Current Vacancies at PepsiCO

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

• Dismantled, fitted & assembled machinery and parts
• Executed pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical repairs
• Performed planned maintenance on machinery & equipment
• Fitted, inspected, tested and repaired MCC, circuits & wiring systems and electrical equipment
• Used, installed and applied fault finding on programmable logical control circuits (PLC's)
• Used, installed and setup variable speeds drives (VSD’s)
• Used, installed and calibrated instrumentation equipment
• Installed and commissioned machinery and equipment

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Qualified artisan with a Fitter Trade Test Certificate & Matric
• Sound understanding and application of OHSA regulations
• Knowledge of technical drawings
• Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics & basic electronics
• Machine tool maintenance skills
• Problem solving skills

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Responsibilities

• Ensure all packing and/or processing machines are correctly maintained and operated to meet production requirements 
• Ensure adherence to the maintenance schedules are met within given timeframes
• Identify areas of waste and inefficiency within the production process and suggest remedies to improve yield and efficiencies
• Minimise break downs, through pro-active maintenance practices
• Execute all pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical repairs before the end of each shift
• Dianosed faults and repair machinery and equipment before break downs occur
• Ensure that quality control standards/specifications are met during and after maintenance activities
• Maintain good housekeeping and food safety standards in order to ensure AIB, FSSC and Safety compliance
• Maintain safety standards through safe maintenance practices in order to avoid accidents and ensure a safe working environment
• Uphold and maintain ISO 14001 conformance by actively supporting the site Environmental Management System in order to obtain certification
• Carry out IPS systems procedures
• Assist with boiler maintenance and checks as per maintenance schedules
• Assist in fault-finding and problem solving activities within the context and complexity of the manufacturing process in order to ensure maximum uptime and line efficiency
• Assist and supervise on-site contractors, during installations or repairs, ensuring compliance to all company standards or policies

Qualifications

• Matric plus relavant trade qualification (Trade test certificate with 5yrs+ experience after qualified)
• Literate, numerate and confident in the use of panel view computer screens
• Working knowledge and understanding of extruders, mills and roller dryers will be advantegous
• IPS
• Above average problem solving skills is necessary
• Must be able to handle and work under pressure

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Responsibilities

• To attend to production team, mechanical and electrical breakdowns
• Support function for production team, processing team and contractors onsite
• Perform planned maintenance and attend to maintenance schedules
• Perform daily inspections on plant machinery and equipment
• Attend Engineering/Maintenance meetings
• Adherence to job card system and SAP system
• Adherence to company EHS management systems, standards and policies
• Adherence to Quality Management systems, standards and policies

Qualifications

Millwright qualifications

• Electrical:Knowledge of electric motors operation, repairs and testing, switch gear wiring and troubleshooting, VSD configurations and troubleshooting, basic PLC wiring and troubleshooting, electrical cable sizing, plant lightning repairs and maintenance
• Mechanical: Knowledge on different types of pumps, repairs and reconditioning, maintenance and repair of different types conveyors, maintenance and repairs of different types of valves, maintenance and repair of different types and ammonia compressor, maintenance and repair of air compressors. Pipework maintenance and repair, general mechanical repairs and maintenance on machinery.
• Utilities: Support outsourced services for Water treatment, Ammonia plant and Steam generation general maintenance
• Specialised Equipment: Understanding, maintenance and troubleshooting on Pasteurisers(GEA and TetraPak), Providing support on Packaging and Palletising equipment
• Production Support: Support operators with equipment operation and training
• Systems Management and compliance: Adherence to Quality and EHS management systems, standards and policies/procedures“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act" 

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Responsibilities

• Control the Receipt, Storage and Shipment of stock on the Warehouse Management System (WMS) so as to ensure that all stock items can be accounted for at all times.
• Maintain effective stock rotation on a first-in-first-out basis to ensure stock freshness in accordance with company policy.
• Complete weekly stock reconciliation through perpetual count processing.
• Accurately account for variance by completing the monthly Cycle count in accordance with KC requirements.
• Perform weekly pallet reversals with correct SOA approvals in accordance with KC requirements.
• Complete stock write off for expired stock based on SOA approvals.
• Direct load processing for shipments from Co-mans to customer.
• Ensure that all safety and security procedures are adhered to.
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly KPI reporting.

SDCA

• Define department using SIPOC Model.
• Clearly defined PI’s and KPI’s and process maps to task levels for the department.
• Effective SOP’s for all critical task’s.
• Sound and effective SLA’s.
• Effective routines and Review’s.

