Job Opportunities at Ackermans

Job Advert    

• An exciting and challenging opportunity, based at our Kuilsriver Office has become available for an Office Administrator. This key position in the team will provide administrative support and assistance to the General Manager and Field Team. Render an efficient and effective administration service to the Operations team. The ideal candidate will be a professional, confidential, and self-disciplined individual who will deliver a people orientated service to the business. The successful candidate will need to learn quickly and be able to work independently with a strong “sense of urgency”. Have a good decision-making, problem-solving ability, be able to remain flexible, function under pressure and maintain a positive attitude and perform in a variety of circumstances. Be able to manage confidential information with utmost discretion. The applicant will be required to run a smooth office with regards to admin and paperwork and must be able to do proper planning and organizing. Filing and record keeping must be kept up to date. 

Integrity is an absolute requirement, and all applicants will need to support and convey a value system that embraces the Ackermans values, vision, strategy and Phadima culture.

Qualifications    

• A  relevant certificate, diploma or alternative qualification preferably in Office administration

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
Knowledge:

• Reconciliation of Accounts (Expense Accounts, Auto Card, Revamp Casuals and Advertising etc)
• Travel coordination (executing and coordinating travel arrangements)
• Report writing
• Monthly meetings records
• General office functions

Skills:

• A working knowledge of the latest Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Office 365)
• Excellent language skills (verbal and written) in English, and ability to converse in a second official language would be a benefit.
• Planning and organizing skills
• Be able to work independently and strong “sense of urgency”
• Excellent attention to detail

Experience: 

• 2 years’ experience performing an administrative or supportive role.

Key Responsibilities    

• Analysing and generating relevant weekly and monthly reports in order to further our Operations objectives
• Preparing and handling all incoming and outgoing correspondence, minutes and documents
• Organizing functions/meetings and appointments
• All other general office functions
• Ordering stationary and consumables
• The monthly reconciliation’s of Operations accounts (Expense accounts, Auto Card, Revamp Casuals, and Advertising/Bromides etc)
• Scheduling of meetings for team members
• Collating and distributing minutes/memorandums following meetings
• Executing and coordinating all travel arrangements
• Ensuring the reception to the office reflects Phadima through effective customer service and professional answering of the switchboard
• Office management – cleaning, maintenance and well being

Other    

• This key position in the team will provide administrative support and assistance to the Divisional HR Managers in their particular areas of responsibility. The ideal candidate will be a professional, confidential and self- disciplined individual who will deliver a people orientated services to the business. Render an efficient and effective administration service to the HR Team and the Operations team.

Closing Date    
2023/06/28

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• The main objectives of this role is to lead and direct the data and analytics function to ensure that we extract maximum business value from our data assets.

Qualifications  

• Essential - Tertiary Degree in mathematics / statistics / information technology or related discipline
• Preferred - Honours Degree in Data Science/Computer Science/Information Systems / Statistics/Applied Mathematics /Business Administration / Economics
• Knowledge, Skills and Experience    At least 10 years’ working experience as in a Data Analytics, Data Management or Data Insights position within the retail industry
• Proven and successful experience in execution of data analytics initiatives
• Experience in setting up data architecture and design
• Experience in leading large analytical teams
• Experience in building and leading quantitative analyses
• Building business insights, response and risk models for a business
• Experience working with a wide range of data to deliver descriptive, predictive and prescriptive models
• Senior Data Analyst in a fast paced and complex business setting
• Strong business / commercial acumen
• Deep understanding of a retail environment
• Strategic thinking - Be a thought leader in the data and analytics space as an enabler to drive execution of strategy
• Excellent Communication - Interact on all levels/with numerous departments’ personnel and departmental heads / executive management
• Good presentation skills and ability to simplify complex scenarios
• Data and information management
• Reporting Visualization
• Problem solving using advanced analytics techniques
• Highly proficient in workings of data technologies
• Work under pressure (remain calm and composed)
• Make strong, lasting and meaningful connections with others
• Strong data analysis skills
• Advanced analytical techniques and tools
• Data lifecycle management
• Sound understanding of Big Data Analytics platforms and tools

