Woolworths Vacancies

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Sourcing & Production Assistant – Home Group

Listing reference: woolw_001038
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 20 January 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
Support the sourcing specialists with all administration aligned to the procurement of product, distribution of samples, order management and tracking the product critical path. Build strong relationships with suppliers and key stakeholders to ensure on time delivery of product.
Job description
Support Sourcing Specialist with Supplier Management and Sourcing Administration​

· Calculate landed costs on PLM ​

· Consolidate volume flows and drops ​

· Respond to Supplier queries in a timely manner to foster effective communication​

· Update PLM information at in time with the required level of detail​

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Conduct Physical Sample Management​

· Coordinate the inflow and outflow of physical samples in line with Technical Product Development requirements, and update electronic receipt​ in PLM

· Receive and return physical samples and Lab Dips / Print Strike-Offs to either Buyers or Suppliers as needed

Conduct Order Management, Product and Shipment Tracking to ensure OTIF delivery​

· Raise PO’s / Contracts and amendments in line with the Critical Path​ and publish to suppliers

· Conduct order management and product tracking​ and enable in season trading.

· Track on time AQL submissions, packing lists/declared shipment quantities and cargo bookings​

· Raise any issues / delays and liaise with relevant stakeholders (Planning, Buying, Design, Supply Chain and Processing Warehouse) to ensure OTIF delivery​.

Coordinate with Supply Chain​

· Co-ordinate reticketing and sample requests with supply chain and warehouse​

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Collate Data, Analyse and Report​

· Provide input into Supplier Performance Reviews​

Minimum requirements
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

· Demonstrates passion and commitment for excellence, the customer, the Woolies brand, each other, transformation, Sustainability and South Africa.

· Role models the Woolies Values

· Demonstrates a commitment to high performance, is delivery focused and goal driven, flexible and thrives on and responds to performance feedback

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

· SELF: Understands themselves and the impact they have on the people they interact with and the organisation culture. Self-motivated.

· INTERACT: Builds strong networks and strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Engages and connects people to enable delivery of the plan.

· BUSINESS: Are consistent in their decision making and owns the consequences thereof due to strong business understanding and commercial knowledge. Demonstrates attention to detail and reacts to commercial issues in the BU.

TECHNICAL & FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

· Numerate

· Time Management

· Contract & PO Management (local & international)

· Supplier Engagement

· Supply Chain Knowledge

· Advanced PLM Skills

· Advanced Excel Skills and ability to operate in a Windows based environment

BEHAVIOURAL

· Customer Centric

· Planning & Organising

· Analytical & Attention to Detail

· Teamwork

· Adaptability

· Problem Solving

· Communication

JOB REQUIREMENTS

· 3-5 years or more relevant experience in manufacturing and/or retail.

· Understanding of Imports and Supply Chain Logistics

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

· Desirable / preferred criteria which would be advantageous and assist in distinguishing between candidates once the job requirements have been met.

QUALITY, HYGIENE & STOCK CONTROLLER

Listing reference: woolw_001035

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 16 January 2025

Position summary

Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade

Job category: Retail Operations

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

EE position: No

Introduction

To assist with the preparation of the Head Office Catering Department’s procedures and contribute to the execution of operational and hygiene excellence within the department

Job description

• Co-ordinate the cleaning of the kitchen and ensuring all areas are covered with the correct cleaning equipment
• Assist with the “Early Morning Breakfast” preparations
• Manage stock in the refrigerators
• Ensure adherence to Cold Chain disciplines in the Catering department
• Conduct & record routine temperature checks and monitor all relevant areas for temperature discrepancies
• Issue all wet and dry ingredients to be used for daily meal preparation
• Report stock shortages (including consumables) to the Cooks Team Leader
• Inform the Cooks Team Leader of any menu changes
• Conduct ad-hoc audits in the Catering department
• Ensure that the department is equipped for the Bi-Annual audit
• Complete the Kitchen Checklist on a daily basis
• Maintain good communication with External suppliers within the Maintenance and Pest control industry
• Report / escalate urgent issues
• Maintaining files and documents as needed, for auditing purposes
• Temperature monitoring of food
• To maintain and improve standards where needed

