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<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p>We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Sales Representative to join our thriving dairy production company in Beirut, Lebanon. This role offers an exciting opportunity to engage with customers, promote our high-quality dairy products, and contribute to our growing market presence. As a key member of our sales team, you will play a vital role in fostering relationships with clients and driving sales growth, ensuring that our products reach a wide audience.</p><p><br></p><p>In this position, you will not only be responsible for meeting sales targets but also for developing your skills and career within a supportive and collaborative team environment. Our company values continuous learning and offers training programs designed to enhance your sales techniques and product knowledge. You will have the chance to work alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about the dairy industry, allowing you to gain valuable insights and advance your career.</p><p><br></p><p>As a Sales Representative, you will be part of a culture that prioritizes teamwork, innovation, and customer satisfaction. We believe in recognizing and rewarding hard work, and we provide opportunities for advancement within the organization. If you are enthusiastic about sales and eager to make a difference in the dairy market, we would love to hear from you!</p><p><br></p><p><b>Responsibilities:</b></p><ul><li>Proactively identify and engage with new partners to expand our platform's ecosystem.</li><li>Manage a pipeline of potential collaborators, responding to inquiries and initiating new connections.</li><li>Lead discussions and negotiations to secure mutually beneficial partnerships.</li><li>Serve as the main relationship manager, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for partners at every stage.</li><li>Work collaboratively with internal teams to facilitate the smooth integration of new partners.</li><li>Independently research new market opportunities and potential partners.</li><li>Help partners understand our platform's value and how we can grow together.</li></ul> </div><h2 class="h5">Skills</h2> <div data-jb-field="skills"><ul><li>A natural self-starter with a structured and reliable approach to work.</li><li>Energetic and positive, with a drive to find creative solutions and exceed targets.</li><li>Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence and persuade in both written and verbal interactions.</li><li>Fluent in both <b>Arabic </b>and <b>English </b>(intermediate or higher)<b>.</b></li></ul></div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p><b>About Us</b></p><br><br><p><span><span>We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, </span><span>commercial</span><span> and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>temperature-sensitive</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, </span><span>software</span><span> and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead. </span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today!</span></span></p><br><br><p><b>Job Title: Material Handler&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p><br><p><b>Salary Grade: G2</b></p><br><p><b>Shift: 2nd</b></p><br><p><b>Location:&nbsp;&nbsp;Lebanon -1900 Evergreen Parkway</b></p><br><p><b>Dept: </b>HVACR AMER.US.Lebanon.</p><br><p><b>Summary</b>: The Materials Handler will operator an industrial forklift truck to accomplish various material handling assignments including transport materials, supplies, and finished products to designated locations.&nbsp; Performs other related duties as assigned.</p><br><p><b>ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES </b>include the following. Other duties may be assigned.</p><br><ul><li>Identifies, transports, receives, and stores products as directed in designated, secure location (manually and/or using pallet jacks, tugger, and skids).</li><li>Assists other departments in movement of product including machines, loading docks, trucks, and storage areas.</li><li>Confirms validates, approves, shipping details for quality and accuracy; reviews accompanying documents for accuracy or special instructions; expedites shipments that affect the manufacturing process schedule, and forwards invoices to accounting department.&nbsp;</li><li>When problems arise, resolves issues with your Team Leader.</li><li>Collects and properly disposes of scrap bracing, cardboard, and strapping; maintains a safe and clean work environment.</li><li>Coordinates with team and leaders to provide Fork Truck operation to support production needs.</li><li>Operates all equipment in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring compliance with all applicable safety rules and regulations and ensuring the safety of other team members.</li></ul>Required Skills/Abilities:<ul><li>Excellent verbal communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail.