Pep – Skilled Vacancies

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Sales and Support Manager

Reference Number

PEP-1308

Description

Are you ready to take on a dynamic role where your contributions will directly impact our business success? We’re looking for a passionate and driven individual to join our team. This role is all about seizing new business opportunities, ensuring smooth operations, and exceeding customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities 

• Execution of PAXI strategy through developing new business opportunities to generate sales 
• Operational result  management for PAXI 
• Custodian of Marketing requirements for PAXI
• Relationship Management with Internal and External Stakeholders
• PAXI budget management 
• Leadership

Requirements

• Relevant Diploma or Degree is required (B. Comm, B.A. – with commercial subjects).
• 5+ Years logistical or Buying or Planning experience in a retail field or logistics field
• Computer Literacy (MS Office, Excel and Google Workspace)
• Financial Acumen
• Project management
• Relationship management 
• Process management 
• Excellent time management and prioritisation abilities.
• Relevant product knowledge; 
• Buying system knowledge; Buying processes

Competencies: Negotiating, Results Oriented, Performing under pressure, Commercial Drive, Vitality, Client Focus, Analyzing and forming opinions and Innovating

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.  

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.

Finance Systems Analyst

Reference Number

PEP-1273

Description

Purpose of the job

To ensure Finance systems and business processes incorporate industry standards and best practices; and to provide business process and technology support to users to enable scalable robust solutions

Key Responsibilities

• System Improvement delivery / Project delivery
• Focus on initiatives to address non-stable / scalable areas in the financial space 
• Understand and draft the ask of the BRD and translate to Functional Requirements Document (FRD), engage and facilitate questions with business owners to resolve, to get to FRD
• Receive and suggest System Improvement (SI)/Project from the Business and gather business requirements from Users (business owners) / Business requirements and needs will be facilitated
• Discusses specifications with PIT or 3’rd party in order to ensure correct understanding of business need
• Provide a Support service to the business to assist with any system queries/problem (technical and non-technical)
• Training /Knowledge acquisition and transfer within the team and business
• Ad Hoc queries and tasks

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Information Systems
• 5 years or more experience in a similar role 
• Experience within a Business systems analysis / Finance management environment

• Experience with test-driven development
• Strong finance knowledge
• Experience improving financial solution (integration, recon, accuracy, scalable, robust)
• Experience to collaborate and facilitate
• SQL, JIRA, SAP
• Reconart
• Google Cloud Platform 
• Apply agile or waterfall methodology to take a BRD to a FRD level
• Project exposure to implement and design solution in business
• Facilitate training sessions/presentations
• Above average computer literacy – MS Office & MS Project / Google
• Project management skills 
• Presentation and facilitation skills 
• Hands on experience with software development and documentation
• Able to explain technical details 
• Solid information of business systems 
• Able to take responsibility and be self motivated
• Able to develop ideas and share them clearly (in non-technical terms when required)
• Able to explain solution trade-offs (in non-technical terms when required)
• Able to work within a team
• Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills.
• Will respond in a supportive and patient and friendly / approachable manner (passionate)
• Can support more than one process business in a system or one process over more than 1 system
• Be able to configure on application back end or front end (not develop)
• Competencies: Performing under pressure, Listening skills, Service oriented, Initiative, Innovating, Helicopter view.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.  

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.

Skills Development Officer

Reference Number

PEP-1338

Description

Purpose of the job

To initiate, drive and implement skills development for all employees of the company, in accordance with the agreed Skills Development and BEE plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the implementation of Skills Development programmes
• Learner certification and close out of programmes
• Relationship Management
• Ad hoc responsibilities

Requirements

JOB INCUMBENT REQUIREMENTS 

• Relevant diploma or degree in HR (Training and Development) or retail management (Essential)

• At least two years’ experience in HR or retail management
• Experience in training and development would be an advantage 
• Experience in Skills Development facilitation (Advantage)
• Computer Literacy: MS Office and/or Google Suite
• Strong administrative skills
• Numerical literacy
• Knowledge of SETA funding processes
• Knowledge of accredited programme delivery (i.e. learnerships; internships; skills programmes)
• Code 8 Drivers License
• Willingness to travel within South Africa
• Ability to attend external Skills Development engagements independently 
• Competencies required: Performing under pressure, Results oriented, Planning, Drive, Personal Development, Providing Feedback, Creating Support, Organisational Sensitivity and Integrity

Closing date: Tuesday, 17 September 2024   

Visual Merchandiser (Northern Suburbs (Cape))

Reference Number

PEP-1210

Description

Purpose of the job

To support the overall merchandising standards in the stores, which include window displays, in-store displays, product merchandising and marketing material.  

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Visual Merchandise Manager in developing, updating and maintaining the merchandise standards manual (PEPGrow) to ensure correct implementation in stores
• Creation of merchandising guidelines for window- and in-store displays
• Develop and communicate monthly guidelines for window displays and in-store displays
• Preparation of Seasonal sales plan and workshop documents
• Create VM workshop documents to support field structure with VM in stores
• Support field with physical new store openings and workshops
• Visual Merchandise projects & fixture rollout assistance
• Researches industry standards for VM
• Ad hoc projects

Requirements

JOB INCUMBENT REQUIREMENTS 

• Grade 12 
• Driver’s licence 
• Tertiary qualification in fashion/interior/graphic design 
• Experience in visual merchandising will be an advantage 
• Willingness to travel
• Computer Literate (MS Office)
• Experience in shop fitting and space planning will be an advantage
• Competency in Adobe Creative Suite programmes eg. Indesign, Photoshop and Adobe XI
• Skilled in Sketch Up Pro

Competencies required: Accuracy; Dutifulness; Planning;  Creating Support; Situational Awareness; Drive; Flexibility and Stress Resistance.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.  

