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• An exciting role is available for a Procurement and Maintenance Manager at our Support Centre in Kuilsriver. This position is key to supporting the smooth, cost-effective, and compliant operations of our stores.

Procurement Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement plans that support store operations with a focus on efficiency, cost savings, and adherence to company policies and industry standards. This includes handling supplier relationships, overseeing tenders, and ensuring that procurement processes meet audit requirements. You’ll work closely with the procurement team to ensure projects are delivered within budget and enhance the store experience. This involves both multi-year rollout plans and various on-demand projects.

Maintenance Responsibilities:

• On the maintenance side, you’ll manage all aspects of store upkeep, from furniture and fixtures to visual merchandising and staff equipment, contributing to the Ackermans Shopping Experience and the Phadima Supplier of Choice Experience. Key priorities include safety (OHASA compliance across four countries), consistent quality, and budget management. You’ll lead the team in selecting, coordinating, and managing a network of contractors and suppliers across a wide geographic area, ensuring all work meets Ackermans Standards.
• Integrated Role:
• Both procurement and maintenance are closely connected; preventative maintenance enhances procurement results, while effective procurement supports maintenance efforts.
• If you’re experienced in procurement and maintenance and committed to improving store operations, this role offers a valuable opportunity to make a significant impact.
• KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
• Retail Store Layout
• Negotiations with contractors and suppliers
• Procurement and estimation
• Maintenance planning
• OHASA legislation
• Budgeting and costing
• SLA Agreements
• Managing vendor relationships
• Store Maintenance

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Project Management skills
• Computer skills
• Budget, costing and estimation skills
• Organisational and retail planning skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong analytical and attention to detail skills to see patterns
• Compliance and OHASA skills in a retail environment
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solving

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

• Minimum of 4-8 years working experience within Retail within a Internation Retail Chain environment working with stores
• Minimum of 2-3 years should be in Procurement, Project Management or Estimation role
• Understanding Retail principles with a focus on Customer experience, durability, store staff experience
• Maintenance and Procurement best practices, safety regulations, compliance requirements, contract management, tender processes and supplier negotiations
• Budget management across multiple accounts and teams for various projects and initiatives (Capital Expenditure and Operational Expenditure)

Preferred:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of leading a team
• Reading Store Layout plans, Understanding Specifications Documents, Contractual understanding of SLAs
• Strong knowledge of Procurement Software and tools (ERP, SRM Systems), Maintenance Management Software and tools (CMMS), Payment Software (SAP), Intranet tools (Store orientation), Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, OneDrive, Sharepoint)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data (data driven decision making) which leads to proactive strategies to achieve a better outcome at the same time or lower cost
• Excellent leadership, communication and interpersonal skills

QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential:

• Grade 12
• Relevant Diploma in Procurement Management, Project Management or Cost management

Preferred:

• Relevant Degree in Business/Commerce, Building industry or Project Management

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop, Implement, and manage Procurement Strategies by:

• Procurement Strategy Development:
• Craft a procurement strategy that aligns with the company, Ops, Ops Property strategies and communicate it clearly to all stakeholders
• Supplier Management:
• Evaluate, develop and manage current suppliers. Address improvements, acquire new suppliers and negotiate favorable terms
• Cost management and optimization:
• Understanding patterns of items on order to improve procurement to ensure quality for bulk purchase items at the best price
• Procurement Processes and Systems:
• Working with systems to enable and support effective monitoring and execution of projects
• Stakeholder Collaboration:
• Working closely with internal stakeholders (Peers, GMs, DSMs, Stores) to understand the needs and finding a suitable solution for the need at hand taking into account that it is always a eco system
• Performance and Reporting:
• Working to make sure there is transparency on progress and procedures to ensure there is a clear view on the money being spent and the progress being made (KPI)
• Market analysis and research:
• In an ever-changing environment with multiple complex problems there are new trends and solutions that are found, it is not as simple as duplicating it, but rather using it within the Ackermans eco-system

Develop, Implement, and manage Maintenance Strategies by:

• Maintenance Strategy:
• Refine the Maintenance strategy to align to the company/Ops/Ops Property strategy to achieve 1000 stores with specified standards most of the time.
• Vendor Management:
• Ackermans has multiple service providers who assist in keeping the stores in the expected shape. Managing and developing existing vendors is crucial through planning and execution. It is always important to have a tender rotation to allow benchmarking in the market to achieve best quality service at the best price.
• Cost Management and controls:
• Prepare, manage and monitor annual budgets supporting 1000 stores over multiple cost lines and various vendors.
• Safe and Compliant Stores:
• In an ever-changing environment with regulations becoming sterner it is important to ensure that we have a safe and compliant environment for our Phadima’s and Siyamazi
• Performance Monitoring:
• Managing multiple activities across 1000 stores it is important to be organized and knowing what is happening. Having clear monitoring gauges is important to ensure work is not overlooked or neglected.
• Continuous improvement:
• Finding patterns that arise in a mass amount of data is important to ensure that it is addressed at the source (new) and finding cost effective ways to rectify that has already been sent to stores.

