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- Foods Department Manager in Training
- Store Administrator Department Manager In Training
- Fashion, Beauty and Home Department Manager In Training
- Store Administrator Department Manager In Training
- Systems Administrator
- STORE PLANNER
- Finance Business Support Administrator
- Finance Business Support Analyst
- SPACE PLANNER
Foods Department Manager in Training
Listing reference: woolw_000753
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 14 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Stores and Inventory
Location: Hillcrest
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market related
EE position: No
Introduction
Main Purpose: To deliver exceptional customer service and maximise selling opportunities through effective people and process management.
Job description
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
- Ensure departmental sales in line with budgets
- Maximise selling via selling space, displays, layouts, commercial sales plans, demos, etc.
- Ensure the delivery of a consistent customer shopping experience in line with the agreed service levels
- Manage Foods operational standards and ensure that controls are adhered to for in-store shrinkage, waste and stock accuracy
- Ensure timeous replenishment of stock
- Implement and monitor all departmental activities
- Manage Hot Foods Standards
- Manage accurate and timeous completion of daily Stores Foods processes
- Conduct weekly risk documentation
- People management – staffing, performance management, training & development, employee relations
Minimum requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
•Matric or equivalent NQF level
•Relevant tertiary qualification advantageous
•Between 1-3 years of relevant managerial experience
•Technological proficiency
•Understanding of stock management
•Innate awareness and knowledge of Foods and retail trends
Please note, that if you have not received a written response from us within 6 weeks of the closing date your application was unsuccessful.
Store Administrator Department Manager In Training
Listing reference: woolw_000751
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 17 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Stores and Inventory
Location: Hillcrest
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Main Purpose: To provide a specialized financial management and administration service by partnering and influencing Store Management in order to facilitate a risk free and profitable environment.
Job description
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
•Partner with Store Management to implement and measure initiatives to enhance financial performance
•Set parameters/guidelines and measure to optimise productivity and affordability in partnership with Store Management
•Formulate financial operating plan within budget parameters, implement and sustain during the financial year
•Control store expenditure within budget parameters and ensure accurate and timeous accruals
•Continuously improve the efficiency of systems / procedures / controls across all store areas to affect profitability
•Communicate, train, implement and sustain relevant Systems, Methods and Processes (SMP’s) within the store to deliver the required outcomes
•Ensure compliance in internal controls through effective risk management to minimise risk and deliver operational excellence
•Manage payroll to optimise productivity and control wage cost
•Manage cash activities to ensure controlled cash handling environment
•Manage general HR administration to ensure data integrity and accurate record retention
•Develop, recruit, retain and lead a competent and motivated Store Administration Team
•Commercial Management function during peak periods, late trading & weekends, and participate in general store operational duties
Minimum requirements
•Between 1-3 years of relevant managerial experience
•Minimum 2-3 years administration and financial experience
•Commercial degree or diploma (e.g. B Admin / B Com) or NQF 5 advantageous
•Sound administrative skills
•Matric or equivalent NQF level
•Driver’s licence
•Technological proficiency
Please note, that if you have not received a written response from us within 6 weeks of the closing date your application was unsuccessful.
Fashion, Beauty and Home Department Manager In Training
Listing reference: woolw_000754
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 14 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Stores and Inventory
Location: Hillcrest
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Main Purpose: To deliver exceptional customer service and maximize selling opportunities through effective people and process management.
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure departmental sales in line with budgets
• Maximise selling via selling space, displays, layouts, commercial sales plans, demos, etc.
• Drive stock availability and ensure Clothing and Home stock inventory processes are implemented in allocated area
• Ensure shopkeeping disciplines are continuously in place in allocated department. This includes: ticketing; adjacencies; rack alignment; hangers; hygiene and cleanliness; replenishment; sample trolley; merchandising principles; stockroom disciplines; product quality; proportionality; availability
• Ensure the delivery of a consistent customer shopping experience in line with the agreed service levels
• Maximise promotional and special events sales
• Conduct weekly risk documentation
• Ensure timeous replenishment of stock
• Implement and monitor all departmental activities
• People management – staffing, performance management, training & development, employee relations
• Minimize and Manage shrinkage
• Ensure that all safety and security rules and regulations are adhered to
• Deal with customer complaints and queries
Minimum requirements
Qualifications and Technical knowledge and skills:
•Matric or equivalent NQF level
•Relevant tertiary qualification advantageous
•Between 1-3 years of relevant managerial experience
•Technological proficiency
•Understanding of stock management
•Innate awareness and knowledge of Fashion, Beauty and home retail trends
Please note, that if you have not received a written response from us within 6 weeks of the closing date your application was unsuccessful.
