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We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is
For everyone, for life, for good
.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Role Profile
Job Title:
Procurement Analyst (Kenya
)
Department:
Supply Chain

Site Location:
Kenya

OU/Country:
Kenya

Revision number: 001 Last reviewed on:
Job Purpose

• Why does the job exist?
• To get clear understanding of supplier capacities/reliability to capture/highlight any supply issues in advance and manage supply risks.
• To work closely with technical team in establishing continuous supplier quality improvement.
• To engage more closely with materials planning to create operational alignment/ integration between planning and procurement.
• To work with buyers in building and managing supplier relationships by working closely suppliers - prioritizing the strategic suppliers

Reporting Relationships
Reports to the Procurement Manager (Kenya)

Dimensions

• Return on Investment
• Customer Satisfaction
• Turn Around Time
• Strategic Alliances with different institutions

Key Performance Indicators
The role is responsible for the following

• Gather and maintain Supplier Database (basic information, contracts, capacity, and capability)
• Supplier visit on a weekly plan specific to top issue suppliers.
• Supplier business review and reports in place quarterly.
• Supplier performance improvement and audits are carried out to plan.
• Notice potential supply issues in advance and identify the root cause, while also providing solutions to the business.
• Supplier performance improvement as KPI >85%, order fulfilment.
• Quality issues are closed with a clear understanding of solutions.

Principal Accountabilities

• The key outputs of the job
• List in priority order if possible, typically 8-10
• NOT a task list
• Any requirement for organizing & planning including own work and the allocation of resources
• Typical decisions made and if they are advisory or directly responsible for the outcome

Procurement Operations

• Order Fulfilment
• Payment On Time report and dispute resolution
• Supplier Quality Issue tracking & resolution
• Schedule monthly meetings with Key suppliers to address root cause of supply/quality Gaps

Capacity Outlook for all suppliers
Quality

• Maintain Issue/Resolution log with suppliers
• Participate in the Supplier Quality Audit along with the technical team
• Quarterly Supplier Quality Reviews with Key Suppliers

Internal & External Relationships

• Identify the most significant ones
• Attach a preferred suppliers list if available
• Detail which networks the jobholder will be part of e.g., finance, category

Supplier Relationship (External)

• Develop robust relationships with strategic vendors.
• Establish, define, and govern the relationship to ensure PZC gets the best service and there is mutual benefit to both parties.

Internal Relationship

• Build relationship with internal stakeholders – Finance, Production, R&D and Planning.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Needed

• List any qualifications required to do the job
• Be specific about the experience needed
• Focus on type of experience not the time served

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

Technical/Professional Experience

• Able to communicate fluently in English - speaking, reading and writing.
• IT skills, MS Excel, PowerPoint, SAP etc.
• Strong Problem-solving skills

Key Attributes

• Prepared to take Personal Accountability for tasks and activities.
• Able to work within teams and manage upwards
• Encourages and proactively maintains positive employee relations within production.

Job Context & Special Features

• Explain any special features or context in which the job operates
• Detail any language or mobility requirements

N/A

Signed By
Jobholder:……….date:……….
Line Manager……… date:……….
Human Resources………date:……….
Alignment to the
BEST
Values is assumed to be critical to all PZC roles. All employees are also responsible for complying with their duties and responsibilities under both national legislation and Company policies regarding Health and Safety, Data Protection and Dignity at Work.
PZ Cussons is big enough to make your mark, small enough to make it yours.
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We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is
For everyone, for life, for good
.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and new product development in liaison with the Brand Team.
• Oversee technical operations, ensuring efficient processes and high-quality standards.
• Oversee the scale-up process from lab to production, including troubleshooting and technical support.
• Provide technical support to ascertain root causes of product issues and achieve resolution
• Conduct competitor benchmark analysis and identify opportunities for technological improvements.
• Scan the cosmetics industry, suppliers and academia for new technologies that can deliver a competitive advantage to products
• Manage budgets, resources, and timelines for R&D projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, production, and marketing.
• Develop prototypes, test methodologies, and technical solutions to enhance product performance.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends to maintain competitive advantages.
• Lead the team to come up with Margin Improvement Projects
• Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and leadership to team members.
• Ensure company products and processes comply with local, national, and international regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement regulatory policies and procedures across departments.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities, industry bodies, and certification agencies.
• Prepare and submit documentation for certifications, licenses, and regulatory approvals.
• Monitor changes in industry regulations and update company practices accordingly.
• Conduct internal audits and risk assessments to ensure compliance with standards.
• Provide training on regulatory requirements to internal teams.