Leading Teams while reinforcing the Ackermans Culture by:

• Phadima Culture:
• Lead and mentor teams (maintenance and procurement) fostering a culture of high performance, safety, continuous improvement and support.
• Clear communication:
• Clearly communicate to customers and peers about plans of how and when support will be provided to ensure alignment and understanding
• Resilience and Enduring:
• Continuous maintenance and support can take a strain on an individual and this person should be resilient in all the requests that needs attention and maintain empathy to understand each store is a Store Manager’s most important store
   

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Purpose of position:

• Are you passionate about babies and the latest trends in infant fashion? We’re looking for a Buying Manager to lead the charge in curating the most stylish, comfortable, and durable high-quality products for little ones. Help us deliver a thoughtful, exciting, and affordable shopping experience to parents everywhere—while shaping the future of baby retail!"
• Reporting to the Buying Executive Kids, you will contribute towards the development and implementation of an effective and efficient buying strategy for your portfolio, lead a team of professional Buyers, engage with cross-functional teams and key business stakeholders, and deliver a superb value proposition for our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy Development: In partnership with the Executive, develop and execute a comprehensive product portfolio strategy aligned with the company's objectives, ensuring consistency and relevance across the product lifecycle, handwriting and execution.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with internal teams, including Marketing, Merchandising, Retail Operations, and Supply Chain, to ensure alignment and consistency in execution.
• Performance Monitoring: Establish relevant KPIs to measure and monitor product      performance in terms of sales, inflows, margins, GP rands and optimising strategies, based on data-driven insights.
• Systems: Utilise relevant buying systems to support and enable performance.
• Leadership: Effectively lead the buying team for the relevant portfolio.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the retail merchandise cycle with regards to Buying, Planning, Logistics and Stores
• Knowledge of specific company buying strategies 
• Understanding of retail business systems and related processes – IT
• A comprehensive knowledge/understanding of SA’s retail clothing market, customers, and competitors.
• An understanding of relevant trends with a flair/eye for product for the relevant target market.
• Relevant product knowledge with regards to styling constructions
• An understanding of product components
• Awareness of relevant legal and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance and mitigate risks
• Understanding of crisis management principles and practices to anticipate and mitigate potential brand crises, as well as to respond effectively in the event of a crisis to protect the brand's reputation

Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organisation
• Strategic thinking and analytical abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision - making
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities and market conditions
• Strong leadership skills to inspire and guide the buying team, fostering cross functional collaboration and driving results
• A commercial mindset to develop innovative and impactful product strategies
• Experience in managing budgets effectively, allocating resources to maximise ROI
• Continuously seeking opportunities for innovation and differentiation, to maintain a competitive edge

Qualification:

• A relevant degree/qualification in Fashion/Textile Design/Clothing Production/Product Development/Merchandising, or related field

Experience:

• Proven experience of 2-5 years in a retail buying management capacity (preferably in the baby or kids’ category)
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Strong negotiation skills with suppliers to secure competitive pricing and favorable terms.
• CFE experience essential
• Extensive travel required
   

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Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Excellent customer care and communication skills. 
• Accurate and efficient till operating skills with a good track record of overs and unders. 
• High standard of work on sales floor in terms of standards. 
• Good record of attendance and punctuality. 
• Consistent application of Ackermans values, policies and procedures.
• Please note: Should you not be contacted or liaised with four weeks after the closure of the advert, you have regretfully been unsuccessful.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Company Cell phones
• Administration of the day-to-day Company Cell phone function
• Liaising with Company Cell phone service provider
• Prepare monthly Cell phone schedule and capture monthly expense journal
• Reconcile Cell phone suspense accounts
• Company Credit Cards
• Administration of the day-to-day Company Credit Card function
• Liaising with Company Credit Card service provider
• Prepare monthly Credit Card schedule and capture monthly expense journal
• Reconcile Credit Card suspense accounts
• Accounts Receivable
• Generate invoices and allocate payments
• Follow up on outstanding debt and overdue payments
• Circulate monthly statements
• Timeous processing of journals and completion of reconciliations
• Insurance
• Administration of end to end Insurance process
• Preparation and processing of insurance journals and monthly accruals
• Preparation of monthly Insurance reconciliations
• Insurance reporting
• Foreign Travel Expense Management
• Administration of ordering Forex for overseas travel
• Completing Costing and allocations from expense claim
• Prepare monthly Forex journals for allocation to appropriate accounts
• Petty Cash
• Administration of daily petty cash expenses
• Daily balancing and safe guarding of petty cash
• Preparation of monthly journal and reconciliations
• Query management
• Assist stores with renewal/issuing of trading licenses
• Ensure renewals are done prior to expiration date
• Filing and General Administration
• Filing of financial information and documentation in line with statutory and legal requirements
• Assist with document storage arrangements (onsite documentation storag