</li><li>Demonstrates basic computer skills and knowledge, including proper usage of the Oracle MSCA scanner after receiving training.</li><li>Obtain a fork truck license through the company Fork Truck Certification program.</li></ul>Education and Experience:<ul><li>High school diploma or equivalent required; college coursework or other formal training in related field preferred.</li><li>At least one to three months of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><b>PHYSICAL DEMANDS&nbsp; </b></p><br><p>Ability to stand on hard surfaces for extended periods while performing functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach overhead with hands and arms; grasp; stoop; kneel; and/or crouch. Must meet job standards for visual ability, speaking, and hearing in a manufacturing environment.&nbsp; Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 + pounds.&nbsp; Environmental conditions include flashing lights on machines and Powered Industrial Vehicles, random noises such as horns and alarms.</p><br><p>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p><br><p><b>Copeland is an equal opportunity employer</b>. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status, or genetic information. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.</p><br><p><b><span>Our Commitment to Our People</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. </span><span>That’s</span><span> why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial.</span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place. We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally.</span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave. </span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>Together, we have the opportunity – and the power – to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, </span><span>heating</span><span> and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future. Learn more about us and how you can join our team!</span></span></p><br><br><p><b>Our Commitment to Inclusion &amp; Belonging</b></p><br><p>At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce.&nbsp; Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.</p><br><br><p><b><span>Work Authorization</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.</span></span></p><br><br><p><b><span>Equal Opportunity Employer</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>Copeland is an Equal <span><span><span><span><span>Opportunity/Affirmative</span></span></span></span></span> Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.</span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: copeland.careers@copeland.com</span></span></p><br><br> </div>

<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> <p><b>About Us</b></p><br><br><p><span><span>We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, </span><span>commercial</span><span> and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>temperature-sensitive</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, </span><span>software</span><span> and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead. </span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>Whether you are a professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate with an advanced degree, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact. Join our team and start your journey today!</span></span></p><br><br><p>The Scheduler position plans and generates the Assembly production schedules to ensure customer orders are filled on-time and to provide the best sequencing for the most effective use of the production lines.&nbsp; This position requires the use of critical thinking skills and the ability to make quick decisions in a sometimes-stressful environment and is key to driving our Materials Requirement Planning systems. Additionally, Master Scheduling duties will be a part of this position.&nbsp; The Scheduler, also, is responsible for driving improvements in the material processes and will work as a part of the team to ensure customer satisfaction and on-time delivery.&nbsp; This position requires significant interface with Customer Service, Analyst, Warehouse Team, Production, Quality, and Engineering.</p><br><p><b>As A Scheduler, You Will:&nbsp;</b></p><br><ul><li><p>Plans assembly schedules in the most efficient sequence to ensure customer orders are filled on time.</p><br></li><li><p>Generates and maintains the daily Liveload schedules for the assigned assembly lines.</p><br></li><li><p>Coordinates with the Material Analysts when parts shortages occur to minimize impact to our customers and to the production lines.</p><br></li><li><p>Communicates with Customer Service on drop-in orders or on potential late customer orders and parts issues.</p><br></li><li><p>Works with Warehouse Team on Renames/Single packs.