Current Openings at Tiger Brands

Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

• Manage sales volumes and margins in a defined territory, and develop market share through a well defined strategy

Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Sales Management
• Plan and direct the activity of a Sales team, ensuring they consistently deliver against targets and KPIs
• Grow volumes in existing markets through existing sales structures
• Develop new markets & channels
• Monitor bakery sales activity and success rates against targets, and take appropriate corrective action where necessary.
• Develop strong business relationships with store management to provide service and value beyond the customer's expectations.
• Ensure that merchandising frequency is planned and conducted to brand and store demands.
• Gather intelligence and report on customer preferences, competitive activity & pricing
• Develop and maintain a complete knowledge of products within your portfolio, sales systems and procedures.
• Ensure that product quality delivers to the required Tiger Brands level, securing a consistent output
• Assess procedures and equipment to find improvement potential, ultimately increasing production efficiency and customer satisfaction
• Secure the customer and consumer satisfaction needed to drive growth in the competitive bakeries market
• Work with customers to ensure sufficient product is ordered to support consumer take away.
• Asset Management
• Manage point of sales material   
• Basket management to reduce losses

Financial management

• Manage budgets and trade discounts

Human Resources Management

• Manager performance of sales team members against KPI”s
• Conduct formal employee evaluations, providing formal feedback and development points bi-annually
• Manage career and succession plans, including capability development to ensure an appropriate level of skill and competence
• Manage conflict resolution
• Oversee the consistent application, enforcement and management of discipline across the Sales team
• Manage compliance to relevant employment legislation and company policies
• Consequence management
• Training & development

Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Education & experience

• Tertiary qualification in Sales/Marketing/Commercial ( food manufacturing highly recommended)
• 10 years sales experience in a FMCG environment
• Five years sales management experience in a FMCG environment
• Valid drivers’ license
• Prepared to work long hours when required
• Prepared to work weekends and public holidays
• Prepared to work in informal and formal trade sector
• Experience in managing P&L ( discount management & profitability)
• Experience in Capital management

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Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

• You are accountable to manage the effective distribution of products  this means more than moving products from point A to point B as swiftly and cheaply as possible, it means you will ensure detailed planning and execution to minimize risks and challenges while being aware of marketplace dynamics and opportunities for improved competitiveness and greater growth.  You are also responsible for effective fleet management

Responsibilities
WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Maintain the effective use of distribution resources, procedures and controls to minimize losses, maximize product integrity in all processes at the bakery and depots
• Conduct regular route profitability reviews and operate with the most cost-effective cents per kilometer
• Manage debrief processes at the bakeries  to ensure integrity and availability of the information to enable the sales function to maintain highest possible customer service levels
• Fleet management to ensure optimal service levels at the lowest costs
• Put key metrics in place to drive business performance

Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

Key attributes and competencies

• Apply sound judgement, a high level of drive and positive influence so as the distribution teams at the Bakery to manage the distribution facilities and resources to meet the required customer service level and sales volumes within the operational budget

Experience

• Diploma / Degree in Logistics / Supply Chain Management
• 5 years distribution experience in the bread baking industry, at least 3 years of which is at a management level
• Continuous improvement, quality and safety experience in a manufacturing / distribution environment preferably within Bakeries 

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Job Description
THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

• Ensures that the plant is mechanically operational at all times..

Responsibilities

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Maintenance planning and scheduling
• Do planned maintenance scheduling, update schedules and sign off on completed schedules
• Conduct plant inspections, and issue unplanned maintenance schedules
• Issue job cards and maintenance schedules.
• Approval of all engineering spares, within budget
• Ensure quality maintenance is done on maintenance day.
• CAPEX budgets
• Understand the plant needs and do CAPEX budget planning (5 year plan)
• Complete and submit CPAEX motivations as per Tiger requirements
• People Management
• Promote a high performance culture.
• Engage regularly with employees through invocoms, union engagements.
• Identify and develop Talent and competency gap closing actions.
• Ensure training and development are undertaken as per PDP’s
• Ensure workplace discipline and manage ER issues in line with Tiger Brands policies and procedures.
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Ensure and maintain safe working conditions for employees and equipment based on risk assessments and compliance with OHS-Act.
• Instill an environmentally conscious mindset within the manufacturing environment (H2O, noise pollution, utilities, landfill)
• Compliance with internal ISO14001  and FSCC22000 standards
• Quality
• Equipment setting as per SOP
• Process check alignment
• Hygiene
• Equipment cleaning
• Root cause analysis and preventative actions
• Self-assessments on all Tiger standards (Hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, traceability, allergens) 

Audits

• Engineering audit
• Risk audit
• Environmental audit (ISO 14001)
• DQS audit
• BMR audit
• Finance
• Understand cost drivers, maintenance budgets, spares inventory and contractor management
• Develop cost saving strategies
• Understand Cost Per Loaf (CPL), difference between budget and actual, and develop plan of action to recover
• Manage stock movement procedure, book out spares on job cards only, conduct stock takes.
• Accurate and timely reporting (Supply Chain, environmental, scorecard)
• Instrument calibrations
• Electrical and mechanical operation
• Ensure specialised equipment is operating correctly (scaling weights, water and dough temperatures, mixer energy watt hour calibrations)
• Ensure adherence to process SOP’s
• DMS reporting – draw all reports for scorecards and action non-conformances
• Conduct root cause analysis for all breakdowns
• Drive implementation of PM pillar of MECP
• Drive LTIFR
• SBO’s
• Near misses
• Essential spares to be reviewed and available

Qualifications
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5 years in a supervisory role in FMCG 
• Trade Test and N6 or Diploma in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)
• Previous experience within Bakeries would be an added advantage