Ongoing Recruitment at GDM Group, 2nd January, 2019

GDM Group strives to achieve through her combined operations of her equity member companies and her adjunct consultants of over 400 years combined commercial experience. We offer from one off sales of marketing project to end to end management off commercial projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mean Stack Developer (Front End and Back End)

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Building interactive consumer data from multiple systems and Restfully abstract to the UI through a Node.js backend
• Define code architecture decisions to support a high-performance and scalable product with a minimal footprint
• Address and improve any technical issues
• Collaborate well with engineers, researchers, and data implementation specialists to design and create advanced, elegant and efficient systems

Front-End:

• Web fundamentals like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• CSS preprocessors like Sass or LESS
• JavaScript frameworks like AngularJS, React, or Ember etc., or JS-based build tools like Grunt, Gulp, and Bower
• Libraries like jQuery or Backbone.js
• Front-end (CSS) frameworks like Foundation or Bootstrap
• AJAX

Back-End:

• API design and development
• CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• RESTful Services
• Web fundamentals like HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Server-side languages like PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, JavaScript, and .Net
• Database technologies like MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Web server technologies like Node.js, J2EE, Apache, Nginx, ISS, etc.
• Frameworks related to their server-side language of choice like: Express.js, Ruby on Rails, CakePHP, etc.

Candidate Profile/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• At least 2-7 working experience as a MEAN Stack Developer
• In depth knowledge of NodeJS, ExpressJS or Restify
• Experience implementing applications using Angular 1 or React
• Knowledge of the following will be considered as an advantage:
• Consumer Web Development Experience for High-Traffic, Public Facing web applications
• Experience with cloud technologies also a plus
• Creating secure RESTful-based web services in XML and JSON, Javascript, JQuery
• Continuous integration (Jenkins/Hudson) and version control (SVN, Git).

Job Title: Data Analyst

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• We are looking for a passionate Data Analyst. The successful candidate will turn data into information, information into insight and insight into business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports
• Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/data systems
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
• Filter and “clean” data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems
• Work with management to prioritize business and information needs
• Data entry into content management systems and databases
• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities

Requirements

• Strong interest in data analysis and ability to learn fast.
• Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
• Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc), databases (SQL etc), programming (XML, Javascript, or ETL frameworks)
• Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS etc)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
• BS in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or Statistics.

Job Title: Business Manager

Location: Lagos

About The Role

• As a Business Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficiency of business operations as well as setting strategic goals for the future.
• Ideally, you would be passionate about selling and growing businesses.

Job Description

• Responsible for the financial management of projects, putting together bids for new work and negotiating and agreeing contracts, of the general operation of the business expansion efforts, which includes interaction with customers, potential customers, procurement within areas of businesses through a series of strategies.
• Strategically assist in championing the design, development and execution of business strategies for marketing the organization products and services and maintain database of individual customers, corporate and international organizations.
• Energetically participates in establishing, promoting and growing new business and implement expansion drive for business sustainability.
• Manage the proposal and contract negotiation, to deal closure
• Review market trends and make appropriate recommendations to enable management take key business decisions (e.g. markets, pricing, service delivery model).
• Identify opportunities to expand the business, including through partnerships, mergers and new markets
• Analyze sales, marketing, finance and other reports to gain insights into how to improve performance and maximize growth
• Develop accurate and consistent bids with the help of relevant departments
• Maintain sustainable and productive relationships with existing clients
• Manage daily operations, including employee training and development, contract negotiations and production planning
• Assess risks involved with new initiatives, ensure deadlines are met and be ready to handle unexpected situation
• Build strong relationships with and maintain a real time understanding of the industry and products & services market place
• Effectively manage several regional and business clusters and SBUs for organizational business growth.
• Building closer relationships with institutions, suppliers and potential clients and developing a clear understanding of the underlying needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Business, or related field; Masters (M.A or MSc) in Business or related field preferred
• 3 to 7 years of previous experience in sales, business management, business analysis, enterprise, retail sales, or related field
• Extensive knowledge of industry such as Tech,Retail,E-commerce and Logistics is highly needed
• Excellent analytical and time-management skills
• Up-to-date on latest industry trends; able to articulate trends and potential clearly and confidently
• Good interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management
• Experience in E-commerce company such as Jumia,Konga are added advantage.

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Lagos

Purpose of the Job

• The Business Analyst is responsible for analyzing business processes within the company and recommending projects to improve the effectiveness of those processes.
• Understand the structure, policies, and operations of the division’s service delivery operations.
• Interface with the customers to understand their requirements.
• Bridge the gap between the business problems and the technology solutions.
• Business performance analysis.

Expected Key Results (Detailed KPIs)

• Business Process Analysis: Conduct analysis of existing business processes & systems through observation, interviews, data analysis, etc. Summarize and succinctly present findings to your supervisor and other leaders in our client’s organisation.
• Process design, redesign and vetting: Work with your supervisor and project sponsors to design critical business processes that deliver increased revenue, reduce cost, or qualitative improvements like customer satisfaction. Design processes with strong controls and KPI measurement.
• Pilot and/or lead scale implementation of new processes & systems: Work with project sponsors to prototype new processes or business improvements; project manager for successful implementation; collect data & feedback on performance; roll-out changes to all operations.
• Prepare client ready documentation: Prepare crisp and polished documentation of new systems including process documents, reporting dashboards [ excel, looker, BI etc. ] training materials, presentations etc.
• Business Scope and Specification Management
• Conduct feasibility studies, from a technological and organizational perspective, and document findings
• Complete cost-benefit analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products or business unit structure
• Contribute to developing business cases to quantify current costs to serve; investment in project; and return on investment
• Market Assessment and Competitive Analysis
• Work closely with business development team, sharing knowledge, discussing ideas and helping the team to achieve targets.

Educational Qualifications & Functional Skills

• B.Sc Business Management / Entrepreneur and Innovation / Marketing / Sales / related disciplines
• Experience in a strategy or operational consulting role from a top consulting firm or business and sound knowledge of E-commerce Industry.
• Understanding Communications Network, Experience in a b2b, B2C sales environment; consistent track record of success in achieving product effectiveness and customer experience targets. Demonstrates a high level of organization and quality with Multitasks efficiency & priority setting
• Highly analytical with high degree of competency in Excel/Google Sheets, BI software ( Looker, Microsoft BI, Tableau ) and other analytical tools [this will be tested, do not apply if you do not have these skills]
• Critical Thinker: Very strong ability to structure problems and drive towards solutions even in ambiguous situations
• Entrepreneurial Spirit with qualities of being able to work independently and figure things out with innovative thinking, problem-solving skills and presence of mind.
• Track record of success in their role e.g. fast promotion, demonstrable experience in exceeding results in their role
• Ambitious , works hard and works smart (efficiently) wants to supercharge their professional development
• Excellent communication skills able to distill information and understand the way to communicate to different audiences to get results.

Deadline: 5th January, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: recruitment@hazonholdings.com