Store Administrator Department Manager In Training
Listing reference: woolw_000752
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 17 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Stores and Inventory
Location: Pietermaritzburg
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Main Purpose: To provide a specialized financial management and administration service by partnering and influencing Store Management in order to facilitate a risk free and profitable environment.
Job description
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
•Partner with Store Management to implement and measure initiatives to enhance financial performance
•Set parameters/guidelines and measure to optimise productivity and affordability in partnership with Store Management
•Formulate financial operating plan within budget parameters, implement and sustain during the financial year
•Control store expenditure within budget parameters and ensure accurate and timeous accruals
•Continuously improve the efficiency of systems / procedures / controls across all store areas to affect profitability
•Communicate, train, implement and sustain relevant Systems, Methods and Processes (SMP’s) within the store to deliver the required outcomes
•Ensure compliance in internal controls through effective risk management to minimise risk and deliver operational excellence
•Manage payroll to optimise productivity and control wage cost
•Manage cash activities to ensure controlled cash handling environment
•Manage general HR administration to ensure data integrity and accurate record retention
•Develop, recruit, retain and lead a competent and motivated Store Administration Team
•Commercial Management function during peak periods, late trading & weekends, and participate in general store operational duties
Minimum requirements
•Between 1-3 years of relevant managerial experience
•Minimum 2-3 years administration and financial experience
•Commercial degree or diploma (e.g. B Admin / B Com) or NQF 5 advantageous
•Sound administrative skills
•Matric or equivalent NQF level
•Driver’s licence
•Technological proficiency
Please note, that if you have not received a written response from us within 6 weeks of the closing date your application was unsuccessful.
Systems Administrator
Listing reference: woolw_000747
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 12 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Maintain IT infrastructure, systems and vendor service levels, manage hardware and software requirements, administer WMS, minimize and manage IT risks.
Job description
- Manage and administer the WMS system across all areas of the supply chain (Foods, FBH)
- Assist with setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting warehouse management systems (WMS) and related equipment such as barcode scanners, printers, RF and handheld devices.
- Collaborate with ITS and support teams to effectively test WMS enhancements, integration changes and system upgrades.
- Primary on-site support for key DC applications and technologies, including but not limited to the WMS.
- Resolve user / operational queries.
- Act as link between end users and higher-level support.
- Effective WMS administration, housekeeping and maintenance tasks.
- Adherence to change controls and IT processes.
- Identify problems (recurring incidents) and resolve or escalate appropriately.
- Timeous and accurate reporting (EOD).
- Document, publish and maintain system administration manuals to facilitate learning amongst the team .
- Support effective implementation of projects from an IT perspective
- Action all system-related tasks as agreed upon by the project deliverables.
- Support project ‘go-lives’ and act as the IT onsite resource.
- Take ownership of computer systems and related processes after project implementation.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement deliver against ongoing enhancement/business requirement demands.
- Provide input into the one-year operating plan for IT Logistics and the DC.
- Give input to the development of and maintain the site Business Continuation and Disaster Recovery Plans.
- Contribute to the ongoing improvement of processes and ways of working
- Understand relevant Service Level Agreements with necessary escalations for optimal uptime.
- Institute accurate controls to prevent computer system failures thereby minimizing risks and ensuring stability across systems.
- Maintain IT infrastructure (Hardware and Software) within the DC.
- Build an internal wiki with technical documentation, manuals and IT policies.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
- Building, integrating and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders and service providers in line with SLA to achieve operational excellence.
- Build relationships with our Warehouse Operations team by spending time on the warehouse floor to learn their workflows to better assist them with technical issues.
- Facilitate the relationship with SMC (Service Management Centre, HO) to ensure all incidents, logs are actioned, escalated and resolved timeously.
- Troubleshoot hardware and software errors by running diagnostics, documenting problems and resolutions, prioritizing problems, and assessing impact of issues.
- Provide documentation and technical specifications for planning and implementing new or upgrades of IT infrastructure and/or systems.
Minimum requirements
TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONAL
· 3-year IT Qualification
· Knowledge & process understanding of logistics and related distribution processes
· Warehouse Management System (WMS) or Supply Chain / Warehousing experience
· Experience in the IT service and support fields
· Understanding of networks and IT infrastructure
· Previous experience in a Systems Administrator role will be advantageous
· Demonstrates an ability to work in a critical and complex environment
BEHAVIOURAL
· Resourcefulness and problem-solving aptitude
· Quickly resolve any system failures and troubleshoots issues
· Excellent communication skills
· Strong analytical skills
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills with peers, internal customers, management, contractors and vendors
· Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
· Understanding of networking concepts such as DNS, DHCP, HTTP, TELNET, FTP, TCP/IP protocols and client-server applications
· Perform light lifting and manual handling of IT equipment
· To work flexibly – recognising that many duties require to be undertaken outside normal working hours to minimise disruption
· Ability to work shifts and do standby 24 x 7
· Time management skills
· Demonstrates an ability to work in a critical and complex environment
STORE PLANNER
Listing reference: woolw_000749
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 14 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction
Assist and support the Planner with administrative tasks and analysis required to deliver optimum availability and profitable stock investments.
