Current Vacancies at Stratogo

Duties:

• Move merchandize from one place to another using the forklift.
• Load, unload, move, and pack materials.
• Place the forklift and other lifting tools over, under, or around loaded boxes, pallets, or skids
• Ensure that materials loaded to be transported are secure
• Weigh merchandize and record weight or other production data on labels or tags
• Observe and comply with quality, environment, health, and safety procedures
• Personally check all quality descriptions of the merchandize to be moved
• Ensure that the products are properly stacked
• Carry out routine checks on the forklift and other devices
• Report to the warehouse manager or supervisor
• Carry out regular check and maintenance on the forklift and other control equipment

Experience and Qualifications

• Matric
• Valid 7-ton Toyota or Doosan forklift licence
• Clear criminal record.
• Valid Medicals (advantage)
• Must be able to work shifts, weekends/overtime.
• Must be from the Port Shepstone area
• Minimum 3 years’ experience driving a 7-ton forklift.
• Warehouse experience 

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Responsibilities:

• Merchandising: Execute product displays and arrange merchandise in an appealing manner to enhance customer experience and drive sales.
• Communication Skills: Fluent in spoken and written English to effectively communicate with team members, clients, and customers.
• Numeracy: Proficient in counting and handling transactions accurately to maintain precise inventory records.
• Receiving Skills: Responsible for efficiently receiving, inspecting, and organizing incoming merchandise shipments.
• Honesty: Uphold high standards of honesty and integrity in handling financial transactions and managing inventory.
• Housekeeping: Maintain a clean and organized work environment, ensuring shelves and display areas are tidy and attractive.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Previous experience in merchandising or related field is preferred.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Numeracy skills for accurate inventory management.
• Ability to maintain a high level of honesty and integrity.
• Attention to detail for effective merchandise presentation.
• Good organizational skills for efficient housekeeping.
• Matric/Grade 12
• Clear criminal record.

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Requirements:

A Bachelor Degree focused on Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain Management (B. Com); a post graduate qualification in Supply Chain and Logistics will be an advantage.

• At least 5 - 10 years related work experience in a FMCG warehouse environment. 
• Demonstrate a history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry.
• Skilled in negotiations (unionised environment), management and project management.
• Experienced and skilled in Warehouse Management (WMS), SCALE/SAP systems and Project planning.
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience with delivery route planning (Trackmatic/DPS/Pickup)
• Strong operations professional focused on continuous improvement.
• Must be organised, able to prioritise, work long hours and be able to work under pressure

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Management and Leadership: 

• Provide staff with clear direction in their jobs through individual / team objective setting.
• Identify development needs of staff, plan for support ways to meet them.
• Provide specific, constructive performance feedback to staff at regular intervals.
• Recognise, appreciate and use unique talents of each person.
• Acknowledge and reinforce positive results / behaviours of others at every opportunity.
• Develop and/or participate in the development of the supply chain strategy for the organisation.
• Direct, coordinate, assign, monitor and review the work of individuals engaged in supply chain related duties.

Achievement and Action:

• Make rapid, responsible decisions and implement required actions immediately.
• Achieve your objectives by allowing yourself and others to take calculated risks and learn from mistakes 
• rather than delaying decision making unnecessarily. 
•  Always finish decision making with a committed action plan to implement thoroughly.
• Provide appropriate people with relevant information promptly so that better decisions can
• be made and implemented as quickly as possible.
• Use resources effectively without waste and control costs.
• Manage pressure of work effectively to maintain appropriate level of performance.

Interpersonal Relationships:

• Ask for, encourage and show sensitivity for the opinions and ideas of others.
• Express opinions in a constructive and assertive way but without dominating others.
• Resolve conflict promptly and attempt to achieve a “win-win” resolution.
• Communicate clearly and completely, both written and orally.
• Influence others by emphasising common interests, create mutually beneficial alliances through an understanding of the positions / feelings of others and organisational realities.

Analytical Thinking:

• Monitor and analyse current trends in the marketplace.
• Break down a complex task into manageable parts in a systematic way.
• Recognise several likely causes of events or several consequences of actions to see the big picture.
• Control important work through well- developed processes.

Teamwork and Co-operation:

• Contribute to the important objectives of the team.
• Keep other team members informed of relevant issues and timeously.
• Build team spirit, help others and openly acknowledge teamwork and co-operation.

