Woolworths Vacancies

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PLANNER: PROTEIN

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

Maximise trading opportunities by providing accurate forecasts of customer demand through management by exception, optimising inventory management through the supply chain and store catalogues within defined parameters.

Job description

• Optimise the continuous availability of product in the department to meet customer demand
• Contribute to the department plan with a specific focus on planning objectives and requirements
• Develop and manage the department plan in line with planning principles to ensure Food Range (depth & breadth of range) delivers availability, sales and profitable growth
• Communicate and ensure adherence to all key objectives and priorities from the Category Operating Plan to the department teams
• Assist department team to prioritise objectives and resources to deliver operating plan, both from a product and people perspective
• Define, set and monitor product flow models and integrate with Supply Chain and cross functional team to ensure delivery of the department plans
• Contribute to the Category Scorecards to ensure stretch budgets and targets are set for the department
• Review department performance against Department Scorecards
• Integrate with team to set and achieve operational KPI’s – Sales, waste, availability, and financial accountable contribution of the Foods Department.
• Set, monitor and deliver inventory plans and achieve all inventory targets (sales, service levels, stock cover, forecast accuracy, waste cost %, availability) in line with customer availability objectives for the Category Operating Plan
• Provide input and influence the replenishment processes and key inventory levers
• Complete the analysis of historical performance to feedback to trading team with regards to opportunities and risks and that these are considered in the development of future plans
• Participate and influence in all department reviews by ensuring that the Planning KPI’s analysis is ready for the reviews
• Minimise waste and write offs of product.
• Support the team from a planning perspective to actively ensure that GBJ projects are successful.
• Build key relationships with suppliers and stores to drive effective process management within the category.
• Contribute to the development of an integrated category/development plan that delivers a product range that in turn delivers profitable growth, whilst being mindful of planning principles.

Minimum requirements

• Preferably B.Com Degree/Commercial qualification
• Ideally 3 – 5 years planning/commercial experience planning
• Understanding of the respective category is advantageous
• Good computer literacy, with an above average grasp of all office applications
• Must have good knowledge of  supply chain operations  i.e. Suppliers , DC, Stores and understands the supply chain concepts and values
• Very good analytical and numerical ability
• Very good planning and organisational ability
• Very good business acumen, judgement and problem-solving skills
• Very good team player, demonstrates integration skills in all interactions
• Ability to deliver good results under stressful situations
• Proven ability to effectively use a statistical forecasting tool
• Proven ability to evaluate availability and waste metrics and implement integrated solutions that deliver category profitability targets
• Good understanding of supply chains/ inventory management systems and their processes (e.g. LDE forecasting), order management
• Good understanding of stores, customer and product profiles, and their relationship to range/ catalogue and space planning

PRODUCT DEVELOPER : PET & BABY

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

To interpret customer needs and lifestyle trends to deliver a product development plan that delivers leading innovation, maximises core growth, ensures consistent high quality, value for money and exceeds our customer’s expectations, whilst contributing to the respective category’s overall profitability.

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 (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 relevant and effective FMCG products are developed from conceptualisation to post-launch on shelf, including production processes within our supplier base.

Minimum requirements

• BSc Consumer Science or Relevant degree/ diploma.
• 3- 5 years   foods product development or related experience
• Pet and / or Baby experience will be advantageous
• A Passion and understanding of Pet and Baby category
• Understanding of the Pet & Baby market
• A superior eye for detail and product flair is essential
• Ability to interpret and drive innovation strategy across category
• An innovative specialist that can work independently, who can assertively initiate, drive and execute new product development
• Understanding of retail, foods & lifestyle trends and target market & range segmentation
• Customer knowledge & understanding
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Results driven
• Innovative / continuous improvement mind-set
• Team player with appreciation of diversity
• Computer literate
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Proven commercial aptitude – ability to understand and use financial indicators
• Ability to incorporate product strategy into supplier base
• Proven ability to work with design team to ensure appropriate visual imagery is developed within the corporate brand identity
• Strong integrator – proven ability to work within in a matrix and lead / drive cross group projects
• Strong presentation, communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to set and improve quality standards in a complex supplier base.

