Head of Administration at KPMG - 2 Positions

KPMG - Our client is a Global Company operating in Africa, Middle East and Asia. The Group has diverse Business interests in FMCG, Agriculture & Allied, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, IT, Oil Field Services, etc.

As a part of its growth and expansion plans, the Company is seeking to recruit self driven, experienced and motivated individuals to fill select positions within the Group’s various businesses.

The client seeks to fill the following key positions:

Job Title: Head of Administration

Number Required: 2

Ref Code: FMH002

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Executive Director-HR & Administration, the successful candidate will be responsible for the overall accountability of the Administration function with specific focus on aligning the Administration department with the ongoing and emerging requirements of the organisation. This function will also include lead supervisory and managerial roles.
• Provide leadership to the Administration function.
• Manage residential accommodations including searching/sourcing new accommodation, negotiating and closing new leases, accommodation related inventory, renovations, etc.
• Liaise with all levels of government and their parastatals in matters of rates and levies, environment, petitions against the company and/or staff, seeking approvals on different matters and negotiating the best deals for the Company.
• Implement and maintain quality systems and ensure continuous improvement of methodologies with specific focus on growth, cost reduction and process improvements.
• Prepare and track Administration department’s budget and costs.
• Design Administration goal and objectives in line with Organizational objectives.

Requirements

• A Masters Degree in Public Administration/any discipline from a reputed institute/university,
• Minimum 12 years experience of with at least five 5 years in management level.
• Working knowledge of the FMCG/manufacturing industry.
• Good oral and written proficiency in English.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Functional expertise, decision making, planning and execution and analytical skills.
• Good knowledge of ERP applications e.g. SAP and Oracle.

Application Closing Date
3rd September, 2013

Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs and applications to: corporaterecruitment@ng.kpmg.com with relevant job title and code stated in the subject line of the email