</p><br></li><li><p>Master Schedules new customer orders for the assigned production lines</p><br></li><li><p>Releases work orders to production lines and clear Live loads and/or Rebuilds</p><br></li><li><p>Participates in cost reduction and continuous improvement activities.</p><br></li><li><p>Manages MRP/Oracle/Demantra systems to forecast to Monthly Demand Plan and weekly forecasting for each production line and maintain LiveMRP Calendar</p><br></li><li><p>Run a Kanban Model Report daily and adjust.</p><br></li><li><p>Manages inventory levels of Slow Moving/Top 20 Unusable Inventory to meet inventory goals.</p><br></li><li><p>Coordinates with Pilot Spec-Prod Engineering and Sample Coordinator</p><br></li><li><p>Manages new models’ introductions.</p><br></li></ul><p><b>Who You Are:</b>&nbsp;</p><br><p>You partner with others to get work done.&nbsp; You ask the right questions to accurately analyze situations and carefully consider all relevant factors and use appropriate decision-making criteria and principles.&nbsp; You readily action new challenges, without unnecessary planning.</p><br><p><b>Required Education, Experience &amp; Skills:</b></p><br><ul><li><p>Bachelors in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and experience</p><br></li><li><p>Strong computer skills (Excel)</p><br></li><li><p>Legal work authorization in the United States. Sponsorship will not be provided for this role.</p><br></li></ul><p><b>Preferred Education, Experience &amp; Skills:</b></p><br><ul><li><p>Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Operations preferred</p><br></li><li><p>ASCM or other relevant Professional Certification</p><br></li><li><p>Experience with MRP/ERP systems</p><br></li><li><p>Oracle experience</p><br></li><li><p>Experience with Demantra</p><br></li></ul><p><b>Schedule</b></p><br><p>The general working hours for this role are 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.&nbsp;Overtime may be required to meet business demands.</p><br><p><b>Why Work in the Lebanon, MO Area</b></p><br><p>Our facility in Lebanon, MO is located on Interstate 44 and Historic Route 66 in the scenic Ozarks of South-Central Missouri. We enjoy a small-town community with a Lebanon population of 14,628 and Laclede County population of 36,069. Our area is known for Bennett Spring State Park, lakes, rivers, hunting, and fishing. Lebanon is home to several boat manufacturers and two stock-car racing tracks. Lebanon is also centrally located, just 1 hour from the city of Springfield and 2.5 hours from St. Louis.&nbsp; Why not work and play where you can make your vacation home your “home”? We are only 35 minutes from the world-famous Lake of the Ozarks. For the outdoor enthusiasts, we have Bennett Spring, MO, which is an unincorporated community and home of the Bennett Spring State Park, which has the third or fourth largest natural spring in the state with an average daily flow of about 100-million gallons. Bennett Spring is home of Missouri’s largest trout park, featuring fishing, camping, hiking, dining, and lodging. We also have the Niangua River, which is host to numerous campgrounds, canoes, rafts, and kayaks, and is a premier water attraction for outdoor enthusiasts.</p><br><p><b>About Our Location</b></p><br><p>Our plant in Lebanon, MO is Copeland’s flagship operation for scroll compressor assembly and a machining powerhouse for main bearing housings and scroll elements, with over 60 million scroll compressors produced in the past 27 years.&nbsp;</p><br><p>#LIVD2</p><br><p><b><span>Our Commitment to Our People</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. </span><span>That’s</span><span> why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial.</span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>Our employees are our greatest strength. We believe that our culture of passion, openness, and collaboration empowers us to work toward the same goal - to make the world a better place. We invest in the end-to-end development of our people, beginning at onboarding and through senior leadership, so they can thrive personally and professionally.</span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more. We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave. </span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>Together, we have the opportunity – and the power – to continue to revolutionize the technology behind air conditioning, </span><span>heating</span><span> and refrigeration, and cultivate a better future. Learn more about us and how you can join our team!</span></span></p><br><br><p><b>Our Commitment to Inclusion &amp; Belonging</b></p><br><p>At Copeland, we cultivate a strong sense of inclusion and belonging where individuals of all backgrounds, and with diverse perspectives, are embraced and treated fairly to enable a stronger workforce.&nbsp; Our employee resource groups play an important role in culture and community building at Copeland.</p><br><br><p><b><span>Work Authorization</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>Copeland will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.</span></span></p><br><br><p><b><span>Equal Opportunity Employer</span></b></p><br><br><p><span><span>Copeland is an Equal <span><span><span><span><span>Opportunity/Affirmative</span></span></span></span></span> Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.</span></span></p><br><br><p><span><span>If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: copeland.careers@copeland.com</span></span></p><br><br> </div>

