Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Simple Recipes for a Fresh Start (New Year)

Certain reflections seem to dawn on you amidst the merriments of December as the year gradually draws the curtain. It becomes increasingly important to set a plan of action, make a resolution, say prayers and process crucial thoughts for the New Year ahead. After all, Nigeria despite being acclaimed as one of the best economies in Africa is relatively broke; the dollar is sky rocketing while the naira is taking a precipitous nose-dive; news of insecurity amidst fears of disintegration have grown intense with the approaching elections. These concerns have amounted to a very tough 2015.


For the better part of the year, it seems we have taken to wearing our hearts on our sleeves and they seem to have increasingly turned very cold and hard. This attitude generally affects our productivity, mindset and world view. So let us start afresh with this very easy and highly practicable recipe;


Our major ingredient is the set of thoroughly washed 12 months, it must be purged of past rancor, regrets, misgivings, mistakes, guilt etc; all kinds of impediments. In order for the year to come out great each month should be put into perspective by carefully adding cupfuls of laughter, adequate teaspoons of courage, faith, goodwill, selflessness, patience and joy (leaving any out is not advisable as it is needed daily). 

A pinch of kindness, meditation and well planned resolution; pour in lots of smile and love and mix with an unbending conscience and character. For a better taste, sprinkle in exercise and family time. Garnish with a handful of hard work, integrity, humility and a sprig of humor. If cooked with cheerfulness and honesty you are certain of 365 days of sunshine.

 Happy New Year.


                                                                                    Copyright ® Wemy Industries 1978-2016.

Thursday, 5 November 2015

We Are Hiring!

Wemy Industries Limited is an indigenous manufacturer and distributor of health and hygiene products since 1978. We promote our products through the Dr.Brown’s and Nightingale brands. Most importantly, our products are further divided into different care lines; Babycare line, Feminine care line and Adult care lines of products. Each subset has its unique selling points and consumers.
We are on the verge of expansion, thus, looking to hire for immediate employment highly qualified and efficient individuals. The roles are as follows:


1)     In-Store Sales Representative:
Specialization:     Sales/Business Development

Minimum Qualification
OND
Preferred Years of Experience
Entry Level 
Responsibilities:
  • Canvass for customers in the stores (Super    markets)
  • Manage, train and supervise Merchandisers attached to the store
  • Working closely with store staff and department heads to decide how goods should be displayed to maximize sales
  • Generate orders for the stores
  • Develop and sustain relationship with the customers
  • Required to make a daily sales lodgement into the company’s accounts on a daily basis and do the sales reconciliation.
  • Maintaining awareness of competitors' performance;
  • Gathering information on customers' reactions to products

Qualification and Requirements: 
  • Good looking and neat.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Energetic and dynamic
  • Minimum of an SSCE (O.N.D. As an added advantage)
  • Must be female.
  • Experience: 0-3 years
  • Specific requirements: Persons with work experience in FMCG companies will also be an added advantage
  • Applicants are required from the Lagos state only (Island- Ajah, Lekki, Victoria Island: Mainland- Surulere, Ebute-Metta, Ikeja)

 2)  Corporate Sales Representative :

Specialization:  Sales and Business development

Summary
The Corporate Sales Representative is responsible for creating mutually advantageous relationships with organizations to build and maintain corporate sales accounts.

Competencies
• Attention to Detail
• Time Management
• Planning & Organizing
• Communication
• Adaptability / Flexibility
• Result Focus
• Accountability & Dependability
• Creative and Innovative Thinking
• Ethics and Integrity
• High Energy and Manage Stress
• Mediating and Negotiating

Job Duties
• Develop, build, and manage a client base of corporate accounts
• Target new and existing accounts within the Lotteries, Air Ports, Hygiene, Government, and
Educational sectors for new business
• Work with the Marketing Dept to develop and execute Corporate Sales initiatives
• Prospect new clients via sales calls, direct mail, email and networking events
• Follow up on leads generated through retail stores, research and promotional events
• Generate monthly budgets and sales forecasts
• Participate in trade shows, conferences, and community events to help promote the corporate program
• Investigate and troubleshoot customer service issues

Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2 – 5 years of sales experience
• Access to your own vehicle, valid driver’s license
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Ability to work independently and without supervision

Work Conditions
• Regional travel will be required
• Working at off-site promotional events, conferences and trade shows

• Overtime as required


Send Your details to:

recruitment@wemydrbrowns.com.
234-1-2956419.

