Job Opportunities at RCL FOODS

Job Description    

• RCL FOODS is seeking to employ an experienced Area Sales Manager for our Vector Logistics Division to implement appropriate solutions in the form of value propositions to meet or exceed all sales goals, performance quotas and process expectations in the assigned area.
• RCL FOODS expects the suitable incumbent to provide tactical and operational management, supervision and support to the area sales team, immediately solve all operational, logistical and customer-related problems within the ambit of responsibility and Identify and implement innovations, particularly those that will increase market share and the number and range of products being introduced into customers.
• The role will be based in Spar North Rand and report to the Regional Sales Manager

Minimum Requirements    

• Degree in management, business administration and/or marketing
• Valid Code EB drivers license
• 3 to 5 years' experience in a marketing and sales function that includes coordinating sales teams and managing complex and/or significant customer relationships

Duties & Responsibilities    
Sales Management

• Develop and execute the area sales strategy as aligned to the regional strategy.
• Generate leads regarding prospective contract opportunities and, together with the Regional sales Manager, drive deal closure.
• Drive the area contribution to strategic and operational target achievement.
• Contribute to accurate area sales (volume and product) forecasting and ensure alignment to and input into the regional and national planning processes.
• Track area competitor activity and performance.
• Develop, implement and manage area marketing objectives.
• Drive horizontal and vertical growth opportunities.
• Constantly analyse statistics regarding the number of sales made in a given time period, the resulting profits, and the need for new clients and products.
• Coordinate sales team promotional activities across the area.

Customer Relationship Management

• Maintain and expand the customer base by building and maintaining good relationships with key customers and recognising new customer opportunities.
• Understand key customers’ operations and strategies as well as their requirements and trends.
• Gather area market intelligence on national accounts and key regional accounts.
• Manage and coordinate area resources in line with customer plans in order to achieve strategic objectives (call planners etc).
• Ensure the customer service policy is rigidly implemented and maintained.
• Resolve escalated customer queries and issues professionally and in the best interest of all parties.

Supply Chain and Distribution Management

• Address area stock availability issues with depots.
• Oversee the area order taking process.

Budget Management

• Drive the achievement of the area sales budgets in terms of volume.
• Control area sales costs.

Area Team Management

• Ensure the sales team creates demand pull.
• Plan and schedule team training and monitor impact on performance.
• Organise and direct the area team towards the achievement of its targets and together with the team, identify sales goals, create and implement strategies, and evaluate performance.
• Accomplish area sales goals by orienting, instructing, assigning, scheduling, counselling and disciplining staff.
• Address the job expectations of staff.
• Plan, supervise, evaluate job contributions and provide regular feedback.
• Manage staff leave and general time management issues in line with organisational deliverables and standards.
• Ensure the accurate recording and maintenance of all employee information.
• Manage delivery against talent management action plans.
• Clarify roles and responsibilities for subordinates.
• Complete skills and competency matrices for all subordinates.
• Formulate/update job profiles for all subordinate jobs.
• Coach and mentor subordinates and potential successors.
• Develop and drive the training strategy.
• Develop and drive progression and career paths for subordinates.

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Job Description    

• At RCL FOODS we see and do things differently. We think bigger, work smarter, and collectively work as a team to achieve our ambition; MORE food to MORE people, MORE often! Our Talent Team is looking for someone who is brilliant at the basics to fill the role of Shift Transport Controller with great adaptable skills to join our Vector Logistics Division.
• The role will report into the Logistics Manager and will be based in Nelspruit.
• This position exists to manage and maintain the fleet and transport team in the hub/depot, thereby ensuring that productivity and performance are maximized.

Minimum Requirements    

• Minimum of a Diploma in Fleet Management.

Valid Code EB drivers' license.

• A minimum of 3 years experience in a Transport Management environment.
• Must have Logistics and Warehousing experience.
• System skills (SAP skills).
• Computer literacy (MS Office).
• Union experience would be beneficial.

Knowledge Of:

• Transport and road regulations and bylaws.
• Transport performance benchmarks.
• Vehicle specifications.