MCRS

• Meeting schedule / All Departments – Meeting matrix
• Reminders – structure for visibility and adherence 

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• Diploma in Warehouse Management or higher
• Minimum 3 years experience in warehouse management and stores control
• People Management & self motivated

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Responsibilities

• Will be accountable for accurate stock processing, stock recons & cash office duties (writing receipts & doing bank summaries).
• Assisting with driver & IDC recons & communicating with drivers & IDC 

Qualifications

• Matric certificate
• Experience in stock counts & balancing
• Strong numerical skills
• SAP experience
• SAP DSD (mobility) experience
• Microsoft package experience (Excel, Word)
• National Diploma in Financial Management (advantageous)

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Responsibilities

• Responsible for throughput.
• Setting of machine.
• Consult with QA.
• Completion of records: traceability, operator checklist, big 4 and cleaning documents.
• Operating and cleaning of the machine.
• Assist co-workers at the machine.
• Ad hoc tasks.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / NQF4
• Relevant Experience in Fruit Bussiness

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Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and repair machinery and equipment
• Execute pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical repairs
• Work on high speed packaging equipment
• Manufacture parts on lathe and milling machines
• Perform planned maintenance on machinery and equipment
• Install and commission machinery and equipment

Qualifications

• Four to five years relevant experience within the manufacturing environment
• Relevant Technical Trade (N3)

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Responsibilities

• Ensure all relevant approvals are attached
• Check for duplication - follow policies/procedure.  Not allowed to have duplications on the system
• Incorrect data can lead to incorrect data reviews
• Ensure valid Trading name - if Spaza or Tuck Shop - it must be indicated as such
• If Registered Name, ensure that Company Reg number is completed and relevant documents are attached
• Verify VAT number on SARS website
• Valid street address and also verify the Geo co-ordinates.  It must correspond
• Check the spelling of the town/city.  It must also appear on the approved list
• Must verify data on Google - it must be a valid suburb; township; valley etc
• The Zip code must correspond with the City/Town
• Ensure correct format
• Must correspond with City/Town
• Must correspond with payment terms on Sales Ship and Bill view as well as recon group
• This field is very important especially in Buying Groups (credit accounts)
• The correct person who is responsible for the account should be linked
• Validate information with attached documents
• If GLN code is not completed, EDI orders will not pull through
• All fields to be completed and must correspond with hierarchy number as well as market segment
• Pricing: rebates as well as sales deals;  Sales Reviews
• Incorrect printing of invoices;  also ensure EDI's are correctly routes
• Calculating of rebate payments/accruals for IDC's;  Pricing (sales deals)
• Recon group must correspond with payment terms
• Ensure hierarchy is completed (it must be completed according to member list/customer classification/market segment)
• Must ensure that it correspond with Sales Goup and Sales district as this will determine from where the delivery will take place
• Ensure that the correct group is linked to customer
• To ensure correct customer reviews
• To ensure correct bakery data (to which customer should be linked)
• To ensure customer is linked to the correct recon group (this assist debtors and/or person who is responsible for account)

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree
• 5 years experience in Master Data
• Eye for detail
• Accuracy
• Communication skills
• Governance (Apply)
• Pepsico Way (Act as Owner; Be Consumer Centric; Focus & get things done fast; act with integrity)

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What we're looking for: 

• We’re looking for an experienced Principal Officer to join our team.  

Key Responsibilities are:

GENERAL     

• Ensure that the Board of Trustees (the Board) oversees the performance of service providers on all matters relating to the Fund.
• Ensure that the instructions of the Board are acted upon and where necessary provide a report back to the Fund.
• At all times act in a fiduciary relationship to the Fund and act with due care, diligence and in good faith.
• Ensure that the Board is kept informed of strategic and corporate governance issues relating to the Fund.
• Ensure that all reports and presentations, as may be required by the Board, are attended to by the relevant service provider.
• Act as the liaison between the Board and all service providers, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders and ensure that all activities relating to the Fund are co-ordinated.
• Perform statutory functions as set out in the Act.
• Ensure that the Board has processes in place to monitor the performance of all appointed service providers in terms of their service level agreements with the Fund.
• Oversee the transition of any service provider changes.

FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS 

• Ensure that the Fund’s financial resources and the adequacy thereof are monitored by the Board via reporting by Funds’ actuaries.

ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION     

• Ensure the implementation of all legal requirements.
• Ensure that the annual audit is arranged, supervised and monitored by the relevant service provider.
• Ensure that quarterly feedback is provided to the Boards on the Funds’ administration activities, cash flows, and report on and engage the service providers to manage any exceptions.

FICA REQUIREMENTS      

• Ensure that a record of all officers of the Fund, as required by the Act, is maintained by the consultants to the relevant Fund.

