Operations Admin Associate at Food Concepts 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: Operations Admin Associate

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Operations
Reports to (Title): Head of Operations

Job Purpose

• The Ops Admin Coordinator will provide analytical and financial analysis support for the various projects within the Group.

Core Responsibilities and Key Results Areas
Ops Project Coordination and Analyst:

• Manage the operations admin ensuring timely delivery on administrative tasks in line with the deliverables for the Ops Admin Associate/Officer and the store Support Associate.
• Manage the data collection for operations support.
• Prepare progress reports of all Operations project and follow up on required persons on deliverable timelines on operations project.
• Develop Operations project plan and track progress on key performance metrics as may be assigned by the Head of Operations.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Coordinate internal resources (stakeholders) and third parties/vendors (as may be applicable) for the flawless execution of projects.
• Coordinate and follow up on key Operations deliverables on ICG/any Operations POS system functionality utilization.
• Analyse detailed financial information along with current and past trends in key performance indicators to provide accurate and timely financial and operational in-depth analysis for Operational decisions making.
• Support with analysis and trackers to drive operations initiatives for improvement through accurate financial information and analysis.
• Work on business cases along side with the team, supporting the Operations team from
• Develop margin sensitivity analysis across the Business.
• Complete analyst on any ad-hoc analysis required for operations management.

Job Specifications
Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Business, or related field

Professional Requirements:

• Relevant professional certifications is an added advantage

Experience Requirements:

• 3-5 years’ experience  in a similar role.
• Experience in a Consulting firm in a similar role is an asset

Decision Expectations:

• Acts on defined procedures and decisions
• Enforces agreed decisions
• Conduct cost/benefit and other types of analyses
• Explain and defend recommendations to management and stakeholders

Knowledge Requirements:

• Energetic, eager to understand the business, action-oriented mind-set.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Excel, Tableau, PowerBI
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written to work within multi-functional teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• A good first degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline

Working Conditions:

• The Job holder typically work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, although some roles may involve weekend or evening work. This role is largely office-based, as it involves a lot of research work and analysis.

Contacts and Purpose of Contact:
Internal Contacts (most frequent contacts):

• Heads of Departments
• Operations Managers
• Key job holders in the department

Purpose of Contact:

• 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

External Contacts (most frequent contacts):

• Service Providers/ Vendors.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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