Skills:

• Financial management.
• Planning, organisation and coordination.
• Verbal and written communication.
• Interpersonal.
• Logical thinking.
• Problem solving.
• Critical thinking.
• Decision-making.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Fleet Control:

• Manage the daily schedule.
• Check that a job card has been allocated to work and that the driver has managed to complete the form correctly.
• Ensure that drivers complete the checklist every morning and afternoon to establish if there are any defaults.
• Request complaints and difficulties for the day and take the appropriate action.
• Monitor transport performance against benchmarks by obtaining vehicle exception reports from the tracking department as a means of monitoring drivers’ conduct and vehicle performance such as: speeding, excessive revving or braking, backdoor standing time, yard delays.
• Take the necessary disciplinary action depending on the particular instance or trend.
• Build a culture of asset care through counselling discussions with staff particularly drivers.
• Consolidate, on an ongoing basis, accident/incident reports that display each driver’s conduct and make appropriate decisions on the sanction depending on the severity of the incident.
• Conduct physical checks on vehicles, identify areas that require attention and take the necessary action to resolve any issues.
• Analyse the details on the monthly vehicle inspection sheets and take the necessary action.
• Record the specific details of maintenance and repair requirements for each vehicle and send that detail to the workshop indicating the dates when vehicles will be required.
• Report daily to the Transport Manager on the trucks, indicating trucks that have been booked off.
• Providing reasons for why trucks are not being utilized and when they are expected to be in use again.
• Reconcile hired trucks kilometres to supplier shipments on a daily basis.
• Ensure that all vehicles are used optimally by checking that they are loaded to capacity and updated on the Vehicle Utilization Report on a daily basis.
• Complete a daily Casuals Report indicating reasons why ad hoc casuals were used.
• Monitor daily overtime on the BLICK system for drivers, van assistants, supervisors and refrigeration mechanics.
• Manage routes ensuring that time is optimised for each delivery.

Workshop Control:

• Consolidate the total cost allocated to each truck on a monthly basis in a Cost Analysis Report.
• Demonstrate in report format the reasons for additional expenditure on vehicles.
• Keep diesel documents on a daily basis ensuring that they are reconciled to the Vector statement(s).
• Check and sign off overtime for the workshop.
• Monitor workshop service standards.
• Identify anomalies in service quality and stocks levels and investigate further.
• Complete a combined summary of all monthly expenditure and report on a cost analysis sheet ensuring that it balances to the income statement.
• Ensure that all traffic fines have been paid correctly and promptly.
• Complete the Weekly Repair Template reflecting time and reasons spent on trucks booked off.
• Control fuel-related issues regarding hired and Vector trucks.
• Complete the daily checklists for the workshop.

Vehicle Maintenance:

• Oversee cleaning team to ensure that trucks are cleaned on a regular basis.
• Ensure that vehicles are sent for a service in line with the vehicle maintenance plan.
• Provide a consolidated accident/incident report to the Logistics Manager.
• Conduct a daily visual check on all vehicles, ensuring compliance with AARTO and organisational safety requirements.
• Record faults on the vehicle inspection sheet and ensure that the necessary vehicle repairs are completed timeously.

Risk Control:

• Investigate hijacking incidents to establish whether or not they are genuine cases.
• Handle proxy responsibilities.
• Ensure that all drivers have valid driver’s license and PDP’s.

Health and Safety Compliance:

• Ensure all staff members comply with health and safety requirements.
• Investigate and report on all injuries on duty (IOD’s).
• Implement safe working procedures.
• Manage the outsourced washing of trucks and check all chemicals used are approved.

Sustainability and Environmental Management:

• Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.
• Implement and monitor Sustainability Report targets.
• Ensure environmental legal compliance.

Team Supervision:

• Train staff on the Standard Operating Procedures that serve to guide their approach to work.
• Implement the Standard Operating Procedures through consistent application and communication.
• Ensure that staff understand the procedures and sign off the relevant documents.
• Conduct monthly meetings with staff in order to ascertain problems encountered and resolve associated issues.

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Job Description    

• RCL FOODS is seeking a skilled Commodity Accountant to join our BSO Finance Team. The role will be reporting to the Finance Manager.
• RCL FOODS is looking for an efficient individual that will be responsible for ensuring that a sound creditors function is maintained and that the company complies with all creditor’s standards as well as month end close process on derivatives. The successful incumbent will need to be strong analytically and be in a position to solve queries, payments, discounts, reconciliations and closing contracts. Experience or understanding of the commodities industry would be advantageous.

Minimum Requirements    

• Degree in Accounting is preferred
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role in a manufacturing environment
• Financial accounting principles and practices
• Commodity characteristics
• Working knowledge of Accounting Software packages eg. Syspro Working knowledge on MS Office/Excel.

