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- Sales Representative – PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks
- Payroll Manager – Paarl Market Street Office
- SC Finance Business Partner – Bakeries – PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks
- HR Systems Specialist – Cape Town HQ
- Employee Relations Manager – Cape Town
- Shift Millwright – Wadeville Beverages Plant
- Accountant II – Mokopane Bakery
- Specialist Artisan – Olifantsfontein Bakery
- Capability Specialist – Cape Town HQ
- Maintenance Assistant – Kimberley DC Bread
- Picker – Parow CDC Snacks
- Franchise Director – WECA
- Admin Controller (Temporary) – Pepsico Park CDC Snacks
- Sales Representative – PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks
- Field Agronomist – Isando Plant Snacks
- Regional Agronomy Manager – Prospecton Plant Snacks
- Payroll Lead – Paarl Market Street Office
Sales Representative – PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks
Responsibilities
What are we looking for?
- Achievement of revenue and volume target as per Annual Operating Plan
- Achievement of 100% customer call rate
- Achieve 90% strike rate
- Maintain 0.5% stales threshold rate
- Obtain new business as per Annual Operating Plan
- Manage cash and stock
- Pull, analyse reports to drive continuous improvement on route
- Support company cost control through efficient driving of vehicle
- Comply with all functional and non-functional company policies and procedures, e.g. Sales, Health and Safety, etc.
- Housekeeping and maintenance of company assets, e.g Hand-Held Computers, Vehicle, Uniform, Mobile phone, etc.
Qualifications
What will qualify you for this role?
- 3-year Business/Commercial Tertiary qualification
- 3 years working experience in FMCG environment, with 1 year in a selling role/selling experience
- Minimum 1 year experience operating a vehicle
- Valid Code 10 driver’s license
- Valid Public Drivers Permit
- Certified Defensive Driver Certification
- Customer relations
- Results driven
- Self-starter, can work independently
- Analytical thinking and application of insights to drive volume growth on route
- Planning and Organizing (manages time well)
- Reliable
- Identify sales opportunities
- Influencing
- Negotiating
- Communicate with impact
Payroll Manager – Paarl Market Street Office
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for a Payroll Manager to join our team. the successful incumbent will:
- Facilitate On-time and accurate payment of employee remuneration in compliance with Company policies and statutory requirements.
- Conducting reconciliations to ensure payroll integrity.
- Manage financial postings. Reporting on payroll information.
- Operate controls and monitor compliance with internal controls policies and procedures.
- Manage people
Accountabilities:
- Collaborate with TR, HR Ops and HRDs on payroll requirements based on financial, benefits, and HR policies – recognizing the employee requirements for compensation based on the financial, benefits, and HR policies of the organization and legislative changes.
- Administer payroll- managing the inputs and outputs from outsourced payroll system related to compensation for an employee, including pay, bonuses, earnings and deductions. Oversee the use of an outsourced payroll management system to deal with the financial aspects of employees’ compensation, allowances, deductions, gross pay, net pay, etc.
- Journal Upload of pay register results in financial statements for four legal entities
- Manage payments- managing the total payments made in employees’ payroll, including bonuses and compensation.
- Process and distribute payments- processing and distributing compensation to all employees. Execute the payroll management function through the dispensation of employee compensation
- Manage and process payroll taxes- deducting and paying taxes from employees’ compensation. Requesting tax directives.
- Paying tax according to appropriate deductions made from compensation- calculate and pay the tax liabilities according to the compensation and tax regulations of employees. Filing EMP201 with SARS.
- Conducting reconciliations to ensure payroll integrity- payroll, GL account, banking, UIF, SDL PAYE reconciliations.
- Managing financial postings- understanding account structures & codes; vendor payments, payments to UIF & treasury notification, and clearing 3rd party vendor accounts.
- Reporting on payroll information; leave & bonus provisions, allowances, FI expenses, and outstanding tax amounts. Submitting statutory declarations and COIDA reports.
- Operate controls and monitor compliance with internal controls policies and procedures.
- Monitor control effectiveness. Remediate control deficiencies. Implement and maintain technologies and tools to enable the internal controls-related activities.
- Filing and e-filing of payroll control documents for audit compliance.
- Manage complex inquiries- handling instances where a stakeholder desires clarification.
- Supervise payroll processes- Provide training to process owners. Measure and report the performance of the payroll process
- People management –
- Screen and select candidates. Evaluating and selecting potential employees through interviews.
- Manage employee performance. Defining individual performance objectives. Review performance to provide appraisals.
