Job Opportunities at Colgate-Palmolive

MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing and preparing drawings including cross checking for manufacturing equipment.
• Processing all relevant paperwork such as bill of materials, purchase requisitions, prints for manufacturing purposes, report writing etc.
• Carry out all necessary filing associated with day-to-day work.
• All drawings to be prepared using AutoCAD
• Design gearing and components based on Colgate-Palmolive standards and programs as well as international standards.
• Work as an effective team member of the engineering team, but also work independently to achieve pre-set goals and objectives.
• Due to the nature of the business, all information must be supplied in an accurate manner.
• Support in Analyzing all workstations performance on a daily basis, in order to display and update plant performance and maintenance KPIs ( Indicators )
• Control, Monitor and Manage Spare Parts / Equipments Cycle Inventory ( Including Tags )
• Maintain the right database in SAP EMA. KPIs, Training, SOPs, etc
• Active participation/development of: Root Cause Analysis, FAP, CAPA, SOPs, Training, etc

END RESULTS / OUTPUTS OF THE WORK

• Ensure all equipment is maintained in good working condition
• Ensure the compliance to Trade Metrology and SABS regulations related to weighing and measuring equipment
• Ensure GMP compliance with respect to temperature, humidity, pressure, and weight measurement equipment maintenance
• Ensure compliance to all EHS regulations and Colgate-Palmolive safety standards
• Support in ensuring full-time Maintenance Resources to the Production Team
• Support Reduction of Equipment Downtime as per Company Targets - Continuous Improvement
• Support as a Key Pillar for Plant Performance according to Company Standards
• Support the implementation In Place of the Colgate Standards related to Maintenance and its interaction with… AM, PM, CI, Master Plan, Program In Place and its tracking and compliance
• Cross Functional Collaboration and Teamwork with key stakeholders (Planning, Packaging, Engineering, Indirect Procurement, Quality and Operations)

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

• B.Sc. (Electrical / Mechanical) + 1 years experience preferably in High Volume Environment
• S4 Eng. (Electrical / Instrumentation / Automation / Mechanical) + 2 years experience preferably in High Volume Environment

ESSENTIAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent analytical and math skills
• Good report writing and presentations skills
• Ability to persuade others to change existing practices
• Strong attention to detail
• Proven ability to identify, assess and solve problems
• Familiarity with applicable health and safety regulations
• Computer literacy relating to proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel), SAP

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Key Accountabilities 

Banking Administration

The management and control of: 

• i.e. changing of bank signatories, liaising with legal to get board resolutions etc. 
• Know your customer updates

Timely postings 

• Ensure timely posting of each subsidiary’s transactions

Negotiation Skills

• Negotiate banking facilities, bank charges and interest rates

Compliance 

• Manage Sarbarnes Oaxley files and ensure compliance for all subs
• Complete exchange control applications
• Submission of documents for Merchanting transactions 
• Manage and provide support for Internal  & External Audits 

Reporting

• Quarterly FD Attestation
• Quarterly Division reporting requirements

Payments

• Timely uploading of payments in the banking portals
• Track Citibank payments in SAP
• Ensure payments are released on time 
• Timely submission of Foreign Payments schedules to the bank  
• Ensure sufficient cash on hand for ZA11 Payments

Bank debits and Reconciling 

• Ensure that subsidiaries are advised of all RD cheques and EFT customer funds that have been returned
• Ensure that all direct bank debits are charged to the correct vendor accounts
• Ensure that all reconciling items on bank recons are actioned on a timely basis

Monthly & weekly deadlines 

• Ensure that monthly closing deadlines are met for all bank related transactions 
• Ensure that weekly Cash flow analysis are done 
• Ensure Month end Cash forecast is completed
• Managing the MDM Bank data validation process 
• Overseeing day-to-day Banking financial activities
• Any adhoc treasury related tasks 

Required Qualifications 

• B.Com Finance/Accounting Degree
• Minimum of one year in a corporate finance environment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in line with established guidelines.
• Analytical Skills
• Computer literacy, especially  SAP and Microsoft Office programs