 ASSET MANAGEMENT     

• Ensure that the Board formulates an investment policy for the Fund in compliance with the Rules of the Fund and Regulation 28 of the Act, including the setting of benchmarks and formulation of asset manager mandates.
• Ensure that the Board has processes in place to implement and monitor the investment policy and the asset manager mandates.
• Ensure that the Board has processes in place to monitor that each of the service providers, as appointed by the Board, implement effective risk management systems to afford maximum protection of the Fund’s assets.
• Ensure service providers monitor adherence to Regulation 28 limits, including SARB limits on overseas exposure.
• Stay abreast of developments and changes in asset manager industry to monitor and manage risk exposure.

BENEFITS     

• Ensure annual drafting and timeous distribution of benefit statements by the relevant service provider.
• Ensure the timeous payment of transfer, withdrawal and retirement benefits by the relevant service provider.
• Engage retirees on in-fund annuity option.
• Ensure that death claim investigations in terms of Section 37C of the Act are performed competently and in a timely manner by the appointed service provider. Arrange for trustee allocation decisions, and formally communicate decision with beneficiaries after decision and before benefit payment.

COMMUNICATION

• Ensure that the Board has formulated a formal communication policy for the Fund which deals with the timeous provision of adequate and appropriate information to members of the Fund.
• Review the annual trustee report as drafted by the Funds’ consultants.
• Regularly review the various members booklets held by the Funds.
• Ensure that regularly recurring windows to select contribution rate and life cover changes are available and implemented correctly.
• Engage member stakeholders, including Shop Stewards, on Fund related queries and changes.
• Draft / review ad hoc communication regarding changes to fund structure and / or legislation and ensure effective distribution to members.

COMPLAINTS / QUERIES 

• Respond to complaints / queries addressed to the Principal Officer with the assistance of the relevant service provider.
• Liaise telephonically or in-person with complainants, as required.
• Liaise with Pension Funds Adjudicator on any complaints received via their office.

CONTRIBUTIONS  

• Ensure that the relevant service provider provides reports to the Principal Officer on the receipt of contributions by the Fund in terms of Section 13A of the Act.
• Implement the steps outlined in regulation in the event of any contraventions of Section 13A of the Act.
• Act as Monitoring Person for each Fund.

LEGAL & GOVERNANCE  

• Monitor and ensure the timeous drafting, submission and implementation of Rule Amendments by the relevant service provider.
• Act as the representative of the Fund in all legal proceedings.
• Review and where required arrange for external legal advice on service level agreements with service providers.
• Ensure that all policies, including the risk management framework, envisaged by PF130 are in place and regularly reviewed.

MEETINGS   

• Ensure proper meeting procedures and policies are in place as well as appropriate record keeping of decisions.

Ensure that the relevant service provider:

• schedules meetings of the Board and Committees in terms of the Rules of the Fund;
• arranges venues (where applicable) and sends out notices of such meetings;
• prepares and distributes Agenda documentation; and
• keeps attendance records and ensure minutes of all meetings are kept in such a way as to provide a clear record of events and decisions for future reference – particularly in the event of disputes.
• Ensure compliance with requirements of the Rules of the Fund in respect of notice periods, meeting intervals and quorums.
• Attend all meetings of the Board and any other sub-committee meetings as agreed by the Board.
• Review minutes of all Board and sub-committee meetings prior to distribution to Board.          

INSURANCE

• Engage relevant insurer regarding annual renewal of rates for both approved and unapproved policies and engage consultant on instruction of Board to test competitiveness of rates.
• Engage relevant broker regarding annual renewal of rates for both approved and unapproved policies and ensure rates are testes for competitiveness.
• Ensure Policyholder Protection Rules (PPR) are adhered to in respect of communication requirements.
• Communicate rate changes to payroll function for implementation on payroll system
• Engage relevant insurers on declined and/or problematic claims to ensure adherence to policy provisions and Treating Customers Fairly and PPR guidelines.
• Oversee data held on payroll system to ensure compliance with PPR requirements.
• Oversee campaigns promoting regular completion of nomination forms.
• Monitor operational performance of insurers.  

PRIVACY     

• Act as Information Officer for each Fund.
• Report as and when required to Information Regulator.
• Record and respond to information requests in terms of Protection of Information Act.   

STRATEGIC 

• Engage company management on changes required to funds to align with legislation, to improve operational efficiencies, and to ensure harmonization within organization.
• Report to Sector and Global functions on fund structure, statistics, asset values, and insured benefits (as applicable), as and when required.
• Provide input on internal company policies relating to fund- and related benefits.