- Manage employee development. Establishing employee development guidelines. Manage the development of their skills to enhance their skills, ability, and knowledge.
- Managing employee relations. Assisting general management in developing, maintaining, and improving employee relationships. This is accomplished through communication, performance management, processing grievances, and/or dispute. Interpret and convey organizational policies
Qualifications
- Expert knowledge of-
- law e.g., BCEA, PAYE, UIF, WCA, Skills Levy Act, ETI
- regulations e.g., retirement, tax, loans, Retrenchments and CCMA
- HR and Finance policies
- and collective agreements
- All-Sec BRD
- Expert experience of relevant SAP modules and supporting technology
- Expert organizational knowledge of structures and business units
- Degree in Accounting / Financial Management
- Commercial experience of more than 5 years including strong accounting work experience preferably FMCG
- Advanced Excel Skills
- Good numeric Skills
- Good Analytical Skills
SC Finance Business Partner – Bakeries – PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for a Supply Chain Finance Business Partner to join our team. the successful incumbent will assist Finance Business Partner to enable implementation of strategy. Integrate demand planning data with commercial decision-making to give effect to business production and sales balancing.
Accountabilities
- Lead Forecasting & Consolidation of all 12 Bakeries for all planning cycles.
- Monitor & evaluate the Bakery financial performance trends, performance against KPI’s , providing accurate relevant and timely finance information to the business categories to enable it to meet its finance commitments.
- Profit forecasting based on commercial variables, pricing and what-if scenarios.
- Assist with AOP and Forecast process, specifically for 12 bakeries including 3rd party IDC
- Assist with Business Cases, Investment feasibility & Value Engineering Propositions & motivations
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders, i.e Warehouse, Distribution, Supply Planning & Sales Team, Finance, Production
- Identify cost drivers for business & mitigate risks
- Design, implement and monitor internal controls within the distribution environment
- Support the preparation of management reports (Actual vs Forecast vs Budget, Vol/Rate/Mix analysis, Various metrics i.e. CPK, Vehicle utilization, Route optimization, Distribution damages etc.) to be distributed to various stakeholders in daily/weekly/monthly intervals
- Lead the financial evaluation of significant/strategic investment choices to provide a long-term perspective of the
- Support with other Ad hoc requests as required by the FBP, GM or Transport Director
- Validation of productivity in PowerSteering and approval of Capex projects at required level. Executing on COE governance and support capability build for Capex and Productivity within Supply Chain
- Ensure robust financial evaluation and development of models are developed to review and validate projects for PowerSteering submissions
- Strong collaboration with Regional Logistics Managers to ensure visibility of cost drivers
- Partner with Supply Chain Senior Director and Finance Director Supply Chain to evaluate assumptions on input costs
- Build sustainable planning processes & tools to enhance efficiency & responsiveness of Bakeries Supply Chain financial forecasting
- Provide financial support for the iS&OP / EBP financial reconciliation process and integrate Operational forecast metrics into the wide planning agenda
- Support transport team to improve on the daily operation, interpret financial polices/accounting guidelines to operation teams for better understanding and compliance (Including Pepsico Financial Governance Requirements)
- Developing and reviewing Commercial Guardrails. Assist with costing requests to evaluate proposed sales promotions
- Strong Stakeholder Engagement to understand and influence for required outcomes linked in supporting the National Transport Footprint
Qualifications
- Post Graduate Degree in Finance or (CA/CIMA)
- Proven track record in a similar finance role
- Experience of working in Finance team supporting Distribution as business partner
- 5 years experience in the same or similar role
- Advanced MS Excel, Power Quiry & Power BI experience required
HR Systems Specialist – Cape Town HQ
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for an HR Operations Senior Associate to join our team. Successful incumbent will coordinate overall HR Process and Continuous Improvement Projects within SSA HR Ops and Service Delivery team scope. Govern HR processes, process maps, documentation, knowledgebase documentation, Ensuring design methodology, approvals, change control and documentation are standardised and consistently applied in addition to Coordinating process reviews sessions and approvals.
Accountabilities:
HR Process Championship
- Governance of HR processes, process maps, documentation, knowledgebase documentation and ensuring that all relevant systems are kept up to date
- Ensure design methodology, approvals, version control, change control and documentation are standardised and consistently applied.
- Coordinate HR process reviews to optimise efficient application of processes, procedures and standards
- Ensure that all processes and documentation are robustly maintained, protecting integrity and quality of data and version, support HR teams with process map and documentation updates.