Friday, 23 October 2015

We Are Hiring!

Wemy Industries Limited is an indigenous manufacturer and distributor of health and hygiene products since 1978. We promote our products through the Dr.Brown’s and Nightingale brands. Most importantly, our products are further divided into different care lines; Babycare line, Feminine care line and Adult care lines of products. Each subset has its unique selling points and consumers.
We are on the verge of expansion, thus, looking to hire for immediate employment highly qualified and efficient individuals. The roles are as follows:



1)      VAN SALES REPRESENTATIVE:
Specialization
Sales/Business Development
Minimum Qualification
HND
Preferred Years of Experience
3 - 5 years sales experience

Responsibilities:
  • Develop,maintain and resuscitate customers in assigned territory to ensure increased sales performance.
  • Provide high level attentive service to customer in order to avoid customer complaints
  • Cross-selling of all company’s products to new and existing customers
  • Deep knowledge of company’s products, policies and procedures
  • Knowledge of competitor products
  • Implement the company’s sales, strategic plans from time to time.
  • Daily payment of sales proceeds must be made into the company’s account.
  • Ensure you make the sales lodgment into the company’s account on a daily base and do your sales reconciliation
  • A Van sales representative will be required to report at company location and handle day to day sales
  • Preparing weekly and monthly reports of sales activities
Qualification and requirements:
  • Minimum of HND, degree
  • 3-5 years sales experience
  • Candidates with nursing or health related background
  • Good communication skills
  • Confident Disposition
  • Energetic and dynamic
  • Integrity & Honesty
  • Strong organizational and management skills
  • Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision
  • Result driven



2)      INTERNATIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (FRENCH):
ISR will help develop our prospective French market, preferably a native speaker.
Specialization
Sales/Business Development
Minimum Qualification
Associate/Bachelor degree in related courses
Preferred Years of Experience
3 - 5 years sales experience

Responsibilities:
  •          The individual will be required to develop new customers, conduct researches on the potential customers/ markets and also promoting all company’s products.
  •          Knowledge  and understanding of customer needs and changes in the industry.
  •          Preparing reports for management.
  •          The individual will be required to write proposal, coordinate deliveries and service the accounts of foreign customers.
  •          International sales representatives will serve as the crucial link between end users and the rest of the company


Requirements
Proficiency in French (Native L1 speaker)                                                                             
                ·  Strong judgment and decision-making skills.
                ·  Excellent communication skills, including multiple languages.
                ·  The ability to interact successfully across cultures.
                ·  Negotiation and persuasion skills.
                ·  Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

3)      SALES CLERK
Specialization
Sales/Bookkeeping
Minimum Qualification
OND
Preferred Years of Experience
Entry Level

Responsibilities:
  •          Processing, selling and  promoting the company’s goods . If needed make payment into the company’s bank account.
  •          Maintaining the appearance of the store, she or he works will be assigned. Ensuring the shop is clean, arranging the merchandise on the shelves and restocking the shelves when needed
  •          Bookkeeping
  •          Packing the products bought
  •          Management of the inventory
  •          Making sure that the displayed products follow-up with the standards
  •          Completing the duties assigned by the store manager for the day or for the week
  •          Ordering new goods when the stock is almost exhausted, in order to ensure a flow of products and so that the store will at no time be out of certain products
  •          Reporting to the superiors the losses (if any) or the damaged products, as well as all the complaints coming from the customers.
  •          Trying to reach the store's sales target.


Requirements
  • Be able to follow instructions
  • Be able to work in a chaotic way at times, including: during the weekends and during the holidays
  • To be fit, for the job demands to carry the goods around, and also to stand for longer periods
  • Good communication skills (especially verbally)
  • Good understanding of the demands coming from the clients
  • Team player
  • Be able to prioritize given tasks, and also the products to be sold, according to the expiry date (using the principle: first produced, first to be sold).