Minimum requirements

Qualifications and Technical knowledge and skills

• Matric
• >1 Year experience in a similar role
• Hospitality industry/ Corporate Kitchen/Canteen environment, experience is essential
• Audit processes skill set is required
• Cold chain disciplines skill set is required
• Proficient in English including report writing skills
• Computer literacy

Behavioral competencies 

• Team player
• Good planning and organising skills
• Attention to detail
• Driving Quality
• Customer focus
• Ability to cope within a high-pressured environment
• Flexibility
• Innovative
• Communication Skills

“As a proud South African brand, Woolworths is committed to transformation. Meeting our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our recruitment decisions”

Planner I- Beauty

Listing reference: woolw_001037

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 20 January 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 assist and support Senior Planner/Planner with Developing and delivering integrated department merchandise planning strategies to meet KPI’s and manage inventory efficiently. Deliver impact and value, balance quality with speed, shape the future with technology and insight driven decision making and action.

Job description

To assist with the development and execution of Store and Merchandise Financial Plan

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to assist in compiling departmental strategy in line with Group strategy.
• Develop and present seasonal department channel strategy  
• Consider all group inputs, including strategic initiatives, key operational metrics, and post-seasonal analysis.
• Analyse historical sales data by product and store, market trends, and customer demand to inform MFP.  

To assist with the development and execution of Assortment Plan

• Work together with Planner/Senior planner and Buyer on the planograms and correct catalogues for the stores
• Work together with the Senior Planner/Planner to sign off the pres mins for each CC by grade (private label)
• Work together with the Senior Planner/Planner to sign off the pres mins for each CC by store (brands)
• Review and ensure grade assortment can be executed given available space & customer insights reports.
• Look for opportunities using in-depth store analysis to look for range optimisation opportunities within stores

To assist and support the Senior Planner/Planner in leveraging insights

•  Manage all allocations to stores on new product launches and new store openings on time
• Manage all auto allocations by checking weekly reports on allocations to stores
•  Pre-season engagement with Central Planning Analysts to review and refine analytics (APS, Profiles & Sales Profiler)
• Analyse customer feedback, store sales data, product sales data and market trends to make data-driven decisions and better inform future product demand.
•  Manage planning admin in all applicable systems in line with the requirements of the Woolworths Beauty merchandise cycle.
•   As a team, conduct competitive shopping and store visits and share findings to Leadership and broader team.
•  Participate in weekly trade meetings to discuss business performance with appropriate action focus. 
•  Participate in company initiatives as appropriate.

Minimum requirements

·       Preferably a relevant business diploma / degree (Retail business management/BCom/Clothing management/BScience) or relevant work experience.

·       2 years’ experience in retail industry (beauty experience advantageous)

·       Intermediate Excel to analyse and manipulate large datasets to present complex information in clear and concise manner

·       Extensive Retail knowledge

·       Retail, Supply Chain and Logistics processes

·       Retail Systems: Familiar with retail planning and merchandising software, like Assort, PLM, Blue Yonder (formerly JDA)

·       Retail Math, proficiency in retail calculations

·       Numerical

PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT: FRUIT

Listing reference: woolw_001034

Listing status: Online

Apply by: 21 January 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

To achieve the Procurement team goals by providing administrative support to the Procurement Manager and the Buyer to ensure the smooth running of the department.

Job description

• Perform essential administrative tasks, including document management and report preparation, to support the smooth functioning of the team.
• Maintaining and updating the Grower Programs
• Communicate daily with suppliers to coordinate product availability and facilitate weekly reconciliations.
• ​Liaise with buyers and planners to ensure product supply meets demand, initiating corrective actions as needed.
• Provide support in managing orders and maintaining accurate static data records.
• Support the commercial team with general administrative tasks, including price and pack updates for suppliers.
• Prepare departmental reports, presentations, and supporting documents across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Conduct market comparisons, update promotional calendars, and assist in managing departmental operating expenses.
• Ensure timely follow-up on outstanding issues stemming from meeting minutes.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings, including room bookings, book travel on TravelIT and other travel arrangements, and parking.
• Compile, update, and maintain organized supplier files.
• Support on Category Development running of Qlicksense reports to summarise data and update presentations
• Support monthly commercial presentations, contract preparations, and trading terms documentation.
• Manage ad-hoc queries and perform other administrative duties as they arise, including critical tasks during events.

