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Sales Supervisor – Pietermaritzburg DC Bread
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
To supervise the performance and maintenance of the activities of the van sales representatives in order to achieve maximum profitability and growth in accordance with organisation plans.
Accountabilities
- Lead, drive and embed a customer focused sales culture.
- Conduct Gate Meetings before Market daily
- Focus agenda in terms of Performance MTD, Execution and Discipline KPI’s
- Effective coaching Sales staff to increase Sales capability and performance.
- In-Market coaching of Van Sales Representatives
- Ensuring 100% hit rate of outlets within route
- Individual In Market visits with customers to address specific issues
- Business development and growth of customer base
- Attend meetings as and when required
- Proactively develop and implement internal and external business development strategies to achieve business growth and increase market share.
- Pivot strategic directions and align change
- Conduct regular training sessions with training team on critical business skills
- Conduct Performance reviews
Qualifications
What will qualify you for the role:
- 3 year Business / Commercial Tertiary qualification or equivalent
- 3 years working experience in FMCG environment, with 1 year in a selling role / selling experience
- Valid drivers license
- Customer relations
- Results driven
- Self starter, can work independently
- Analytical thinking and application of insights to drive volume growth
- Planning and Organizing
- Identify sales opportunities
- Infuencing
- Negotiating
- Communicate with impact
- Ability to access, analyse sales and apply insights to sales reports to drive growth
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R&D WIL Learnership (Packaging)
Job Description
Overview
- Assist with trial protocols and issue to key stakeholders post alignment with R&D Technologist / R&D Manager
- Assist with organizing and execute assigned research and development projects for SA R&D team. (Calendar Delivery) covering work streams ranging from very limited partial autonomous ownership through to transactional and hoc delivery.
- Support the R&D Technologist across the relevant product platform to deliver low complexity projects. Specifically focused on execution of prototype to support around pilot plant trials.
- Support the R&D technologist to execute production trials for low complexity projects and report trial results to R&D Manager utilizing the TSG methodology:
- Define and align trial protocols which is pre-aligned with the R&D technologist.
- Communicate trial request with relevant stakeholders and support the setup of pre-trial meetings.
- Attend pilot plant and factory trials as and when needed by the R&D technologist.
Responsibilities
Responsible for routine analytical and product quality tests.
- Lead base product collection from the production lines for development at pilot plant level
- Collaborate with product developers
- Supporteffective work in the pilot plant keeping GMP andgeneral good hygiene practices in place.
- Support R&D Tech/ New EHS representative on EHS initiatives (both local and onsite requirements- a few of which areadhoc)
- Online training to enhance business knowledge
- Conduct seasoning applications, ensuring in specification salt results are attained
- Conduct following Laboratory tests:
- Salt Analysis
- Oil Analysis
- Bulk Density Analysis
- Particle Size Analysis
- Moisture Analysis
Other project support areas
- Compile project timelines and communicate to relevant teams to ensure required equipment and resources are available for use
- Execute scale-up activities within PepsiCo owned Production Plants and pre-selected Co-manufacturers by working closely with Project lead
- Deliver concise,accurateand complete reporting on projects to Line Manager and Project Teams, with guidance on recommendations for ingredient, formulae and process conditions
- Draft R&D technical data such as artwork specifications, processspecificationsand finished pack standards with approval from Project Manager
- Work with Regulatory to ensure legal compliance
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification:
- Successfully completed the Theoretical part of their studies in scientific field with > 60% Average and in there last year of studies. (Biochemistry, Food Technology or Engineering)
- South African citizen
- Good technical and analytical skills, basic knowledge of statistics, ability to interpret data and distil into useful and actionable information
- Supportive team player with an accurate, methodical, tidy and reliable approach
- Excellent people skills
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere and provide timely and direct feedback to others
- High degree of self-motivation combined with good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Eager to learn and use initiative, self-starter
- Ability to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity
- Integrity, Safeguard the Company’s designs, formulations, processes and reputation in all matters
- Driving License will be an advantage.
