Job Opportunities at Distell

Job description

Performance Areas Would Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Facilitate driving Group Marketing Capabilities ahead of the curve internally - benchmarked externally.
• Assist in Marketing Capability content co-creation and continuous rigour in content evolution in line with business need.
• Assist in implementing and embedding foundational and transformational capabilities across the group.
• Guide internal and external stakeholders around Distell Way of Marketing and best practice processes and tools that support the broader Marketing and DMOS Rhythm.
• Operational management of external work partners.
• Build collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders that supports broader Capabilities building change management journey.

The Successful Candidate Must Have The Following Experience/skills

• Relevant Marketing qualification.
• Min of 8 years relevant marketing experience.

Demonstrates Proficiency In The Following Marketing Competencies

• Insightfulness - Balancing multiple internal and external sources of information with intuition in order to generate integrated insights that enable the development of compelling narratives that drives business value generation.
• Commercial Fluency - Balance short and long term business value generation through the regular application of commercial principles across the whole value chain and take ownership around course corrective rigour.
• Innovativeness - Fearlessly challenges conventional ways of working and thinking in all aspects of the business - not just product and packaging - in order to inspire continuous improvements that drives business value.
• Portfolio Strategy - Effective and efficient management of the brand portfolio through making tough choices that prioritises resource, increases focus and aligns business strategies to maximize business value.
• Brand Crafting - Drive inspirational brand strategies and toolkits aligned to portfolio role that enables excellence in execution and business-wide brand custodianship.
• Championing Channels - Drive channel strategies based on channel segmentation and integrated performance management in order to enable excellence in execution of portfolio strategy.
• Integrated Brand & Channel Planning - Integrates Brand and Channel Strategies into granular plans that deliver against agreed short and long term business objectives.
• Integrated Activity Planning & Execution - The ability to deliver against brand objectives by developing integrated activity plans that brings the brands creative platform to life consistently across multiple touch-points within the consumers decision journey.

Demonstrates Proficiency In The Following Behavioural Competencies

Lead Self

• Personal effectiveness
• Resilience
• Model the Organisation values

Thinking and Innovation

• Business Acumen
• Adaptability
• Problem solving

Relationship

• Customer focus
• Builds relationship and networks
• Engagement skills

Management

• Planning, Organising and Controlling
• Deliver Results
• Creates ownership

Leadership

• Leading change
• Leading teams
• Leading individual performance

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Job Description

Key performance areas will include, but not be limited to:

Responsible for the effective operation of the sensory laboratory through:

• Recruitment, screening and management of trained and expert sensory panels.
• Facilitation of sensory panel sessions according to project requirements.
• Scheduling, coordination and execution of different types of sensory testing (difference tests, quantitative descriptive & rapid methods) within agreed time schedules. This would include critical results review, initiation of additional analysis (analytical or sensory) and reporting of the sensory results to the line manager.
• Monitoring sensory panel performance, identify and address training needs in agreement with internal standards and sensory best practices.
• Sensory test design and data collection in Compusense®.
• Collection and delivery of reliable and reproducible sensory data and top-line data analysis.
• Ensure the general housekeeping duties within the sensory lab is executed in line with sensory best practice; This includes the maintenance and supply of laboratory materials and equipment.
• Liaise with internal and external suppliers of ingredients to obtain and optimise reference materials for sensory panel training.
• Coordinate and conduct sensory training of internal employees.

The successful candidate must preferably have the following qualifications, experience and skills:

• MSc in Food Science (Sensory Science) OR MSc in Wine biotechnology with specific focus in Sensory Research OR Bachelor’s degree in Food Science with minimum 2 years relevant (sensory panel facilitation) and functional business experience in food, beverage or similar industry OR BTech qualification with minimum 2 years relevant (sensory panel facilitation) and functional business experience in food, beverage or similar industry.
• Demonstrated proficiency in applying quantitative descriptive, discriminative and rapid sensory profiling methodologies according to sensory best practices.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Compusense® Cloud, PanelCHECK and XLStat software.
• Statistical analysis skills with ability to interpret and report panel performance monitoring data and project results.
• Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Good interpersonal and written/ oral communication skills.
• Ability to influence and motivate large groups.