<p>The Procurement Officer manages the buying cycle for imported finished goods, from placing the order with the principal to landing the container in the warehouse at the right cost and the right time. The job sits between the international suppliers, the freight and clearance agents, Finance and the Sales team. Success is measured by availability on the shelf, healthy stock cover, and no money lost to expiry, demurrage or a badly timed order.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Purchasing and Order Management</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare purchase orders for imported goods based on sales forecasts, stock cover, minimum order quantities and container optimisation.</li><li>Consolidate orders across brands and SKUs to reduce freight cost per unit and avoid part loaded containers.</li><li>Confirm proforma invoices, order acknowledgements, production and shipping dates with each principal.</li><li>Track every open order from confirmation to arrival, and flag delays to Sales and management before they become out of stock situations.</li><li>Follow up on short shipments, damaged goods, wrong SKUs and quantity discrepancies, and pursue credit notes or replacements.</li></ul><p><strong>Supplier and Principal Coordination</strong></p><ul><li>Serve as the daily operational contact with international principals and their export teams.</li><li>Maintain supplier records: price lists, agreed terms, MOQs, lead times, product codes and barcodes.</li><li>Escalate repeated service failures, and support management in the annual review with each principal.</li><li>Source and qualify suppliers for non trade purchases: warehouse consumables, packaging for repacking or bundling, promotional material, fleet parts, office and general supplies.</li></ul><p><strong>Imports, Shipping and Clearance</strong></p><ul><li>Own the import file end to end: proforma invoice, commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of origin, health and conformity certificates, and any Ministry approval required.</li><li>Coordinate with freight forwarders on booking, routing, transit time and freight rates, and compare options before committing.</li><li>Work with the clearance agent on customs declaration, HS classification, duty and VAT settlement, and inspection.</li><li>Push files through clearance fast enough to avoid demurrage, storage and detention charges, and report on any charge incurred with the reason.</li><li>Coordinate arrival timing with the warehouse so receiving capacity matches the schedule.</li></ul><p><strong>Cost and Terms</strong></p><ul><li>Calculate landed cost per SKU: goods value, freight, insurance, duty, clearance, transport and any other charge, and hand a clean figure to Finance and Pricing.</li><li>Support Finance on letters of credit, transfers and payment scheduling, and supply the documents the bank asks for.</li><li>Negotiate freight rates, clearance fees and terms with local service providers.</li><li>Track price changes from principals and currency impact, and alert management early when landed cost is moving.</li><li>Identify savings: better incoterms, consolidated shipments, alternative routing, improved payment terms.</li></ul><p><strong>Stock, Expiry and Planning</strong></p><ul><li>Monitor stock cover by SKU against agreed targets, and adjust order timing when sales trends shift.</li><li>Balance MOQ and container economics against shelf life. Never buy a quantity the market cannot sell before expiry.</li><li>Track incoming production dates and remaining shelf life on every shipment, and reject or renegotiate short dated stock.</li><li>Watch slow moving and near expiry inventory with Sales, and support clearance or promotion decisions early enough to matter.</li><li>Work with Sales, Brand and Demand Planning on forecasts, new listings, promotional buys and seasonal peaks.</li></ul><p><strong>Documentation, Systems and Compliance</strong></p><ul><li>Maintain complete and auditable procurement and import files for every shipment.</li><li>Process all transactions through the ERP and keep master data clean: item codes, supplier codes, prices, units of measure, barcodes.</li><li>Ensure imported products meet Lebanese labelling, registration and regulatory requirements before shipment, not after arrival.</li><li>Follow the company procurement policy and approval matrix, and support internal and external audit requests.</li></ul><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p><strong>Must Have</strong></p><ul><li>3 to 6 years of procurement, purchasing or import experience, ideally in FMCG import and distribution or trading.</li><li>Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Economics or a related field.</li><li>Hands on experience with import files, shipping documents, incoter</li></ul>

