Available Jobs at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Job Purpose:

The Head of Retail Financial Services plays a critical role in shaping and executing the financial services strategy of the company. This dynamic leader is responsible for managing key partnerships, driving Incremental sales, revenue and profitability, nurturing an innovative, customer centric culture, influencing internal and external stakeholders, delivering performance reports and presentations and leading a team of product managers, whilst developing a talent pipeline

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 5-8 years’ experience
• Proven experience in designing and executing financial services strategies, preferably in a retail context.
• Strong track record of managing key partnerships and delivering revenue and profitability targets.
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills with experience in managing and developing high-performing teams.

Competencies:

• Excellent communication and influencing abilities with the capacity to collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on innovation and growth.
• Ability to prepare and present high-quality reports and presentations, demonstrating a keen attention to detail.
• Knowledge of financial regulations, compliance, and industry trends.

Responsibilities:

• Financial Services Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive financial services strategy that aligns with the company's overall values, goals and objectives.
• Partnership Management:  Cultivate and maintain relationships with strategic partners, ensuring collaborative and mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Revenue and PnL Management: Drive revenue growth and manage the profit and loss (PnL) for the financial services division, continually seeking opportunities for optimization.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including cross-functional teams, regulatory bodies, and industry associations, to achieve strategic objectives.
• Reporting and Presentations: Produce and deliver clear and insightful reports and presentations on the performance of the retail financial services division, highlighting key metrics and achievements.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of product managers, fostering innovation and accountability within the department.
• Succession Planning: Build a talent pool by identifying, nurturing, and preparing future leaders within the organization, ensuring a robust succession plan

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Purpose:

To optimise the performance of the Deli by ensuring that the in-store execution is according to business strategy; guidelines and standards The ideal candidate has well developed interpersonal skills, the ability to build long term relationships based on trust and technical expertise and is driven by achieving challenging goals and targets.

Requirements:

• Matric (RPL)
• Experience/training in food retail and management of resources.
• Experience in managing a department

Competencies

• Good Interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication (Verbal)
• Influencing skills
• Strong business acumen
• Sound financial understanding
• Self- Management
• Customer minded  
• Achieving results through others  

Planning

• Implement the in-store execution in the deli department.

Store standards

• Set and monitor standards in the deli.
• Ensure that Standard Operating procedures (SOP’s) are  executed

Administration

• Complete all department administration (i.e scheduling, leave requests, invoices and compliance administration) is completed according to standard.

Merchandising  Standards

• Ensure that merchandising standards and sales promotions are according to laid down standards.

Customer focus

• Identify customer needs and plan accordingly in the deli.

People Management

• Manage staff to ensure that all safety, merchandising, customer interaction and security standards are maintained. 

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Job Purpose:

To translate marketing and branding strategies into innovative and exciting campaigns by developing effective and meaningful content, copy, ideas and scripts in the in-house creative team.

Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• 2 - 5 years’ experience in copywriting for advertising or marketing agencies
• Knowledge/understanding of storytelling principles across various channels and digital

Competencies:

• Ability to work independently or with a team to meet deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills and multitasking ability
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to influence people through creative ideas and written work
• Relate well to people – good team worker
• Interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Assertive, confident and Driven
• Initiative and sense of urgency

Responsibilities:

• Working with the creative team to create exceptional creative work
• Using key messages to develop work for multiple communication channels, including ATL, digital and non-traditional
• Producing a variety of high-quality copy solutions, from punchy short-form to persuasive long-form.
• Interpret creative briefs to develop concepts for execution with assigned brands
• Research and understand a client’s needs and target audiences, through online searches, reviews of existing research, interviews with subject-matter experts, and in-person meetings
• Write original copy and edit content for a range of marketing and communications materials
• Collaborate with a team of account managers and creative staff, from concept development to delivery of final product
• Present copy concepts and final deliverables to internal team — and to client representative when requested — and participate occasionally in client pitches
• Revise copy based on internal feedback

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Summary:

To compile and execute the category plans in line with the strategy, objectives and category group guidelines on format/margin and assortment strategies. To optimize the performance of the assigned categories by having clear category plans in place that are aligned to the strategy, category group guidelines and being customer focused

Qualifications:

• Preferably relevant University Degree
• 3-4 years retail experience
• Experience in Category Management
• Proven and consistent success on financial KPI’s
• SAP knowledge and Analysis is essential

