The Nigerian Bottling Company Plc (NBC) Job Opening: Plant Manager

Nigerian Bottling Company Plc is one of the few multinational organizations that had its beginnings in Nigeria. From a small family owned operation at inception, we have grown to become the predominant bottler of alcohol-free beverages in Nigeria, responsible for the manufacture and sale of over 33 different Coca-Cola brands.

 

The Nigerian Bottling Company Plc (NBC) was incorporated in November 1951, as a subsidiary of the A.G. Leventis Group with the franchise to bottle and sell Coca-Cola products in Nigeria.
Production began in 1953 at a bottling facility in Ebute-Metta, Lagos. Over the years production capacity has grown and it presently has 13 bottling facilities and over 80 distribution warehouses located across the country.

Since production started, NBC Plc has remained the largest bottler of non-alcoholic beverages in the country in terms of sales volume, with about 1.8 billion bottles sold per year, making it the second largest market in Africa.

Today, we are a part of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling company (Coca-Cola Hellenic), one of The Coca-Cola Company’s largest anchor bottlers worldwide. Coca-Cola Hellenic operates in 28 countries, serves more than 560 million consumers and with 2.1 billion unit cases sales in 2009.
Our company is driven by over 6000 employees, a culture of passion for excellence, sophisticated technology and the best distribution network in the country. With 13 high performing bottling plants, over 80 depots and over 200,000 sales outlets nationwide, we supply some of the most ubiquitous and best known brands including: Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Schweppes, Eva Water and Five Alive.

Job Summary
Position:     Plant Manager
Ref:     PM/07/11
Function name:     Supply Chain
experience:     10
Location:     Head Office
education:     B.Engr./HND in Engineering or Technology
career type:     Minimum of 10years experience, 5 of which must be at Senior Managerial level in FMCG industry.Strong knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain operations
Role:     Plant Manager
functional area:     Supply Chain
Post date     2011-07-19
Closing date     2011-08-19
 

Desired Candidate Profile
§ FMCG dynamics  § Interpersonal relations  § Leadership/supervisory skills  § Numeracy and analytical skills § Integrity/Accountability § Cost Control § Creativity and Innovation  § Organisation/Administration § Oral & Written Communications § Team player § Influencing and persuasion
 

Job Description

Deliver quality products at the right time and mix to all depots. Operate plant resources at optimum level of efficiency and effectiveness. Ensure implementation of agreed business plans to maximize profit. Ensure planning and forecasting meetings are held to meet sales demand. Eliminate waste /losses via usage and exploitation of management systems. Maintain high standard of GMP, safety and security in the Plant.