Technical Assistant – FMCG Manufacturing, Commercial & Business D
ELEVARE HUMAN SOLUTIONS LTD
Remote
Industry: FMCG / Manufacturing
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time
Level: Mid-Level (Typically 3–7 Years of Experience)
### Job Summary
Support manufacturing, commercial and business-development priorities while gaining cross-functional experience in operations, finance, supply chain and customer development.
### Job Description
**About the Role**
Support manufacturing, commercial and business-development priorities while gaining cross-functional experience across operations, finance, supply chain and customer development.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Support customer and market research, sales analysis, proposals, presentations, opportunity tracking and commercial follow-up.
- Analyse pricing, product margins, customer demand, sales performance, inventory, delivery performance and working-capital indicators.
- Coordinate assigned actions across sales, production, procurement, logistics, quality and finance, with clear owners, deadlines and progress updates.
- Support production and operational planning, product availability, process improvement and resolution of customer or operational issues.
- Prepare concise weekly reports, monthly business updates, risk logs and business-improvement proposals.
- Participate in customer visits, factory activities and cross-functional assignments, observing product-quality, safety, regulatory and ethical requirements.
- Contribute to projects that improve customer service, commercial performance, operational efficiency or profitability.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Economics, Marketing, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
- Typically 3–7 years of progressive experience. Strong candidates outside this range may be considered.
- Exposure to FMCG, consumer goods, manufacturing, distribution, sales operations or supply chain is desirable.
- Strong numerical reasoning, analytical problem-solving, ownership, coordination and communication skills.
- Good Excel, PowerPoint and written-reporting skills.
- Willingness to travel within Nigeria and work across factory, customer and operational locations.
Accurate analysis, dependable follow-through, effective cross-functional coordination, practical improvement ideas and measurable contributions to commercial or operational goals.
**Work Arrangement**
Full-time role based in Lagos, with travel to relevant customer, site, factory and operational locations within Nigeria. Candidates should be comfortable with cross-functional assignments and planned rotations.