Continuous Improvement Projects
- Maintain and update SSA HR Service Catalogue and continuous improvement tracker
- Coordinate assigned continuous improvement projects ensuring timelines & productivity targets are met
- Supporting the delivery of HR calendar events and provide support to SSC / BO Teams when required eg: at peak times.
- Provide training to others in the business in the use of Continuous Improvement tools.
- Assist with setup, implementation, maintenance of all new HR transactional processes, procedures and tools.
- Ensure that in implementing change relevant measures and/or Key Performance Indicators are in place and that any deviance can be identified and justified. (SLAs/OLAs/KPIs)
Communications
- Support SSA HR Ops change management and communication efforts partnering with sector and local change management teams
- Develop communication tools to embed SSC process change projects as necessary
Qualifications
- 1- 3 years of general professional experience in the area of Human Resources
- Experience of working across a sector/ different countries would be preferable
- University degree preferably a MBA
- Very good knowledge of HR processes
- Practical knowledge of SLAs and workload management
- Time management – ability to focus and get things done and know what is business critical; able to deal with conflicting priorities and ambiguity
- Co-ordination/planning/resource allocation – ability to bring together different people with conflicting schedules/ideas and meet deadlines
Employee Relations Manager – Cape Town
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for an Employee Relations Manager to join our team. Successful incumbent will proactively support the organisational ER agenda and function through the implementation of the ER strategy which will foster a positive organisational and labour relations climate.
Accountabilities:
- Assist in the development, implementation and administration of human resource employment policies.
- and procedures to ensure compliance with employment law.
- Conduct internal investigations and prepare all required documentation.
- Ensure that employee matters are handled with consistency and fairness without discrimination.
- Maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to all issues.
- Demonstrate working knowledge and extensive experience of the South African employment laws and regulations in order to coach and build HRM’s capability.
- Provide employee relations consultation and coaching for HD/HRM’s and line managers.
- Work with Senior ER Manager on regional and local reports.
- Represent SSSAand support HRM’s during CCMA preparations and hearings.
- Ensure that the company disciplinary code and procedures are adhered to accordingly.
- Ensure that all disciplinary outcomes are in line with the Company Code of Conduct.
- Co-ordination of E.R Training for people Managers and HR Community.
- Maintain a positive relationship with external stakeholders.
- Serve as communication link with bargaining unit representatives (stewards/committees) and individual employees to anticipate potential problems and improve understanding of the organization’s position.
- Researches current and potential labour relations problems, opportunities and issues and evaluates their impact.
- Monitor ER trends and provides input into plans to address certain issues and recommend solutions
- Co-ordinate local level negotiations and/or participate in negotiation of multi- location agreements with
- Maintaining sound ER practices at the Pepsico facilities
- Promoting a healthy workplace relationship with the trade union and shopstewards representatives
- Developing ER capabilities with line management and HR
- Advise evidence leaders and presiding officers on disciplinary cases
- Assist with the preparation and representation of cases at the CCMA
- Audit legal compliance for overtime
- Audit legal compliance in the employment of temporary employees
Qualifications
- HR or related Qualification
- Qualified Labour Attorney would be advantageous
- Experience in an Operations HR management role in a highly unionised environment
- Experience executing an ER strategy in a complex, multinational business
- A demonstrated ability to apply the relevant labour legislation and the management of labour relations in a highly unionised environment
- At least 4-5 years relevant experience at Management Level
- Stakeholder Management Skills
- Negotiation Skills
- Advanced Computer Skills
Shift Millwright – Wadeville Beverages Plant
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Plant and Equipment availability – 85%
- Making sure equipment and machinery are maintained at acceptable and sound engineering standards
- Completion of planned maintenance schedules
- Repair electrical circuitry and components. Test units to evaluate electrical and mechanical operations
- Making sure pasteurisers as critical control points are operating at optimum standards
- Coaching and supporting production personnel
- Making sure equipment is operating at acceptable safe standards as outlined in Pepsico MESS standards
- Making sure the environment is kept clean as outlined in the Pepsico Health and Environment procedures
- Completion of 5 ways and RCAs
Qualifications
- Technical Millwright trade: Electromechanical and Trade Tested
- Understanding of electrical systems: wiring, diagrams and troubleshooting
- Understanding of mechanical systems: pumps, valves and pneumatic systems
- Understanding of ammonia refrigeration systems
- Understanding of basic process control, instrumentation systems
- Basic understanding of process equipment and process analysis
- Basic equipment operation understanding
Accountant II – Mokopane Bakery
Responsibilities
- Perform daily and monthly accounting procedures.