Qualifications

• Ideally 7 Years’ experience as a Principal Officer, managing multiple pension funds and medical aid
• Tertiary Financial qualification – Preferably an Actuarial qualification
• Experience in unionised environment (preferably FMCG or Retail)

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Responsibilities

• PepsiCo is one of the world’s leading food & beverage companies in the world.
• In our Global design team, we count over 180 designers and thinkers from world class agencies and fortune 500 companies.
• Brand Design in PepsiCo is very hands-on. We make stuff, work with designers, brand teams, consumer insights, media, ecommerce teams and engineers.
• We’re especially fond of quick thinkers, problem solvers and good communicators with a well-developed sense of form, proportion, color and materials both for graphic and product executions.

If that’s you, please keep reading.

• The Brand Designer is responsible for the execution of local and regional brand design projects and graphic design within the food and snacks category. Successful candidates will demonstrate superior ability to drive design projects from ideation with senior design managers, thru concept development, refinement, and execution.
• Creating high quality brand design solutions by directly executing design and leveraging internal/external design resources. The designer must be able to Visualize and articulate his/her creative thinking.The main objective of this role is to execute brand design projects across a specific product portfolio. This means planning, organizing, and implementing consistent design principles and production processes to ensure that the design/production guardrails are met.

Brand designers:

• Takes ownership of the visual identity for specific brands in the portfolio, working in collaboration with the Design Manager, Design Director, brand teams and marketing.
• They work closely with global GSG for approvals and collaboration.
• Generate creative design proposals (visions, scenarios, concepts) visualize the desired output and share it with internal and external team members.
• Participates in research activities and effectively translates customer needs into actionable design requirements and apply those requirements into design solutions. Responsible for driving to final design recommendations, decisions and design approval to enable artwork execution / production phases.Ensure thorough consideration of all project variables and that the final solution will perform as planned.

Qualifications

Qualifications / Requirements

• 5+ years of deep brand design experience
• Graphic designer Degree or similar (not a must)
• English language proficient (written and spoken)
• Extraordinary design taste and skill
• Extraordinary ability in using the Adobe Creative Suite software ( 3D software is a Plus)
• Ability to work in dynamic work environment; is comfortable with risk and uncertainty
• Effectively communicates with internal & external stakeholders across all levels
• Works well with others to deliver results; keeps others informed to avoid unnecessary surprises
• Capability to develop and visualize concepts through hand sketching or computer software
• An incurable curiosity relating to all design things
• Great passion for new and creative trends
• Highly collaborative
• Team oriented, brainstorming sessions or presenting in front of other team members
• Ability to work smoothly with a fast-paced interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate clear “point of view” relating to their design
• Open and optimistic with entrepreneurship
• Can work under pressure
• Portfolio required

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Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a Secondary Transport Manager to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Malmesbury, Western Cape reporting to the Transport Lead. The successful candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end management of secondary transport freight from collecting customer demand, securing services to execution of delivery. They will supervise the Transport Planners and ensure execution of centralized planning. They will also be accountable for all secondary transport demand, centralised planning, total optimization of trucks in the secondary space while reporting on all key performance indications against transport including corrective actions

The successful candidate will also be responsible for the following:

• Support Work with the Network Enabler and Technical Development teams to improve solution or technology solution quality
• Work with the field to resolve daily execution issues that arise. Support the field by insuring emergency shipments are managed in a timely manner and meet service expectations (out of regular business hours)
• Manage the order feed processes to the Transportation Management System including those generated by various Order Management Systems and those manually entered
• Monitor system generated exception/error reports and take action as necessary to correct issues
• Work with Warehousing/Manufacturing to develop prioritization rules for loads to minimize delays on loads & improve loading process
• Produce/review various performance reports to drive results.
• Supervise Execution Team within Org to complete all transport execution functions which includes getting vehicles to load and deliver on time and making operation changes to plan to ensure deliveries on time.
• Sign off and implement transport budgets to ensure transport rates aligned
• Measure and identify any deviations to actuals against budget
• Develop and implement corrective actions for any deviations to budgets and productivity
• Provide feedback on performance in weekly Budget review sessions.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role

• BCom/BTech/Diploma in Logistics, Business Management, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering
• 3-5 years experience in Supply Chain/Logistic/Transport environment.
• Solid background in secondary planning and load optimisation
• Experience with a Transport Management System & SAP (preferred) 

Skills Required:

• Planning and organizing
• Relationship Management
• Leadership
• People Management
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork
• Working under pressure
• Adaptability

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Responsibilities

• Fitted, inspected, tested and repaired MCC, circuits & wiring systems and electrical equipment (motors, drives, etc) Use of electrical test equipment – eg multi meter to facilitate repairs
• Used, installed and applied fault finding techniques on  programmable logical control circuits (PLC's and electrical equipment)
• Certified electrical installations
• Supervise contractors - on site installations / repairs
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings
• Repairs to electrical services and equipment/routine maintenance of plant and equipment