Duties & Responsibilities    
Creditors Management

• Check and sign weighbridges for Raw Materials (Oil, Soya, Sorghum, Peanuts, Maize) and ensure that loads are captured on both Agrigrain and Syspro (excel spreadsheet)
• Check & sign all payments for Raw Materials and check and sign all Raw Material creditors reconciliations
• Assist (when required) staff with resolving queries relating to creditors, storage, SAGIS reporting
• Responsible for obtaining and updating creditors details onto Syspro and Agrigrain – includes loading new contracts onto Agrigrain, loading new vendors and\or Supplier detail changes onto Syspro and Agrigrain

Monthly reporting

• Ensure all GRN’s are correct on report – make provision if stock received and not on report
• Post adjustments / Rounding’s /to payments on Syspro
• Purchases balance report per month, product, contract /Contract balances report

Funding

• Prepare and distribute daily cash funding requirements for SAFEX and Raw Material payments and withdrawals for broker accounts

Journals and recons

• Assist in the preparation of journals:
• Calculation of forex gains and loss between FEC and actual payment to foreign supplier
• Preparation of general ledger recons o Preparation of schedules for recons and assist in the preparation of GL B/S recons.
• Monitoring of GR/IR account
• Open position summary for open derivative contracts

Mark to market movements on derivative broker accounts:

• Ensure that Safex/Yield X recons are captured daily
• Review capturing and ensure that cumulative mark to market balances per position and call/margin accounts agrees to the broker statement
• Query all differences between actual funding/withdrawal or position movements with broker
• All daily funding/withdrawals have been allocated accurately on the recon
• Prepare monthly journal of movements for each broker account
• Roll forward closing balances of open positions and call/margin accounts to the next month
• Review daily deals on broker account and prepare schedule of physical deliveries and spread contracts. Assist in the calculation of profit/loss on physical deliveries and spread contracts.

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Job Description    

• At RCL FOODS we see and do things differently. We think bigger, work smarter and as a team, we collectively work towards achieving our ambition of “MORE FOOD TO MORE PEOPLE, MORE OFTEN”!
• RCL FOODS is seeking a RISK OFFICER for our bakery based in Rustenburg. The incumbent in this role is tasked to ensure that the health & safety systems, programs and practices are monitored and are aligned to company requirements and legislation.

Minimum Requirements    

• A Degree or Diploma in Health, Safety or Environmental Studies.
• SAMTRAC.
• HIRA
• Incident Investigation
• Fire Fighting
• IS0 45001 Implementation/Auditor
• 3 – 5 years OHS experience in a Production/Manufacturing Environment. 
• Knowledge of Occupational, Health and Safety laws.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Implement and monitor company Occupational Health and Safety policy, programs and procedures.
• Assist the Bakery in complying with current health and safety legislation and/or regulations with the objective of ensuring that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to protect the safety and health of staff, contractors and visitors.
• Increase health and safety awareness at all levels within the bakery.
• Investigate and report on all serious / critical personal injury accidents occurring to staff and/or visitors to the management of the bakery, and to assist in the investigations of all accidents/incidents that result in substantial damage to company vehicles and property.
• Investigate and report on complaints of hazardous working conditions to the management of the Bakery.
• Address employees’ safety concerns.
• Conduct and or assist, as necessary, the safety inspections of any Department.
• Coordinate Health and Safety meetings.
• Serve on the Bakery Occupational Health and Safety Committees.
• Ensure a safe working environment.
• Respond to emergencies on or about the Bakery property.
• Coordinate registration and removal of hazardous waste.
• Receive reports from and respond to orders issued by Department of Labour inspectors.
• Conduct internal audits and participate in external audits.
• Conduct all health and safety related induction training for all new staff.
• Arrange for Occupational Health and Safety testing and/or evaluations of the workplace by external agencies/consultants as may be necessary.
• Act as liaison with all related governmental bodies and regulating agencies.
• Coordinate the training of personnel in areas of safety, including first aid, CPR, accident prevention and investigation, workplace inspections and other matters related to implementing safety procedures in Bakery facilities.
• Coordinate the Bakery’s emergency procedures and act as the Bakery’s emergency onsite coordinator.
• Develop, review and update appropriate sections of the Bakery’s Emergency Procedures Manual.
• Liaise with municipal and metro Emergency planner, update plans, organize exercises and evaluate procedures.
• Liaise with the fire department regarding emergency procedures, communications and fire safety education programs.