Key Responsibilities  

•  Enablement of Self-Help Data Analytics - Establish processes, technology, tools, skills and knowledge for data management.
• Strategic Analytics Services (Predictive Analytics) -Define the complex business questions needing solutions and define appropriate analytics models in addition to identifying and readying relevant data sources for analysis.
• Engagements -Form meaningful partnerships with business stakeholders to extract maximum value from the data and analytics tools.
• Central Reporting Services - Ensure congruence of information in the various daily, weekly and monthly reports and dashboards that are published across the business.
• Commercialization of Data - Support Business Units with strong data science capability that can drive business value by implementing advanced data, mathematical and statistical models.
• Protection of Personal Information - Ensure compliance with regards to POPIA for customers, employees and suppliers

Closing Date    
2023/06/24

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• We are looking for a Central Buying Analyst: Products, the main purpose of the role is to centrally analyse all product related practices and attributes in order to deliver cross-functional insights to the business that support the buying initiatives and strategic priorities. The contract period is from 17 July 2023 till 12 January 2024. 

Qualifications    

• A Grade 12 Certificate/Matric 
• A relevant degree /qualification in Fashion, Textile Design /Clothing Production/ Product Development /Merchandising, Finance/Planning or relevant degree 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 

• Retail buying or planning experience of at least 3 years in clothing
• Integral understanding of the Clothing Retail Cycle & Product Attributes

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED: 

• Knowledge of the retail merchandise cycle with regards to Buying/Planning and Product Attributing 
• Knowledge of Merchandise principles & strategies 
• A comprehensive knowledge/understanding of SA’s retail clothing market, customers and competitors 

SKILLS REQUIRED: 

• Latest Microsoft applications including advanced Power-point and Excel competency  
• Creative interpretation and articulation of data 
• A sound ability to analyse and work with numerical data 
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the company 
• Merchant skills & a sound commercial mentality 
• Exceptional planning, organizing & time management skills  
• The ability to be resilient, have tenacity and maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure 

Key Responsibilities    
To be responsible for the central collation, effective use/implementation and governance of: 

• All Product Attributes used across the SBU's  
• Comp shop Review Findings 
• Match Review Strategic minutes 
• Licensor Character information 
• Marketing Briefs 
• Product Tech Packaging Development 

Continuously analyse and report from a centralized view and provide strategic insights on: 

• Product Performance 
• Product Attributes audits 
• RBS & Price Rhythms 
• Famous Fours ,disruptors  and OTIF performance 
• Product support on strategic Marketing Campaigns 
• Character 

Represent the Buying role, its functions & processes in Company projects: 

• Process Improvement Projects 
• Strategic interventions (e.g. Quick Response, Product UDA's, First Insights testing) 
• Responsible for the creative articulation and packaging of product related management reports and presentations
• Strategic thinking, conceptualisation and steps taken display strong business acumen, across all milestones in the merchandise cycle
• Departmental Sales Performance
• Concepts are relevant to our customer’s needs and in line with our purchasing strategy 
• Range build is executed to offer a balanced range across colours & key silhouettes to enable wardrobe building and co-ordinated looks 
• Orders (fits and seals) are delivered on-time within the agreed critical path dates
• Marketing processes are followed and advertising specifications adhered to 
• The appropriate suppliers are selected according to the standards required for each product category                                     
• Negotiation skills enable the achievement of business objectives through effective partnerships with suppliers 
• Supplier communication is effective and ensures effective performance in line with business expectations. 

Closing Date    
2023/06/21

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• By taking on this opportunity, you will play a significant role within the business by acting as the interface between the Business, Pepkor IT and other information technology suppliers, the vehicle through which optimal business processes and underlying system functionality is developed in order to execute business strategy.

