Brand Assurance Manager Vacancy at Guiness Nigeria Plc

Guiness Nigeria Plc - We are Guinness Nigeria, member of Diageo Plc  the world's leading premium drinks business with an unrivalled collection of beverage alcohol & non-alcohol brands across the Spirits, Wine & Beer categories.

Among the incredible portfolio is the Guinness Trademark (Foreign Extra Stout & Extra Smooth), Premium Lagers (Harp Lager, Satzenbrau Pilsner & Armstrong Dark Ale), Nigeria's #1 Malt drink, Malta Guinness and the world’s leading Ready to Drink brands (Smirnoff Ice & Gordon's Spark).

Our vision is to be the Most Celebrated business in Nigeria. To help us realise this we are committed to world class standards in Manufacturing. That's where you come in  we are now seeking highly competent and experienced professionals to join our West Africa Manufacturing Support Team.

Job Title: Brand Assurance Manager

Level: L4
AutoReqId: 25632BR
Reports To: GM Spirits

Context/Scope
It is recognized that there is an increasing threat posed by counterfeit activity (and illicit alcohol) to the growth ambitions of our brands in Africa, and urgent action is required. The focus of the role will be to ensure that we understand the issue and mitigate it.

Brand Assurance Manager will have responsibility to run the total Anti-Counterfeit (AC) programme and deliver what has been agreed.

Dimensions:

Financial
The Brand Assurance Manager oversees an operation that must secure the integrity of millions of Sterling worth of stock and protect/recover GN assets and fiscal property against the risk of fraud, faking and misappropriation.

Market Complexity
Key task is to assess, investigate and reduce counterfeiting incidence. Illicit and counterfeit trade participants are engaged in a multi-million sterling industry, which is by its very nature complex, secret and highly profitable. There are many challenges in the identification of those involved in the manufacture, shipping, distribution, sale etc. of unauthorised products, determining proof of involvement with suitable evidence, and ensuring effective legal action is taken.

Purpose of Role
The role of AC unit is to protect both our consumers and brands by identifying those involved in the production, movement and sale of counterfeit Diageo products, both beer and spirits, and in bringing such operations to an end with the closure of production sites/ arrest of illegal operators. 

Market Complexity
Reports to the Regional Distributor Manager. Responsible for the development of distributor infrastructure and capability. Currently 300 distributors at various levels of capability.

Purpose of Role:
The Distributor Development Manager has accountability for developing and sustaining amazing value adding business relationships with our key distributors. They develop and drive our joint strategy and plans with distributors, have direct performance and P&L responsibility and a strong focus on working with distributors to develop the capability within their organisations. DDM is also accountable for leading a RTM Executive team and develop and drive our strategy and plans with Wholesalers/Stockists. These roles operate at the market, cluster or region level depending on the size and complexity of both the market and the distributor.

Key Relationships

• Close contact with the Head of Security and Corporate Relations Director.
• Close interface with heads of departments in Guinness Nigeria especially in Quality.
• Close contact with the Security, Finance, Sales, Procurement, Corporate Relations and the Customer Services Teams.
• Close contact with local Enforcement authorities, Brand Protection, Standards and other government agencies.
• AC Heads of other international and large local companies within the country.
• Close contact with senior Management of AC units cross-border.

Top Accountabilities

• Engage the AC’s leadership team and take responsibility for delivery of market AC mitigation plan
• Conduct/manage investigations into suspected counterfeiting incidences and liaise with relevant law enforcement agencies where appropriate
• Identify suitable operational opportunities for further financial investigation including civil action procedures and exploitation of Intellectual Property laws.
• Manage and direct intelligence programmes and investigations ensuring that targets are rigorously profiled and subsequent intelligence is exploitable within the appropriate local legal framework

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Be a mature individual, with a minimum of 5 years experience in security or anti-counterfeiting management.
• Must have at least a 1st degree. A law enforcement background is desirable.
• An in-depth understanding of the issues surrounding counterfeiting
• Possess good communication skills in English, which he is able to exercise at all levels.
• Possess commercial & analytical skills.
• Understands the nature of Human Intelligence gathering techniques.
• Ability to deal credibly, and professionally, with Diageo Managers, government officials, lawyers and outside investigators.

Barriers to Success in Role:

• Inability to plan strategically.
• Loss of personal integrity
• Inability to properly identify risks, and plan mitigation steps.
• Absence of networking and external engagement capability.
• Flexible working options:
• Fully mobile and available on a 24-hour basis to respond to crisis situations.

Method of Application
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