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Essential:

• 2 -3 years’ relevant finance administration experience, including strong reconciliation experience

Preferred:

• Retail finance experience

SKILLS REQUIRED:

• System skills
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel
• Functional skills
• Excellent communication
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and manage large volumes of work
• Ability to multi task
• Time management

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Essential:

• Grade 12 (Accountancy and / or Mathematics)

Preferred:

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification (Certificate / Diploma / Degree)

JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge required:
• Strong administration knowledge and ability
• Sound knowledge of financial administration and basic accounting principles (debits, credits, journals, reconciliations) and their application (finance systems)

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• This creditors clerk position will involve the verifying and capturing of invoices, statement reconciliations, capturing of journals and completing general ledger reconciliations of our Trade Creditor's accounts and various other financial/ admin duties.
• We're a fully in-office team. This role is based at our Support Centre in Kuils River, Cape Town.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED

Essential:

• 2 -3 years’ relevant finance administration experience, including strong reconciliation experience

Preferred:

• Experience within a retail business environment
• Creditors experience

SKILLS required:

• Computer skills, intermediate to advanced Excel
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Above average numerical ability
• Ability to work under pressure and large volumes of work
• Customer relations

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Essential:

• A National Diploma in Accounting or similar

Preferred:

• Relevant Bachelors Degree

JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE

KNOWLEDGE required:

• Strong administration knowledge and ability
• Good financial administration knowledge of basic principles, procedures and applications
• Knowledge of the creditors process
   

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Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Excellent customer care and communication skills. 
• Accurate and efficient till operating skills with a good track record of overs and unders. 
• High standard of work on sales floor in terms of standards. 
• Good record of attendance and punctuality. 
• Consistent application of Ackermans values, policies and procedures.

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Minimum requirements

• You will represent and be a custodian of the brand of our store
• Be energetic and a self-starter
• Two (2) years retail experience which includes at least one year in a supervisory and or management position
• Outstanding merchandise management , stock and cost control skills
• The capacity to maintain high store standards
• A proven ability to influence and lead a team
• You will have a keen development orientation in that you will be inspired to develop yourself and fellow team members
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (written and verbal) and competence in a second official language would be a definite advantage
• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Further qualifications related to retail/business will be an advantage
   

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Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Excellent customer care and communication skills. 
• Accurate and efficient till operating skills with a good track record of overs and unders. 
• High standard of work on sales floor in terms of standards. 
• Good record of attendance and punctuality. 
• Consistent application of Ackermans values, policies and procedures.

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• The purpose of this P27 role is to deliver exceptional customer shopping experience through stock replenishment, merchandising, housekeeping and efficient processing of transactions at till points. 
• If you are self-motivated, passionate about performance and have the high energy level required for this fast-paced, exciting and dynamic retail environment, consider this to be an opportunity to invest and grow your career.

Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Excellent customer service skills 
• Communication skills – fluent in English (any other language would be beneficial 
• Tenacious 
• High energy levels 
• Highly motivated and target driven Experience
• Previous retail experience would be advantageous 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to give customer a great shopping experience - Assist shoppers to find the goods and products that they are looking for - Attend to customer queries / complaints 
• Cashier duties - Process cash and card payments - Process Lay Bys - Process customer refunds - Reporting discrepancies and problems to the supervisor - Till balancing 
• Merchandising - Ensure that stock is correctly priced and displayed - Ensure product availability of the sales floor - Housekeeping - Keeping up to date with promotions 
• Risk - Ensure that products are tagged in line with the company policy - Participating in stock takes - Be on the lookout for shoplifters and fraudulent activities and report any suspicious behaviour to Management 
• Consistently live the Ackermans values & policies and procedures in all aspects of your work.

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• The purpose of this P27 role is to deliver exceptional customer shopping experience through stock replenishment, merchandising, housekeeping and efficient processing of transactions at till points. 
• If you are self-motivated, passionate about performance and have the high energy level required for this fast-paced, exciting and dynamic retail environment, consider this to be an opportunity to invest and grow your career.

Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Excellent customer service skills 
• Communication skills – fluent in English (any other language would be beneficial 
• Tenacious 
• High energy levels 
• Highly motivated and target driven Experience
• Previous retail experience would be advantageous 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to give customer a great shopping experience - Assist shoppers to find the goods and products that they are looking for - Attend to customer queries / complaints 
• Cashier duties - Process cash and card payments - Process Lay Bys - Process customer refunds - Reporting discrepancies and problems to the supervisor - Till balancing 
• Merchandising - Ensure that stock is correctly priced and displayed - Ensure product availability of the sales floor - Housekeeping - Keeping up to date with promotions 
• Risk - Ensure that products are tagged in line with the company policy - Participating in stock takes - Be on the lookout for shoplifters and fraudulent activities and report any suspicious behaviour to Management 
• Consistently live the Ackermans values & policies and procedures in all aspects of your work.