A well-established hospitality group in Beirut is looking for an experienced, commercially driven Marketing Manager to lead the marketing strategy, customer growth, and commercial performance of a diverse portfolio of restaurant and hospitality concepts. <br>With multiple brands spanning different concepts and cuisines, this is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on marketing leader who can build strong brands while directly contributing to sales, customer acquisition, and revenue growth. <br> <br>Key Responsibilities: <br> • Develop and execute the overall marketing strategy across a portfolio of hospitality and restaurant brands, ensuring each concept has a clear positioning, target audience, and differentiated identity. <br> • Translate business objectives into commercial marketing plans that increase footfall, reservations, average spend, delivery orders, customer acquisition, retention, and overall revenue. <br> • Develop creative and commercially effective promotions, offers, and customer acquisition initiatives based on seasonality, customer behavior, business needs, and market opportunities. <br> • Own the annual marketing calendar, covering campaigns, seasonal activations, menu launches, outlet openings, events, special occasions, partnerships, promotions, and other revenue-driving initiatives. <br> • Identify new opportunities to attract and retain customers, including loyalty initiatives, CRM campaigns, partnerships, corporate offers, events, experiences, and targeted customer activations. <br> • Develop and manage digital and social media strategies, ensuring content and campaigns are aligned with each brand’s positioning and commercial objectives. <br> • Manage relationships with creative, digital, social media, influencer, PR, photography, and other external agencies and suppliers, ensuring quality, value, and timely delivery. <br> • Lead influencer and partnership strategies to increase brand awareness, customer engagement, and measurable traffic to outlets and digital channels. <br> • Work closely with Operations, Sales, and Senior Management to ensure marketing initiatives are commercially viable, operationally executable, and delivered effectively. <br> • Use sales data, customer behavior, campaign performance, digital analytics, CRM data, delivery performance, customer reviews, and market trends to identify opportunities and continuously improve marketing performance. <br> • Establish and track key marketing KPIs, including revenue impact, customer acquisition, campaign ROI, footfall, reservations, repeat visits, delivery orders, engagement, and customer retention. <br> • Monitor competitors, market trends, and customer preferences to identify new concepts, promotions, experiences, and revenue opportunities. <br> • Manage the marketing budget effectively, ensuring resources are allocated to initiatives that deliver measurable commercial value. <br> • Support new restaurant openings and brand launches, from go-to-market strategy and pre-opening campaigns to launch activations and post-launch performance tracking. <br> <br>What We’re Looking For: <br> • Proven experience as a Marketing Manager or similar senior marketing role, preferably within hospitality, F&B, restaurants, hotels, lifestyle, or consumer brands. <br> • Strong understanding of restaurant/F&B marketing and customer acquisition, with a proven ability to connect marketing activity to sales and revenue. <br> • Demonstrated experience managing multiple brands or concepts, ideally across different cuisines, target audiences, or market segments. <br> • Strong knowledge of digital marketing, social media, CRM, customer loyalty, paid media, influencer marketing, promotions, and campaign management. <br> • A creative thinker who can continuously develop fresh promotional ideas, customer experiences, partnerships, and campaigns that drive traffic and sales. <br> • Strong analytical and commercial mindset, with the ability to use data to make decisions and measure ROI and business impact. <br> • Experience managing agencies, influencers, creative partners, and external suppliers. <br> • Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and project management skills. <br> • Ability to work in a fast-paced, hands-on hospitality environment and manage multiple brands, campaigns, and priorities simultaneously. <br> • Strong knowledge of the Lebanese hospitality and consumer market is highly desirable. <br> • Excellent English communication skills. <br> <br>What Success Looks Like: <br>The successful candidate will be expected to go beyond brand awareness and deliver measurable business growth. <br>Success in this role means: <br> • More customers visiting our restaurants. <br> • Increased reservations and delivery orders. <br> • Stronger customer retention and repeat visits. <br> • More effective and profitable promotions. <br> • Stronger brand positioning across our different concepts. <br> • Marketing campaigns that deliver measurable ROI. <br> • New ideas that continuously create opportunities for sales and revenue growth. <br> <br>Why Join Us? <br>This is an opportuni

