Fresh Jobs at AVI Limited

• We’re seeking an Engineering Stores Supervisor to drive success at NBL Westmead Biscuits in Westmead, Durban. This role supports the engineering team in sourcing and purchasing engineering equipment and services to ensure production continuity. It is accountable for managing engineering stock requirements, ensuring spend transparency, and maintaining accurate engineering material master data.

Reporting Structure:

Reports to: Maintenance Planner
Key Areas of Impact:

• Health and Safety: Ensure compliance with safety standards and best practices (Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), chemicals, lifting equipment, and lock-out/tag-out procedures).
• Food Safety: Maintain good housekeeping, manage consumable supplies, and ensure compliance with GMP and 5S standards.
• Stock Management: Oversee stock requests, monitor stock levels, manage spare parts and inventory accuracy, and optimize storage space.
• Systems and SAP Management: Use SAP for purchasing, stock management, and inventory control. Review Material Requirements Planning (MRP) - generated Purchase Requisitions (PR’s), ensure accurate material data, and manage stock counts.
• People Management: Manage Storeman team, set KPIs, and identify training needs.

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:                       

• At least 3 – 5 years’ Store Controller / Store Supervisor experience gained in an Engineering Stores environment, ideally within the FMCG / Manufacturing sector

Qualifications and Certifications that will contribute to your success:

• Matric
• Relevant completed tertiary qualification in Inventory Management, Warehousing or related completed 2-year tertiary qualification

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• We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Manager to join our Procurement team within NBL at the Head Office based in Bryanston. In this role, you will source only the highest quality raw materials, ensuring alignment with our heritage brands and upholding NBL's promise of quality.  Your work will support our Proudly South African identity, delivering products that consistently meet the high standards our customers expect.

Key Performance Areas:

• Implementation of strategic sourcing strategies and policies in conjunction with all critical stakeholders.
• Data mining, including Total Cost of Ownership Analysis.
• Supply Risk Management: Forecasting of procurement needs, implementation of supply agreements, supplier capacity analysis, material coverage and scenario planning.
• Project management.
• Continuously identify new procurement value and productivity opportunities, in line with the NBL commodity sourcing strategies.
• Budgeting and forecasting of future commodity pricing.
• Establish and execute commodity hedging strategies.
• Workable knowledge of hard and soft tolling supply arrangements where applicable.
• Align different stakeholders across different functional departments.
• Supplier Development and continuous improvement.

Knowledge:

• SAP or similar software
• AIB/BRC/FCCP 22 000
• Advanced Excel
• Safex
• CBOT

Competencies:

• Problem solving
• Relationship management
• Results orientated
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivation and ability to function independently
• High level of Emotional maturity

 Qualifications and Experience:

• 5-6 years procurement management experience gained ideally within the FMCG industry and within the raw material value chain
• Relevant tertiary qualification

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• We’re looking for a passionate Area Sales Manager to join our AVI Field Marketing Shared Services Division in for our Inland West region. In this role, you will be required to perform a sales and merchandising function for Johannesburg East and Northern Suburbs whilst servicing retail customers in the area.

Reporting Structure:

• Reports to: Regional Operations Manager
• Direct reports: +/- 30

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Monitor store ordering process, stock levels, and returns and take corrective action if required
• Monitor pricing and ensure mandate adherence
• Negotiate promotional activity
• POP implementation and negotiate ad-hoc display and space
• Check-in stock, expiry dates and ensure shelf health standards are maintained
• Address pricing and delivery issues
• Monitor forward share in relation to market share as well as the rate of sale
• Maintain customer and company records
• Complete price surveys timeously
• Update records of all company equipment and assets
• Communicate issues and provide solutions where possible
• Ensure adherence to store policies and procedures at all times
• Monitor and manage Merchandiser / Field Marketer and Sales Representatives' attendance and ensure registers are updated
• Confirm call cycles are followed and communicate changes to customers when needed
• Manage and plan leave for subordinates
• Prepare monthly payroll for Human Resources
• Conduct floor walks with Field Marketers, Merchandisers, and Sales Representatives
• Brief staff of all cycle priorities and ensure a clear understanding of objectives
• Develop staff by identifying training needs and providing on-the-job coaching if required
• Keep Regional Operations Manager up to date on conduct issues
• Staff management in line with company policy and procedures
• Conduct appraisals on field staff
• Set targets for subordinates by store by category in line with business unit objectives and strategy

Experience:

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a Sales Supervisor or Sales Manager role required
• Experience within FMCG dealing with retail customers
• Experience with managing teams 
• Good understanding and implementation of human resources and industrial relations processes and procedures

Qualifications:

• Completed Matric / Grade 12 is essential
• A completed tertiary qualification (Business / Sales / Marketing / Retail) would be advantageous

Additional Requirements:

• Sound knowledge of the FMCG industry
• A good understanding of the merchandising industry
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office (MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Able to present information to various levels in the organization
• Valid Driver’s License required
• Ability to travel essential