Woolworths Jobs

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PRODUCT DEVELOPER: CAKES & DESSERTS (12 MONTHS CONTRACT)

Listing reference: woolw_001183

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 19 May 2025

Position summary

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Temporary

Remuneration: MARKET RELATED

EE position: No

Introduction

A Creative with high standards of quality, and high attention to detail… does this describe you? This great opportunity could be your next… As a Product Developer in a world-class food retailer, you will execute our customer-centric product strategy. Your key focus will be to develop and deliver innovative commercially viable product solutions that are anchored in quality and sustainability that will influence the way our nation eats. You will guide and motivate teams and key stakeholders, to collaboratively deliver a customer-centric product strategy.

Job description

• Integrate and implement product strategy into development plans for the relevant department(s):
  • Understand the retail competitor market & customer need states to meet and exceed expectations.
  • Apply customer & trends insights into product development briefs for suppliers.
• Drive and maintain a world-class sustainable product and packaging standard and framework:
  • Integrate with Central Quality & Suppliers to conduct and analyse comparative and directional benchmarking and translate outcomes into product plans where applicable.
  • Display a clear understanding of the science (cooking, cooking processes, growing programs, aesthetics, sensorial elements, safety aspects) of the relevant category, while keeping abreast and implementing new advancements where relevant.
• Inspire and influence the product teams and key stakeholders to deliver industry leadership positions:
  • Collaboratively and inclusively integrate with key stakeholders in achieving key product development milestones, ensuring a commercial and sustainability lens is considered at all times.
  • Timeously achieve milestones by consistently encouraging and aligning quality outputs
• Amplify and embody an environment of creativity, growth, knowledge and empowerment:
  • Demonstrate a strong work ethic and commitment to quality, setting a high standard for the team to follow.
  • Understand and actively share culinary and technical product knowledge with suppliers, matrix, and PD teams.
• Drive, integrate, and own product development processes and supporting systems:
  • Ensure alignment and integration with the Packaging Support Specialist to ensure packaging is considered throughout the development process.
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of how delicious products are developed from conceptualisation to post-launch on shelf, including production processes within our supplier base.

Minimum requirements

• Relevant Degree/ Diploma/ Qualification in Food and Consumer Science, Chef, or Food Technology/ Science.
• 5 years’ experience in the food industry or relevant industry experience.
• Minimum 3-years’ experience in Food product development, Retail, FMCG brand management or hospitality essential.
• Experience of working cross functionally or within a matrix organization.
• Courses & experience within the field of brand management, product ranging, and development.
• Demonstrate strategic intent and holistic approach.
• Commercial Acumen.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Customer Centric
• Project Management skills
• Confident and Passionate Ambassador
• Product Expertise in Chilled & Ambient Cakes & Desserts
• Innovation Focused approach and keen awareness of evolving Market Trends
• Retail & Related Industry Knowledge
• Data Intelligence skills
• Willingness to travel locally ​

DISPLAY PLANNER: REST OF AFRICA FOODS

Listing reference: woolw_001189

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 20 May 2025

Position summary

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Western Cape

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: MARKET RELATED

EE position: No

Introduction

Ensuring that the Category Strategy is implemented and reflected on planograms in the most effective and visually appealing use of foods space by preparing, and/or maintaining store planograms, in adherence to display principles and maintaining chain store image.

Job description

• Ensure planograms continually match the store catalogue, the store meterage and the business blueprint layouts
• Creating planograms for new stores (or amending existing stores when new initiatives are introduced)
• Create and maintain model layouts per display groups / departments
• Capturing and tracking of all relevant info for new lines and seasonal launch products      
• Ensure planograms are adapted to take account of changes in store sales trends
• Build productive relationships with key stakeholders to ensure optimal process flow
• Participate in departmental meetings, range reviews & category assessments.
• Ensure that there are on time launches and planogram downloads for foods windows.
• Understand the Category strategy and key financial performance indicators in order to ensure the right products has the right space and is in the right place.
• Evaluate Space for product range and catalogue.
• Increase TPLM based on space proportions for products.
• Participate, support and influence department reviews by ensuring that the KPI’s analysis is ready for the reviews
• Drive profitability together with the matrix team
• Support Stores with category display queries and incidents.
• Conduct Audits & utilise reports to ensure a successful download.
• Utilise reporting tools in order to make informed decisions.