Service Quality:

• Achieve the appropriate balance between quantity, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Provide services that are perceived to give “value for money”.
• Clearly identify customer requirements and deliver what you promise.
• Lead and manage production planning, customer service purchasing, inventory control,
• forecasting and transportation.
• Understand customers’ needs, service those needs and maintain and develop positive business 
• relationships with a customer’s key personnel involved in or directly relevant to supply chain activities.
• Innovation and Initiative:
• Identify and manage risk within the supply chain.
• Develop and implement new systems, best practices, inventory control,
• demand planning and other optimizations in order to grow the business.
• Address tactical and strategic supply chain issues.
• Find better ways to do things without being asked.
• Question the way things are done and make suggestions for improvement.
• Look for creative solutions to difficult problems.
• Seek and propose new opportunities to enhance effectiveness

Flexibility:

• Modify your behaviour to accommodate the particular situation.
• Influence others who are resistant to change to recognise the benefits of changing.
• Anticipate change and proactively seek to build on the opportunities of change.
• Self-management:
• Plan and manage your time effectively.
• Take personal responsibility for all your decisions and actions.
• Be proactive to resolve problems.
• Maintain appropriate level of technical / professional knowledge and keep skills up-to-date.
• Take responsibility for self-development, initiate and implement development plan

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Qualifications and Experience:

• At least 5 years retail sales experience, with a proven track record in exceeding targets 
• Relevant Retail, Sales or Management qualification would be an advantage 
• Own transport is essential 
• Valid Drivers Licence

Critical Skills

•  Problem Solving and Decision Making. 
•  Planning. 
•  Delegation. 
•  Meeting Management. 
•  Critical thinking 
•  Conflict Management skills 
•  Proficient in MS Office with excellent computer skills knowledge. 
• Must have good telephone skills. 
• Excellent customer service skills. 
• Ability to listen and interpret information accurately. 
• Planning and organising skills 
• Numerical Skills 
• Good Communication Skills are essential; person must be well spoken and fluent in English. 
• Selling skills 
• A pleasant and controlled manner of dealing with people at all times. 
• An enthusiastic, outgoing person who is self-confident, with a positive attitude is desired for this position. 
• Stock product knowledge 
• Price list knowledge 
• Know how to enquire on Axapta system 
• Know company policy with regards to customer services. 
• Product and pricing knowledge. 
• Knows the services the company has to offer. 
• Knows general operation of the company.

Lead and Manage Staff:

• Planning, organising and delegating work activities 
• Apply appropriate leadership styles to influence others to achieve organisational goals 
• Arrange training and development interventions in accordance with training needs identified of the individual, team and branch. 
• Performing HR practices in accordance with systems, policies, procedures and legal requirements. 
• Create a positive working environment. 
• Meet with staff on a regular basis with regards to branch goals, objectives and priorities. 
• Ensure staff adheres to established organisational policies and procedures. 
• Ensure staff perform their various duties accurately and efficiently 
• Monitor and assess staff 
• Manage ESS records for various leave types 
• Manage Customer Service Standards 
• Maintain a high level of customer service standards. 
• Monitor/implement a customer feedback system, to control and monitor customer service delivery. 
• Evaluate customer feedback and implement changes to improve service delivery. 
• Equip sales staff with the necessary training and resources, to provide effective service delivery to customers. 
• Constantly communicate any change that could impact on customer service delivery 

Manage Communication in the Work place

• Facilitate a smooth, transparent internal branch communication process. 
• Recognise and utilise all available methods of communication, as appropriate to the nature of the query. 
• Know and identify which information resources can be utilised efficiently resolve queries raised and to communicate changes. 
• Manage Inventory Control
• Manage and implement stock control practices/processes to improve stock levels and minimise stock losses and shrinkage. 
• Monitor, analyse and report on a range of factors influencing performance and profitability of stock holding in the branch. 
• Monitor the movement of stock into and out of retail outlet. 
• Monitor the flow of daily stock transactions and documentation. 
• Manage the levels of buyouts 
• Authorise all stock related journals. 
• Run and analyse various stock management reports in order to continuously manage stock in line with budgeted stock holding 
• Ensure that the movement of stock is closely monitored and acted upon if needed i.e. slow moving, dead stock etc 
• Manage and implement company policies, systems and procedures for stock-take. 
• Manage Sales Performance
• Compile and propose sales budget for coming year 
• Analyse branch sales performance against approved budgetary requirements 
• Manage and implement sales strategy policies and procedures that will ultimately result in the increase of sales performance of the branch 
• Perform business calculations 
• Manage store pricing policies. Continuously keep abreast of competitor pricing 

 
Manage all Financial and Operational Aspects of Branch 

•  Analyse records of sales figures and financial transactions 
•  Manage and replenish cash floats for point of sale. 
•  Monitor and secure cash up procedures. 
•  Accurately record all forms of payments received on  master cash up summary form. 
•  Reconcile/balance all takings received against till cash up summary and cash up register 
•  Run and verify POS transaction reports 
•  Accurately completing deposit slips for payments received. 
• Banking of all payments received and faxing deposit slips to relevant parties. 
•  Controlling and reconciling petty cash expenses. 
•  Monitor all COD transactions and payments 
•  Authorise and process cash refunds for COD customers 
• Resolve and report any discrepancies relating to payments or cash received to relevant parties 
• Evaluate financial income statements against reporting requirements 
• Running and distributing of daily, weekly and monthly reports to relevant person(s) 
• Verify and reconcile transactions to corresponding report. 
• Managing queries promptly and as per organisation policy and procedure. 
• Follow-up and monitor outstanding payments and transactions 