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in industrial chemistry or a related technical field.
• Proven experience (5+ years) in R&D, technical management, regulatory compliance, or product development.
• Strong knowledge of industry-specific regulations and quality standards.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and team collaboration abilities.
• Experience in managing technical projects and regulatory reporting.
• Proficiency in data analysis, testing methodologies, and innovation strategies.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with the soap, dishwashing paste and cosmetic production technologies.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to drive continuous improvement.
• Commercial Acumen

PZ Cussons is big enough to make your mark, small enough to make it yours.
Apply to join us

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is
For everyone, for life, for good
.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Key Deliverables.
Employee Relations Support

• Assist in resolving employee queries and concerns in a timely and professional manner.
• Support the implementation of employee engagement initiatives and feedback mechanisms.
• Help monitor workplace culture and escalate issues as needed.

HR Policy Implementation

• Support the consistent application of HR policies and procedures across departments.
• Assist in educating employees and line managers on HR policies and updates.

Payroll Management

• Managing the monthly payroll with no errors and timely processing
• Manage the relationship with the vendor
• Ensure compliance with all statutory bodies and timely remittance of deductions
• Timely analysis of employee total rewards data and any data requests

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Coordinate recruitment logistics including scheduling interviews and communicating with candidates.
• Support onboarding processes to ensure smooth integration of new hires
• Maintain accurate recruitment and onboarding records

Performance Management

• Assist in the administration of performance review cycles.
• Support line managers with documentation and tracking of performance objectives and development plans.

Data Management & Reporting

• Maintain accurate HR records and employee data in HR systems
• Prepare regular and ad-hoc HR reports to support decision-making

Learning & Development

• Coordinate logistics for training sessions and workshops
• Track employee participation and feedback on learning initiatives

HR Projects & Initiatives

• Provide administrative and coordination support for HR projects and change initiatives
• Collaborate with other cross functional team members to ensure timely delivery of project milestones

Compliance & Audit Support

• Assist in ensuring HR practices comply with labour laws and internal policies
• Support internal and external HR audits by preparing required documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or a relevant field
• Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources is an added advantage
• Member of IHRM in good standing

Experiences: (What experience brings success to this role)

• 5+ years' experience in a similar HR role.
• Experience in the manufacturing sector/ FMCG
• Talent Management and Resourcing experience
• Networking/ relationship building
• Willingness to learn and drive positive changes within the organisation.
• Working knowledge of Change Management
• End to end payroll management and working with a 3rd party payroll service provider

PZ Cussons is big enough to make your mark, small enough to make it yours.
Apply to join us

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is
For everyone, for life, for good
.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Business planning

• Finance lead in the supply chain planning process meeting (SPP)
• Manage the integrated Business planning process from a supply chain perspective through the business planning and consolidation tool (BPC)
• Collate the Risks & Opportunities from SPP for input into the Finance planning module of BPC for consolidation into total business R&O
• In conjunction with Head of supply chain do a CAPEX projection through SAP project system as well as depreciation simulation monthly
• Do the month Factory costs and recoveries projection through the BPC tool
• In conjunction with the supply planner, do a phased monthly inventory projection in BPC
• Evaluate the implication of business changes and projects on the Supply Chain cost base.
• Prepare and review the supply chain P&L on a monthly basis

Inventory Control

• Inventory control & maintenance of internal controls around stocks as per ICFR framework
• Ensuring that physical counts are carried out on a monthly basis and variances are investigated and corrective action taken
• Ensuring that unplanned issues are properly authorized before the stock is removed from SAP
• Variance analysis- generating variance reports and sending it to factory management for explanations
• Raising red flags on issues that might expose the company to loses
• Ensuring that balances in the stock control accounts in SAP agree with the stock detailed listings
• General ledger reconciliations related to inventory control module such as stock valuations, FIFO Reports, MPV and MUV reports
• Passing relevant journals related to stocks such MPV and MUV journal

Support the drive to maximize the cost efficiency of the Supply Chain by providing clarity and transparency around performance with insightful analysis

• Clear transparent reporting in place, highlighting key variances to budget, forecast and last year.
• Ensure Supply Chain Team has aligned understanding of the financial performance and is challenged on the way forward.
• Progress reporting against improvement plans is clear and well communicated.

Ensure business decisions are made within the context of sound financial control.

• Support the Supply Chain Team as it monitors and track costs versus forecasts and targets. Support course correction and identify savings opportunities.
• Tracking of the Net working capital through analysis of risks and opportunities around NWC targets
• Inventory control; ensuring that sound controls are maintained and complied with and losses through material usage variances are minimized
• Tracking and reporting of factory recoveries on a weekly basis against targets
• Tracking of the key factory K.P.Is such as production/ton, fuel usage/ton, material usage variance(MUV), material price variance(MPV),purchase price variance) PPV on monthly basis
• Drive improvement in process efficiency across Supply Chain Finance, achieved through effective cross-functional working with the Supply Chain Team and Central Finance.
• Support Finance to ensure that Supply Chain transactions are processed consistently, effectively and efficiently e.g. back-flushes are done on a timely basis, stock adjustments
• Ensure appropriate accruals are in place with appropriate supporting information.
• Ensure all relevant Supply Chain balance sheet items are owned, validated and clearly understood by Supply Chain Finance.
• Effective appraisal (pre and post) of capital investment proposals (CAPEX projects)
• Standard cost maintenance including; ensuring that BOMs are updated from PLM to SAP, review and update of routings and recipes, cost simulation for budget, and latest estimates(LE) and 5-YP purposes , updating of standard costs as per group guidelines
• Product costing for new products and active involvement in the NPD & Supply chain planning process(SPP) as Finance representative