Minimum requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• 2-3 years of retail experience
• Good merchant & merchandising skills
• Store experience within a retail FMCG environment will be an advantage  
• Understanding of space management principles and processes
• Understanding customer profiles, customer shopping behaviour & store formats and segmentation
• Understanding of basic business processes and how sales are generated
• Ability to analyse and interpret trends and impact of space planning on sales
• Ability to identify problems and to develop and implement a workable solution
• Ability to do detailed planning based on analyses – past and future events and ensure plans are followed through
• Computer literacy – Computer skills including spreadsheets, word processing and presentation packages
• Proactive, with the ability to anticipate events and plan for them
• Assertive communication skills
• Ability to be productive in a pressurised environment
• Adaptable – ability to adapt and change direction and focus quickly
• Team player – the willingness to adapt to team goals and work effectively with a group of colleagues in an interdependent way.
• Ability to interact with various individuals on different levels i.e matrix team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – ability to articulate ideas clearly
• Customer centred – Understanding “ Think Customer” first which ultimately affects the customer shopping experience. Willing to obtain, interpret and implement customer feedback
• Preference for working with detailed analytical tasks

Graphic Designer – Kidswear

Listing reference: woolw_001190

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 17 May 2025

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

EE position: No

Introduction

We’re looking for a talented Graphic Designer – Kidswear for a 12-month contract to create engaging, trend-led visual concepts, graphics, and branding elements that connect with our customer and reflect the Woolworths aesthetic. You’ll bring fresh, commercial ideas to life across apparel and packaging, ensuring all designs are fun, relevant, and aligned with our Kidswear vision.

Job description

Graphic Trend Research and Analysis
•    Conduct research, analysis and present graphic and print trends to the Buying and Design teams.
•    Understand graphic trend shifts for the upcoming season and translate these insights into commercial proposals suitable for Woolworths.
•    Conduct store visits and competitor analysis to understand Woolworths’ customers. 

Design Creation in line with Critical Path
•    Create sketches and drawings of new designs, developing placement prints and all-over prints aligned with Buying and Design.
•    Understand print direction, fabrication, manufacturing and print terminology to ensure the creation of viable products and cost implications.
•    Ensure Manage all creative requests assigned timeously aligned to WMC. 
•    Ensure consistency of designs in line with brand guidelines. 

Cross-functional Collaboration
•    Collaborate across departments for seasonal campaigns. 

Minimum requirements

•    Preferably a relevant business diploma / degree. 
•    3 – 5 Graphic Experience (Boys’ and Girls graphic design)
•    Experience with licensed brands (advantageous). 

Technical & Functional Competencies
•    Design Tools Proficiency: Advanced skills in Adobe Create Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and other relevant packages)
•    Graphic Design Principles: A solid understanding of layout, typography, color therapy and branding to create visually compelling designs 
•    Digital and Print Media Design: Competency in designing for a variety of media, understanding technical nuances that affect design. Decision for digital and print materials 
•    Print Production: Knowledge of print Production processes and specifications, materials and formats. Understanding of printing techniques, fabrication and manufacturing 
•   Adobe Create Suite: Ability to conduct thorough trend research, globally and locally using various platforms and sources to gather inspiration and develop design concepts that align with current and future customer demands. 
•    Good communication skills: to accurately convey your concepts

E-Commerce Analyst II

Listing reference: woolw_001187

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 16 May 2025

Position summary

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

To provide Woolworths Business Units, including WFS, with meaningful Omni-channel management information that is aligned with the achievement of company strategic goals and scorecards.

Job description

• Produce and deliver timeous and accurate corporate and BU management information reports, including but not limited to Online Scorecard, Omni-channel Scorecard, BU specific reports, digital analytics, campaign reports, WW app dashboard and analysis.
  
• Use report building tools to create standard reports and dashboards in support of the Omni-channel strategy.
  
• Assist in maintaining proper setup and usage of Google Analytics (and other analytics tools) on the app, website and mobile/social platforms.
  
• Provide insights into traffic driven by internal and external campaigns’ effect on the app, website and other commerce platforms.
  
• Perform analysis of internal search effectiveness and conversion; provide recommendations for changes to drive revenue.
  
• Provide insights into external search engine optimization and analysis.
  
• Provide insights on how to maximize revenue from the WW website and app.
  
• Service ad-hoc requests for information from stakeholders, including external surveys, within the required timeframe and specification.
  
• Management and maintenance of existing reports/dashboards.
  
• Participate in Omni-channel projects to identify new measures and to implement measures based on project requirements.
  
• Educate key stakeholders on the on the relevance of Omni-channel management information.

Minimum requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or Maths, Data Analytics, or a related field.
  
• Technical Skills:
  • Advance Excel (with experience using graphs, pivots, macros) and PowerPoint experience.
    
  • Experience with data visualization (Amazon QuickSight, Tableau, QlikView/QlikSense).
    
  • Proficiency in e-commerce analytics tools (Google Analytics, Big Query etc.).
    
  • SQL knowledge for querying databases (preferred).
    
  • MS Access experience.
    
• Soft Skills:
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    
  • Ability to communicate insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
    
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
    
• Experience:
  
  • 3 years in e-commerce, digital analytics or related field.
    

BEHAVIOURAL

• Passion for the brand and for customers – with the ability to change views and influence decisions and behavior.
  
• Connecting people – building relationships with stakeholders and working well within a team.
  
• Personal effectiveness – the ability to work under pressure and to work independently.
  
• Good Planning and Organizing skills.