- Detailed verification & rectification of monthly income statement & balance sheet entries. Monthly reconciliations of income statement and balance sheet accounts. Monthly financial reporting.
- Assist with Year-end procedures and financial statement packs. Assist with the Annual Budgeting process.
- Prepare the monthly reporting of BU financials in HFM and any other related reporting to the Region.
- Assist with monthly Management Accounts (Flash) and Balance Sheet Review (Quarterly).
- Assist with preparation of the Annual Financial Statements in compliance with IFRS and the Companies Act and external audit process.
- Deliver high quality financial information on an accelerated basis to support PepsiCo’s SEC filing requirements.
- Execute tasks to ensure Reporting GCS requirements are met, which includes collation of data and sample testing.
- Perform internal control procedures. Attend stock takes, verify assets & check internal controls at production sites country wide.
- Assist with implementation and achievement of functional best practices, tax compliance and project objectives. Assist with implementation of changed processes. Assist with communication and application of policies & procedures. Identification and initiation of continuous improvements.
- Assist with ad-hoc buisness request to drive value-add agenda for operational control accounting.
Qualifications
- 5-6 years experience in similar financial position
- Computer Skills (SAP, Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
- B Com Accounting or related degree
Specialist Artisan – Olifantsfontein Bakery
Responsibilities
- Move machinery and equipment
- Construct foundation for machines
- Repair electrical circuitry and components
- Test units to evaluate electrical & mechanical operations
- Set programmable logical circuits (PLC’s)
- Add and update SCADA interface with PLC systems (where needed)
- Managing a team
Qualifications
- Four to five years relevant experience within the manufacturing environment
- Technical Trade or NTC
- Red Seal Electrician Certificate
- PLC Qualification
Capability Specialist – Cape Town HQ
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
Were looking for a Capability Specialist to join our team. The purpose of this role is to:
- Support; facilitate and implement sector led L&D initiatives
- Facilitate internal professional skills programmes
- Partnering with L&D Manager and L&D sector to keep abreast of sector/ global led programme and ensure implementation
- Supports L&D AOP process in as far as sector led initiatives are concerned
Accountabilities:
- Manages sector driven and professional skills training life-cycle, including new training coordination, implementation, training delivery, facilitation for assigned interventions and evaluation of training programs and tools
- Able to contract and influence Sector CoE to ensure that Sector generated initiatives meet local needs
- Works with L&D Manager and Specialists to provide sector input on programmes and ensure testing & customisation to local context and needs.
- Defines and measures the impact of learning and training investments on business outcomes, including creating business cases and measuring return on investment
- Manages conversations with relevant stakeholders to ensure high quality execution of process and programs
- Collaborate with other facilitators to leverage existing programs, tools and create best practices
- Utilize LMS, online and mobile learning strategies developed by CoE (e.g., drive self-nomination for core professional, skills programs via myLearning)
- Supports SDF with timeous submission of a workplace skills plan and reporting to the relevant government department
- Oversees training budget for particular area of responsibility
- Provides updates on all of the above to L&D Manager to ensure alignment with overall SSA L&D agenda
- Sourcing suitable solutions for local needs based on benchmarks and networks with other BUs
Qualifications
- 3 year HR Degree
- 3-5 years’ experience within a L&D team, FMCG experience advantageous
- Able to design and develop learning programs and training offer
- Analytic and diagnostic thinking to identify key learning needs and demands
- Communication and presentation skills to influence with impact in a positive way
- Collaborate extensively across multiple geographies and functions
- Understand Business needs and prioritize key capability needs
- Evaluation skills to design improvement strategies
Differentiating Competencies Required
- Strong Business partnering skills
- High analytical – ability to analyse data and draw key insights
- Influencing skills: to be able to create buy-in and support for engagement initaitives and to influence progress against agreed plans
- Creative skills to design fit for purpose learning solutions
- Strong delivery bias – ability to deliver high quality outputs
Maintenance Assistant – Kimberley DC Bread
Responsibilities
- General repairs on trucks and load the parts of the trucks that require repairs
- Service trucks and bakkies as and when required
- Accident reporting and follow up on repairs of vehicles
- Replacing and servicing of brakes and general repairs
- Checking, repairing and replacing of punctures and new tyres
- Checking oil, water and tyre pressure daily on vehicles
- On Standby when there are breakdowns on trucks for eg (replace damaged wheels, trucks stuck in mud, mechanical problems, fused lights etc.)