TECHNICAL MANAGER II: DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

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

We are seeking an accomplished Software Development Manager to lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team of software engineers, architects, and platform specialists, blending technical mastery with people-centric leadership. This strategic role will shape software development and platform evolution by driving innovative, scalable digital solutions across cloud, mobile, web, and API channels, and by closely collaborating with enterprise and solution architects to ensure alignment with business priorities and industry best practices. The manager will champion modern engineering and delivery methods, cultivate a high-performance, inclusive culture while support career growth, setting goals, and coaching teams operating within agile environments. Acting as a trusted expert for software engineering concepts, this individual will ensure that all solutions adhere to technical standards and foster continuous improvement through effective leadership, technical guidance, and hands-on support.

Job description

o   Guides, reviews and approves technical solution designs, striving towards a reusable API environment where appropriate.

o   Provides technical leadership across agile teams ensuring they are aligned and deliver to the development strategy, patterns and standards that respect compliance, security, operational best practice and best possible user experience.

o   Provides agile bespoke development capability in response to business requirements and technology exploitation.

o   Drives developer training plans and on-boarding to ensure relevant and up to date digital development skills are available.

o   Drives bespoke development architecture and coding standards in line with Woolworth’s digital transformation strategy.

o   Measures developer quality and efficiency.

o   Assists the leadership team in building a digitally capable, business relevant API developer pipeline within the team.

o   Collaborates with the leadership team to set development technologies, architectures, coding standards and processes that enable a speed with quality agile delivery culture.

o   Staying current with emerging new technology.

o   Leads by example and is able to get into the technical details of the development landscape when needed.

Minimum requirements

• Qualifications – NQF8 level in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent with experience in software development.
• 5 -10 years software development experience (C#, Python, .NET, Java)
• 2 years as a Solution Architect.
• Cloud Computing – SaaS (AWS and Azure)
• 3 to 5 years working in a lead or management role.
• Platform creation through APIs.

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

• Tech savvy – Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
• Action oriented – Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Communicates effectively – Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences, enabling you to influence change within an enterprise environment.
• Manages Complexity – Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Collaborates – Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Supports the development of business acumen of team through knowledge sharing and upskilling.
• Factors in retail models and levers in building an effective IT landscape.
• Leverages research on technology-related concepts, trends, and best practices to provide guidance on IT roadmap.
• Can easily simplify large amounts of information into a format that others can understand.
• Consistently maintains a keen awareness of the interrelationships among various components of large-scale activities.
• Accurately interprets the moods, feelings and reactions of others and adjusts their own behaviour to build effective relationships within the organisation and with its business partners.
• Establish connections that help facilitate the accomplishment of broader organisational objectives.
• Consistently addresses groups of people confidently.
• Continually and proactively searches for effective means of adaptation and improvement through change.
• Supports the development of business acumen of team through knowledge sharing and upskilling.
• Factors in retail models and levers in building an effective IT landscape.
• Leverages research on technology-related concepts, trends and best practices to provide guidance on IT roadmap.
• Can easily simplify large amounts of information into a format that others can understand.
• Consistently maintains a keen awareness of the interrelationships among various components of large-scale activities.
• Accurately interprets the moods, feelings and reactions of others and adjusts own behaviour to build effective relationships within the organisation and with its business partners.
• Establish connections that help facilitate the accomplishment of broader organisational objectives.
• Consistently addresses groups of people confidently.
• Continually and proactively searches for effective means of adaptation and improvement through change.

