Head: Planning, Forecasting & Pricing at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more Nigerians.

In Nigeria, Airtel is working tirelessly to live up to an ambitious vision of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians as it offers a superior brand experience and a portfolio of innovative products & services ranging from exciting voice solutions to inventive data packages and mobile broadband.

Airtel Nigeria is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Head: Planning, Forecasting & Pricing

Location: Lagos

Job description
Effective Business Planning

• Coordinate and review AOP, based on functional and Operational Inputs
• Coordination and review of 3/5 year plan as appropriate

Monthly & Quarterly Reporting Packs

• Organise and review the Preparation of monthly variance report by function
• Coordinate and review Monthly Finance Report
• Review of submissions in Board and Audit Committee Packs
• Ad-hoc Monthly/Quarterly Analysis of Variance

Flash & Forecast Analysis

• Coordination and review of the monthly flash and forecast.

External Benchmarking

• Conduct quarterly environmental, industry and competitor analysis

Product Analysis

• Review of business cases to ensure revenue optimisation in new products launched

Other Dimensions

• Timely submission of Annual Operating Plans (AOP), F&F & 5yr plan - 99% time reports
• Accuracy Level of 95%
• Circulation of AOP and variance report by due date
• Quarterly submission of external benchmarking analysis
• Timely submission of Quarterly Board Pack and Audit Committee pack
• A turn around time of 24hrs on business cases reviewed for product launch

Desired Skills and Experience

Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

• Graduate degree.
• Professional qualification ACA/ACCA
• In-depth knowledge of the telecoms industry.
• Analytical Skills

Relevant Experience

• 8-10 years preferably in FMCG, Consumables & Telecoms

Other requirements (Behavioural etc.)

• High level of commitment
• Resilience
• Achieving Results
• Good interpersonal skills

Application Closing Date
24th September, 2013

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