Job Opportunities at Danone

Job description

• Planning and Strategy
• Plan and interpret the strategy and brand plans with the team; and give strategic input to the development of the South African expansion strategy, where required
• Develop action plans to achieve budgeted volumes and profit
• Identify opportunities for growth within the required portfolio
• With the Brand Team, develop the required brand plans for implementation
• Performance
• Monitor sales performance (volume, value, profitability) of required brands
• Identify and explore possible opportunities for growth of required brands
• Take ownership of a brand portfolio, where required
• Product Management
• Give input into the creation of product and concept development, that is tailor made for specific target markets
• With the R&D and Marketing teams, develop and implement new product launches
• Write briefs and brief agencies, where required
• Create new package designs
• Update and upgrade product packaging and artwork
• Monitor product profitability, where required
• Manage ad hoc projects where required, including ensuring the profitability of the project
• Brand Management
• Roll out and implement brand plans relating to a specific portfolio; including co-ordinating the activities of agencies
• Support the team in the creative development process for all "Above the line" communication together with the advertising agency
• Give input into media planning and spend
• Project manage all the "Below the line" activity, including sampling and activations, Point of Sale, and launches for specific brand portfolios
• Integration
• Manage cross functional relationships to deliver marketing objectives including R&D, Commercial, Finance, Production, and Supply Chain
• Support trade marketing in the successful implementation of brand plans, relaunches, packaging changes, and other marketing initiatives
• Understand the Industrial processes related to the Brand Portfolio to assist in providing accurate information to R&D, and in the successful implementation of marketing initiatives
• Research
• Support the S&I Team in all their research requirements including U&A, qualitative and quantitative research, and taste tests
• Evaluate market trends and AC Nielsen Data
• Evaluate data, marketing and competitor information from various sources; including sales performance, promotion performance, and market analyses
• Support the S&I Team to test responses of the market to new and test products
• Marketing Expense
• Manage the daily monitoring and processing of marketing-related expenses
• Manage the budget for a specific portfolio
• Control and report on monthly and annual marketing budget and expenses
• Attend the monthly meeting to give feedback on the budget tracker
• Give input, where applicable, into the budget setting process

Academic And Trade Qualifications

3-year Marketing or Business-related degree

Work Experience And Skills

• 3-4 years of marketing experience, preferably in FMCG
• Exposure to, and understanding of P&L and ROI is critical
• Proven presentation skills
• Project Management skills
• Proven ability to develop strong working relationships
• Proficient in MS Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS

• Excellent written and oral communication ability
• Analytical
• Financial acumen
• Able to take initiative
• Action-oriented
• Goal-oriented
• Attention to detail
• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Self-confident
• Resilient
• Creative
• Ability to think strategically
• Problem solving ability
• Flexible with ideas within a changing work environment
• Interpersonal skills
• Passionate about the product / product portfolio
• Ability to work autonomously

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Job description

To deliver human resource and employee relations support to departments; consisting of complex, routine and administrative activities. This role will act as a business partner by understanding the support requirements of the business units and delivering in such a way as to prove how effective HR positively affects the bottom line

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Talent Management
• Educate business unit managers on the principles and processes of recruitment
• Advertise all vacancies, both internally and externally
• Guide and support business unit managers on recruitment, promotion, and termination procedures, in-line with legislative requirements
• Co-ordinate employee take-on documentation and onboarding processes
• Communicate all new appointments via the appropriate channels
• Policies and Process
• Participate in setting the HR Vision and Strategy
• Proactively support the delivery of Best Practice HR Processes
• Provide HR advice and support to managers and employees on strategic and operational HR matters
• Develop, maintain and update policies as required
• Provide guidance on the interpretation and application of company policies and procedures, as required
• Continuously maintain department job descriptions
• Performance Management
• Collaborate with the business unit managers to improve their department's performance processes
• Act as the performance improvement driver
• Support department managers to diagnose and manage performance problems
• Guide business unit managers on improvements to their management and leadership styles
• Industrial Relations
• Coach department managers on current and relevant employment legislation
• Address employee concerns by investigating and evaluating issues discreetly, and providing advice and guidance to resolve the concern
• Keep appropriate records and ensure that all relevant documentation is stored as required
• Institute disciplinary processes, where appropriate
• Attend to all CCMA conciliation and arbitration matters
• Manage industrial action in accordance with current legislative requirements
• Training and Development
• Guide and support department managers to conduct development discussions and collate their department training and development plans
• Monitor individual employee development within the departments
• In collaboration with department managers, put together succession plans for the department
• Employee Engagement
• Act as a single point of contact for employees managers in relevant departments
• Act as a business partner for the relevant departments by planning, conceptualizing and problem solving where required
• Organisation Design
• Facilitate the change process of cross-functional HR Projects within relevant departments
• Lead and influence strategic change projects within relevant departments
• Act as a diagnostician within departments to identify potential for change or improvements to current HR practices
• Reporting
• Update and submit the monthly recruitment tracker
• Report on career progression and succession plans within departments
• Monitor and consolidate information on general HR trends within the departments

ACADEMIC AND TRADE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree with Honours in Human Resource Management or Industrial Psychology
• Masters qualification is an advantage

WORK EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 5-7 years of work experience within Human Resources
• A minimum of 3 years related experience in an HR Business Partner role
• Proficient in MS Office Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of current HR legislation
• Presentation Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Project Management Skills

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS

• Goal-oriented
• Ability to work independently
• Proactive
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent administrative skills
• High levels of integrity
• High levels of resilience
• Ability to provide input on strategic business management issues
• Problem solving ability