Qualifications

• Matric
• Knowledge and identification of electrical spares and equipment / Ability to fault find on equipment using electrical test equipment
• Trade Test/Diploma Qualification
• Communication skills a must have, relationship building with team

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Responsibilities

• Processing of material
• Mix of the material and product
• Housekeeping
• Record reports
• Health and safety procedures
• Mixing of batches
• Assist in the Operation of Dry-Blenders Effectively and Efficiently according to set Standard Operating Procedure set by the business and as guided by the Supervisor and/or senior Operator of the Section
• Improve and achieve daily Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) at above 70% and produce 2 or 2.5 or 3tons of wide range of dry blended products, e.g. Chicken Bulk, and others
• Ensure adherence to SHE standards during operation,
• Ensure adherence to FSCC 22 000 and Quality standards during operation
• Be clued-up with all Business Procedures, Policies and Standards
• Be willing to work shifts and weekend’s overtime and/or operational requirements overtime as unplanned situation/s surfaces
• Be able to do stock count, manage your materials on daily bases
• Be skilled in basic arithmetic, be able to read and write
• Be able to do Process Control of your equipment to run within specified process parameters
• Knowledgeable about MDWT programme
• Be able or be skilled in doing Problem Solving (5-WHY) in your section
• Contribute towards Excellence Awards and Innovations
• Ensure proper completion of production documentations, like log sheets, opening checksheet, CIP checksheet, etc. and ensure they are counter-signed by you and Supervisor

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• NQF level
• 1-3 years of experience
• Team work

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Responsibilities

• Manage Simba’s national fleet supplier invoice recon process. Conduct a daily statement age analysis on supplier base and manage exceptions. Ensure that all Fleet invoices are processed timeously and Creditors are paid on time.
• Manage the car allowance and company car perks tax. This involves submitting monthly perks tax reports to salaries before payroll run deadline by verifying fuel transactions, allocating the correct driver to the usage reports and ensuring that drivers are taxed accurately.
• To ensure all perks tax (62 users – R205k) and fuel returns (210 users – R350k) are submitted to Salaries, correctly on monthly basis. Identify exceptions and action weekly.
• Conduct a daily statement age analysis on supplier base and manage exceptions.
• Provide lowest level fleet general ledger variance reporting by branch on monthly basis. Submit monthly fleet cost review report deck.
• Provide fleet cost forecast on weekly basis and discuss with superior.
• Manage the Power Apps Accrual Management System. This includes daily maintenance, exporting, updating, importing of fleets lists, monthly DC visit reports, monthly & annual service plans, truck license reports, R&M, Tyres and Rentals weekly reports. Ensuring that fleet supplier order numbers are issued on a daily bases, suppliers invoices are captured on the Laserfiche FMS before they are processed on SAP and accrual reports are generated monthly. Manage all improvements to the FMS to meet changes to Fleet processes.
• Manage monthly Distribution close off. This includes creating accrual and provision reports for all eleven fleet lines and Freight, monthly ensuring that journals are correctly processed and submitted to Finance timeously. All queries from stakeholders are resolved by giving satisfactory comments. Attend monthly close out meetings.
• Provide standard management reports to National Fleet Manager (NFM) on monthly basis.
• Management of asset disposal documentation.
• Management and tracking of all fleet related Capex spend.
• Vet and ensure that all documentation for new suppliers meets company requirements. Ensure admin of SOA is met and new suppliers are loaded timeously on SAP.
• Take full responsibility for national fleet creditors function and invoice management of 65 fleet suppliers.
• Implement Pepsico accounting standards and maintain a minimum SatHi rating during audits.
• Manage the Avis account. This includes monthly management review meetings with Key account manager, co-ordination of internal transfer and new car requests, obtaining best possible prices on new vehicles, obtaining contract sign-off and ensuring the vehicles are delivered on-time. Implement and maintain SLA. Provide standard management reports to business on monthly basis.
• Manage the AON Insurance account. This includes monthly review meetings with AON SA management team, ensuring outstanding claim targets are maintained, Aggregate Stats, dealing with 3rd party urgent queries and reviewing claims processes on bi-annual basis. Implementing and maintaining SLAs. Provide standard management reports to business on monthly basis.
• Manage Simba’s national exposure on traffic fines for all trucks and passenger cars. Report monthly.
• Manage the Absa fuel card account. This includes new fuel card, replacement, cancellations and lost or stolen requests, attending to authorisation exceptions, providing fuel statements to drivers adhoc, investigations, resolving dormant cards timeously and generating monthly reports to the correct GL & cost centres accurately.
• Manage relationships with internal customers and suppliers.
• Provide accurate AOP data with trend analysis for 208 and 210 budgets annually. Present cost productivity initiatives at the same time.
• Manage licensing requirements of all 102 FML Company cars, the distribution fleet are met and ensure that any items do not jeopardise the operation of the distribution fleet.
• Manage direct reports’ personal growth and development through applying the necessary coaching techniques, providing guidance on choice of internal training programmes and applying the PDR and CDAP programmes appropriately.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.Degree
• Minimum of 5 years administrative/financial experience
• Minimum of 3 year experience in a fleet/transport environment
• Computer literacy in Excel, Word, Access
• Strong reporting and analyzing capabilities