Store Planner

Position summary

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

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

Develop and Execute Channel Plan
• Develop cross plan per centralised grading parameters in line with critical path. 
Ensure exceptions are executed as agreed with Central Planning. 
• Ensure New Stores are stocked to plan – in line with Location brief and critical 
path.
• Conduct Post seasonal analysis with regards to size, store and product 
performance and identify exceptions to inform grading exceptions (move to 
data analysis).
• Maintain On the Dot parameter tool timeously to inform agreed stock 
parameters and optimised sales.

Develop and Execute Allocations
• Prioritise allocations based on trading, monthly launches and monthly intake 
forecast.
• Monitor and analyse store performance against plan and provide accurate and 
timeous information to optimise decision making.
• Capture and update sizing ratios in RMS and sizing tool.
• Create size profile & size ratios for each product to optimise allocations and 
future orders.

Data analysis & reporting
• Analyse store performance and provide accurate and timeous information to 
optimise business decision making. 
• Conduct grade analysis and present findings to planner and central planning 
team for action.
• Check In-season exceptions and suggest possible resolution to planner or 
action where appropriate. For example – availability, size profile including on 
order ratio. 
• Assist stores in resolving any queries relating to stock.

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

MACRO FLOOR PLANNER (12 MONTHS CONTRACT)

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

Develop floor plans based on space-performance elasticity measures, optimized category assortments by format/ customer/ size clusters at store level, by the appropriately proportioned allocation of space as well as the layout, positioning and adjacency of display groups and planograms. Create Macro layout based on blueprint models as well as individual store architecture and performance. Maintain and update floor plans for all their trading stores for all changes.

Job description

• Have a firm understanding of each store’s profile and performance – will be responsible for ensuring the most optimal proportioned planogram(s) are chosen within the required space/fixture positioning for each store. 
• Be the first point of contact within the Space Team for stores with requests to change space. Effectively apply retail knowledge on any store changes and communicate this change both internally and externally. Whilst being able to rationalise decision making to those that are impacted.
• Carry out store visits across relevant regions, completing macro-space-accuracy surveys when required. Store visits can be conducted virtually if need be.
• Manage and control the successful macro space implementation of programmes such as New Stores / Mods / Trials, Store Optimisation, Assortment Optimization Category and Equipment Replacement roll outs.
• Accurate management of floor plan download dates and in so enabling timeous store catalogue and stock movement timelines with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage and drive Critical Path activities within the Floor Planning team and ensure delivery of accurate Floor Plans at all times ensuring team have clear expectations.
• Create and implement macro blueprint models per role of store and implement resultant Macro layouts at store level.
• Analyse space to sales performance using the Floor planning tools such as the ‘foods space calculator’ in combination with blueprints, providing recommendations to influence buying / allocation decisions with the Merchants / Planning & Allocation teams.
• Responsibilities include working with Merchandise Managers, Display Planners and respective cross functional partners, using JDA Floor planning software and company applications, and performing space analysis and interpreting data.
• Provide information on space and layouts as required by the business.
• Project management understanding desirable, required to work with project coordinator and project manager.​

Minimum requirements

• 6-8 years space planning, category management or similar experience
• 2-4 years relevant retail management experience in FMCG
• Store experience advantageous
• Planning experience advantageous
• Advanced Excel skills for management reporting purposes
• Experience in retail layout, display and equipment types
• Understanding of space, range and merchandising processes at stores
• Knowledge of JDA Floor Planning and CAD software an advantage 
• CAD experience is desirable and advantageous
• Puzzle building ability, conceptual and spatial understanding and application
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Driver’s License advantageous
• Retail Space & Display Management, the understanding of the Geo, Macro, Micro space parameters and ability to analyse, interpret and optimise KPI’s relevant to space  
• Range & Catalogue Management, the understanding of range construction, analysis and performance 
• Merchandising Process Integration, the understanding of store processes and resultant impact of decisions
• Communication skills, the ability to integrate with key stakeholders at all levels
• Project management skills advantageous
• Must be conscientious and detail oriented, analytically minded, able to interpret and gather data, be a strong critical thinker and have a high computer and technical aptitude
• Comfortable constructing presentations and ability to present information to a wide range of audiences
• Must be a fully committed, proactive Team Player that strives to effectively get the job done, always closing the loop.

