Job Opportunities at Pick n Pay Stores Limited

Job Advert Summary

The creation of Pick n Pay’s promotional product and price advertisements in the form of leaflets / point of sale / TV / radio. Liaising with Commercial and Fresh departments to ensure execution of promotional outputs.

Minimum Requirements

Diploma/ Degree  in Marketing/Retail 

2 Years (Retail advertising ) experience essential

Duties & Responsibilities

RMS:

• Understand the process of importing and ensure RMS is successfully implemented
• Cross check barcodes/images with Silo library
• Completing all tasks with continuous changes on RMS at all time
• Ensuring the time capture application is utilized appropriately in conjunction with jobs

Marketing Administration:

• Collect and analyse competitor leaflets and recommend responses and finding to the marketing team
• Ensuring all job information are stored  in the relevant job bag and filled away for future reference
• Advertising Administration/Execution:
• Add important /New Info/Logos/SASSA dates to advertising material
• Ensuring the correct theme and details are executed on promotional leaflets
• Ensuring competition details that appear on promotional material are correct
• BoMM system promotional loading in accordance to SOP’s
• Ensure correct information is briefed to DTP & every component that is related to the job is precise and clearly understood

Communication:

• Regular meetings with relevant Commercial teams to pprove final promotional material before going to print
• Build and Maintain open communication channels and good working relationships,within the cross function teams

Promotion Information:

• Ensure all POS briefing and approvals completed timeously
• Distribute leaflets to all Commercial depts
• Attend promotional sign off meetings and assist in conducting photo shoots for new images
• Ensure all promotional lines are delivered to Marketing timeously
• Liasing with external services providers:
• Continuous liason regarding all adverts

Competencies

• Problem solving
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Sense of urgency and deadline driven
• Flexibility
• Building relationships
• Networking /Liaison
• Organisational awareness
• Verbal and written communication
• Planning and organising
• Additional Information
• Competency based interview to assess above requirements

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Job Advert Summary

• To lead, maintain and code HTML landing pages and responsive mailers using Front End best practices including responsive web design, progressive enhancement, accessibility and keeping abreast with Best practice in the digital marketing industry.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 5-10 years proven relevant work experience
• Will have to manage and mentor a junior front-end developer
• Must have experience with standard web technologies including: HTML5, CSS3
• Must be able to update CSS styles
• Must be familiar with Front-End web development best practices, e.g., progressive enhancement, accessibility, responsive web design, performance and SEO
• Must be familiar with Photoshop
• Experience with Hybris and Figma is advantageous
• Experience with marketing automation platforms advantageous
• Ability to collaborate with back-end developers and web designers when required to.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and monitor team performance and adjust activities or timelines as circumstances warrant; provide feedback and guidance to team members as necessary
• Establish open communication channels across functional levels to support interaction and open dialogue among team members; inspires and motivates team members to work collaboratively
• Maintain and code various  HTML landing pages
• Code various responsive emailers
• Quality assurance of all landing pages and email
• Testing of emailers

Competencies

• Pixel perfect attention to detail
• Ability to work in a high-pressured environment
• Capability to handle multiple tasks and ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Pro-active approach to business initiatives
• Strong sense of accountability and operational excellence
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good verbal and visual communication skills
• Ability to manage and mentor a junior front-end developer 
• Additional Information
• Competency based interview to assess above requirements

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Job Advert Summary

• To ensure overall compliance in terms of International Financial reporting standards to mitigate the risk of an adverse or qualified audit report.

Minimum Requirements

• Hons BCompt at CTA level or equivalent qualification with completed SAICA articles - (essential)
• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) (preferred)
• Proven and consistent success on financial KPI’s
• Knowledge of DC operations is an added advantage
• Retail experience will be added advantage
• SAP knowledge and SAP Real Estate will be an added advantage
• Advanced computer literacy (Excel & Powerpoint)
• Must be able to work within a matrix structure, gaining buy in and support across a number of functions
• Keep abreast of IFRS legislation