Minimum requirements

Technical Skills:

• ​Minimum of two years of relevant administrative experience, preferably within a retail or commercial environment.
• Diploma or Matric (Grade 12) qualification required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with strong skills in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Familiarity with COGNOS, CAM, JDA, and Oracle systems is advantageous.
• Basic understanding of retail accounting practices, including expense management and reconciliation.
• Foundational knowledge of buying and planning principles within a retail or supply chain setting.

Behavioural Skills:

• ​Strong team player, able to work effectively across varying levels within the team.
• Highly organized, with a strong orientation towards efficient administrative processes.
• Proactive, with the initiative to anticipate the Buyer’s needs and address them in advance.
• Capable of making routine decisions independently in the Buyer’s absence.
• Demonstrates solid planning and organizational skills.
• Effective communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Deadline-driven, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a customer service-oriented approach.
• Able to perform well under pressure, maintaining high standards of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Integrity and professionalism, with the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Results-oriented, with a proactive mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Naturally connects with and supports colleagues to foster a collaborative environment.

Engineer (Platform)

Listing reference: woolw_001036
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 27 January 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
An Engineer responsible for designing and implementing scalable and robust processes to support various engineering capabilities. This role includes extracting, transforming, and consolidating data, developing and maintaining a data platform, implementing cloud solutions, supporting DevOps practices, applying machine learning techniques, and creating data visualisations.
Job description
Design and implement scalable and robust processes for ingesting and transforming large data sets, developing platforms, and deploying cloud solutions.
Design, implement and maintain data pipelines that ingest large, complex data sets from a variety of data sources.
Implement and support cloud strategies aligned with data architecture, security and governance.
Apply DevOps practices to enhance efficiency and automation for greater scalability, including infrastructure and solutions as code.
Integrate machine learning models into data processes and ML platform.
Design and implement scalable and robust processes for visualising large data sets, enabling self-service visualisation and analytics.
Develop APIs to expose the data to enterprise applications and 3rd party vendors.
Work with various stakeholders across the organisation to understand data requirements and apply technical knowledge of data management to solve key business problems.
Provide support in the operational environment with all relevant support teams for data services.
Minimum requirements
· Education Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.

· Profession Experience: 4-5 years of relevant engineering experience.

· Technical Skills:

· Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design.

· Experience with structured and unstructured data, different data stores, and traditional RDBMS and data warehouses.

· Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, and C .

· Practical experience with Apache Spark and cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).

· Experience with version control systems like Git and SVN.

· Proficiency in data visualisation tools such as PowerBI, Quicksight and QlikSense.

· Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

· Specialised Skills:

· Data Engineering: Experience with big data, ETL, and data management processes.

· Platform Engineering: Experience with cloud platform development and maintenance.

· Cloud Engineering: Experience with cloud architecture and API development.

· DevOps: Experience with DevOps practices, architecture, and operation.

· ML Engineering: Experience with machine learning frameworks and model integration.

· Data Visualisation: Experience with data visualisation tools and techniques.

· Soft Skills:

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

· Ability to work well in an agile, collaborative team environment.

· Continuous learning mindset and commitment to professional development.

· Innovative thinking and adaptability to changing business needs.

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

Analytical Mindset: Demonstrates a strong analytical and problem-solving ability, capable of breaking down complex data issues and devising effective solutions.
Collaboration and Communication: Exhibits excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Must foster a collaborative team environment and efficiently work across different departments.
Continuous Learning: Has a strong commitment to continuous professional development, staying ahead of the latest trends and technologies in data engineering and analytics. Willingness to pursue relevant certifications and training.
Innovative Thinking: Displays innovative thinking and a proactive approach to identifying and pursuing opportunities to improve data processes and solutions. Comfortable proposing and experimenting with new technologies or methodologies to enhance data capabilities.
Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility in adapting to changing business needs and technology landscapes. Can efficiently manage multiple priorities and adapt strategies in a fast-paced environment.
Cultural Fit: Aligns with the organisation’s culture and values, contributing positively to team dynamics and company morale. Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and a strong work ethic.

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