<p><b>Purpose of the Role</b></p><p><br></p><p>The Financial Controller owns the financial engine of the business: closing the books on time, protecting margin, keeping the banking relationships healthy, and giving management numbers they can act on. This is not a back office role. The person will sit close to Sales, Supply Chain and Procurement, challenge assumptions, and support the ownership on major commercial and investment decisions.</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><b><br></b></p><p><b>Key Responsibilities</b></p><p><br></p><p>#Financial Control and Reporting</p><p>- Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close, and deliver the full reporting pack within agreed deadlines.</p><p>- Prepare financial statements in line with IFRS, including multi currency accounting and the treatment of USD and LBP exposure.</p><p>- Build and maintain the management reporting suite: P&amp;L by brand, by SKU, by channel and by customer.</p><p>- Lead the annual budget and rolling forecasts, and explain variances with commentary that is useful, not decorative.</p><p>- Handle hyperinflation and currency devaluation accounting matters, including revaluation and translation impacts.</p><p><br></p><p>#Banking and Treasury</p><p>- Act as the main point of contact with local and correspondent banks.</p><p>- Manage credit facilities, overdrafts, term loans, guarantees and letters of credit for imports of raw material, packaging and equipment.</p><p>- Prepare bank submissions: financials, business plans, cash flow projections, covenant tracking.</p><p>- Run cash flow forecasting on a weekly and monthly basis, and manage FX exposure and hedging where instruments are available.</p><p>- Optimise working capital across receivables, payables and inventory.</p><p><br></p><p>#Contracts and Commercial Agreements</p><p>- Review, negotiate and control the financial terms of supplier, distributor, agency, lease, insurance and service contracts.</p><p>- Set up and monitor customer trading terms: credit limits, payment terms, rebates, listing fees and promotional support.</p><p>- Track contract obligations, renewal dates, penalty clauses and price adjustment mechanisms.</p><p>- Coordinate with legal counsel on the financial exposure inside any agreement before signature.</p><p><br></p><p>#FMCG Commercial Finance</p><p>- Control trade spend and promotional investment, and measure return on each activity.</p><p>- Own product costing and standard cost, including landed cost of imported material, customs duties, freight and clearance.</p><p>- Monitor gross margin by product line, and flag erosion early with the reason behind it.</p><p>- Support pricing decisions in a volatile cost and currency environment.</p><p>- Control inventory: valuation, provisioning, shrinkage, expiry, cycle counts and full physical stock takes across warehouses and vans.</p><p>- Review route to market economics, distributor profitability and secondary sales performance.</p><p><br></p><p>#ERP and Systems</p><p>- Lead or co lead the ERP implementation or upgrade, from selection through design, data migration, testing, go live and post go live stabilisation.</p><p>- Design the chart of accounts, cost centre structure and reporting hierarchy.</p><p>- Drive automation of manual processes and improve the quality and speed of data coming out of the system.</p><p>- Work with IT and department heads to make sure the system matches how the business actually operates.</p><p><br></p><p>#Governance, Tax and Audit</p><p>- Design and enforce internal controls across procurement, sales, cash, inventory and payroll.</p><p>- Manage VAT, income tax, payroll tax, NSSF and all filings with Lebanese authorities.</p><p>- Handle external audit, statutory audit and any tax inspection, and close findings.</p><p>- Protect company assets and reduce the risk of fraud, leakage and unrecorded loss.</p><p><br></p><p>#Leadership and Business Partnering</p><p>- Lead, coach and develop the finance team, and build a succession plan for key positions.</p><p>- Sit at the management table as a business partner, not as a scorekeeper.</p><p>- Contribute to strategy: expansion plans, new product launches, capex, make or buy decisions, feasibility studies and market entry.</p><p>- Present clearly to owners, board members and external stakeholders.</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p><b>Requirements</b></p><p><br></p><p>#Must Have</p><p>- 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 5 years in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or equivalent senior position.</p><p>- Solid FMCG background. Manufacturing plus distribution is strongly preferred over pure trading.</p><p>- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business. Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CMA or an MBA is a strong plus.</p><p>- Strong IFRS knowled</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p><br></p><ul> </ul>