4)      SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Specialization
Cost Accounting
Minimum Qualification
HND/BA/Bsc Degree
Preferred Years of Experience
3 - 5 years
Responsibilities:
Data Collection
  1. Construct data accumulation systems for a cost accounting system
  2. Create and review the controls needed for data accumulation and reporting systems
Inventory
  1. Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts
  2. Investigate cycle counting variances and resolve issues
  3. Update  standard cost in the bill of materials
  4. Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
  5. Validate the cost of goods sold as part of the month-end close
  6. Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required by generally accepted accounting principles
  7. Work with the material review board to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory
Analysis
  1. Conduct ongoing process constraint analyses
  2. Report on breakeven points  by products, work centers, and factories
  3. Report on margins by product and division
  4. Report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances
  5. Analyze capital budgeting requests
  6. Perform cost accumulation tasks as a member of the target costing group


Requirements
  • Minimum of 3 solid years of Cost Accounting in a Manufacturing Environment
  • Bachelors Degree in Accounting
  • Must have a strong Cost systems background and have excellent analytical skills; sound understanding of accounting principles.
  • Computer Literate – Strong Excel skills and the ability to use Outlook and Word
  • Experience with MAPICS a plus
  • Experience working with engineering and manufacturing personnel on the development and analysis of cost standards
  • Ability to accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports
  • Must have relevant qualifications in ACCA,ICAN,ICMA etc
  • Must have at least 2 years post professional qualification work experience.

5)      ACCOUNT OFFICER

Minimum Qualification
HND
Preferred Years of Experience
3 - 5 years


Responsibilities:
  •         Reconciles all revenues collected on a daily basis. 
  •          Checks, balances against accounting receipt records.
  •          Posts accounting data by hand or by computer data entry in the cash journal on a daily basis.
  •          Maintains trial balance. 
  •          Prepares bank account deposit documents and confirms deposit totals. May make bank account deposits. 
  •          Coordinates witness and jury fee process.
  •          Coordinates the accounting of bail money, including recording money received, returned or forfeited.
  •          Maintains bank accounts related to civil and criminal matters.
  •          Completes end of the month closing process and disburses revenues and other funds to the appropriate entities.
  •          Reconciles revenue reports on a monthly basis.
  •          Prepares financial reports such as revenue summaries, revenue transmittal sheets, trial balance

  •          Reports, and bank account reconciliation forms.
  •          Maintains and serves as a point of contact with the administrative offices concerning accounting issues.
  •          Performs case processing duties in addition to performing accounting duties as required



Qualification and Requirement:
·         Minimum of HND/BSc
·         Good communication skills
·         Energetic and dynamic

6)      WARE HOUSE & STORE ASSISTANT
Minimum Qualification
Entry level

Responsibilities:
·         Pack, stock, organize and rearrange products in the warehouse.
·         Keep clean warehouse premises clean and organize records of inventories up to date.
·         Monitor and manage inventory control and manage and handle shipping, loading and unloading of products.
·         Handle delicate and sensitive products with utmost care.
·         Handle and operate necessary tools and accessories in maintaining and managing a warehouse and integrate best practices in handling warehouse materials.

Requirements
  • Be able to follow instructions
  • Be able to work in a chaotic way at times, including: during the weekends and during the holidays
  • To be fit since the job demands to carry the goods around, and also to stand for longer periods
  • Good communication skills (especially verbally)
  • Good understanding of the demands coming from the clients
  • Team player and must be able to prioritize given tasks.




7)      TREASURY INTERN
Specialization
Accounting / Treasury
Minimum Qualification
OND
Preferred Years of Experience
Entry level

Responsibilities:
  • Daily reporting of bank opening balances
  • Timely update, capturing and reporting of bank lodgments 
  • Daily capturing and reporting of bank withdrawals
  • Processing of funds transfers to regulate inter-bank balances
  • Maintenance of bank lodgment registers
  • Maintenance and reconciliation of cheque book registers
  • Generation of bank statements
  • Bank charges query and reconciliation
  • Update on banking policies and bankers’ tariff
  • Monitoring of Letters of Credits
  • Support in reviewing of terms and conditions of Letters of Credits
  • Update of company’s loan/borrowing schedule
  • Compilation and appropriate documentation facilities
  • Analysis and update of interest rates / charges
  • Support in tracking FX rates and oil prices
  • Support in compiling, updating and repayment of maturing loan obligations
  • General banking interface

Qualification and Requirements: 

  • Minimum qualification: OND Accounting or any related field
  • Must have communication and organizational skills.






CONTACT DETAILS:

§  Email address: recruitment@wemydrbrowns.com
§  Skype: wemy.recruitment
§  Tel: 234-1-2956419
§  Office Address: Wemy Industries Limited
110/113, Demurin Street
Oba-Nle-Aro Bus Stop
(Beside Mr. Biggs’), Alapere
Ketu-Lagos.

Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Nigeria Economy: No Longer At Ease.

“Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold…”
                                (The Second Coming, 1919) W.B Yeats .

The present state of the Nigerian economy is a very worrying state, with oil prices taking a downward spiral in fact the benchmark has been rubbished, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) not cutting output as well as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to devalue the Naira and the imminent deficit budget.

How did we end up in this mess?
One central cause is the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to devalue the Naira late last year as part of palliative measures taken by its Monetary Policy Committee to stabilize the Nigerian economy. As a catalyst, the exchange rate of Naira to Dollar rose and remains on a high. At the same time, our oil revenue has dwindled as we have been using our reserves to keep the Naira stable.
While the Central Bank stepped in last year to send the Naira to its biggest one-day gain in three years, this ‘intervention’ in the market has reduced foreign reserves to a four month low of $37.8 billion, so we spent all the reserves trying to save our economy from an imminent downturn, and we didn't maximize savings while the oil price was high.
As if this is not enough; oil, which is our major and arguably only source of revenue, started nose diving due to lack of demand. The oil price has dropped by more than 55%; as at June last year, it was sold for $115 per barrel, but is now sold for $47 in the main market (Bloomberg.com), and $45 in the black market (Economist.com).              

What caused this?
Firstly, oil prices are determined by supply and demand just like any other commodity. They are affected by changing economic activities as well as by decisions made by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Experts believe that a growing switch from oil to other fuels, the turmoil in Iraq and Libya (which are major oil-producing Nations); and more importantly, America which used to be a major consumer becoming the world’s largest oil producer with more than 20,000 new oil wells since 2010, ten times more than Saudi Arabia’s tally (Economist.com); has contributed to the drop in oil prices. America’s recent rise in the oil business has been made possible by “frackling shale formations”, which is basically a mixture of water, sand and some chemicals injected into shale formations ‘rocks’ to release oil. It is a relatively new technology, and is also reportedly being secretly replicated in China and the Czech Republic.

How does this affect the common man?
Since the oil price is low, our external reserves are also low, Naira has been devalued, exchange rate for dollars is on a high, which means if you earn in Naira and incur costs in Dollars, then you are in for a very rough time. The Central Bank of Nigeria has taken several steps in stabilizing the economy, notably through increasing the percentage of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) for the private sector deposit from 15%-20%  and Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 12%-13% . This move is expected to help regulate inflationary rise. Also certain austerity measures as mentioned by Minister of Finance will be taken; top on that list is paying tax for luxury goods and reduction in public expenditures (Economist.com). Aside this; if you like travelling and shopping abroad, or you have children in foreign schools or you import goods these are hard days as cost of doing all this just got expensive.

What is the way forward?
To ensure the situation does not get any worse than it currently is, the federal government should judiciously cut its expensive lifestyle and be more prudent with managing oil revenue. We must take drastic measures to find other means to internally generate revenue (aside crude oil) and diversify our economy. Encouraging indigenous manufacturers by implementing suitable laws, we have to stop being an import dependent economy; we export (Crude oil) raw materials and import refined Crude oil such as petrol, kerosene, jet fuel etc? In some quarters that’s gross foolishness, we have 4 (four) unused oil refineries, we expend natural gas and leave them untapped, solving all this issues would be a step in the right direction in this import eroded economy.
                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                       Copyright © 2015 Wemy Industries.

Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Easy Recipe For A Fresh Start(New Year)


Certain reflections seem to dawn on you amidst the merriments of December as the year gradually draws the curtain. It becomes increasingly important to set a plan of action, make a resolution, say prayers and process crucial thoughts for the New Year ahead. After all, Nigeria despite being acclaimed as one of the best economies in Africa is relatively broke; the dollar is sky rocketing while the naira is taking a precipitous nose-dive; news of insecurity amidst fears of disintegration have grown intense with the approaching elections. These concerns have amounted to a very tough 2015.


For the better part of the year, it seems we have taken to wearing our hearts on our sleeves and they seem to have increasingly turned very cold and hard. This attitude generally affects our productivity, mindset and world view. So let us start afresh with this very easy and highly practicable recipe;


Our major ingredient is the set of thoroughly washed 12 months, it must be purged of past rancor, regrets, misgivings, mistakes, guilt etc; all kinds of impediments. In order for the year to come out great each month should be put into perspective by carefully adding cupfuls of laughter, adequate teaspoons of courage, faith, goodwill, selflessness, patience and joy (leaving any out is not advisable as it is needed daily). 