Preferred Qualification:
- Ability to collaborate and communicate well within the R&D team and when needed with selected multiple business functions including SC/OPS, Commercialization and external partners (eg. CFAM, Clextral , Schaaf)
- Effective negotiation skills to ensure equitable use of shared resources.
- Have an up to date knowledge of technology and be able to absorb and apply this knowledge
- Creative thinking, be able to generate creative, workable ideas within the scope of projects.
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere.
- Ability to be able to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity.
- Self starter, self-motivating.
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Distribution Manager
Responsibilities
Manages the distribution functions of a large size operation inclusive of orders, warehousing and fleet mangement. Develops and maintains optimum delivery plans. Effectively maximise market share whilst ensuring the availability of products to drive customer satisfaction. Normally reports to Unit Mang. Applied in most Div’s.
- Planned distribution incl. products, people, vehicles, routes & customers
- Managed Fleet optimisation, equipment utilisation and promotional assets
- Optimised stock management of final goods
- Analysed sales forecasts, competitor activities and formulated sales strategies
- Negotiated and managed trading terms, price, shelf space & promotions
- Managed internal/ key account/ 3rd party/ agents peformance & working capital
- Executed customer service delivery incl. orders, product returns, queries & cash
Qualifications
- 5-6 years experience as Manager Distribution
- National Diploma in Sales and/or Distribution/Logistics and Marketing
- Leadership and relationship building skills
- People management skills
- Systems,procedures and systems -EG:SAP
- Be able analyse sales forecasts, competitor activities and to formulate sales strategies
- To be able negotiate and manage trading terms, price, shelf space & promotions
- Union engagement
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Route Admin Clerk x2 (Temporary)
Responsibilities
Job Overview:The objective of this exercise is to collect in-trade delivery data during live customer deliveries. Designated data collectors will accompany delivery vehicles each morning for the duration of the exercise and capture relevant operational data throughout the delivery process. Collected information will subsequently be compiled, verified and captured in a structured spreadsheet format to ensure consistency and usability for analysis. The business requires this dataset as a critical input into the development and validation of the Owner Driver project, supporting the design of operational standards, delivery time benchmarks and remuneration models.
- Basic understanding of distribution, delivery or in-trade operations preferred.
- Ability to accurately capture data using structured questionnaires.
- Competence in basic data entry and validation, preferably using Excel or mobile data collection tools.
- Strong numerical literacy and attention to detail.
- Commitment to accuracy, completeness and consistency in data capture.
- Understanding of data confidentiality and ethical data handling.
- Clear verbal communication skills to engage with drivers, supervisors and customer staff when required.
- Ability to observe objectively and record facts without bias.
Qualifications
- Grade 12
- Good business communication skills – oral and report writing.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Data Accuracy and Attention to Detail.
- Be computer literate with good working knowledge of Newspage, EWM, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Competency
- Analytical thinking.
- Drive for results.
- Customer driven.
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Distribution Manager – Aeroton Bakery
Responsibilities
- Planned distribution incl. products, people, vehicles, routes & customers
- Optimize fleet utilization
- Executed customer service delivery incl. orders, products, queries & cash
- Fleet management on DRM
- Daily management of controls i.e. debriefing, hits, scheduling of routes, master data on DRM
- Drive optimal cost to serve
- Manage OTIF of customers
- Control manpower and TES heads
- Development and growth of team
- Drive TPW behaviors
- Drive EHS principles and encourage safety within department
- Drive high performance team
- Manage Driver shorts and daily reconciliations
- Managed team, equipment and vehicles including crates, pallets, scales and forklifts
- Daily stock planning and buy-outs
- Distribution 136
- Route Controllers x3
- Drivers x62
- Delivery Assistants x71
- Routes 105
- AM 43
- PM 9
- Sun 35
- IDC 8
Qualifications
Qualifications
- National Diploma in Logistics Management or related
Previous Experience
- 5-6 years’ experience as a Distribution Manager.
