Main Objectives
- The purpose of the Salesman Driver role is to ensure service delivery and bakery sales growth through on time and in full deliveries of products as per customer requirements, collection of payments and bakery sales asset management on daily basis.
Skills and Attributes Required
- Ability to build good trade relationships
- Ability to persuade and influence
- Ability to present and communicate information to all levels
- Good people management skills
- Self-motivated and responsible with the ability to achieve.
- strong verbal and numerical skills combined with your assertiveness is required by Premier.
Qualification Requirements
- Matric/Grade 12 qualification.
- A valid Driver's License code 10/C1 with PDP which is 3 years old or more
Experience Requirements
- 1-3 years' experience in the sales or retail environment
Key Outputs
- Pressurised environment
- 6-day position
- Required to work Saturdays, Sundays, and Public Holidays as per business needs.
- Required to work in alternative areas as required by the business.
Deadline:27tth October,2025
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Job Description
- At Premier, we recruit and invest in our employees for the long term. We believe that our growth depends on us having the right people with the right skills and the right attitude. We have a high-performance environment that attracts like-minded people who want to be their best every day and in doing so we grow together. The Trainee Depot Manager will be responsible to lead and manage high performing depot teams across the coastal region to ensure proper warehouse management controls and information systems in order to support profitable sales growth in their area of responsibility. To manage and drive implementation of the bakery sales plans and targets in order to grow and optimise profitable sales margins for the respective depot in collaboration with the Regional Sales Manager & Regional Bakeries Executive.
Qualification Requirements
- Business related degree/ equivalent qualification – Desirable
- Sales or Marketing related qualification - Desirable
- Logistics or Supply chain management diploma or equivalent – Desirable
Experience Requirements
- Sales Manager role – 2-3 years – Desirable
- Distribution management – 2-3 years – Essential
- FMCG Working experience 1-2 years – Essential
Key Outputs
Focus on own personal and professional development as needed for the Depot Manager role should this become available. This includes:
- Successful participation and completion of relevant programmes as required
- Developing and implementing an Individual development action plan
- Closing agreed developmental gaps through self-study, training and learning
- Building a new network of relationships with future stakeholders as needed
- Build personal profile and brand in line with the Premier Way and Leadership commitments
To drive profitable and cost-effective operations through:
- ensuring the adherence to budget and financial targets,
- adherence to all management SOP’s and controls to protect all bakery assets
- reviewing financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure goal achievement,
- identifying areas needing cost reduction, improvements or corrective action
- Minimize operational costs through continuous improvement practices.
To maintain and grow profitable volume through implementing regional sales execution programme and plans that includes but not limited to:
- Identifying opportunities by doing Walk the Street
- Activating the new business identified through WTS.
- Constantly doing Price survey’s and ensuring that the business is adhering to the price strategy
To maintain a 95% service level for OTIF deliveries for the depot by optimizing the flow of stock in the warehouse through operational management processes that includes but is not limited to:
- warehouse utilization planning
- process flow management and organization,
- general good housekeeping
- picking controls
- stock control and or rotation,
- pallet control to minimize loss and meet customer requirements in line with company processes and procedures.
To ensure compliance and adherence to the requirements of Premier Food Safety standards, policies and procedures through implementation of:
- operational guidelines on good housekeeping practices
- daily cleaning processes and practices
- monitoring of operational controls
- ongoing the management of bad goods
- ongoing maintenance of building and premises in collaboration with relevant parties
- planned and effective infestation controls as evident through satisfactory internal and external food safety audit results
To ensure a safe working environment and compliance to the OHS Act and Premier Health and Safety policies and procedures through implementation of:
- monthly SHE committee meetings and representatives
- operational guidelines/ SOP’s that addresses HSE requirements
- operational controls
- ongoing monitoring and reporting
- effective risk mitigation and management processes in collaboration with the Risk manager as evident through satisfactory internal and external HSE audit results
To create a high performing Depot team through the management of staff performance in line with the Premier way through processes to:
- Attract and retain good talent for the warehouse by applying relevant HR processes
- Cascading and contracting of scorecards for all warehouse staff
- Agreeing and monitoring performance and development through IDP’s or team skills training plans
- Recognition and reward of excellent performance.
- Manage poor performance in line with company procedures
- Train staff as per plan to ensure knowledge transfer and effective integration of new staff
- Facilitate effective Invocoms and coaching and mentoring others
- Proactively manage talent and mitigating succession risks
- Monitor time and attendance using Biometric system reports
- Maintaining healthy industrial relations on site
- Manage poor performance in line with company procedures
- Train staff as per plan to ensure knowledge transfer and effective integration of new staff
- Facilitate effective Invocoms and coaching and mentoring others
- Proactively manage talent and mitigating succession risks
- Monitor time and attendance using Biometric system reports
- Maintaining healthy industrial relations on site
Deadline:29th October,2025
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