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.

Business Analyst

Reference Number

PEP-1328

Description

Do you thrive in an environment where you need to apply your change agility, business savvy, technical and interpersonal skills within a complex, fast paced retail organization? Then this position has been specially crafted for you.

Purpose of the job 

To act as the interface between the various business stakeholders and internal solution delivery teams in order to optimize business processes and solution deployment to execute business strategy. 

Key Responsibilities

• Continuous improvement of business processes to prepare for future initiatives that align with 
•  strategic objectives 
• Understand business landscape (including business processes and technologies) and make 

recommendations for continuous improvement 

• Align processes with strategic initiatives 
• Validate, manage and prioritize change requests from business stakeholders 
• Document and continuously maintain processes using business process modeling methodologies 
• Present ideas to both business stakeholders and solution delivery teams 
• Research and benchmark business processes with current industry best practices 
• Manage and build relationships with relevant stakeholders 
• Provide input towards project initiatives and documentation when required at various stages 
• Document and manage roll out of initiatives 
• Manage and monitor project deliverables and performance 
• Manage and track the status of requirements and review projects following completion 
• Ad hoc projects

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• BA Bachelor’s degree with Analytical/ Commercial/ Information Systems/ Technology/Engineering subjects
• IIBA or Formal accredited qualification/ certificate/ Diploma in Business Analysis (FTI) is highly desirable 
• 3-5 years experience as a Business Analyst 
• Experience in a Retail or Supply Chain environment will be an advantage 
• Project Management experience will be advantageous
• Knowledge and understanding of business process modeling and business architecture 
• Knowledge and understanding of business process management suites/platforms 
• Knowledge of Google-Suite software advantages

Competencies: Organizational sensitivity, Drive, Negotiating, Directing, Results orientated, Analyzing a and forming opinions, Accuracy

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.  

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.

Visual Merchandiser (Durban)

Reference Number

PEP-1324

Description

Purpose of the job

Providing  Field Dynamos with necessary skills to ensure store visual merchandising standards are met and maintained and in doing so, improve the customer’s experience. To plan, organise, lead, and oversee the field execution of the VM Plan in support of the Sales & company strategy objectives relating to In-store displays, promotional campaigns and Capex project rollouts and monitoring top performing stores in terms of VM standards to ultimately improve store and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Dynamo upskilling, to ensure consistent and high VM standards to enhance the customer experience
• Prepares and actively participates in Field VM Sales meetings to design and deliver divisional/ regional roll out workshops within each division
• Ensure implementation of  VM Seasonal Sales plan in top store group
• Monitor & support implementation of monthly promotional bulletin
• Support company VM initiatives that drives company strategy
• Provides support for New store openings (NSO’S)
• Relationship Management
• Budget Management
• Ad hoc tasks

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Tertiary qualification in fashion/interior/graphic design
• Retail Experience
• 3 – 5 years experience in a similar role
• Store visual merchandising experience will be an advantage
• Functional knowledge of retail
• Bilingual (English and Afrikaans)
• PC literate (Google Workspace)
• Training and facilitation skills
• Creative flair
• Valid drivers licence
• Willingness to travel

Competencies: Planning, Presenting, Result-oriented, Cooperation, Creating Support, Assertiveness, Service Orientated, Helicopter view

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.  

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.

Visual Merchandiser (Centurion)

Reference Number

PEP-1323

Description

Purpose of the job

Providing  Field Dynamos with necessary skills to ensure store visual merchandising standards are met and maintained and in doing so, improve the customer’s experience. To plan, organise, lead, and oversee the field execution of the VM Plan in support of the Sales & company strategy objectives relating to In-store displays, promotional campaigns and Capex project rollouts and monitoring top performing stores in terms of VM standards to ultimately improve store and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Dynamo upskilling, to ensure consistent and high VM standards to enhance the customer experience
• Prepares and actively participates in Field VM Sales meetings to design and deliver divisional/ regional roll out workshops within each division
• Ensure implementation of  VM Seasonal Sales plan in top store group
• Monitor & support implementation of monthly promotional bulletin
• Support company VM initiatives that drives company strategy
• Provides support for New store openings (NSO’S)
• Relationship Management
• Budget Management
• Ad hoc tasks

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Tertiary qualification in fashion/interior/graphic design
• Retail Experience
• 3 – 5 years experience in a similar role
• Store visual merchandising experience will be an advantage
• Functional knowledge of retail
• Bilingual (English and Afrikaans)
• PC literate (Google Workspace)
• Training and facilitation skills
• Creative flair
• Valid drivers licence
• Willingness to travel

Competencies: Planning, Presenting, Result-oriented, Cooperation, Creating Support, Assertiveness, Service Orientated, Helicopter view

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.  

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.

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