Negotiation

• Understand negotiating position, key drivers, and desired outcomes; develops and presents factual, rational, and compelling arguments to build support and gain commitment from other parties; understands when to engage in counter-negotiations to reach win-win outcomes
• Manage disagreements and conflicts by using diplomacy and controlling emotions; anticipates negotiating roadblocks and objections

Category Strategy

• Use Category internal and external data to develop and recommend business strategies that target category-specific growth
• Evaluate merchandising plans and their business impact; makes recommendations for modifying plans based on findings
• Identify and recommends process improvements that target performance, quality, work efficiency / cost reduction

Category Performance

• Use internal and external data to understand category performance (sales, margin, availability, waste, stock, RTC, strike rates, own brand etc).
• Maintain a solid working knowledge of assigned category, industry, and market; uses knowledge of industry practices, business trends, distribution methods, and the competitive environment to develop buying plans
• Implement and execute tactical buying plans, ensuring alignment with category-specific growth strategies, as well as Pick n Pay’s overall business strategy

Supplier Relations

• Communicate regularly with suppliers to mutually share financial and other performance criteria; uses metrics to identify performance gaps and hold suppliers accountable for achieving financial and other mutually agreed upon goals; develops and implements contingency plans to close performance gaps
• Develop and maintains relationships with suppliers; demonstrates confidence and expertise when interacting with suppliers

Private Brand Strategy and Development

• Implement and execute Private Brand category strategy, ensuring alignment with category-specific growth strategies, as well as PnP’s overall business strategy

Merchandise Knowledge

• Apply knowledge of Pick n Pay’s merchandise and current promotions, price changes, and sales to enhance daily work
• Develop merchandising solutions to achieve business goals and influence financial performance
• Identify and apply knowledge of key industry trends and market forces to positively impact merchandising

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Purpose:

• Physically demanding
• Pack purchased goods into checkout bags and trolleys according to the required standard
• Use of detergents and cleaning materials/chemicals
• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements

Requirements:

• Matric
• Must reside in the following areas Woodmead, Midrand, Sunninghill, Fourways, Alexandra and Tembisa

Other Responsibilities

• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements

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Purpose:

• Physically demanding
• Pack purchased goods into checkout bags and trolleys according to the required standard
• Use of detergents and cleaning materials/chemicals
• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements

Requirements:

• Matric
• Must reside in the following areas Woodmead, Midrand, Sunninghill, Fourways, Alexandra and Tembisa

Other Responsibilities

• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements

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Purpose:

• Physically demanding
• Pack purchased goods into checkout bags and trolleys according to the required standard
• Use of detergents and cleaning materials/chemicals
• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements

Requirements:

• Matric
• Must reside in the Witbank, Middelsburg,Lynville, Aquaville, Hlalanikahle, Klarnit, Tasbet Park and Klipfontein area.

Other Responsibilities

• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements

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Purpose:

• Physically demanding
• Pack purchased goods into checkout bags and trolleys according to the required standard
• Use of detergents and cleaning materials/chemicals
• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements

Requirements:

• Matric
• Must reside in the following areas Norwood or Alexandra

Other Responsibilities

• Being customer minded by seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete tasks in the shortest possible time
• Perform routine tasks at a constant high standard
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve/grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled
• Able to work shifts to meet operational requirements

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Job Purpose:

• This position requires you to work nightshift
• Pack shelves and bins according to laid down standards
• Listen to customer requests, provide the required products / service, advise customers on products / service and handle customers in a courteous and businesslike manner
• Maintain hygiene, housekeeping and cleanliness standards within the area
• Unpack, stack and store stock in the Warehouse in tidy and safe ways with minimal damages according to the correct layout (when necessary)

Requirements

• Matric
• Must reside in Norwood or Alexandra

Responsibilities

• Being customer minded in seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete the task in the shortest possible time
• Methodically completing tasks in a step-by-step manner
• Maintain high levels of energy/activity and concentration over long periods of time
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Having a good knowledge of groceries, suppliers and products  
• Be a team player – co-operate with others and participate to achieve goals
• Show reliability in following procedures and policies of the Company
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve / grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled and work in different departments
• Willing to work flexible hours and shifts to meet operational requirements

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Purpose: 

