Current Vacancies at Tiger Brands

JOB DESCRIPTION

• You will be responsible for the reporting of, but not limited to, product cost, mix, volume, material and conversion variances. This will include analysis of labourefficiency, yields, waste, factory OEE’s, cost drivers (allocation rules) and cost control. You be expected to summarize key fin dings and draw management’s attention and support for action. You will be responsible for the inventory, fixed assets and related balance sheets accounts fo r your unit(s), the reconciliation thereof. Your support will be required to ensure that internal controls, capital and operating expenses are properly governed an d compliant with company policies and protocols. You will be required to provide review and oversight of the cost accountants with your cluster.

Reports to: Finance Director Category

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set, upload and monitor standard costs (using a fully absorbed, activity based model) with the assistance of procurement and operations. This includes new product costings, and amendments to existing standards
• Accurate and timeous loading of new and amended bill of materials 
• Report weekly (WPE) on factory performance for the current month
• Review and follow up on open orders, long outstanding orders.
• Perform month end accruals, cut off transactions, reallocations and validation of accounts for the period close on a monthly basis. 
• Pro actively manage variances on a daily basis with the cost analyst, escalating to site management for action, in order to minimize losses 
• Perform monthly reporting and validation of material variances, under and over recoveries and continuous improvement projects 
• Report on and assist department heads with cost control, budgeting and forecasting (Perform revisions or simulations as needed)
• Ensure full transparency of costs and financial impact to the organization of major or strategic decisions relating to the factory or cluster of responsibility 
• Ensure that capital and operating expenditure and other scenario based calculations are properly investigated, detailed and yield the expected returns. 
• Ensure that internal controls at the unit are adequate, regularly monitored, compliant with standard operating procedures and to assist with preparation and support during audits and self assessments. Seek for and support cost improvement opportunities, be an active contributor to improvement projects and initiatives, validate and review proposed savings.
• Reconcile and validate inventory, fixed assets and related balance sheet accounts. 
• Attend stock takes and ensure adherence to standard operating procedures including assisting with the authorization of inventory write off 
• Provide ongoing guidance and support to cost accountants within your manufacturing cluster including the review and timeous delivery of outputs within your team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Function:  CA(SA) / CIMA graduate 
• Industry: Minimum of 5 8 years experience in a FMCG manufacturing facility in a similar role, exceptions will be considered. 
• Minimum of 3 5 years supervisory experience.
• Oracle experience preferred

Key attributes and competencies

•  Conceptual, analytical thinking and creative in problem solving
•  Strong communication skills and be able to liaise with a variety of non financial functions
•  Strong initiative and confident to handle complexity, work under pressure and manage short lead time deliveries
•  Intermediate to advanced excel skills
•  Strong experiences in shop floor process controlling and be able to identify the problems timely by reviewing the daily operation’s figures
•  Experienced in budgeting procedures, financial reporting and analysis, cost analysis and standard costing, capital application processing
•  Excellent people and sound leadership skills

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• Obtain, capture and analyse daily sales figures and maintain sales information system, Maintain and update customer information, Answer telephone & direct to relevant staff, Update sales information systems. 

 
Responsibilities

• Download sales reports from the system into specific files.
• Analyse sales information and report to relevant staff
• File all sales documentation
• Attend to customer complaints
• Attend to donation requests
• Attend to donation requests.
• Prepare weekly sales presentations on PowerPoint.
• Taking minutes at meetings
• Donations and free stock requests
• Processing approved discounts
• Hit and Miss reports.
• Process and receipt Bimbo orders

RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:
Key Attributes and Competencies

• Owning it! 
• Driving long-term results, 
• Staying a step-ahead.
• 3 years' experience 

QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Grade 12
• Analytical skills, 
• Problem solving, 
• high numeracy skills
• Effective communication,
•  Interpersonal skills, 
• Integrity, 
• Creativity, 
• Continuous learning