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare IFRS 16 reports ,budgets and inputs and ensure the adequacy and compliance of IFRS and relevant legislation
• Post monthly IFRS16 valuations on SAP REFX,
• Prepare monthly excel valuations for contracts not on SAP REFX,
• Prepare BPC journal template for group finance in order to post contracts calculated manually on a monthly basis
• Continually drive best-in-class solutions and practices
• Monthly recons, variance report and commentary prepared per contract,
• Monthly disclosure prepared for group Finance consolidated reporting
• Bi-annual disclosure prepared to be included in the group AFS at interim and full year
• Liaise with auditors and clear any outstanding audit queries relating to IFRS 16 and Inventory
• Support implementation of accounting models for Supply Chain reporting
• Support development and automation of reports
• Submit budget template to group finance including comparison to PY with commentary
• Update BPP with IFRS 16 budget
• Prepare Retail inventory policy document for interim and full year reporting
• Send out timeline to all stakeholders for inputs and reconcile each report received to the Balance sheet (BPP reports)
• Assist with weekly reporting of Stock on Hand and Days cover to group finance and Retail Executive
• Assist with preparation of stock provisions in terms of IFRS and relevant legislation
• Support review and ensure that inventory reporting complies with IFRS and company policy
• Assist with reporting on inventory to Group Finance/Treasury
• Assist with queries from Finance department, internal auditors and external auditors

Competencies

• Commercial and Financial Acumen including strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data
• Ethical Practices
• Numerical Reasoning
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Attention to detail
• Business Insights
• Good Presentation skills
• Excellent Communications skills (Verbal and Written)
• Good Negotiation and Influencing skills
• Team Orientation and strong Leadership skills
• Results Orientated with a sense of urgency
• Additional Information
• Competency based interview to assess above requirements and competencies

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Job Advert Summary

To compile and execute the category plans in line with the strategy, objectives and category group guidelines on format/margin and assortment strategies.  To optimize the performance of the assigned categories by having clear category plans in place that are aligned to the strategy, category group guidelines and being customer focused.

Minimum Requirements

• Preferably relevant University Degree
• 3-4 years retail experience
• Experience in Category Management
• Proven and consistent success on financial KPI’s
• SAP knowledge and Analysis is essential

Duties & Responsibilities

Negotiation

• Understands negotiating position, key drivers, and desired outcomes; develops and presents factual, rational, and compelling arguments to build support and gain commitment from other parties; understands when to engage in counter-negotiations to reach win-win outcomes
• Manages disagreements and conflicts by using diplomacy and controlling emotions; anticipates negotiating roadblocks and objections
• Category Strategy
• Uses Category internal and external data to develop and recommend business strategies that target category-specific growth
• Evaluates merchandising plans and their business impact; makes recommendations for modifying plans based on findings 
• Identifies and recommends process improvements that target performance, quality, work efficiency / cost reduction

Category Performance

• Uses internal and external data to understand category performance (sales, margin, availability, waste, stock, RTC, strike rates, own brand etc).
• Maintains a solid working knowledge of assigned category, industry, and market; uses knowledge of industry practices, business trends, distribution methods, and the competitive environment to develop buying plans
• Implements and executes tactical buying plans, ensuring alignment with category-specific growth strategies, as well as Pick n Pay’s overall business strategy

Supplier Relations

• Communicates regularly with suppliers to mutually share financial and other performance criteria; uses metrics to identify performance gaps and hold suppliers accountable for achieving financial and other mutually agreed upon goals; develops and implements contingency plans to close performance gaps
• Develops and maintains relationships with suppliers; demonstrates confidence and expertise when interacting with suppliers
• Private Brand Strategy and Development
• Implements and executes Private Brand category strategy, ensuring alignment with category-specific growth strategies, as well as PnP’s overall business strategy

Merchandise Knowledge

• Applies knowledge of Pick n Pay’s merchandise and current promotions, price changes, and sales to enhance daily work
• Develops merchandising solutions to achieve business goals and influence financial performance
• Identifies and applies knowledge of key industry trends and market forces to positively impact merchandising

Competencies

• Sound knowledge of buying fundamentals
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Networking and Relationship Building

Good Presentation skills

• Excellent Communications skills (Verbal and Written)
• Good Negotiation and Influencing skills
• Advanced computer literacy (Excel & Powerpoint)
• Ability to work under pressure and at pace
• Ability to handle extensive administrative activities related to the category
• Commerical and Financial Acumen including strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data
• Ability to work within a matrix structure, gaining buy in and support across a number of functions

Additional Information

• Competency based interview to assess above requirments
• Applicable assessments may also be conducted