• Stack and store products in a safe and tidy manner
• Merchandise products according to laid down standards
• Check quality, rotate stock, remove expired & damaged stock
• Prevent wastage/shrink/damages
• Maintain hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards (floor & back-up)
• Check correct pricing e.g. labels
• Adhere to and maintain security procedures
• Operate and clean equipment according to laid down standards
• Respond to customers queries in a courteous manner
• Promote products

Requirements:

• Matric
• Must reside in the following areas : Witbank, Tasbet Park, Lynville, Aquaville, Hlalanikahle, Klarnit and Klipfontein

Responsibilities:

• Being customer minded in seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete the task in the shortest possible time
• Methodically completing tasks in a step-by-step manner
• Maintain high levels of energy/activity and concentration over long periods of time
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Having a good knowledge of groceries, suppliers and products  
• Be a team player – co-operate with others and participate to achieve goals
• Show reliability in following procedures and policies of the Company
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve / grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled and work in different departments
• Willing to work flexible hours and shifts to meet operational requirements

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Purpose: 

• Stack and store products in a safe and tidy manner
• Merchandise products according to laid down standards
• Check quality, rotate stock, remove expired & damaged stock
• Prevent wastage/shrink/damages
• Maintain hygiene, housekeeping and safe working standards (floor & back-up)
• Check correct pricing e.g. labels
• Adhere to and maintain security procedures
• Operate and clean equipment according to laid down standards
• Respond to customers queries in a courteous manner
• Promote products

Requirements:

• Matric
• Must reside in the following Pretoria areas Montana, Dooringpoort,Sinoville, Mamelodi and Soshanguve

Responsibilities:

• Being customer minded in seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete the task in the shortest possible time
• Methodically completing tasks in a step-by-step manner
• Maintain high levels of energy/activity and concentration over long periods of time
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Having a good knowledge of groceries, suppliers and products  
• Be a team player – co-operate with others and participate to achieve goals
• Show reliability in following procedures and policies of the Company
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve / grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled and work in different departments
• Willing to work flexible hours and shifts to meet operational requirements

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Purpose:

• Pack, merchandise and promote all bakery products hygienically and according to laid down standards
• Maintain hygiene and cleanliness standards within the area
• Listen to customer requests, provide the required products / services, advise customers on products and services and handle customers in a courteous and businesslike manner

Requirements:Matric

• Must reside in the following Pretoria areas Montana, Dooringpoort, Sinoville, Mamelodi and Soshanguwe.

Responsibilities:

• Being customer minded by seeing any situation through the eyes of the customer and respond positively
• Display a passion for the product by enjoying to work with and preparing the product and enthusiastically promoting it
• Display a sense of urgency by constantly striving to complete the task in the shortest possible time
• Excellent communication skills in listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear and understandable manner
• Be a team player in co-operating with others participating to achieve goals
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve / grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled

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Job Purpose:

• Pack shelves and bins according to laid down standards
• Listen to customer requests, provide the required products / service, advise customers on products / service and handle customers in a courteous and businesslike manner, when on the floor
• Maintain hygiene, housekeeping and cleanliness standards within the Warehouse and on the floor
• Unpack, stack and store stock in the Warehouse in tidy and safe ways with minimal damages according to the correct layout (when necessary)

Requirements:

• Matric
• Must reside in the following Pretoria areas Montana, Dooringpoort, Sinoville, Mamelodi and Shoshanguve

Responsibilities:

• Being customer minded in seeing situations through the eyes of the customer and responding positively
• Display a sense of urgency in constantly striving to complete the task in the shortest possible time
• Methodically completing tasks in a step-by-step manner
• Maintain high levels of energy/activity and concentration over long periods of time
• Excellent communication skills by listening attentively, responding appropriately and talking in a clear, understandable manner
• Having a general knowledge of General Merchandise products, suppliers and products  
• Be a team player – co-operate with others and participate to achieve goals
• Show reliability in following procedures and policies of the Company
• Develop self by constantly looking for opportunities to improve / grow self
• Willing to be flexible and multi-skilled and work in different departments
• Willing to work flexible hours and shifts to meet operational requirements

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To provide an effective and efficient integrated Human Resources function covering all administrative areas of the Corporate HR Division and support HRBP’s in establishing the Pick n Pay people agenda.