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• The Project Delivery Director is responsible for the execution of the committed portfolio of IT projects through project planning, management, design and implementation taking business and IT constraints into consideration. Lead, plan, direct and control all activities related to program and project management, including resource management; change and release management, quality and test management. Ensures a formal set of Project Office methodologies, principles, standards and processes are in place and adhered to.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support CIO by delivering the committed portfolio of IT projects on time, to scope and  within budget and within agreed constraints
• Ensure project portfolio methodologies, principles, standards and processes are defined and ensure compliance across IT portfolio
• Shape and support business case development
• Create a culture of high performance, continuous optimisation and cost effectiveness and manage team performance
• Accountable for timeous and accurate project portfolio reporting
• Accountable for stakeholder management through effective project governance
• Serve as point of escalation for Program Manager , assist in mitigating delays and removing obstacles
• Establish, communicate, manage and enforce appropriate change and release management, test and quality mechanisms
• Manage overall resource requirements; resource allocation and planning within projects
• In conjunction with Portfolio Management Director pro-actively plan future IT resource requirements with third-party suppliers
• Drive adoption of project portfolio and service development methodologies, principles, standards and processes by third-party suppliers to Service Level Agreements

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of program and project management experience
• 8+ years in managing suppliers
• Project management qualifications - PMBOK / Prince 2 or equivalent
• ITIL Training and/or Certification

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THE JOB AT A GLANCE 

• Development of customer and Shopper strategies which are fully integrated with company and brand strategies. ‘Shopper Marketing ‘owns’ the Shopper Proposition, and must therefore be experts in shopper understanding by channel’.

RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU WILL DO 

•  Development of clearly articulated requirements by Channel; 
•  Integration of customer & business activities (launches & promotions) 

 Evaluation & selection of POP media

•  Promotional Planning grids across channels & alignment of ATL & BTL activities 
•  Selection of channels / customer for innovation program 
•  Develop a model which accommodates price, discount frequency, standard costs and GM expectations 
•  Determine the Cycle & Promotional price mandates for all sku’s 
•  Development of a promotional plan by category, SKU 
•  Selection of an optimal product mix providing a return to the customer & business 
•  Clear understanding of Shopper Behaviour across the category / categories

 Translation of shopper insights to POP Drivers

•  Implementation program through Field Operations & define all route-to-markets 
•  Determine size & growth of options & validate cost of serve the market 
•  Establish optimal solution into expansion, growth opportunities & costs 

 Manage individual development

•  Performance management process Development of clearly articulated requirements by Channel; 
•  Innovation Activation ie: Distribution 
•  Pricing strategy linked to volume & margin delivery 
•  Working knowledge of the GM requirements for each sku 
•  Understanding of the mix implication on business profitability 
•  Delivery of a Pricing Strategy
•  Development of price adjustment rationale

QUALIFICATIONS
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE 
 
Professional Competencies: 

•  Understand the three demand circles presenting Shopper, Consumer & Customer and the interaction. 
•  The capacity to demonstrate knowledge of and the insight into financial principles and processes impacting on the business. 

 
Behavioural Competencies: 

•  The capacity to act as a pivot within the business structure, to extract maximum outputs from divergent functions. 
•  Decision making ability, Conflict Management, Assertiveness, Stress Tolerance, Impulse Control, Time Management, Initiative

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THE JOB AT A GLANCE:

• Provide full logistics accounting and financial decision support to the Exco leadership, Managing, Logistics and Finance Directors. Be the principal point of support for all categories relating to logistics financial performance, forecast, budgets and investments plans as well as day to day financial performance. Supporting Inbound, Outbound & Site to Site logistics costs as well the cost incurred at warehouses and distribution centers. The role will require working closely with Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement and Planning teams across the organization in understanding the operations trade flows and day to day business activities. You will also assume responsibility for the internal controls in logistics.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Act as the right-hand man to the CS&L Director with regards to any and all commercial decision support
• Lead business decision support and business partnering with regards to warehousing, transportation, freight, customer distribution discounts and administrative activities
• Lead finance support & oversight on strategic projects, investment/change initiatives and new long-term logistics contracts.
• Lead in the budget planning cycle by working with the logistics heads to develop key assumptions and reflecting all the factors/assumptions in the budget/forecast
• Lead the financial evaluation of significant/strategic investment choices to provide a long-term perspective of the impact on Logistics costs
• Design, implement and monitor internal controls within the logistics environment
• Review capex proposals & requests for Logistics.
• Monitor & evaluate the financial performance trends, performance against KPI’s , providing accurate relevant and timely finance information to the business to enable it to meet its finance commitments.
• Support the preparation of management reports (Actual vs Forecast vs Budget).
• Provision of total cost to serve to facilitate more accurate pricing decisions
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives in logistics
• Ensure full transparency of costs and financial impact to the organization of major or strategic decisions relating to logistics.
• Ensure month end close is completed in accordance with tight reporting deadlines.