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Job Description    

• RCL FOODS is seeking an Admin Controller – Stocks to join our Vector Logistics Division in Linbro Park. The role will be reporting into the Finance Controller.
• The purpose of the the role is the Management and resposibility of full Trip recon and Claims admin function as well as Scanning Financial Reporting.Support Financial Controller in oversight of Trip Recon and the financial impact thereof and Principal & Customer support – internal and external (Ops, Head Office, customers and principal

Minimum Requirements    

• Minimum of relevant completed Financial post matric qualification (B Comm, CIMA etc)
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years financial accounting experience, preferably including exposure to Logistics and Cold Storage Warehousing environment
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years experience in supervisory/controller capacity
• Significant interaction with senior management within an organization
• SAP experience highly beneficial
• BW experience beneficial
• Highly proficient in Excel & Powerpoint

Duties & Responsibilities    
General  Controls & Reporting

• Compile daily progress reports on status of outstanding shipments and the risk thereof:
• Daily reporting on shorts/ overs and analysing where the gaps in the system are.
• Create, maintain and present weekly and monthly “snapshot” reports to track and trend overall area of responsibility performance
• Share relevant data with Depot Management teams to assist in addressing core issues, generate action plans and drive correct behaviour.
• Develop an in depth knowledge base of organisational processes and policies
• Assist Finance Controller with month-end, clearing and cut-off procedures.
• Prepare monthly clearing journals for Month-end.
• Assist and work closely with Internal and External Audit when requirement
• Ensure Audit reports are clean and items kept to a minimum.
• Ensure compliance of all with RCL & Vector Policies and Procedures
• Complete daily Admin controller checklists and report on identified potential risk.
• Compile End of Shift report to indicate completed tasks and outstanding tasks to be actioned. (Monitoring tool)
• Manage and maintain good standing relationship between Principals.
• Oversee nightshift teams.

Claims & Queries

• Implement and maintain a pro-active approach to Claims Management..
• Pro-actively involve and follow up with these stakeholders to improve and maintain the Claims process, thereby reducing queries from support office, reduce costs and improve efficiencies
• Streamline existing processes and paper trails in order to reduce the risk of human error and improve speed of information delivery
• Assist Support office with outstanding queries and credits on a daily/weekly basis.
• Investigate, Validate, approve & Process claims from Principals.
• Identify risk areas and implement controls to reduce risk: Trip recon & Claims
• Control and manage the daily unreconciled POD’s as well as reporting on the report with anything out of the normal KPI’s.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Manager, Controller, Principals, Service providers and other depots to ensure any missing documentation or GRN’s are identified and reported.
• Manage and control followed up Unreconciled shipments.

Stock Control

• Assist with daily stock control by reviewing daily stock variance reports. Stock loss Tracker and analysis of the report to ensure all losses are accounted for.
• Review discrepancies on this report and follow up on exceptions – ensure relevant departments are held accountable for actions to be taken.  Maintain a record of actions taken.
• Investigate high and low variances – to identify risk and gaps within processes and procedures to reduce stock losses.
• Analyse and cross reference information from these reports to build a database.
• Assist Finance Controller by managing and Controlling Monthly stock counts.
• Conduct bi-annual asset verifications and tag all assets.

Scanning

• Ensure daily scanning of triprecon shipments and that nothing is outstanding older than 3 days for local deliveries and 7 days for Primary, Sleep Outs and Xdocs.
• Control and manage the daily scanning of POD’s as well as reporting on the report with anything out of the normal KPI’s.
• Drive correct behaviour for by closely monitoring & tracking the Stock team on Scanning duties.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Manager, Controller, Principals and other depots to ensure any missing documentation or GRN’s are followed up immediately the next day and that it gets resolved.

Cost Control

• Participate in investigations and audits to support initiatives designed to control costs and maximise profits
• Continuous monitoring and scrutinizing of costs, wastage and loss in the business.  This includes operating cost, physical stock loss, damages to stock and equipment and other wastage or inefficiencies.
• Make extensive use of people and infrastructure to identify core issues resulting in wasteful spending and/or loss, i.e CCTV, Security, information from staff, information from 3rd parties etc.