Job description
• Provide input into planning/buying process
• Provide the correct information to ensure correct allocations
• Planning (Store Sales Planning, Size Profiling, Store Profiles)
• Allocation of merchandise to stores
• Liaison with stores and suppliers
• Integral part of the planning team and active participation with the department is required
• Active participation in departmental analysis down to store and size to enable trade
• Effective use of reports available for analysis
Minimum requirements
• Relevant retail/ business qualification
• 2 years retail experience( minimum)
• Numerical, analytical and interpretive ability
• Analytical capability (core skill, non-negotiable)
• Efficient and accurate attention to detail
• Commercial understanding and a merchant mind set
• Good working knowledge of computer software, with intermediate to advanced working experience on Excel and Cognos reporting skills
• Assertive, effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Action orientated and deadline driven
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to use own initiative and be proactive
• Ability to work independently and decision making-ability
• Excellent planning and organising skills
• Customer Service Orientation
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with confidence
Finance Business Support Administrator
Finance Business Support Administrator (10-month contract)
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town South
Contract: Temporary
EE position: No
Introduction
To provide business support; end-user access control, end-user training, perform month-end tasks; and to perform system testing and sign-off system upgrades across the financial systems, as part of finance continuous improvement projects, ensuring that finance’s objectives, in particular, control objectives are achieved. Responsible for the maintenance of Financial Mater Data across Financial systems
Job description
SYSTEM’S MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT
- Ensure Items on the interface and error files are cleared for all Oracle Modules.
- Ensure weekly periods are closed for all Oracle Modules on timely basis.
- Ensure month end period close process is action for all WHL companies.
- Appropriate access granted on a timely basis for all WHL companies.
- User maintenance request actioned on a timely basis.
- Effective incident and request management within agreed SLA.
- Hierarchies are accurate and aligned (Oracle Financials and Hyperion).
- Segments accurate and valid with agreed service levels.
- Representing Finance at the new store forum and the Recon Assist forum.
- Ensure new store is set up on Oracle and Recon Assist.
- Supplier Master Data changes complete, accurate and valid for Trade, Non-Trade and imports. For WW, VMP and WFS.
- Customer master data changes complete, accurate and valid.
- Inventory master data changes complete accurate and valid.
- Complete operational schedules and commentary.
- Hyperion – Reviewing and resolving key system error reports.
- Ensuring that EFT payments for WW, VMP and WFS runs are successful and escalating any issues identified.
- Responsibilities and menus well designed and tested and appropriate access granted for all Oracle modules.
MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT
- Creating and Managing Item descriptions.
- Creating catalogue hierarchies.
- Linking suppliers and categories
- Document Routing of workflow.
- Copying, canceling and changing of all transactions.
- Setting up new buyers.
- Assigning and amending Buyer PO categories.
- Monitoring workflow processes.
- Viewing and responding to Notifications.
- Vacation rules /reassigning notifications.
- Assist user with iExpense system issues.
- iExpense audit errors of expense reports.
- Maintain Electronic Forms.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Maintain and Contribute to end user training manuals.
- Performs end user training across all regions.
- After hour support.
NEW BUSINESS INITIATIVES
- Input into the design , development ,testing, training and implementation of new business initiatives e.g. Oracle , Recon Assist , Hyperion
COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS
- Integration with IT support teams and business users in order to effectively resolve and manage business system and process application problems
Minimum requirements
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Basic accounting experience
- Information processing and database concepts
- Mainframe environment and batch processing experience
- Relevant practical experience in specialist area of support
- Experience on applications relative to specialist area
- Experience on Finance processes and systems
- Knowledge of Business IT systems (Oracle, Recon Assist, Hyperion)
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving ability
- Understanding of Finance processes
- Process thinking ability
- Computer Literacy
- Unicenter incident tracking system experience
BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS
- Personal Effectiveness
- Passion for the brand and customers
- Thinking strategically and commercially
- Leading Transformation
- Connecting people
- Delivering high performance
- Having a merchant mind-set
- Making insightful business decisions
- Driving quality
- Planning and Organising
WHAT TECHNICAL / FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES DO YOU REQUIRE?
- Knowledge of Business IT systems
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving ability
- Process thinking ability
- Computer Literacy, including general Microsoft Office skills
Finance Business Support Analyst
Finance Business Support Analyst (10 month contract)
Listing reference: woolw_000748
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 13 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Western Cape
Contract: Temporary
EE position: No
Introduction
To provide finance business support to ensure financial integrity is maintained across the financials systems ensuring that finance objectives, in particular, system control objectives are achieved. Provide first line support in terms of end-user access control and training. Support the finance process team in performing testing and signing off of system upgrades and new system developments. Investigates solutions for change requests/incidents logged and responsible to produce and maintain required functional specification documents. Be responsible for certain operational tasks performed in the Finance business support area.