A pinch of kindness, meditation and well planned resolution; pour in lots of smile and love and mix with an unbending conscience and character. For a better taste, sprinkle in exercise and family time. Garnish with a handful of hard work, integrity, humility and a sprig of humor. If cooked with cheerfulness and honesty you are certain of 365 days of sunshine.

 Happy New Year.


                                                                                    Copyright ® Wemy Industries 1978-2016.

Friday, 7 November 2014

REBRANDING AND ITS BENEFITS.


Re-branding a business is the process of creating a new look and feel for an already existing brand or product in order to influence its customer’s perception. This may include changing the name, logo or packaging. Re-branding can be a very challenging but extremely rewarding process. It requires careful consideration and planning to achieve the desired goal which is to breathe new life into a brand to attract new customers and increase its popularity. Nigerian Breweries, Oando, and Glo are examples of Nigerian companies that are constantly re-branding and are enjoying wide acceptance among the Nigerian public.

 In 1997, tech giant Apple was very close to declaring bankruptcy, but a little less than 17 years later, stock prices have gone up from $6 to $350 and the company keeps shooting in an upward trajectory. Apple did not only re-brand the company’s name, mascot and logo, but also started producing reliable and elegantly designed products, adding artistry to technology; as changing its name from Apple Computer to Apple enabled the company to produce innovative products such as iMac, iPod, iPad, and iPhone. Apple found a way to polish its brand and create a positive experience for its customers. 


Until recently, McDonald’s had the image of a chain that served unhealthy meals sold at exorbitant prices; in fact, critics touted McDonald’s meals to be one of the leading causes of obesity. McDonald’s has since re-branded itself, now serving more healthy meals with reduced prices under the slogan “I’m lovin it”. This makeover appears to be having a ripple effect as there has been a reported 5.3 percent rise in sales according to Business Insider.

Wal-Mart, in a 2007 re-branding, replaced its tagline “Always low price” with “Save money. Live better”. This singular act changed the company’s reputation from offering retails at rock bottom prices to suggesting that buying items at low prices will improve the lifestyle of the customer. In 2010, Wal-Mart was the world’s largest public corporation by revenue, according to the Forbes Global 2000 for that year.

Re-branding is generally aimed at repositioning a brand or company, usually in an attempt to move the brand up market. According to Business Insider, it doesn’t only change the customer’s response to the brand but also helps the brand achieve its goals. It’s a careful strategy; often times subtle and methodical, and may involve both re-imaging and regeneration. Change, as it is said, is inevitable; it is pertinent that companies adopt new strategies when needed rather than sticking with the same strategy for years even when it starts to feel uninteresting with time. 

Re-branding is considered a smart business decision for the following reasons:
  • ·         Every brand needs refreshing to stay relevant as the 21st century market is an ever evolving one, re-branding affords companies the chance to sort out a new strategy to make their brand relevant and more importantly, remain relevant.
  • ·         Re-branding influences the customers perception, when a product wears a new look, or has a new feel or a company updates its marketing materials and strategies with a careful consideration of the target customer, the customer perception changes and tilts more positively.
  • ·         Re-branding offers the opportunity to clarify image, while allowing room for future growth this naturally improves the bottom line by conveying a company’s core value and brand message.
  • ·         Re-branding can breathe new life into a business when it is done with a strategy, a process, thought and most importantly for the right reasons. This will set the product or company apart from competitors.

As has been undoubtedly witnessed in the examples of companies that have re-branded, re-branding brings along with it its own basket of gifts both for the company and their customers. It must be stressed that in re-branding, corporate establishments must take the current needs and desires of their customers into consideration but still stay true to themselves as a respectable brand as seen in the example of McDonald’s. 

Re-branding must also be meaningful and powerful enough that it would improve the relationship between the company and current customers as well as prospective new ones. Most importantly, companies need to re-brand to stay ahead of competition in a very competitive market where you can get left behind if you don’t keep up with the ever-growing demands of customers and the trends in the society that create such demands. This will ensure that brands don’t lose their usefulness and help them create a stronger voice for their brands.
                                                                                              Copyright©2014Wemy Industries


Source(s):
Business Insider.