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What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a Distribution Center (DC) Manager to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Empangeni, KZN reporting to the Regional Logistics Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day management of the warehousing and distribution operations including but not limited to receiving, inventory management, despatching, housekeeping and safety in order to provide an efficient delivery of orders on time and in full to customers daily achieving and improving on a 98% service level to customers for medium sized distribution centres according to PepsiCo guidelines.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for the following:

• Manage the end to end distribution center operations including but not limited to the following key process activities: (Receiving inventory, putaway, storage, picking, packing and loading, delivery to customers, settlement process post-delivery and managing customer invoicing, credit note and claims processing)
• Ensure daily operations scorecards are accurately updated and distributed on time
• Ensure productivity targets are met through efficiency projects and self-identified initiatives.
• Manage the replenishment, receipt, storage and despatch of stock so as to ensure that all stock items can be accounted for at all times and to guarantee the timeous delivery of stock to customers.
• Manage stock control system to deliver inventory control targets.
• Manage the Inventory process tracking, physical count, reporting of inventory variance and stock updating
• Check that all stock movements are correctly controlled and recorded. Review records for accuracy of information and compliance with established procedures. Ensure all Key Control protocols are adhered to.
• Management of aging stock ensuring product availability and freshness to the sales organisation by implementing effective stock rotation (FIFO).
• Ensure that stock levels are maintained within authorised parameters. Coordinate weekly stock counts to ensure 0% stock loss. Report shortages and stock loss with clear mitigation actions to ensure no recurrence
• Identify improvements to working procedures and the working environment in order to enhance efficiency and implement best practice Stock Control procedures.
• Manage the coordination of the picking and loading teams and create measurements for control and reporting thereof
• Ensure freight optimization through effective load planning
• Oversee the scheduling of Key Account deliveries in a timeous and cost effective manner to ensure 100% Customer satisfaction.
• Supervise and administer the full settlement process from dispatch to return of trucks.
• Manage the completion of all related administration (Credit notes, POD’s etc.) accurately and timeously and submit weekly and monthly reporting on distribution center performance. No outstanding PODs or Credit notes.
• Co-ordinate the maintenance, repairs, routine checks and other activities relating to Simba vehicles and equipment in accordance with Transport Department policies.
• Ensure that the optimization of the four KPI’s of cost, service, quality and people are maintained.
• Identify deviations from standards and take corrective action to rectify and to prevent reoccurrence.
• Ensure compliance to company policies and procedures, in particular administration and warehousing
• Manage third party contractors on site aligned to our EHS principles and follow all procurement guidelines (no PO no Pay)
• Responsible for effective site management and security services – liaising with security team to conduct checks, searches and breathalyser functions. Controlling of access to site – contractor management. Flow of vehicles within the premises. Manage the site Security provider (Fidelity) according to the scope of work agreed
• Ensure standard operating procedures are in place, reviewed regularly and strictly adhered to on a consistent basis.
• Ensure all Key Control protocols and sampling requirements are adhered to and submitted on the GCS portal timeously.
• Ensure no outstanding PODs for the site

Cost:

• Manage cost within the AOP.
• Ensure accurate forecasts submitted for P4F and P9F
• Ensure cost per case targets are met
• Manage Pallet costs within targets set
• Ensure no outstanding pallets to be written off
• Manage overtime by proper planning.
• Manage absenteeism < 2%.
• Ensure limited use of contract labour (only where justified and approved by HR)
• Manage all Warehouse assets.
• Ensure no outstanding PODs (Proof of Delivery) or Credit Notes (CNs)

Service:

• Ensure 95% Service Level (Fill rate)
• Ensure 95% On time Delivery
• Ensure accurate and timely communication of delays to pro-actively manage customers
• Report on % departures by 7AM daily
• Track Cut cases % (cases cut from order versus original order processed) with loss tree analysis monthly

Quality:

