Careers at Lactalis South Africa

Job Description    

• Join Lactalis, a Top Employer in SA, at our offices in Stellenbosch, Western Cape and take on the role as the Senior Brand Manager. 
• Lead the development and implementation of the brand strategy to deliver the company objectives.

Required Skills    

• Bachelor degree in Commerce or Humanities – with preference for commercial subjects including Marketing;
• Minimum 5-7 years brand management experience within FMCG environment;
• Ability to work under pressure to achieve ambitious targets;
• Excellent commercial understanding and business acumen
• Strong ability to work with and interpret sales and marketing data.
• Project management experience in a marketing environment;
• Strong numerical and analytical skills

Qualifications – required – preference will be given to candidates that have commercials subjects like accountancy, finance, economics and statistics and or analytical subjects like mathematics or the sciences

Duties & Responsibilities    

Winning in the market place

• Lead development of full marketing mix for key brands that can grow profitable share for Lactalis. (Product, Price, Promotion, Place and Innovation);
• Develop annual brand plans to deliver longer term business objectives
• Set key objectives for brands to meet strategic goals.
• Translate these objectives into communication, innovation and activation plans;
• Track key competitors and measure performance (share, pricing, marketing activities, share of voice, innovations) to identify opportunities for Lactalis;

Product Management

• Brief and implement brand activities aligned to annual brand plans
• Ensure products constantly meet both market expectations and technical specifications;
• Plan and execute new product launches;
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure product and brand specific project outcomes are met;
• Market and Consumer Insight - Monitor Market dynamics (growth, shares, competitor activities) and Brand Health
• Keep abreast of main consumer trends and perceptions;
• Monitor on shelf price activity in conjunction with market performance and competitor activity;

Sustained Profitability

• Track Brand financial performance against plan (Turnover and Profitability) – Identify opportunities to improve profitability
• Plan and continuously monitor brand costs and expenditure;
• Set pricing parameters for products and recommended retail selling price;

Product Education and Awareness

• Provide reports as required on brand or category performance to marketing managers, sales and internal marketing staff;
• Share information on challenges and new insights within the marketing function, thereby ensuring cross-functional product and brand learning;
• Advise and liaise with internal suppliers;
• Lead Projects and develop and manage close working relationships with relevant stakeholders

Deadline:22nd May,2026

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Job Description    

• Our company is seeking a highly skilled Commercial Management Accountant with experience in FMCG to join our team, based at our offices in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing financial analysis and forecasting for the commercial aspects of our business. You will work closely with the sales, marketing, and operations teams to provide critical financial insights and analysis to support decision-making and drive profitable growth

Required Skills    

• BComm Accounting Degree - CIMA or CA(SA) would be advantageous
• 4-6 years of financial analysis experience in the FMCG industry
• Experience with ERP systems and financial planning software. Excel, PowerPoint & PowerBI is non-negotiable
• Fast learning for new tools (Specific tools used for reporting)
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standards
• Strong analytical skills and experience developing financial models
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Customer oriented, assertiveness and problem-solving skills
• Result driven, business acumen and good decision-making as well as strong leadership skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Willingness to embrace and drive positive change in the organisation.
• Willingness to work long hours producing exceptional results while working under pressure.
• Travel to the AA countries as determined by manager

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Oversee financial planning and analysis for the commercial aspects of the business, including sales, marketing, and operations.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support business decision-making, including pricing, promotions, and new product launches.
• Provide analysis and insights into customer and product profitability, identifying opportunities to optimize revenue and profitability.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to develop pricing strategies and promotions that align with business objectives and maximize profitability.
• Monitor performance against financial targets and provide regular updates to senior management on key performance indicators.
• Provide financial support for strategic planning and business development initiatives.
• Manage the budgeting and forecasting process for the commercial aspects of the business, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business objectives.
• Assist with the consolidation of the budget and ensure variances are explainable on all the areas.
• Support the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards. Support in balance sheet reconciliations on monthly basis. Reconcile the P&L Variances Vs. Budget and Last Year.
• Manage all processes to ensure tight deadlines are met for both local and corporate submissions.
• Interdepartmental Professionalism

Deadline:23rd May,2026

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Job Description    

• Our company is seeking a highly skilled Industrial and Milk Collection Management Accountant with experience in FMCG tjoin our team, based at our offices in Stellenbosch, Western Cape.
• The purpose of the role is tprovide financial support tthe business, within the specific function (Industrial), through the relevant analysis of information using insight and judgement. The end result is tdrive the business objectives while supporting improved quality decision making.