Requirements:

• Relevant degree (e.g. B Comm / HR / business / Psychology); post-graduate degree advantageous.
• 2+ years’ experience in an HR role.
• Advanced computer literacy
• Knowledge of the HR component of an Workday Recruitment Platform
• Sound knowledge of the full MS Office suite

Key Responsibilities

Including but not limited to:

HR support:

• Act as a Liaison to other departments with regards to HR issues to ensure an efficient HR support service
• Provide professional and technical advice to Line Managers/Staff on the specifics of the HRM functions and regulatory framework and assist employees with queries and concerns.

Organisational effectiveness and resourcing:

• Inconjuction with HRBP’s identify vacancies to be filled and execute recruitment for all vacancies in line with recruitment process.
• Coordinate and support the execution of recruitment and selection activities such as shortlisting,
• interviewing, compiling final interview summary and conducting reference checks.
• Assist with Integration of  job profiles into onboarding, performance contracts and development plans.

Performance and talent management and succession:

• Actively promote the performance management processes amongst new and existing employees. Communicate performance management process, timelines and templates.
• Collate information on identified gaps in employee performance based on completed performance
• appraisal reports.

Learning and development:

• Assist in implementation of Learning and Development initiatives in accordance with defined policies and processes
• Provide input into the identification of needs within operating environment
• Co-ordinate learning and development events for the division, as required, and participate in the delivery of events as relevant.

Compensation, benefits and HR services :

• Inconjuction with HRBP’s provide advice to line managers on all reward policies and practices
• Assist with Communication of employee value proposition (EVP) and changes to conditions of service and benefits

Employee relations:

• Work closely with HRBP’s to communicate any changes in the strategy and advise line managers on changes.

HR effectiveness:

• Ensure accuracy of all inputs into HR systems and critical HR metrics, (e.g. time taken to recruit the right people; skills shortages; recruitment costs; post-placement trends; attrition rates; talent and retention issues, etc)

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Purpose:

We are looking for a BPC Specialist.

Streamlining and supporting engagement between the Pick n Pay business, technical and partners related to the provisioning of financial planning, consolidation and reporting information and insights. Constantly exposing the opportunities and constraints within the systems and data while facilitating the optimal performance of the system and use of data resulting for insights-driven decision making and opportunity identification. Up-skilling and cross-skilling BI support team members

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 to 5 years’ hands on SAP BPC11 embedded development and support.
• 2 years as a Team Lead.
• Understanding of accounting principles and standards with specific reference to IFRS requirements.
• Knowledge of SAP FI modules and BW / Business Intelligence systems.
• Ability to design and interpret reporting architecture for SAP BW.
• Understanding of SAP ECC and non-SAP data structures and interfaces to SAP BW

Competencies:

• Business (Stakeholder) Engagement
• Ability to lead
• Collaboration
• Analytical and conceptual thinking
• Work planning
• Data/Information Governance
• Self-driven
• Problem-solver
• Good communication
• Influencing

Requirements:

• Structure system development approach and strategy through development of systems requirements through the design, prototyping, testing, training, defining, and implementation of procedures for support of practical business solutions.
• Provide SAP BPC best practices on application development and reporting requirements.
• Ensure that both business processes and systems are aligned to latest SAP BPC and related technologies based on SAP strategic roadmap.
• Effectively support and maintain IFRS-compliant consolidations and financial reporting.
• Provide first and second level incident support to the business by analysing and clarifying the issue and resolving issues within the agreed operational and service level agreement (OLA/SLA).
• Map and trace data from system to system in order to solve any given business or system problems.
• Ensure all support knowledge for resolving incidents and service requests are up to date.
• Document or update functional specifications for system developments to be done and work with senior developers on requirements.
• Establish the root cause of repeated incidents and recommend resolutions or procedural process changes to relevant stakeholders.
• Share resolution knowledge and experience with team and provide training and mentoring to team members where required.
• Able to work on simultaneous assignments/complex projects.
• Configure approved system changes or enhancements in SAP BPC and/or BW modules.
• Prepare test scripts for testing the configured scenarios and perform unit and regression testing of system configuration or development changes before releasing the changes to QA/Regression and Production systems.
• Escalate issues timeously to the BI Support Team Lead for support when a solution is not forthcoming.
• Ensure business compliance to processes and procedures.
• Actively monitor processes (e.g., daily batch jobs in the system, LFL setup and other operational activities).
• Ensure alignment across SAP modules and any non-SAP systems.
• Ensure consistency, completeness and clarity of own deliverables, and their acceptance by business stakeholders and BI colleagues.
• Assist other team members whenever necessary.