PRODUCT DEVELOPER: BISCUITS

Listing reference: woolw_001186

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 22 May 2025

Position summary

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: No

Introduction

Creative, flair, high standards of quality, and high attention to detail… does this describe you? This great opportunity could be your next… As a Product Developer in a world-class food retailer, you will execute our customer-centric product strategy. Your key focus will be to develop and deliver innovative commercially viable product solutions that are anchored in quality and sustainability that will influence the way our nation eats. You will guide and motivate teams and key stakeholders, to collaboratively deliver a customer-centric product strategy.

Job description

• Integrate and implement product strategy into development plans for the relevant department(s):
  • Understand the retail competitor market & customer need states to meet and exceed expectations.
  • Apply customer & trends insights into product development briefs for suppliers.
• Drive and maintain a world-class sustainable product and packaging standard and framework:
  • Integrate with Central Quality & Suppliers to conduct and analyse comparative and directional benchmarking and translate outcomes into product plans where applicable.
  • Display a clear understanding of the science (baking, raw materials and their impact on final product, aesthetics, sensorial elements, safety aspects) of the relevant category, while keeping abreast and implementing new advancements where relevant.
• Inspire and influence the product teams and key stakeholders to deliver industry leadership positions:
  • Collaboratively and inclusively integrate with key stakeholders in achieving key product development milestones, ensuring a commercial and sustainability lens is considered at all times.
  • Timeously achieve milestones by consistently encouraging and aligning quality outputs
• Amplify and embody an environment of creativity, growth, knowledge and empowerment:
  • Demonstrate a strong work ethic and commitment to quality, setting a high standard for the team to follow.
  • Understand and actively share culinary and technical product knowledge with suppliers, matrix, and PD teams.
• Drive, integrate, and own product development processes and supporting systems:
  • Ensure alignment and integration with the Packaging Support Specialist to ensure packaging is considered throughout the development process.
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of how delicious products are developed from conceptualisation to post-launch on shelf, including production processes within our supplier base.

Minimum requirements

• Relevant Degree/ Diploma/ Qualification in Food and Consumer Science, Chef, or Food Technology/ Science.
• 3-5 years’ experience in the food industry or relevant industry experience.
• Minimum 1-year experience in Food product development, Retail, FMCG brand management or hospitality essential.
• Experience of working cross functionally or within a matrix organization.
• Courses & experience within the field of brand management, product ranging, and development.
• Demonstrate strategic intent and holistic approach.
• Commercial Acumen
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Customer Centric
• Project Management skills
• Confident and Passionate Ambassador
• Product Expertise in baking
• Innovation Mindset
• Retail & Related Industry Knowledge
• Data Intelligence skills
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally.

Packaging Specialist

Listing reference: woolw_001188

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 18 May 2025

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Western Cape

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Introduction

To ensure the Fashion|Beauty|Home sourcing strategy is supported with the most appropriate sources of packaging in terms of speed to market, plant capacity, capabilities, value and competitiveness. Constantly strive to achieve quality packaging on time and in full at an acceptable cost whilst considering the technical, commercial, legal and environmental aspects of packaging materials. Ensure functional packaging, in line with the development brief which is aligned to the WW brand across all products.

Job description

·       Develop a packaging sourcing and supplier strategy that aligns with the group product strategies.

·       To interface with product suppliers, designers, product developers, packaging suppliers and printers in order to drive consumer focused packaging which is innovative and optimized

·       Manage Critical Path and delivery of  in packaging in product development cycle

·       Developing cost effective, functional packaging on time and in full whilst ensuring optimum quality including supplier audits adherence

·       Be part of in house artwork creation and approval process

·       Assess and approve all digital and hard copy print proofs, printing, production and technical testing on all packaging to ensure compliance with quality standards

·       Ensuring all pack labelling regulations and legislation are adhered to

·       Evaluate current range and offer and make suggestions of how packaging can be improved, updated, including waste reduction in line with GBJ & Sustainability guidelines.

·       Constantly communicate with the buyers with regards to progress and issues relating to packaging development and to ensure that new pack designs are technically viable

·       Examine alternative packaging formats to deliver innovation and cost reductions, either in the form of constructional packaging or new technological advancements in materials, ink and, or printing techniques

·       Resolving packaging quality and customer return issues on existing and new products including robust transit trial studies

·       Attend factory feasibility and capability trials on new product development (NPD) where necessary.

Minimum requirements

• 6 – 10 year’s packaging experience.
• Diploma/degree in packaging technology or related qualification
• Understanding of the South African Packaging industry.
• Practical packaging development experience in a retail, packaging manufacturing or FMCG environment and working knowledge of the different printing processes on various substrates from plastic, paper & board, glass and flexible packaging.
• A working knowledge of varied packaging materials, processes & formats
•  Good understanding of packaging, printing and manufacturing processes
• Ability to understand and translate the design requirements into packaging
• Strong material knowledge and very good technical packaging knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and influencing ability
• Project Management skills
•  Risk assessment and management skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Innovative and problem-solving ability
• Quality and delivery orientation Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects at once
• Computer literacy

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