 
RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE:
Key Attributes and Competencies

• Relationship Building: Establishing excellent working relationships with logistics leads giving clear and concise financial support
• Communication: Excellent communication and presentations skills, both written and oral – ability to present key financial data and supporting metrics in a clear and concise manner.
• Planning & Organizing: Excellent analytical skills. Ability to plan and schedule. To ensure that key reporting timelines are meet.
• Decision Making: Identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities whilst working with the Finance & operations teams providing a viable solution.
• Adaptability: Able to work in a fast, dynamic, environment whilst being able to adjust readily to meet unexpected constraints.
• Passion for results: - Drive, high energy, maturity, and ability to work under pressure and deliver results; get things done (an action-oriented approach); overcome obstacles.
• Partner with logistics to improve on the daily operation, interpret financial polices/accounting guidelines to operation teams for better understanding and compliance, working as a stretched arm of finance team
• Drives cost controllership, bringing deep understanding of cost drivers to monitor & optimize logistics spend effectiveness
• Properly executed stock counts and strong inventory control (inclusive of stock ageing, obsolescence and 3PL system integration) in terms of finished goods across warehouses and distribution centers and working capital management.
• Monitoring of compliance with SARS/customs import and export requirements
• Provision of analysis and insights of Logistics related credit notes, with a view to reducing these
• Identification and mitigation of potential control weaknesses in the logistics environment
• Provide direct and indirect supervision to subordinates

QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• CA (SA) or equivalent senior finance qualification
• 8 – 12 years' experience
• Proven track record in a similar finance role
• Experience of working in Finance team supporting Logistics as business partner

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• You are accountable for developing, implementing and managing a defined regional customer or portfolio of customers’ strategy that is aligned to the national customer strategy.  You own the customer relationship and use it to maximise and capitalise on sales opportunities. In close collaboration with the Marketing, Customer and Operational teams, you need to achieve our growth targets by building and maintaining successful, commercial business relationships. You are dedicated towards improving our sales capability and creating a great place to work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Analyse market and customer information and use available data tools to develop a customer specific sales strategy which is translated into robust sales activities.
•  Develop and manage a customer plan and defined customer activity grid for the channel / customer and communicate to all stakeholders.
•  Work with Customer Marketing to develop a defined customer or portfolio of customers’ investment strategy to deliver the budgeted volumes.
•  Develop a customer contact strategy and manage key customer relationships.
•  Negotiate, track and evaluate spend ensuring activity compliance and ROI.
•  Implement and manage customer initiatives in the commercialization of innovation projects.
•  Negotiate defined customer or portfolio of customers’ listings & launch support with relevant buyers. Control and implement the account promotional grid & budgeted spend.
•  Complete pre-& post evaluation of ROI of all account promotions to ensure maximum commercial effectiveness.
•  Communicate pricing & promo activities internally and externally to all stakeholders.
•  Implement and monitor co-ad spend in line with budget.
•  Work with Regional Sales Managers to ensure coverage of most important stores (without overlap).
•  Manage expenses and co-ad within agreed budget

QUALIFICATIONS

•  Over 3 years’ customer / key account / sales experience
•  Experience managing customer accounts & relationships
•  Finance sales experience (promotional budgets, trade budgets, revenue forecasting, etc.)

Competencies

•  Influencing Others – you are customer relationship obsessed. You align with customers by using a strategic and consultative sales process to understand customers’ needs and exceed their expectations while growing each customer’s and the Tiger Brands business.
•  Owning It – you consistently demonstrate and proactively deliver a thorough understanding of category, competition and customer and you leverage networks to ‘make it happen’ for the customer.
•  Driving Long Term Results– you are fixated on hitting targets and delivering service to your customers.  You can see beyond one customer or one point in time.
•  Developing Myself and Others –you find ways to grow and develop the sales capability of our teams.
•  Staying a Step Ahead – you have a comprehensive understanding of innovations that will elevate our game with our customers