<p>Unilever is currently hiring for R-PHONE_NUMBER Demand Planning Assistant Manager Levant and Iraq (Open) Function: Supply Chain Reports to: NALI Demand Planning, S&amp;OP and FGI Manager Scope: Levant &amp; Iraq Location: Beirut Terms &amp; Conditions: Full Time Work Level WL1 JOB PURPOSE: Coordinate the demand planning process of the relevant category and consolidate the demand forecasting from Brands &amp; CSP to be input for supply and financial planning. Directly accountable for Channel category Demand forecast with overall responsibility for the category Lead the category Demand Planning Meeting and drive S&amp;OP cycle for Algeria Establish an acceptable level of integrity and forecast accuracy of the above forecast. Establish, strengthen and maintain the integrity of demand planning process in total company. Continually improve the demand planning process and forecast accuracy/Bias of the total company. Represents Demand Planning in all relevant category meetings and projects that require Demand Planning involvement. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Demand Planning Process Management Coordinate a cross-functional team consisting of CSP team and Marketing team to deliver an accurate demand to the category - Weekly, sku- volume Responsible and accountable to deliver Channel wise Baseline forecast for the category. Coordinate and facilitate demand planning meeting of the category as a forum to get consensus from CSP and Brand leads on one set of demand figures for business operations. 4. Establish and maintain effectiveness of Demand Planning Meeting. Ensure that demand planning policy has been strictly followed. Establish Channel demand forecast and ensure channel considerations are obtained for the category Accountable for forecast accuracy of the category and therefore is responsible for initiating activities/changes that will lead to achievement and continuous improvement of forecast accuracy. Responsible for Innovation Plan update upon the contract gate approval and follow-up with Innovation tracker until the post Launch Review for the category and alert the demand functions any variances and key changes in Innovation forecast Ensure Quarterly Long term volume plan update with assumptions to enable LT capacity enhancement decisions to take place Set up an effective means of communication and integration of information between Demand Planning and other related functions- Supply Planning, Brands, CSP, Finance,.. Coordinate S&amp;OP Meetings, actively involved in Activity planning phase to ensure realistic incremental and cannibalizations built into the forecast Weekly Demand Management Indicates exception, which is generated from weekly tracking report to CSP, Supply Planning and Customer Service teams. Involve actively in the weekly operations meeting (WOM) to help both demand-side functions and supply-side functions to take appropriate actions to production and/or sales plan. Continuous Improvement Monitor forecast accuracy and forecast bias and proposes changes for improvement. Initiate a continuous improvement program to demand planning process. Other Responsibilities Ad hoc analysis of data relating to forecasting. Closely monitor the execution of planned promotions and ensure all the activities planned at Activity plan is included in demand plan for the category. Recommend appropriate changes for improvement of company demand planning process. Responsible for root cause analysis of CCFOT losses due to demand for the category.</p><p><strong>Desired Candidate Profile</strong></p><p>Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, or a related field. Minimum of 3 years of experience in Demand Planning , preferably within the FMCG industry . Proven experience in Sales &amp; Operations Planning (S&amp;OP) processes and demand forecasting methodologies. Strong forecasting and analytical skills with the ability to translate market insights and business trends into accurate demand plans. Excellent stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, Supply Planning, and Finance. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across multiple functions and markets. Advanced proficiency in English (written and spoken). Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and demand planning systems/tools is highly desirable. Strong problem-solving mindset with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in the FMCG sector . Exposure to regional or multi-country demand planning environments, preferably covering the Levant and Iraq markets. Experience working with integrated business planning and supply chain management processes.</p>