• Manage stock rotation to ensure no write offs for expired/rotation stock
• .Maintain IRA (Inventory Record Accuracy) of 95%
• Daily inventory health checks to be reported
• Ensure housekeeping and hygiene practices inside/outside
• Ensure 100% adherence to Health and Safety policies. Ensure site requirements are checked frequently and addressed
• Ensure on time submission of Key Control quarterly feedback and sample results.
• Manage and track all non-conforming quality issues for escalation and resolution

People:

• Implement Monthly Site town hall
• Daily Driver meetings (15min)
• Managing staff performance and take corrective action.
• Identify training needs for warehouse staff.
• Ensure sound management policies and practices are in place and adhered to.
• Manage contract labour (where justified) and ensure source documentation is validated on hours worked/overtime etc.
• Plan and set shifts for Warehouse employees.
• Ensure disciplinary action is taken where recurring deviations to standards are found
• Maturity - Operational Excellence Program (OEP) – drive roll out and remediation plans to ensure progress in the maturity index and site adherence. All aspects of the OEP program to be accounted for

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role

• Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain /Logistics or related
• 5 years’ experience in FMCG logistics and supply chain field with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in managing a small to medium size distribution facility
• Leadership experience and capability.
• Change management experience coupled with good analytical abilities
• Transport management capability.
• Strong internal and external communicator, influencer, and negotiator.
• Ability to set and prioritise short, mid and long term objectives.
• Willingness to work overtime
• Willingness to travel when necessary
• Own Reliable Transport
• Computer literate in MS Office.
• Strong report writing and analytical skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Integrity
• Drive for Results
• Motivating others and Inspiring Trust
• Delegation skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong ability to work independently with minimal supervision

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Responsibilities

Are you looking for a challenging opportunity in an organization with a dynamic, innovative and diverse environment? if so, your future is at PepsiCo.

The Brand Manager - Liqui Fruit will be accountable to accelerate growth strategy through branding and evaluating all the variables on the market. Responsible to create and execute marketing plans that produce sustained, profitable volume growth and lasting brand equity.

What will you be doing?

Lead the development and daily management of the iconic Liqui Fruit Brand. Lead cross-functional project teams + Manage key internal & external stakeholder/ customer relationships.

• Deliver to AOP agenda: Volume, Net revenue, NOBT in different geographies but mainly focused on South Africa - level of accountability is task relative.
• Brand management and ensuring necessary execution to gain market share, including owning brand strategy and execution of it – accountable

-Provide brand guidelines to export markets and ensure that the brand is executed consistently inline with brand VIS

• Project management - innovation, renovation,  communication, promotions, etc – accountable
• Management of brand administration - accountable
• Development & management A&M budget (aligned to Pepsico principles) – accountable
• Market analysis: including data pulling and analysis to deliver insight – accountable
• Assist in the developing and managing market research – providing consultation or executing actions relative to the accountability
• Portfolio strategy input – executing actions relative to the accountability

-Annual Brand Plan development and implementation

• Review and shape product categories or lines - executing actions relative to the accountability
• Commercial Plan support and organizational embedding
• Analyse market data to cause correct with plans that improve performance in the market

- Build and foster collaborate working relationship with media and agency partners  to deliver breakthrough brand communication executions

• Liaise with sales team and support implementation of plans– i.e. sales presentations, POS, hampers, image, packshot requests, adhoc activations that need to be turned on quickly should a store be threatened by competitor pricing and activity.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role

• 6 -8 years experience, preferably within FMCG
• 3 year tertiary Marketing qualification - Diploma / Degre minimum
• Commercial understanding and ownership: Income statement to GP and bottom line + Budget management and reconciliation. Financial acumen for reporting and tracking financial and share performance and forecasting. Multi-disciplinary team and project leadership. Full value chain understanding and management. Regulatory/compliance on products and consumers (CGSA, DOH etc). Consumer behaviour and Shopper behaviour understanding. Research and analytics understanding and tracking; Customer and trade understanding, shopper and category growth strategies and customer/sales interactions.
• Project management:
• Innovation development and cross functional teams management
• Communication development and execution with agency partners

Cross portfolio project management (example: shared projects across beverages) requiring cross team management

• Ability to work independently and in teams
• To effectively engage senior management to gain alignment/approval on projects/tasks
• Ability to build strong relationships, particularly with sales and other customers to deliver specific activity.
• Detail orientated and ability to navigate systems, procedures and practices.
• Needs to bring insight to data and problem solving ability.