Qualifications
- Matric or Equivalent Qualification
- Code 14 (EC) with valid PDP
Picker – Parow CDC Snacks
Responsibilities
- Efficiently picks customers orders for shipment, ensuring that the correct quantities and SKU’s are picked and that orders are then staged correctly for delivery as per assigned ship dock.
- Ensures warehouse KPI’s are met by picking at set target of 200 cases/hour.
- Ensures that the Pallet ID has the correct customer name, ship dock, order number and quantities per SKU.
- Operates material handling equipment and ensures safety regulations are followed.
- Daily inspection of the RDT and pallet jack to ensure that they are in good working condition.
- Reports any faulty pallet jacks and RDT scanners timeously to avoid breakdown.
- Ensures that the RDT scanners are docked at the charging station during breaks and at the end of each shift.
- Maintain good housekeeping of warehouse area as per company’s standard.
- Ensuring the cleanliness and proper stocking of inventory in the work area.
- Adhere to Health & Safety regulations (PPE Compliance).
- Adhere to AIB standards.
- Perform all other duties as may be directed/instructed by the Line Manager or Supervisor.
Qualifications
Qualification/Experience/Skills:
- Matric
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a warehouse environment, preferably in an FMCG environment
- Strong drive for results and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to communicate well with internal customers
- Being adaptable/flexible to change in the workplace
Competencies:
- Integrity
- Team player
- Dependability
- Attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work overtime when required
Franchise Director – WECA
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Execution of 9 Global Franchise Fundamentals: (Key deliverables)
- Lead & develop 3 years Joint Business plan
- Year one of the 3-year JBP will require developing an AOP in line with BU MWB plan
- From JBP develop a 3-year BDA with bottling partners
- Carryout System Strategic Assessment on bottling partners
- Use the Push/Pull execution model in conjunction with CBS model to build brand plan
- Building a Franchise Lens for each country for internal & external reviews
- Using DICE model to build a Ways Of Working with each bottling partner
- Manage Franchise Governance in line with GCS and the SOA’s
- Delivering the Volume, Revenue, NOBPT & Share objectives
- Lead the briefing to Bottlers operational team on AOP initiatives
- Set launch execution KPI’s with bottling team and track development
- Keep PEP & Bottling Management abreast on AOP performance through Franchise Lens
- Gather Market Intelligence and feedback via Lens meetings
- Conduct regular monthly market intelligence surveys on execution & competitive activities
- Channel “Trade” & Customer Development in collaboration with Category Team
- Track the implementation of channel guidelines “Model Store / Census opportunity”
- Work with bottling team to develop the channel promotion plans
- Support PEP / Bottling system to instill revenue management journey
- Lead the COOP management & consolidate the quarterly tracking with Pep & Bottling finance to ensure spend are within allocated budgets
- Develop recommendation for re-investment in the rider phase
- Identifying opportunities in Bottling Capability and help guide from PEP system
- Transfer Best Practice Tools to subject matter experts at bottling system and ensure sustainability via skills transfer
- Assess Best Practices implementation through regular health check
- Role model The Pepsico Way within the Franchise Business and the bottler
- Business strategy for long term plan
- Support on key strategic agenda items, bottler consolidation etc
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Business Management Qualification
Previous Experience
- Experienced management accounting background – 5-8 years’ experience
- 5-8 years consumer facing experience
- Knowledge of beverage business or comparable FMCG / retail businesses
- Good solid understanding of marketing
- West African commercial experience
Other skills and competencies
- Ability to collaborate with people (patience – as Franchise Takes Time)
- Strong written and verbal English
- Energetic, results driven, team player, strong analytical & strategic thinking skills
- Effective & persuasive communication and coaching skills
- Good understanding of control environment and proportional ownership
- Travel within Africa will be required
Admin Controller (Temporary) – Pepsico Park CDC Snacks
Responsibilities
What are we looking for?
- Accountable for the scanning of all Transporter Documentation: POD’s, Credit Notes (Return & Buybacks), and all Supporting Documentation i.e. Claims, Pick-up-slip, CHEP documentation etc.