Qualifications    
Essential:

• Degree/Diploma in IT or Bcomm in IT/Business

Preferred:

• A Business Analysis/ Process related Diploma
• Affiliation to a professional institution for Business Analysis (IIBA)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
JOB RELATED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE required:

• The latest MS Office
• A working knowledge of ARIS, MS Project and other process mapping tools
• Thorough understanding of operations and systems
• Business requirements elicitation
• Determination of business solutions
• Testing solutions for technical and business compatibility
• Business process management
• Documenting and analysing information and data.
• Project feasibility reports
• Implementing business solutions and change management
• Understanding of business analysis methodologies (BABOK)
• Commercial understanding of the Retail systems environment

SKILLS required:

• Strong analytical skills
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Influencing skills
• Leadership skills
• Networking skills
• Evaluation skills
• Management skills
• Problem solving skills
• Conflict handling
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation skills

EXPERIENCE required:
Essential:

• Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience as a Business Analyst – with at least 2 years within a Retail/Supply Chain environment.
• Typical Business Analyst exposure: system analysis; business process development, including the holding of workshops; preparing documentation in accordance with BABOK methodology.
• Acting as an interface between business units, technology teams and support teams
• Identifying, assessing and documenting business requirements

Preferred:

• Thorough grasp of business fundamentals and strategic priorities
• Writing business requirements, system requirements & functional specifications
• Project management
• Maintaining configuration documents and providing recommendations as necessary
• Quality assurance and testing
• System support exposure: maintaining an incident management process; analysing the nature of incidents; liaising with system developers in order to resolve incidents.
• Exposure to system architecture

Key Responsibilities    
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Assess and define change requests received from users in Ackermans in relation to business processes and systems. Provision of solutions and support for the implementation thereof.
• Effectively manage change requests from business stakeholders
• Translation of business process and system requirements into specific projects ensuring solutions are commercially acceptable within the strategic framework.
• Provision of effective and timeous support to internal users on processes, systems and technology activities.
• User ongoing support
• Provisin of detailed documentation of current information, data and solutions
• Supply users with skills & knowledge of process and suystems via training sessions and workshops to enhance culture of super users

Closing Date    
2023/06/30

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Job Advert    

• We are looking for a highly energetic, efficient and organised individual to provide product promotional assistance to the Buying Manager of the SBU, by internally coordinating inputs required for Marketing within the agreed formats and cycle times.

Qualifications    
Essential:

• A Grade 12 certificate is an essential requirement

Preferred:

• A tertiary qualification in Retail, Administration, Marketing, or Buying would be beneficial

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
SKILLS required: 

• Proficiency in the latest Microsoft applications(Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Excellent planning, organising & time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills
• High energy level, is performance-driven and deadline-orientated
• Enthusiastic self-starter
• Strong sense of integrity
• Service-orientation
• Strong detail-orientation
• Emotional maturity
• Sense of urgency
• Reliable

The ability to:

• be highly assertive
• be resilient and maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure
• positively influence others
• be resourceful
• work independently, as well as be a team player
• be proactive
• be flexible, function under pressure and adapt to change
• to keep one’s self motivated and to maintain a positive attitude and work performance in a variety of circumstances

EXPERIENCE required:

• Previous experience (at least 2 years) in an administrative and/or coordinating role within a retail/ buying/ marketing environment.

Key Responsibilities    

• To ensure all marketing activities and initiatives, planned and ad-hoc, are aligned with the signed-off seasonal strategy
• To coordinate & deliver agreed/signed off input for the following processes:
• Merchandise lists and product samples to the VM and/or Marketing teams
• For the Monthly Promotions Manual to the VM and/or Marketing teams as requested by the Buying Manager
• For Editorial requests to Marketing teams
• For Digital requests to the digital team
• To support the departments in the tracking and monitoring of the inflow of promotions
• To link promotions on the relevant systems
• To prepare monthly marketing tracking sheets
• To collate, coordinate & obtain sign off for the seasonal look
• VM (Store communication)
• Marketing (Queries)

Closing Date    
2023/06/26

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Job Advert    

• We have an exciting and new opportunity for an experienced Design Specialist to successfully design womens outerwear and create new detailed outerwear technical drawings for commercial use in accordance with the Ackermans Woman standalone customer requirements.