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What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a Replenishment Planner (6 months FTC) to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Malmesbury reporting to Supply Planning Manager.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Delivering a daily optimized multi-site Distribution plan for transfers, Inter-factory transfers and Internal CDC’s & DC’s and managing the PDC’s schedule adherence to this plan in order to maintain the target stock holding of all SKU’s within the network thus delivering the targeted service levels
• Through the building of an effective weekly distribution plan, managing the daily amendments through the balance of network locations and centralized planning by working closely with the supply/production planner understanding stock availability
• Managing the weekly Planning process ensuring systems accurately reflect current SOH including GIT and Inter-factory loads, driving efficient plans reflective of warehouse capacity and best fit / optimized fleet scheduling per CDC & DC.
• Liaising with haulier about extra transport requirements over and above current vehicles in matrix.
• Tracking and executing business decisions relating to Finished Product in the event of any Product Quality holds and/or Product Recall(s) impacting produced product that has already been dispatched to CDC’s & DC’s. Co-ordinate the return of such stock where this may be required and collaborate with the National quality manager regarding destruction decisions and procedures.
• Supporting NPD launches by ensuring appropriate planning systems are set up in advance and effectively communicate and support new launches to the CDC & DC teams, then communicate the launch plan through the appropriate channels.
• Providing daily gap analysis of causes of service failures and circulating this information to the Supply and CS &L team(s) for both Co-man and Internal teams to help prevent reoccurrence.
• Conducing weekly analysis of service to DC’s vs forecast, identifying trends up or down on forecast accuracy and communicate back to Demand Planning team for incorporation into demand planning activities.
• Developing and maintaining capability to track and report on KPI’s daily, weekly & monthly inclusive of Inter-factory load plan forecast accuracy & conformance, Co-Man load plan forecast accuracy & conformance, Primary Freight Plan accuracy & conformance and Inventory health at CDC’s & DC’s
• Managing product discontinuation in an effort to minimise financial impact to business.
• Creating cross-functional synergy between different departments to support a wider involvement in supply chain towards a fully integrated supply chain execution
• Responsible for Defined Platform Planning processes, functional and leadership.
• Delivering a daily optimised cross site replenishment supply plan for internal sites and manage the sites SOH levels in order to maintain the target stock holding of all SKU’s within the network thus delivering targeted Service %
• Managing low code risks through interrogation of potential at risk SKU’s through analysis of the Supply Plan identifying opportunities to manage the risk and support the clearance through identification to the commercial teams.
• Managing close working relationship with Planning, Supply Chain team and Operations team.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Diploma  in Supply Chain/Logistics/Industrial Eng
• 7 - 10 years in a Planning role
• 10 years Experience in FMCG
• Advanced Excel and AnalSkills
• Proficiency with forecasting methodologies (Statistcal Modelling background)
• Ability to work independently.
• Supply Chain Management Processes
• Process improvement
• Information Systems MRP and ERP SAP system
• Customer Focus
• Project Management Skills
• Flexible, working to tight deadlines and making decisions to manage tasks
• Able to manage and motivate a team

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Responsibilities

We are looking for a Head Mill to join our dynamic team. The role is physically located in Port Elizabeth. The Head Mills responsibility is to supervise the activities of a group of employees /controllers engaged in performing a variety of milling routines. Responsible for the training of new employees as well as the training in safety procedures. They will also be responsible for the following:

• Compiling mill grist & controlling product quality parameters
• Compile and execute milling & packaging shift plan and controll wheat/maize intake & milling processes for shift
• Relieving Millers/Silomen when required
• Controll raw material & finished stock levels & rotation for shift
• Controll and optimise people, mill, machinery and equipment - also maintain the mill, machinery and equipment
• Ensure safety, heath, hygiene and pest management and manage team

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role

• Grade 12
• Five years years relevant experience (practical and theory)
• Qualified Wheat Miller- must have a trade test in Milling
• Qualification in Advanced Milling 
• Must have supervisory experience
• SAP experience essential
• Health and Safety standards, ie, AIB, FSSC22000, NSF, etc

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Responsibilities

• Accurately reconcile shipping documentation that has been picked, with the stock that has been staged for loading
• Ensure that stock meets quality standards before handing over responsibility from the CDC to Key Account Drivers or 3rd party transporters.
• Perform staged stock verification procedures for Cycle count Preparations.
• Perform cage control procedures where applicable.
• Reconcile the shorts and overs between the picked and staged stock with the inventory team.
• Report all faults and breakdowns of relevant machinery to Management team.
• Date code requirements must be met as part of the loading function – customer dependant. Requires interaction with Inventory checker for short dated stock to be changed to fresher stock.
• General housekeeping function to be performed within area of normal activity.
• Adhere to all EHS and Food safety policies and procedures at all times

Qualifications

The person should be a self-starter with good communication skills, being able to work in teams. The person should have strong attention to detail attributes

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Good hand to eye coordination
• Knowledge of company Safety regulations
• Numeracy and Literacy skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to communicate well with fleet operators / drivers