- Daily Update of the exception report on Laserfiche. Provide reasons for outstanding Documents
- Ensure the CDC meets all COSO requirements and effectively test Key Controls on a regular basis
- Ensure zero outstanding POD’s and Credit Notes
- Review Weekly Signed copy of LF Outstanding Report detailing status of each delivery
- Develop, monitor and adapt KPI’s to address Operational and Performance requirements
- Attend to queries that cannot be resolved by the Admin Clerk’s and ensure they get resolved by directing them to relevant departments or provide feedback through investigation
- Daily processing of EFT payments in DMS
- Responsible for processing Key Accounts Driver claims and submit paperwork to HR department
- Ensure investigations are done on Head Office Claims and give timeous feedback to Finance. This includes Consolidated Return schedules and Spar Gateway Claims
- Verify the completeness of the Stock Count file that it contains the signed off Original Stock Adjustment Report and Adjustment for the Week Report
- Plan, set and manage staff performance objectives through performance discussions with all staff to improve and/or maintain individual staff performance
- Compile and execute individual staff development and overall staff bench plans to improve team capability and ensure continuity in conjunction with HR
- Highlight all possible financial risks to business operations timeously and assist with the formulation of corrective action plans
- Ensure all processes are mapped, documented and comply to the SDCA principles. All processes to be reviewed and PIs updated every 6 months
Cost:
- Ensure Claims reduction targets are met
- Ensure CHEP documentation is always scanned and checked
- Manage overtime of the team
- Manage absenteeism < 2%
- Ensure no outstanding PODs (Proof of Delivery) or Credit Notes (CNs) – no POD write offs. All PODs/CNs to be processed and scanned within 7 days of despatch
Service:
- Ensure all PIs agreed in the daily scorecard is tracked and deviations managed through root cause analysis and actions
- Ensure claims management and engagement with customers/ AR team is done within timelines and in a professional manner
- AR Claims to be managed weekly with commentary to resolve. Ensure Qliksense is updated daily and the claims threshold is maintained
Quality:
- Ensure basic housekeeping and 5S principles are adhered to in the office environment with clear physical flow of PODs and tracking of where every POD in “process” is. Ensure all PIs on compliance is completed daily
- Ensure 100% adherence to Health and Safety policies
- Ensure on time submission of Key Control quarterly feedback and sample results
People:
- Managing staff performance and take corrective action
- Identify training needs for office staff
- Ensure sound management policies and practices are in place and adhered to
- Ensure disciplinary action is taken where recurring deviations to standards are found
Qualifications
What will qualify you for this role?
- 3 Year Tertiary Qualification
- Minimum 3 -5 years relevant experience in Administration, Claims Management
- Computer literacy with advanced knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word and Outlook
- Good business communication skills on oral and report writing
- Strong knowledge of News page & WMS
- Proven experience in managing Teams under pressure
Sales Representative – PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks
Responsibilities
What are we looking for?
- Achievement of revenue and volume target as per Annual Operating Plan
- Achievement of 100% customer call rate
- Achieve 90% strike rate
- Maintain 0.5% stales threshold rate
- Obtain new business as per Annual Operating Plan
- Manage cash and stock
- Pull and analyse reports to drive continuous improvement on route
- Support company cost control through efficient driving of vehicle
- Comply with all functional and non-functional company policies and procedures, e.g. Sales, Health and Safety, etc.
- Housekeeping and maintenance of company assets, e.g Hand-Held Computers, Vehicle, Uniform, Mobile phone, etc.
Qualifications
What will qualify you for this role?
- 3-year Business/Commercial Tertiary qualification
- 3 years working experience in FMCG environment, with 1 year in a selling role/selling experience
- Minimum 1 year experience operating a vehicle
- Valid Code 10 driver’s license
- Valid Public Drivers Permit
- Certified Defensive Driver Certification
Field Agronomist – Isando Plant Snacks
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
We are looking for a Field Agronomist to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Isando, in Johannesburg. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
- To educate growers on latest agronomic practices that drive best in class potato quality (lower defects, higher solids), increased yields, reduce foreign objects, inspects and recommend farmer washing/grading operations and equipment.
- Develop, implement and maintain good handling practices for potatoes to ensure high quality potatoes from storage to the factory.
- Provide Simba growers with best in class, specialist agronomic support to deliver improved potato quality, monitor crop performance (Croptrack) and implement sustainable improvements across all Simba growers and growing regions.
- Provide regional Agro management with monthly commercial crop volume estimates compared to contracted volumes, forecast crop losses where it occur, and/or identify potential supply risks in order to effectively plan for “short/over-supply” for commercial contract periods.
- Interact with plant schedulers regularly, potato laboratory when needed, FLM’s and Operations Managers where needed to facilitate effective management of the potato supply chain from farm to production.