- Leadership and relationship building skills
- People management skills
- Safety background
- DRM and VSC experience
- Crate management experience
- Fleet management experience
Other skills and competencies
- Strong written and verbal English
- Energetic, results driven, team player, strong analytical & strategic thinking skills
- Effective & persuasive communication and coaching skills
- People management skills
- Knowledge of employee relations
- Strong Excel ability and Power point skills an advantage
- Knowledge of PepsiCo’s manufacturing & logistics practices
- Knowledge of PepsiCo’s quality standards
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R&D WIL Learnership (Nutrition Science)
Job Description
Overview
- Assist with trial protocols and issue to key stakeholders post alignment with R&D Technologist / R&D Manager
- Assist with organizing and execute assigned research and development projects for SA R&D team. (Calendar Delivery) covering work streams ranging from very limited partial autonomous ownership through to transactional and hoc delivery.
- Support the R&D Technologist across the relevant product platform to deliver low complexity projects. Specifically focused on execution of prototype to support around pilot plant trials.
- Support the R&D technologist to execute production trials for low complexity projects and report trial results to R&D Manager utilizing the TSG methodology:
- Define and align trial protocols which is pre-aligned with the R&D technologist.
- Communicate trial request with relevant stakeholders and support the setup of pre-trial meetings.
- Attend pilot plant and factory trials as and when needed by the R&D technologist.
Responsibilities
Responsible for routine analytical and product quality tests.
- Lead base product collection from the production lines for development at pilot plant level
- Collaborate with product developers
- Supporteffective work in the pilot plant keeping GMP andgeneral good hygiene practices in place.
- Support R&D Tech/ New EHS representative on EHS initiatives (both local and onsite requirements- a few of which areadhoc)
- Online training to enhance business knowledge
- Conduct seasoning applications, ensuring in specification salt results are attained
- Conduct following Laboratory tests:
- Salt Analysis
- Oil Analysis
- Bulk Density Analysis
- Particle Size Analysis
- Moisture Analysis
Other project support areas
- Compile project timelines and communicate to relevant teams to ensure required equipment and resources are available for use
- Execute scale-up activities within PepsiCo owned Production Plants and pre-selected Co-manufacturers by working closely with Project lead
- Deliver concise,accurateand complete reporting on projects to Line Manager and Project Teams, with guidance on recommendations for ingredient, formulae and process conditions
- Draft R&D technical data such as artwork specifications, processspecificationsand finished pack standards with approval from Project Manager
- Work with Regulatory to ensure legal compliance
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification:
- Successfully completed the Theoretical part of their studies in scientific field with > 60% Average and in there last year of studies. (Biochemistry, Food Technology or Engineering)
- South African citizen
- Good technical and analytical skills, basic knowledge of statistics, ability to interpret data and distil into useful and actionable information
- Supportive team player with an accurate, methodical, tidy and reliable approach
- Excellent people skills
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere and provide timely and direct feedback to others
- High degree of self-motivation combined with good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Eager to learn and use initiative, self-starter
- Ability to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity
- Integrity, Safeguard the Company’s designs, formulations, processes and reputation in all matters
- Driving License will be an advantage.
Preferred Qualification:
- Ability to collaborate and communicate well within the R&D team and when needed with selected multiple business functions including SC/OPS, Commercialization and external partners (eg. CFAM, Clextral , Schaaf)
- Effective negotiation skills to ensure equitable use of shared resources.
- Have an up to date knowledge of technology and be able to absorb and apply this knowledge
- Creative thinking, be able to generate creative, workable ideas within the scope of projects.
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere.
- Ability to be able to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity.
- Self starter, self-motivating.
