RCL FOODS is a leading African food producer in South Africa with a market capitalisation of R13 billion and employing more than 20 000 people in operations across South and Southern Africa. We manufacture a wide range of branded and private label food products which we distribute through our own route-to-market supply chain specialist, Vector Logistics. ...
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Job Description
As a leading player in the Food Manufacturing industry, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality products and making a positive impact. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a talented and motivated individual to join our team as a Commercial Manager to deliver enhanced customer and business profitability information designed to unlock margin opportunities and assist in focused strategic decision-making.
The role looks reports to the Commercial Executive within Group Services and is based in Spartan.
The primary objective of this position is to:
- Provide commercial support and insight into the operations and performance of the various Operating Units, across the Supply Chain
- Analyse financial performance and make recommendations based on the findings and outcomes of the analysis.
- Consolidation and prep of monthly Flash results and commentary
- Consolidation and analysis of group Capex plans and quarterly forecasts.
- Provide direct commercial support and insight to the Supply Chain teams.
- Work with the Supply Chain and Strategy Commercial Executives in driving the ROIC agenda across Continuous Improvement, Capital Allocation & Planning workstreams.
- Facilitate commercial engagement with the various Business Units on monthly performance and various other Commercial initiatives.
Minimum Requirements
Qualification:
- BCOM + Qualified CA (SA) or CIMA (non-negotiable)
Skills & Experience:
- Experience working in a cross functional manufacturing business
- Minimum 5 years’ experience, including commercial costing, operational financial support and reporting
- SAP & Syspro experience critical along with exposure to a FMCG and/or manufacturing environment
Duties & Responsibilities
Strategic Contribution and Execution
- Consolidation and Analysis of in year budgets and 5-year Business plans.
- Operationalising group strategic initiatives and driving implementation.
- Providing Commercial input in Strategy formulation and Continuous improvement initiatives.
Budgeting and Forecasting - Capex
- Co-ordination and consolidation of Capex Plans across the 5-year, Annual Plans and quarterly forecasting processes and associated cash flow forecasts.
- Supporting the Supply Chain teams in monitoring and tracking capex implementation.
- Provide analysis and insight into monthly and quarterly movements.
- Drive system and process improvements to streamline process and visibility, including automation opportunities.
- Compiling presentations for quarterly Capital Committee meetings
Monthly and Annual Operational Financial Reporting
- Coordinate the group monthly financial close, consolidation of results and subsequent group Flash reporting
- Ensure that efficient and reliable reporting systems are in place that will ensure accurate reporting.
- Perform comparative analyses of results to forecast and prior year to test accuracy and reasonableness.
- Oversee prompt resolution of queries with BU’s
- Assess the level of accruals held across the BU’s
Supply Chain Monthly Reporting
- Providing in depth analysis across Distribution, Raw Materials and Cost of Production
- Linking into KPI dashboards on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
- Various Ad Hoc reports across Stock, Returns, Pallets and other key supply chain metrics
- Identify opportunities for improvement and linkage into Business unit continuous improvement pipeline.
- Streamlining and automating reporting where applicable, working closely with BI teams
- Consolidation and analysis of continuous improvement pipeline projects.
- Providing visibility and analysis across Working Capital initiatives, in conjunction with CSE supply chain teams
Ad Hoc BU Support
- Providing support into BU Commercial teams in driving key initiatives across capital planning and continuous improvement workstreams
Staff Management
- Lead and develop staff across supply chain analysts.
- Monitor staff performance and provide regular feedback.
- Manage staff activities, ensuring service levels are met and protocols are adhered to.
- Coach and support staff where necessary to achieve objectives.
- Champion staff training and development through the utilisation of available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with national training specialists.
- Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates.
- Develop and manage high performance multidisciplinary teams in order to solve problems within the commercial arena.
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