Required Skills    

• BComm Accounting Degree (Cost and Management Accounting) with CIMA/CA being advantageous
• 4-6 years post qualification experience in a financial function within and FMCG environment
• Good analytical skills Accuracy and details orientated Computer literacy: Advanced Excel and related MS Office Packages
• Proven track record in financial management, systems implementation, and controls
• Experience in a FMCG environment, preference texperience within the Dairy Industry
• Knowledge of BPCS System or similar ERP System and Reporting Tools
• Knowledge of a standard costing system and understanding of profitability analysis.
• Collaborative Management Style
• A resilient individual with excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills
• Ability twork independently as well as part of a team
• Customer oriented, assertiveness and problem-solving skills
• Result driven, business acumen and good decision-making as well as strong leadership skills
• Accuracy and attention tdetail
• Willingness tembrace and drive positive change in the organisation.
• Willingness twork long hours producing exceptional results while working under pressure
• Travel tthe AA countries as determined by manager

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Industrial and Milkcfiles Monthly industrial and Milk collection files reported internally and corporate level. Direct involvement with all the Plant Financial Manager and Production Accountants on the weekly and monthly reporting. Visiting all the plants at least once each Quarter treview the stock takes, reporting and balance sheet review. Work closely with Information Technology Department tenhance the reporting of the industrial files sthat there is more automation of information. Can be developed in BI-Cube or alternatively system reporting. Automation of industrial files where possible. Make the workload of Plant Financial Manager less on capturing but more on analysis. Involvement in CAPEX with ROI and the measurement of any savings coming from CAPEX identified projects. Ensure internal control procedures are in place within Industrial and Milk Collection Departments.
• Drive continuous cost improvement initiatives and report savings.
• Follow All the industrial Management Control activity:
• Budget, forecasting and actual reporting: Complete monthly / weekly reports accurately and timely for Industrial and Milk Collection meetings.
• Consolidation of the industrial and Milk Collection files for current month and previous month. Specific focus tbe placed on action plans and monitoring of actions in forthcoming months.
• Upload monthly industrial and Milk collection files on IPM (Industrial Production Management) timeously on FTP site per accounting calendar.
• Milk balance between Milk Collection and the Plants. Work closely with milk collection tunderstand the solids delivered tplant and impact. Review with Milk Collection on weekly basis the variances between Paid and Received.
• Weekly reviewing the Mass Balance (GMP solids tracking) on the system with focus on daily disputes. Understanding the internal flow and analytical review done by internal laboratory.
• Direct involvement with all the Plant Financial Manager and Production Accountants on the weekly and monthly reporting. Visiting all the plants at least once a year treview the stock takes, reporting and balance sheet review.
• Enhancement of the labour tracking files and other KPI driven analysis i.e. raw material, DCO, chemicals, no-quality, packaging and ingredients reference tthe budgeted targets and previous year
• Saving file is accurately compiled by the respective plants with focus on the KPI’s and not variances based on volume and price. Major focus point on a monthly basis will be the savings files versus previous year and budget tbe accurately compiled.
• Opening of production items on the ERP system.
• Milk price setting work with Milk Collection Executive timplement effective price management and control. Consider the seasonality of milk solids (fat/mat). Benchmarking with global milk prices and trends.
• Milk price and volume forecast monthly with twelve monthly forward view considering seasonality and statistical data.
• All internal processes tbe documented and review on a continual basis. Financials Review balance sheet reconciliations on monthly basis.
• Review purchase price variances in Industrial versus Procurement with reconciliation between the twDepartments reporting. Review stock losses monthly. Review stock days on packaging, ingredients, consumables and spares. Review open orders on system. Review usage and price variances.
• Budget
• Assist with the consolidation of the budget and ensure variances are explainable on all the areas of the file.
• Cross balancing with the various departments.
• Interdepartmental Professionalism
• Support other departments

Deadline:23rd May,2026

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Job Description    

• The purpose of this role is to provide support for all aspects of the governance, compliance, contracts management and associated matters in the Legal, Risk and Compliance department for Lactalis companies in South Africa, Botswana, eSwatini, Mozambique and Zambia (Lactalis Southern Africa Zone). We are looking for someone keen to take on a varied and interesting role within a fast moving and dynamic team and can work with teams (external company secretaries) in different jurisdictions

Required Skills    

• Appropriate qualification in a relevant field, i.e. Legal, Accounting, Business, and Finance or Compliance
• A minimum of 2 years professional experience as a Paralegal or a Company secretary
• Experience in legal, compliance, or alternatively experience at a corporate company.
• Fluent in English. Business Portuguese will be an advantage.
• Excellent organization, documentation management and computer skills
• Expertise in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong communication skills with a team-player attitude
• Accurate, attention to details and conscientious
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, react quickly in a time-pressured environment and meet deadlines

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Maintain and update statutory records, including board minutes, resolutions, and company registers.
• Support the preparation of materials for board and committee meetings, ensuring compliance with corporate governance principles.
• Ensure timely filing of statutory documents with relevant authorities.
• Support the Company Secretary to provide orientation, guidance and training to Directors and Prescribed Officers regarding their duties covering compliance and governance aspects.
• Actively monitor and report on corporate governance trends and laws allowing for timely anticipation of new requirements.