- Facilitate the successful integration of new potato varieties into SA Program (identify suitable fields and areas for field trials, monitor fields and crop progress regularly, monitor crop quality, arrange plant trials and jointly collate and analyze conversion and consumer performance).
- Assist Commercial Potato Supply Manager in selecting regional strategic planting areas and farmers that will minimize risk and maximize productivity.
- Facilitate and execute research projects (new plant materials, fertilizers and chemical, planting and irrigation practices), which will contribute positively to sustainability and productivity programs.
- Stay updated with latest/best available technology in the agricultural industry in order to be able to assist farmers in making informed decisions.
Qualifications
What will qualify you for the role
- Specialist Agronomical Knowledge of Potato Crop, with emphasis on quantity and quality forecasting (Preferably B.Sc. (Agric) degree or Diploma in agriculture).
- Knowledge and experience of agricultural industry (5 + years).
- Good technical and planning skills.
- High level of computer literacy.
- Experience in the processing sector would be an advantage.
- Experience in Agronomy related food safety programs.
- Experience in Logistics would be beneficial.
Regional Agronomy Manager – Prospecton Plant Snacks
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for a Regional Agronomy Manager to join our team in Prospecton. The successful incumbent will be responsible for the management of the commercial potato supply in relation to negotiations, contracting, supply co-ordination and potato supply chain management for KZN(including commercial potato transport and storage) within the required AOP framework. This entails potato supply and demand balance management, regular monitoring of crop cycles, identification of supply risks, management of the regional agronomist team and driving solutions to cover supply risks. In addition, KZN is to aim to become a self-sufficient hub where seed from G0 to commercial is to be managed within this role, determined by commercial demand over PSP.
To provide Agronomic leadership and technical growing support to Simba potato growers. Roll out revised agricultural best practices to new and existing growers to support IPS product design. Responsible for production information capturing (SmartAgro), volume forecasting and the successful integration of new PepsiCo proprietary varieties within the BU’s agronomy productivity agenda.
- Manage the commercial potato supply programme in accordance with the production needs of the Prospecton fatory.
- Manage the seed pipeline in KZN, in accordance with Prospecton PSP, under the guidance of the Technical Services Manager
- Manage negotiations and contracting of commercial and seed potato supplier agreements; including transport.
- Manage the KZN commercial potato supply to ensure the following:
- The efficient flow of timeous crop information.
- The timeous execution of delivery contracts (coordination of planting & harvesting).
- The accurate and timeous capturing of supporting crop data through the SmartAgro system
- Manage KZN seed potato supply, in conjunction with the Technical Services Manager, to ensure the following:
- Seed planning from G0 – G4, based on the PSP volume requirements of the Prospecton factory.
- The timeous execution of delivery contracts (coordination of planting & harvesting).
- Accurate pipeline management to minimalise seed requirements from external regions
- The accurate and timeous capturing of supporting crop data through the SmartAgro system
- Maintain accurate weekly, monthly and annual potato supply plans for the KZN factory
- Review supply balances, evaluate risks (eg. processing plant stock levels, demand, weather, crop availability, quality loss, etc.) and cause of change on a regular basis (daily/weekly/monthly).
- Work with planning team to understand demand and capacity developments for short and medium term supply (eg. outsourcing projects, promotional activity, capacity changes, etc.) and provide input from potato supply.
- Manage any mandates for spot purchasing / out-of-contract procurement of potatoes for contingency purposes.
- Support the Agro BU Lead with productivity target execution, supplier development, price and volume negotiations, and supplier performance reviews through KPI reporting, feedback and meetings.
- Responsible for educating growers on latest agronomic practices that drive best in class potato quality (lower defects, higher solids), increased yields, reduce foreign objects, inspects and recommend farmer washing/grading operations and equipment.
- Develop, implement and maintain good handling practices for potatoes to ensure high quality potatoes from storage to the factory.
- Provide Simba growers with best in class, specialist agronomic support to deliver improved potato quality, monitor crop performance (SmartAgro) and implement sustainable improvements across all Simba growers and growing regions.
- Provide regional Agro management with monthly commercial crop volume estimates compared to contracted volumes, forecast crop losses where it occur, and/or identify potential supply risks in order to effectively plan for “short/over-supply” for commercial contract periods.
- Interact with plant schedulers regularly, potato laboratory when needed, FLM’s and Operations Managers where needed to facilitate effective management of the potato supply chain from farm to production.