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R&D WIL Learnership (Beverages)
Job Description
Overview
- Assist with trial protocols and issue to key stakeholders post alignment with R&D Technologist / R&D Manager
- Assist with organizing and execute assigned research and development projects for SA R&D team. (Calendar Delivery) covering work streams ranging from very limited partial autonomous ownership through to transactional and hoc delivery.
- Support the R&D Technologist across the relevant product platform to deliver low complexity projects. Specifically focused on execution of prototype to support around pilot plant trials.
- Support the R&D technologist to execute production trials for low complexity projects and report trial results to R&D Manager utilizing the TSG methodology:
- Define and align trial protocols which is pre-aligned with the R&D technologist.
- Communicate trial request with relevant stakeholders and support the setup of pre-trial meetings.
- Attend pilot plant and factory trials as and when needed by the R&D technologist.
Responsibilities
Responsible for routine analytical and product quality tests.
- Lead base product collection from the production lines for development at pilot plant level
- Collaborate with product developers
- Supporteffective work in the pilot plant keeping GMP andgeneral good hygiene practices in place.
- Support R&D Tech/ New EHS representative on EHS initiatives (both local and onsite requirements- a few of which areadhoc)
- Online training to enhance business knowledge
- Conduct seasoning applications, ensuring in specification salt results are attained
- Conduct following Laboratory tests:
- Salt Analysis
- Oil Analysis
- Bulk Density Analysis
- Particle Size Analysis
- Moisture Analysis
Other project support areas
- Compile project timelines and communicate to relevant teams to ensure required equipment and resources are available for use
- Execute scale-up activities within PepsiCo owned Production Plants and pre-selected Co-manufacturers by working closely with Project lead
- Deliver concise,accurateand complete reporting on projects to Line Manager and Project Teams, with guidance on recommendations for ingredient, formulae and process conditions
- Draft R&D technical data such as artwork specifications, processspecificationsand finished pack standards with approval from Project Manager
- Work with Regulatory to ensure legal compliance
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification:
- Successfully completed the Theoretical part of their studies in scientific field with > 60% Average and in there last year of studies. (Biochemistry, Food Technology or Engineering)
- South African citizen
- Good technical and analytical skills, basic knowledge of statistics, ability to interpret data and distil into useful and actionable information
- Supportive team player with an accurate, methodical, tidy and reliable approach
- Excellent people skills
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere and provide timely and direct feedback to others
- High degree of self-motivation combined with good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Eager to learn and use initiative, self-starter
- Ability to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity
- Integrity, Safeguard the Company’s designs, formulations, processes and reputation in all matters
- Driving License will be an advantage.
Preferred Qualification:
- Ability to collaborate and communicate well within the R&D team and when needed with selected multiple business functions including SC/OPS, Commercialization and external partners (eg. CFAM, Clextral , Schaaf)
- Effective negotiation skills to ensure equitable use of shared resources.
- Have an up to date knowledge of technology and be able to absorb and apply this knowledge
- Creative thinking, be able to generate creative, workable ideas within the scope of projects.
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere.
- Ability to be able to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity.
- Self starter, self-motivating.
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Diesel / Motor Mechanic – Richardsbay DC Bread-ZAF
Responsibilities
Job Overview: Inspects, diagnoses and repairs diesel-powered vehicles and machines, like trucks, forklifts and trailers.
- Running diagnostic tests on vehicles.
- Analyzing diagnostic test results.
- Replacing vehicle engines, steering mechanisms, transmissions and braking systems.
- Checking vehicle lighting systems.
- Test driving vehicles to gauge performance.
- Performing preventative maintenance on service trucks.
- Maintaining detailed records of serviced vehicles.
- Adhering to an inspection procedure checklist.
- Maintaining a parts inventory.
- Ensuring the cleanliness of the shop.
- Conduct field visits in the case of an emergency or sudden breakdown
Qualifications
- Five years’ experience in repairing and maintaining vehicles or other engines and related mechanical components.