Loss Control and Security 

• Follow-up and verify stock deficiency reports daily 
• Ensure buyout values are kept at a minimum in accordance with organisational policy and procedure 
• Verify credit note against GRNs, and credit notes against daily sales journal 
• Monitor overall branch security 
• Ensure high value items are stored in a secure location 
• Ensure staff monitor, rotate and replenish stock in accordance with organisational procedures. 
• Monitor stock handling processes 

General Admin

• Ensure all filing is accurately filed and kept up to date 
• Update variety of daily/monthly/quarterly spreadsheets. 
• Fax/email various documents to customers, suppliers, departments or branches. 
• Update and print shelf edge labels. 
• Monitor and control all pre-numbered books/documentation in the branch. 

Health and Safety 

• Report non adherence to OSH Act to health and safety rep and senior management 
• Implement health and safety policies and procedures within the branch 
• Ensure safety of all company assets 
• Minimise threat to customers, staff and stock. 
• Manage Merchandise and Housekeeping 
• Implement and maintain Company merchandising principles and policies 
• Monitor merchandise display plans, and strategies for grouping, displaying and presenting merchandise in retail environment. 
• Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained at all times 
• Manage stock storage conditions and procedures. 
• Ensure that store is kept neat and tidy at all times 
• Plan and manage store advertising and promotion 
• Visual displays are maintained as per promotion strategy 
• Identify slow sellers and take action to reduce prices or set promotion where necessary 

Manage Stock Take 

• Run all pre stock take reports 
• Reports include – stock holding report, ST outstanding stock transaction report, ST outstanding stock journal report, ST stock holding exception report 
• Process/complete all outstanding documentation. 
• Prepare store for stock take. 
• Count stock and record quantities onto scanner. 

 Accountability and Responsibility 

• Be accountable and take responsibility for all activities, assets and overall performance of the branch
• Ensure that staff are held accountable for their actions or lack thereof 

General

• Manage and secure all company assets 
• Executing regional instructions efficiently and timeously 
• Using a hands on approach/ management style to work with staff on a daily basis 
• General maintenance of the branch 

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Qualification:

• Matric
• Must be detail oriented, self-motivated, and a team player
• Must be well organized and able to work independently.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in related field within a manufacturing environment.
• Must be familiar with purchasing of cartons, pallets, labels, blister packaging, bottles, etc.
• Effective communicator, both oral and written.
• Proven track record with meeting KPI’s, along with strong vendor negotiation skillsets.
• Must have excellent computer skills- Word, Outlook, Excel,

Responsibilities:

• GRN Queries
• Placing RM orders from OA report SRF/BORDIC/SUPRATOV/PROSLIT/TROPIC PLASTICS
• Following up with orders – Consumables/RM
• Monthly report sent to George for purchases on Consumable and Inks.
• Arranging service for machines/compressors/fire extinguishes
• Placing orders for factory/BRC related
• Providing feedback to sales rep’s regarding RM
• Placing orders for Plates
• Consumable stock take capture
• Spar Banana Recon
• LDPE ordering
• Consumable Ordering
• supplier Contract Pricing
• Buy and Sell Ordering

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Minimum Requirements

•  Certificate in Procurement Management / Supply Chain
•  Minimum 4 years in FMCG buying preferably in packaging.
•  Minimum of 5 years’ experience within a Buying role
•  Experience in the FMCG / Food Manufacturing industry
•  Experienced in the procurement of raw and packaging materials
•  Previous technical procurement experience is preferred
•  Strong problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities:

• Review historical and competitive costs to identify cost savings opportunities and variances.
• Analyze category, service, material, and supplier costs to provide key decision information.
• Review financial goals and provide metrics to understand and report on initiatives and cost structure.
• Assist in the selection of appropriate suppliers and contractors, to promote good procurement practice with due regard to sustainability, ethical purchasing standards and costing
• Draft an appropriate service level agreement to properly evaluate the performance of suppliers, and report on this on a regular basis.
• Work with internal stakeholders (sales and production) to determine procurement needs, quality and delivery requirements.
• Responsible for order placement timing, supply / demand alignment, material replenishment and supplier performance
• Monitor, evaluate and improve supplier performance, according to an appropriate Service Level Agreement, on a continuous basis
• Control and monitor expenses against approved budgets
• Develop sourcing strategies
• Cost saving budgeting and targeting
• Set and plan how to achieve supplier accreditation and service level management
• Payment terms negotiation, optimization and management
• Maintain contracts with vendors
• Review inventory and update as required
• Receive orders from various departments
• Initiate and keep track of orders
• Reconcile or resolve order discrepancies with supplies.
• Monitor delivery times to ensure they are on time
• Maintain good relationships with suppliers and renegotiate prices on a regular basis
• Coordinate overseas orders.
• Ensure Accounts to be submitted for payment to vendors on time
• Administration and reporting