Drive the Supply Chain Budgeting process of costs and relevant working capital items ( stocks & creditors days)

• Drive improvement in forecast process efficiency across Supply Chain Finance, achieved through effective cross-functional working with the Supply Chain Team and Finance
• Working with the Supply Chain Team, ensure there is a rolling estimate in place which represents a realistic view of ongoing performance.
• Risks and opportunities against the Budget & PFs are identified, verified and communicated. The implications of any business developments or key projects are captured within the profit forecasts(PFs).
• Provide sound financial inputs during the budgeting and monthly rolling forecasts

Provide support and challenge to the Supply Chain Team as it pursues a sustainable margin improvement initiatives.

• Develop consistent approach to the evaluation of MI initiatives, challenging the Team as it shapes its plans in terms of achievability, resources required, sustainability.
• Effective appraisal of cost saving opportunities as a result of rigorous opportunity and risk analysis.
• Proactively identify, develop and implement margin improvements.
• Ensure that on balance, the right recommendation for improvement is made, with clear understanding of rationale.
• Monthly validation & reporting of Margin Improvement delivery against set targets
• Undergraduate degree and full CPA qualification,
• 4-5 year experience in a busy Finance department preferably in an MFCG company
• Demonstrate the BEST VALUES
• excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills
• Effective team player
• Negotiation skills, initiative, time management and customer focus
• analytical and problem-solving skills
• attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ability to meet tight deadline and work under pressure
• A person of high integrity, honest and trustworthy

PZ Cussons is big enough to make your mark, small enough to make it yours.
Apply to join us

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is
For everyone, for life, for good
.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Key Responsibilities.

• Implement brand strategy to grow and sustain brand performance and profitability.
• Monitor, control, and report brand performance through brands health indicators (Net Net Sales, Gross Margin, Marketing Contribution) and key consumer KPIs (market share, awareness, trial, attribute rating etc.) providing solutions to shortfalls
• Support the management of the New Product Development process for the brand in the Commercial Business Unit.
• Support and monitor the implementation of pricing policy for products within the brand portfolio in the Commercial Business Unit.
• Support the development & execution of approved brand Media & Consumer plan within guidelines.
• Understand & apply relevant external environment factors including consumer insights, competitor activity and other Commercial Business Unit activity (networks).
• Support Product Life Cycle Management including demand forecasting and minimising residuals.
• Effective execution of Trade Marketing plans Participate actively in company-wide initiatives as required – e.g. Margin Improvement

Qualifications Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• 7 years demonstrated experience in Brand Management
• Professional Qualification in Marketing is essential
• IT savvy including the use of MS Office Suite of Applications.

Capabilities/Technical Skills

• Integrated Marketing Communication

Category & Brand Strategy

• Brand propositions
• Strategy
• Insight generation
• Competition Analysis

Profit & Growth

• Commercial Delivery

Innovation

• NPD

Brand Activation
PZ Cussons is big enough to make your mark, small enough to make it yours.
Apply to join us

We are PZ Cussons. Our purpose is
For everyone, for life, for good
.

Sustainability and the wellbeing of people, families and communities everywhere are at the heart of everything that we do.

Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Cussons Baby, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez.

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Develop and execute regional sales plans aligned with sales strategy
• Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and consumer behaviour to identify growth opportunities
• Set and monitor sales targets for the region and ensure achievement of KPIs

Team Management

• Lead, coach, and motivate Territory Sales Executives and Merchandisers
• Conduct regular performance reviews and field visits to ensure execution excellence
• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, and customer-centricity.

Distributor & Trade Engagement

• Manage distributor performance, stock levels, and route-to-market efficiency
• Negotiate trade terms, incentives, and promotional activities with key accounts.

Market Execution

• Oversee flawless execution of trade marketing initiatives, activations, and visibility programs
• Ensure planogram compliance, POS deployment, and brand standards across outlets
• Expand numeric and weighted distribution in underserved areas
• Ensure timely order processing, delivery, and payment reconciliation.

Reporting & Compliance

• Provide accurate sales forecasts, market intelligence, and weekly/monthly reports
• Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications And Experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field (MBA is an advantage)
• Minimum 7 years in FMCG sales, with at least 3 years in a regional leadership role
• Strong understanding of trade channels, distributor management, and sales analytics
• Proficiency in CRM tools, Excel, and mobile sales platforms

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