Compliance

• Monitor regulatory developments and ensure the company’s compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Coordinate compliance audits and assessments, working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in the development and implementation of compliance programs, including support for training and reporting on training statistics.
• Maintain compliance records and track progress on corrective actions

Contracts Management

• Review and draft, a variety of contracts, including vendor agreements, service contracts, and NDAs.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, from initiation to execution, ensuring that all contractual obligations are met.
• Maintain a central repository for all contracts, ensuring they are accessible and properly organized.

Administration

• Provide administrative support to the Legal, Risk and Compliance team

Deadline:22nd May,2026

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Job Description    

• The purpose of the role is to provide financial support to the business within the specific function, through the relevant analysis of information using insight and judgement. The result is to drive the business objectives while supporting improved quality decision making.

Required Skills    

• A CIMA/Cost and Management Accounting Degree or equivalent.
• Experience in a FMCG environment (specifically in Dairy) or equivalent work experience would be advantageous.
• Operation experience at distribution centre beneficial.
• Good analytical skills, accuracy and details orientated.
• Computer literacy: Advanced Excel and related MS Office Packages.
• Need to be able to work with different departments within the business.
• Knowledge of BPCS System or similar ERP System and Reporting Tools is preferred.
• At least 5 years post qualification experience in a financial function or management control function.
• Strong business acumen, attention to detail and strong leadership skills required.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Responsible for the reporting book for Supply Chain & Procurement (budget, monthly and weekly reporting).
• Driving the monthly reporting results (Logistics and Procurement) through analysis of actual results and variances versus Budget and Previous year.
• Ensure that effective procedures are in place and maintained within area of responsibility to mitigate risk to the business.
• Ensuring that financial reporting & management reporting are aligned.
• Working with the BI team & Analytics Manager to improve reporting.
• Improving the reporting processes and services through simplification and developing key relationships.
• Ensure that the area of control complies with all accounting.
• Participate in various business meetings to provide assistance/guidance.
• Working with the operational teams to integrate and improve financial reporting.
• Ad-hoc financial simulations and tasks.
• Monthly Journal posting
• SOP verifications

Deadline:31st May,2026

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Job Description    

• Join Lactalis at our Bonnievale Plant in the Admin department with the main responsibilities for mass balance and GMP on the Plant. Drive the GMP (Lactalis) best practices in the Plant.  Successful candidates need to have at least 5 years' relevant experience within FMCG environment. Must adherence to all Safety & Health policies, procedures and legislation.  Be fluent in English and be computer literate with sound knowledge in excel.

Required Skills    

• NQF 7 degree in Chemical Engineering / Food Science & Technology
• Minimum of 5 year’s experiences in FMCG
• Planning, organizing and staff motivation skills.
• Exposure to or sound knowledge of the production environment is essential.
• Good knowledge of the manufacturing processes.
• Good knowledge of "mass balancing" of fat and protein. (Losses)
• Knowledge of flows and losses.
• Knowledge of CIP systems.
• Attention to details is very crucial for the role.
• Willing to work long hours, shifts, overtime, weekends, and public holidays.
• Aptitude for figures.
• Assertiveness, analytical thinking, and good problem solving and time management skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure.
• High stress tolerance and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously.
• Traveling to different plants.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Knowledge of BPCS will be advantages.
• Effluent management will be advantages

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Investigating loss point and evaluation of milk.
• Preparing action list and follow-up on GMP losses.
• Entering the data on GMP system and to produce the accurate GMP recording on the system.
• Follow up the COD analysis every day and prepare the actions for each high COD value.
• Controlling the control map of FT120 and checking FT120 to hand method sample for the mat and fat.
• Track GMP losses and improve on GMP results.
• Inspections and validation on equipment
• Managing the “Mass balance & Fat protein” losses and gains.
• Manage the consumption of raw materials for each week and month-end, aligned to shopfloor.
• Implement FSSC requirements in the

Deadline:29th May,2026

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Job Description    

• Join Lactalis SA at our PE site in this role. This role is a Critical role in production as the role has been created to support in the reduction of NQLS and unsterilized in the production area and ensure good quality product

Required Skills    

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Ensure that all non-conforming products is identifies and cut off times determined

Deadline:21st May,2026