
Location: Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Senior Manager, New Product and Development

Job Purpose

• The Research and Development Chef at food Concepts Plc will be responsible for leading the all aspects of food preparation, include planning menus, overseeing the kitchen staff, and ensuring that our food products and service meets high-quality standards.
• The Job holder will research into various meals that helps us achieve our revenue and profit ensuring that the meal is nutritious and cost-effective, and collaborating with New Product Development team and kitchen staff team across all brands to deliver food that meets the highest quality standards.

Core Responsibilities and Key Result Areas

• Chef Research and Development
• Studying existing recipes, setting up menus and preparing high-quality dishes including contemporary and traditional meals.
• Research and develop new recipes that takes advantage of current asset and facilities, reducing cost of food materials and achieving tasty meals across all brands.
• Performs physical and chemical analyses on ingredients and/or food products. Develops product, process and/or packaging specifications for food products.
• Evaluate smell, taste, texture, temperature, appearance and recipe adherence of food produced
• Develops new sauces, marinades, glazes, batter, breading and improve on existing process
• Conduct periodic research liaising with new product development on customer meal preference and continue to evolve meals that are mass market preference in commercial quantity and premium meals focus.
• Create new and improved food process that assures consistence food quality across brands
• Studies methods to improve quality of foods, like flavour, colour, texture, nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological composition of foods.
• Identify opportunities for optimisation and development within our existing recipes and meals range, ensuring that our products always deliver great experiences for our customers
• Track the performance of each meals created to ensure they deliver on the objective
• Tests new products in test kitchen as well as develops specific processing methods in laboratory pilot plant
• Menu Planning and Preparation
• Overseeing a restaurant’s kitchen, planning the menu, and maintaining the budget.
• Ensuring that all food is of excellent quality and served in a timely manner.
• Planning the menu, keeping in mind budget, and availability of seasonal ingredients.
• Overseeing all kitchen operations across the brands.
• Monitor performance of catering kitchen equipment, notify Food Service Management of malfunctions, initiate corrective action.
• Train employees on existing and new recipe
• Refreshing and ensuring freshly cooked and packaged items so that only the freshest products are offered
• Coordinating kitchen staff, and assisting them as required
• Training staff to prepare and cook all the menu items.
• Taking stock of ingredients and equipment, and placing orders to replenish stock.
• Enforcing safety and sanitation standards in the kitchen.
• Creating new recipes to keep the menu fresh.
• Keeping up to date with industry trends.
• Receiving feedback and making improvements where necessary.
• Coordinating all food budgeting, purchasing, and planning operations with other members of the staff
• Monitoring and overseeing sanitation practices to ensure that employees strictly adhere to the standards and regulations of cleanliness

Key Performance Indicators

• Achievement of Company Sales, EBITDA, GP, PAT targets
• Achievement of the Marketing Department’s budget/targets/objectives
• Achievement of Individual Personal Development Plans

Job Specifications

• A good First Degree in Food Science or a related field
• A post-graduate degree will be an added advantage
• Any related professional qualification is required.
• Minimum of 5 years in chef, food laboratory, and research experience within the QSR and broader hospitality industry.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Must have solid written and oral communication, and organization skills
• Capacity to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines, completing them efficiently and on time
• Requires a self-motivated and highly collaborative individual
• Capability of designing, implementing, and analysing primary research
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, managing multiple partners (countries) that requires different levels of support
• Strong project management and Microsoft Office computer skills
• Strong knowledge of the QSR industry market trends, consumer preferences, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to lead and manage a diverse team, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Exceptional project management, communication, and negotiation skills
• Ability to think strategically, drive results, and make data-driven decisions
• Experience in expanding product lines and managing relationships with other brands and suppliers.

Decision Expectations:

• Acts on defined procedures and decisions
• Enforces agreed decisions
• Plans own work schedule and work schedule of subordinates.
• Recommends operational, strategic and financial decisions.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online