IT SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

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

Support and govern solutions architecture in accordance with the Woolworths strategy.

Job description

• Conduct research and provide thought leadership to guide the business and IT strategy for transformational projects and optimisation opportunities

• Define solutions for Woolworths in support of the business strategy

• Proactively define and support the Woolworths Architecture landscape, in partnership with various parties to ensure governance is adhered to

• Contribute to the development of IT architecture frameworks, processes, methodologies and templates

• Document future-fit solution designs with sustainability and scalability in mind, considering impacts and dependencies, in collaboration with Business Process Analysts, Application leads, Enterprise Architects and business subject matter experts

• Proactively identify, mobilise and deliver IT opportunities for continuous improvements, as input to the IT Operating Plan

• Proactively identify business risks and mitigations, based on architecture principles and guidelines

• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and key stakeholders across Woolworths IT and Business

• Lead and Support Woolworths project solution requirements by ensuring engagement and alignment across the Woolworths landscape

• Collaborate with Woolworths cross-functional teams to deliver solutions for Strategic Projects and Operating Plan initiatives

• Actively participate in, and promote a working group culture across Woolworths IT, Business and Architecture functions.

• Work with the Technical Management structures within IT to build out the technical roadmap to meet increasing business demand, sustainability and scalability requirements

Minimum requirements

·       Relevant 3 year tertiary or NQF aligned qualification or relevant experience

·       Relevant architecture certification

·       At least 3 years’ experience in an architecture capacity with focus on retail

·       TOGAF certification / experience advantageous

·       Retail Point of Sale experience essential

·       Process modelling experience essential

·       Relevant IT experience

·       Retail industry knowledge and experience required

·       Retail operations knowledge and experience required

·       Experience in working with Agile Delivery Frameworks

·       Experience in working with both on prem and cloud solutions

·       Experience in working with a variety of databases and coding programs, as well as XML and JSON

feeds advantageous

·       Strong communication skills essential

·       Strong presentation skills essential

·       Strong analytical skills essential

·       Strong problem solving skills essential

·       Understanding of modern development methodologies, Agile, DevOps, Scrum

·       Experience in Defect Management Life Cycle

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Conducts research regularly to provide thought leadership as input to Business and IT strategies
• Proactively designs solutions with security, quality, scale and resilience, top of mind
• Responsive to external influences (positive or negative) on the organisation
• Supports the development of business acumen of team through knowledge sharing and upskilling
• Factors in retail models and levers in building an effective IT landscape.
• Develops retail acumen of team through knowledge sharing and upskilling.
• Makes sound technical decisions based on understanding of what is commercially achievable within technological constraints.
• Evaluates the applicability of solutions with the ability to challenge and qualify its suitability for the business.
• Devises contingency and mitigation strategies based on interdependencies, risks and considerations.
• Engineers technical solutions aligned to roadmap by defining and implementing the design, build and architect for the solutions.
• Approachable and willing to help others identify key issues and viewpoints in complex situations or problems.
• Is an expert in identifying potential barriers and works proactively to eliminate risk.
• Mentors others on how to translate business requirements and plans and ensure implementation of activities/projects identified in business strategy.
• Consistently maintains a keen awareness of the interrelationships among various components of large-scale activities/projects.
• Consistently applies diplomacy and tact, effectively demonstrating respect for differing perspectives.
• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of the perspectives of others to establish mutually beneficial objectives.
• Exceeds expectations in appropriately adapting the message, style and tone to accommodate a variety of audiences.
• Consistently addresses groups of people confidently.
• Effectively anticipates and initiates change by staying updated on trends affecting one’s own field to adapt to an evolving landscape.
• Proactively and effectively reviews, evaluates and disseminates information regarding key methodologies, best practices and effective tools to support a future landscape

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