- Facilitate the successful integration of new potato varieties into SA Program (identify suitable fields and areas for field trials, monitor fields and crop progress regularly, monitor crop quality, arrange plant trials and jointly collate and analyze conversion and consumer performance).
- Assist Commercial Potato Supply Manager in selecting regional strategic planting areas and farmers that will minimize risk and maximize productivity.
- Facilitate and execute research projects (new plant materials, fertilizers and chemical, planting and irrigation practices), which will contribute positively to sustainability and productivity programs.
- Drive the implementation and upkeep of the emerging farmer program
- Stay updated with latest/best available technology in the agricultural industry in order to be able to assist farmers in making informed decisions.
Qualifications
What will qualify you for the role
- Specialist Agronomical Knowledge of Potato Crop, with emphasis on quantity and quality forecasting (Preferably B.Sc. (Agric) degree or Diploma in agriculture).
- Knowledge and experience of agricultural industry (5 + years).
- Good technical and planning skills.
- High level of computer literacy.
- Experience in the processing sector would be an advantage.
- Experience in Agronomy related food safety programs.
- Experience in Logistics would be beneficial.
Payroll Lead – Paarl Market Street Office
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
We’re looking for a Payroll & Travel and Entertainment & Lead to join our team. Successful incumbent will
- Identify payroll requirements based on financial, benefits, and HR policies.
- Administer payroll and oversee services of outsourced payroll service provider.
- Conducting reconciliations to ensure payroll integrity. Manage financial postings.
- Reporting on payroll information.
- Operate controls and monitor compliance with internal controls policies and procedures.
- Manage people.
Accountabilities:
- Before the pay cycle, identify payroll requirements based on financial, benefits, and HR policies – recognizing the employee requirements for compensation based on the financial, benefits, and HR policies of the organization and legislative changes.
- Administer payroll- managing the sum of all financial records of compensation for an employee, including pay, bonuses, earnings and deductions. Use a payroll management system to deal with the financial aspects of employees’ compensation, allowances, deductions, gross pay, net pay, etc.
- Manage payments- managing the total payments made in employees’ payroll, including bonuses and compensation.
- Process and distribute payments- processing and distributing compensation to all employees. Execute the payroll management function through the dispensation of employee compensation.
- Manage and process Expat payroll
- Manage and process Independent Contractor payroll
- Manage and process payroll taxes- deducting and paying taxes from employees’ compensation. Requesting tax directives.
- Paying tax according to appropriate deductions made from compensation- calculate and pay the tax liabilities according to the compensation and tax regulations of employees. Filing EMP201 with SARS.
- Conducting reconciliations to ensure payroll integrity- payroll, GL account, banking, UIF, SDL PAYE reconciliations.
- Manage financial postings- understanding account structures & codes; vendor payments, payments to UIF & treasury notification, and clearing 3rd party vendor accounts.
- Reporting on payroll information; leave & bonus provisions, allowances, FI expenses, and outstanding tax amounts. Submitting statutory declarations and COIDA reports. (Decision making accountability- Financial Control)
- Operate controls and monitor compliance with internal controls policies and procedures.
- Monitor control effectiveness. Remediate control deficiencies. Implement and maintain technologies and tools to enable the internal controls-related activities.
- Filing and e-filing of payroll control documents for audit compliance.
- Manage complex inquiries- handling instances where a stakeholder desires clarification. (Providing support- Employee compensation & benefits)
- Supervise system performance- evaluating and handling the performance of payroll processes. Provide training to process owners. Measure and report the performance of the payroll system.
- People management (Decision making accountability- HR) –
- Screen and select candidates. Evaluating and selecting potential employees through interviews.
- Manage employee performance. Defining individual performance objectives. Review performance to provide appraisals.
- Manage employee development. Establishing employee development guidelines. Manage the development of their skills to enhance their skills, ability, and knowledge.
- Manage employee relations. Assisting general management in developing, maintaining, and improving employee relationships. This is accomplished through communication, performance management, processing grievances, and/or dispute. Interpret and convey organizational policies.
Qualifications
- Expert knowledge of
- law e.g. BCEA, PAYE, UIF, WCA, Skills Levy Act, ETI
- regulations e.g. retirement, tax, loans, Retrenchments and CCMA
- HR and Finance policies
- and collective agreements
- Expert experience of relevant SAP modules and supporting technology
- Expert organnisational knowledge of structures and business units
- Commerce Degree, preferably a post-graduate qualification
- People and service organizational experience
- Commercial or Payroll experience of more than 10 years including strong accounting work experience preferably FMCG
All the best with your applications.
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