Qualifications    

• Relevant Degree (e.g. Fashion Design) or Diploma

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
Knowledge & Skills:

• Good strategic, conceptual skills and a solid knowledge of South African retail landscape
• Knowledge of the retail merchandise cycle with regards to buying
• QA knowledge
• Fabric knowledge
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong eye for fashion and detail with the ability to predict, analyze & monetize future retail and fashion trends for local customer
• The ability to research and provide mood, colour, print and silhouette direction, drawing from many sources of influence including runway, street, retail, culture, art, social media and trend services.
• The knowledge on how to stay abreast of emerging macro trends, micro trends and cultural phenomenon and consistently communicate these trends to all levels, both within as well as outside the Company
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Strong relationship building and influencing skills
• Excellent time management, organizational and administrative skills and presentation skills
• High energy level and is performance-driven and deadline-orientated
• Ability to remain flexible, function under pressure and maintain a positive attitude and work performance in a variety of circumstances
• Ability to multi-task and to deal with complexities, use initiative to solve problems
• Ability to work independently, as well as be a team player, strong interpersonal skills
• Creative with an eye for detail, analytical and systematic, passionate about fashion

Experience:

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in clothing design: with proven experience in Apparel (womens outerwear)

Key Responsibilities   

• Design ranges that support the merchandise strategy for the relevant portfolios
• Interpret trends into commercial designs
• Ensure all designs are in line with the brand positioning
• Produce clear tech packs for suppliers, Product Technology and Buyers to work with
• Collaborate with Sourcing to develop designs into samples
• Execute in accordance with the merchandise seasonal plan

Closing Date    
2023/06/28

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Job Advert    

• We are looking for a competent, ethical and professional practitioner to provide Psychometric Assessment services that support decision making during the recruitment, selection and development processes across all departments and job grades.
• This Psychometrist position is based at our Support Centre in Kuils River, Cape Town and reports directly to the HR Manager. It is an exciting and challenging opportunity that will require the successful candidate to assist with administering, scoring and interpreting psychometric assessments, for selection purposes, in accordance with ethical specifications of the HPCSA as well as assisting with verbal and written feedback on assessment results to management and candidates.
• If you are self-motivated, passionate about performance and have the high energy level required for this fast-paced, exciting and dynamic retail environment, consider this to be an opportunity to invest & grow your career.

Qualifications    

• Honours Degree in Psychology / Industrial Psychology
• Registered with the HPCSA as a Psychometrist (Independent Practice)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
Knowledge required: 

• Thorough knowledge of the code of professional ethics of the HPCSA (including the ethical use of psychometric tests including test security, confidentiality and informed consent)
• Knowledge of best practice in the field of psychometrics
• Knowledge of relevant legislative frameworks which impact on psychological practice 
• Sound understanding of psychometric properties
• Clear knowledge and understanding of scope of practice
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

Advantageous:

• Accredited on CPP and EQ-i2.0
• Familiar with Psytech assessments (15FQ+ and ability assessments)

Experience required:

• Must have at least a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience as a registered Psychometrist / Industrial Psychologist

Key Responsibilities    

• Prepare for administration of assessments (set up assessment links; set up assessment room)
• Provide support to candidates where needed (e.g. assisting candidates with unsupervised online assessments)
• Administer a wide range of psychometric assessments
• Manage online portals (e.g. downloading of assessment results)
• General office administration (e.g. filing of assessment data, managing records and psychometric databases, ordering of credits for online assessments)
• Coordinate and arrange assessment activities in all provinces (scheduling candidates)
• Assist with verbal feedback to line management 
• Assist with verbal feedback to Phadimas for development purposes 
• Report writing
• Support Career Progression platform (for Support Centre)
• Monthly invoicing

Other    
KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Attention to Detail
• Planning and Organising
• Problem-Solving
• Relationship Building
• Sound written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of professional values and ethics
• Exercise discretion, diplomacy and confidentiality

Closing Date    
2023/06/25