- Diesel Mechanic Trade Test Certificate
- Valid driver’s license (Code 10).PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act
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R&D WIL Learnership (Snacks)
Job Description
Overview
- Assist with trial protocols and issue to key stakeholders post alignment with R&D Technologist / R&D Manager
- Assist with organizing and execute assigned research and development projects for SA R&D team. (Calendar Delivery) covering work streams ranging from very limited partial autonomous ownership through to transactional and hoc delivery.
- Support the R&D Technologist across the relevant product platform to deliver low complexity projects. Specifically focused on execution of prototype to support around pilot plant trials.
- Support the R&D technologist to execute production trials for low complexity projects and report trial results to R&D Manager utilizing the TSG methodology:
- Define and align trial protocols which is pre-aligned with the R&D technologist.
- Communicate trial request with relevant stakeholders and support the setup of pre-trial meetings.
- Attend pilot plant and factory trials as and when needed by the R&D technologist.
Responsibilities
Responsible for routine analytical and product quality tests.
- Lead base product collection from the production lines for development at pilot plant level
- Collaborate with product developers
- Supporteffective work in the pilot plant keeping GMP andgeneral good hygiene practices in place.
- Support R&D Tech/ New EHS representative on EHS initiatives (both local and onsite requirements- a few of which areadhoc)
- Online training to enhance business knowledge
- Conduct seasoning applications, ensuring in specification salt results are attained
- Conduct following Laboratory tests:
- Salt Analysis
- Oil Analysis
- Bulk Density Analysis
- Particle Size Analysis
- Moisture Analysis
Other project support areas
- Compile project timelines and communicate to relevant teams to ensure required equipment and resources are available for use
- Execute scale-up activities within PepsiCo owned Production Plants and pre-selected Co-manufacturers by working closely with Project lead
- Deliver concise,accurateand complete reporting on projects to Line Manager and Project Teams, with guidance on recommendations for ingredient, formulae and process conditions
- Draft R&D technical data such as artwork specifications, processspecificationsand finished pack standards with approval from Project Manager
- Work with Regulatory to ensure legal compliance
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification:
- Successfully completed the Theoretical part of their studies in scientific field with > 60% Average and in there last year of studies. (Biochemistry, Food Technology or Engineering)
- South African citizen
- Good technical and analytical skills, basic knowledge of statistics, ability to interpret data and distil into useful and actionable information
- Supportive team player with an accurate, methodical, tidy and reliable approach
- Excellent people skills
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere and provide timely and direct feedback to others
- High degree of self-motivation combined with good organisational and interpersonal skills
- Eager to learn and use initiative, self-starter
- Ability to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity
- Integrity, Safeguard the Company’s designs, formulations, processes and reputation in all matters
- Driving License will be an advantage.
Preferred Qualification:
- Ability to collaborate and communicate well within the R&D team and when needed with selected multiple business functions including SC/OPS, Commercialization and external partners (eg. CFAM, Clextral , Schaaf)
- Effective negotiation skills to ensure equitable use of shared resources.
- Have an up to date knowledge of technology and be able to absorb and apply this knowledge
- Creative thinking, be able to generate creative, workable ideas within the scope of projects.
- Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere.
- Ability to be able to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity.
- Self starter, self-motivating.
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Stacker
Responsibilities
Job Overview:A Stacker is responsible for stacking packed products, ensuring that the pallets and products confirm with food safety standards.
- Checking the printer for good working operation.
- Confirming good presentation of packed products.
- Checking pallet condition before use.
- Checking bags’ weight for manual recording.
- Checking correct product bar-code used.
- Ensuring barcoded products are neatly wrapped.
- Ensuring stacked pallets are straight and neat.
- Verifying wrapped product integrity.
- Reporting any non-conformances.
Qualifications
- Grade 12 qualification.
- 12 months’ experience in a similar role within FMCG environment.
- Good understanding of Health and Safety standards.
- Good communication skills (verbal and written).
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