Job description
System’s Maintenance and Support
- Supports the ongoing system maintenance. Ensures system configuration is designed, tested and implemented as per the business requirements.
- Monitors interfaces from peer systems and ensures that it is accurate and complete. Interface and error files are cleared for all Oracle Modules for all entities on a timely basis.
- Responsible for completing daily operational tasks within the Finance business
- Responsible for completing certain month-end/year end period close tasks including the resolving of month end/year end issues to ensure that month end/year end is completed on time.
- Performs Systems / Modules / Profiles and configuration implementation, set-up, monitor, maintenance, enhancement and upgrades to support new and existing functionalities.
- Maintains system responsibilities, hierarchies, profiles and workflows, performs a quarterly audit of end-user access. Ensures access is verified and complete
- Works with ITS- Systems Analyst to load Service Requests with Oracle (Oracle Metalink).
- Establish strong relationship with IT Finance , Group reporting and Central Finance
- Maintain all administration documents for system configuration, test packs and training manuals.
End-user Maintenance and Support
• Provides second line support to the business, assists with incident resolution
• Complies with Service Level Agreements
• Loads Service Requests with Oracle Metalink.
• Provides support to, and liaise with System Analyst and System Administrator
• Liaises with Internal and External auditors regarding queries
New Business Initiatives
- Provides input into the design, development, testing, training and implementation of new business initiatives.
- Working with the finance process analyst to communicate the business requirement and ongoing interaction to ensure that any development meets the business need
Continuous Improvement
- Continually seek process/system improvement opportunities within Finance and ensure with the finance process analyst /-Finance process owner the enhancement or project will deliver the improved business solution
Training and Development
- Provide ongoing coaching and training for existing and new employees on systems and processes.
- Continuous end-user training and mentoring on Finance applications. (new and current users)
- Identifies problems and bring them to the attention of the team, with team group discussions on issues
- Self-study on Oracle User Guides and Oracle Library
- Schedules team Computer Based Training (CBT) sessions
- Maintain in-house end user training manuals and procedure manuals
Communication with Stakeholders
- Integration with IT support teams and business users in order to effectively resolve and manage business system and process application problems
Minimum requirements
- Analytical skills
- Problem solving ability
- Understanding of Finance processes
- Process thinking ability
- Computer Literacy, including general Microsoft Office skill
Minimum Qualification
- Relevant Financial qualification
- BCom / Accounting diploma
Experience Required
- 5 years of experience in a similar environment
- Basic to medium understanding of accounting principals and experience
- Information processing and database concepts
- ERP system support and maintenance
- Relevant practical experience in specialist area of support
- Experience on applications relative to specialist area
- Experience on Finance processes and systems
- End-user systems training
- Information processing and database concepts
- ERP system support and maintenance
- Relevant practical experience in specialist area of support
- Experience on applications relative to specialist area
- Experience on Finance processes and systems
- End-user systems training
SPACE PLANNER
Listing reference: woolw_000755
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 14 February 2024
Position summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No
Introduction
To optimally apportion FBH space into equipment grids and floor plans, using the latest computer aided software and in-house planning systems, based on sales information and agreed store layout principles.
Job description
- Deliver high level Floor plans including wall elevations and Product category adjacencies for sign off by FBH Selling management.
- Deliver detailed equipment grids and floor plans in 2D and 3D as per national layout policy and seasonal layout principles for sign off by FBH Selling management.
- Update store floor plans seasonally or as required, based on customer data, seasonal layout principles,including capturing relevant information on Excel spreadsheets.
- Provide relevant Space planning information to all stakeholders in line with critical path for store activities e.g. new store openings, seasonal layout changes etc.
- Provide administration support to Selling group as regards Space planning information e.g., Floor plans,Trading density etc.
- Work with store teams to ensure floor plans are executed in-store and manage accurate equipment and space information.
- Provide store teams with guidelines on equipment usage and product group layouts to promote store chain image by store format.
- Ensure that floor plan and equipment register/library is kept up to date.
- Deliver relevant space performance reports.
Minimum requirements
• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Draughting experience on 2D/3D
• MS Office Suite (Proficient in Excel, Word, Power-point, Outlook)
• Minimum 1-2 years retail Space planning experience
• Ability to analyse and interpret information accurately.
• Planning and organising ability
• Business and commercial acumen
• Passion for the brand and customer
• Strong influencing and communication skills
• A commitment to high performance delivery
All the best with your applications.
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