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CORE RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Ensuring that all laboratory personnel use the proper specifications or an associated compendial monograph.
• Ensure that all quality standards are fully implemented in the labs. Conduct regular assessment against the standard requirements.
• Distribute work assignments and ensure on time completion and release of raw materials, bulk and third party products.
• Ensure packaging, raw material, in-process, bulk product, and finished product testing is scheduled efficiently and in support of production scheduling.
• Ensure that the online quality ratings and assessments are accurately completed and results are shared with the team.
• Work with operations to close recurring online quality related issues.
• Ensure that products are released or rejected as appropriate.
• Anticipate problem areas and resolve issues before they impact compliance, product quality, and availability.
• Work with management to streamline operations to ensure that the department operates efficiently.
• Work with the staff for investigating all Out of Specification (OOS) results and properly documenting them.
• Provide technical support for Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and R&D (as applicable) on questionable batches and results.
• Provide regular reports to management regarding products presently in the laboratory along with their testing status and planned completion date.
• Work with peers in developing and implementing laboratory documents (SOPs, Specifications, Protocols, Reports, etc.).
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

• A bachelor's degree preferably in Chemistry / Microbiology / related fields

LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a high volume production work or FMCG environment, including 2 - 4 years of First Line Management experience

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Key Responsibilties:

• Media buying, strategy & planning
• Drive retail media integration into brand experience planning 
• Create and handle retail media flow plans per retailer
• Deliver retail media planning grids
• Develop best in class retail media strategies alongside digital commerce team across selected retailers 
• Handle paid retail media advertising budgets to effectively achieve sales and business KPIs in collaboration with eCommerce team
• Collaborate with digital commerce team on retail media negotiations
• Ensure coordination between eCommerce, IBE and Brand Marketing teams to guarantee successful execution of retail media during Key eCommerce Events
• Collaborate with the eCommerce team to Assess the sophistication of retailer media network in market, agency scope, and continuously improve way of working based on the market need
• Performance & Reporting of all retail media campaigns
• Measure Campaign Performance & Optimization
• Integrate data into analytics tools and processes (Datorama, MMM)
• Optimize campaigns to extract maximum value
• Handle, Apply and Propose Marketing Budgets/Campaigns
• Competitor Insights
• Customer Analysis
• Campaign Admin and Recon
• Assessment of new retail media solutions given scalability and costs optimization
• Key Focus KPIs for performance tracking and optimizing 
• Commerce search share of shelf (paid Paid Search impression share)
• Avg click through rates
• Conversion rates / tracking
• Display Marketing
• Push / Messenger Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Email campaigns
• Campaign pages / home page
• Emerging Platforms like Influencer marketing
• 2nd Party data segmentation and delivering personalisation
• Asset Management - content / creative that is shared to selected retail media partners 
• Manage/Improve assets across channels to support campaigns
• Agency briefing
• Landing Pages, Website, Ad Copy
• Banners, Videos, Campaign Assets
• Social Media and other Digital channels
• Thumbnails
• Optimize campaigns to deliver ROAS
• Integrate Creative X tool to improve creative performance across retail media campaigns
• Growth and Expansion of retail media campaigns and JBPs
• Discovery, vetting paid networks, platforms, and mediums.
• Scale and focus what works and integrate learning from other
• Support with onboarding processes and integrations
• Contribute to and manage JBP workflows and commitments 
• Customer management and communications
• Ability to share media knowledge with Digital Commerce team to negotiate and input into trading terms with customers

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, business-related field, or relevant experience
• Minimum 7 years experience - Retail Media Strategy, Retail Media Channels, Media buying, planning & strategy
• Prior experience with a variety of retail media marketing channels (Paid Search, On-site & off-site display, programmatic, Data Clean Rooms) is essential. Should be able to strategize, implement, and optimize campaigns across multiple platforms
• Understanding of eCommerce channel dynamics
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze data, prepare and interpret reports, and communicate actionable results, findings, and recommendations

Required Technical Skills:

• Understanding of marketing technology, including ad servers, DMPs, DSPs, SSPs and bid management tools.
• Proficient in tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manage and other analytics tools
• Ability to work on customer provided tools
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, graphs, and formulas