TeamManagement

• Lead subordinates towards meeting strategy and targets through regular communication and utilisation of full organisational talent management tool set.
• Support and drive the business core values
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives
• Conduct performance appraisals and supervise team succession and resource planning.
• Champion training and development of self and others through utilising available training opportunities offered by the Company in collaboration with National Training Specialists
• Coach and support team members where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Manage the employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy.
• Build a high energy team to deliver accurate financial reporting and a culture of corporate governance compliance.
• Manage the activities of the team and ensure internal customer service requirements are met.
• Manage leave and general time management issues in line with organisational deliverables.
• Action and drive corrective measures and behaviours

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Job Description    

• RCL FOODS is seeking an Admin Controller – Claims to join our Vector Logistics Division in Linbro Park. The role will be reporting into the Finance Controller.
• The purpose of the the role is the Management and resposibility of full Trip recon and Claims admin function as well as Scanning Financial Reporting.Support Financial Controller in oversight of Trip Recon and the financial impact thereof and Principal & Customer support – internal and external (Ops, Head Office, customers and principal

Minimum Requirements    

• Minimum of relevant completed Financial post matric qualification (B Comm, CIMA etc)
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years financial accounting experience, preferably including exposure to Logistics and Cold Storage Warehousing environment
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years experience in supervisory/controller capacity
• Significant interaction with senior management within an organization
• SAP experience highly beneficial
• BW experience beneficial
• Highly proficient in Excel & Powerpoint

Duties & Responsibilities    
General  Controls & Reporting

• Compile daily progress reports on status of outstanding shipments and the risk thereof:
• Daily reporting on shorts/ overs and analysing where the gaps in the system are.
• Create, maintain and present weekly and monthly “snapshot” reports to track and trend overall area of responsibility performance
• Share relevant data with Depot Management teams to assist in addressing core issues, generate action plans and drive correct behaviour.
• Develop an in depth knowledge base of organisational processes and policies
• Assist Finance Controller with month-end, clearing and cut-off procedures.
• Prepare monthly clearing journals for Month-end.
• Assist and work closely with Internal and External Audit when requirement
• Ensure Audit reports are clean and items kept to a minimum.
• Ensure compliance of all with RCL & Vector Policies and Procedures
• Complete daily Admin controller checklists and report on identified potential risk.
• Compile End of Shift report to indicate completed tasks and outstanding tasks to be actioned. (Monitoring tool)
• Manage and maintain good standing relationship between Principals.
• Oversee nightshift teams.

Claims & Queries

• Implement and maintain a pro-active approach to Claims Management..
• Pro-actively involve and follow up with these stakeholders to improve and maintain the Claims process, thereby reducing queries from support office, reduce costs and improve efficiencies
• Streamline existing processes and paper trails in order to reduce the risk of human error and improve speed of information delivery
• Assist Support office with outstanding queries and credits on a daily/weekly basis.
• Investigate, Validate, approve & Process claims from Principals.
• Identify risk areas and implement controls to reduce risk: Trip recon & Claims
• Control and manage the daily unreconciled POD’s as well as reporting on the report with anything out of the normal KPI’s.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Manager, Controller, Principals, Service providers and other depots to ensure any missing documentation or GRN’s are identified and reported.
• Manage and control followed up Unreconciled shipments.

Stock Control

• Assist with daily stock control by reviewing daily stock variance reports. Stock loss Tracker and analysis of the report to ensure all losses are accounted for.
• Review discrepancies on this report and follow up on exceptions – ensure relevant departments are held accountable for actions to be taken.  Maintain a record of actions taken.
• Investigate high and low variances – to identify risk and gaps within processes and procedures to reduce stock losses.
• Analyse and cross reference information from these reports to build a database.
• Assist Finance Controller by managing and Controlling Monthly stock counts.
• Conduct bi-annual asset verifications and tag all assets.

Scanning

• Ensure daily scanning of triprecon shipments and that nothing is outstanding older than 3 days for local deliveries and 7 days for Primary, Sleep Outs and Xdocs.
• Control and manage the daily scanning of POD’s as well as reporting on the report with anything out of the normal KPI’s.
• Drive correct behaviour for by closely monitoring & tracking the Stock team on Scanning duties.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Manager, Controller, Principals and other depots to ensure any missing documentation or GRN’s are followed up immediately the next day and that it gets resolved.

Cost Control

• Participate in investigations and audits to support initiatives designed to control costs and maximise profits
• Continuous monitoring and scrutinizing of costs, wastage and loss in the business.  This includes operating cost, physical stock loss, damages to stock and equipment and other wastage or inefficiencies.
• Make extensive use of people and infrastructure to identify core issues resulting in wasteful spending and/or loss, i.e CCTV, Security, information from staff, information from 3rd parties etc.

TeamManagement

• Lead subordinates towards meeting strategy and targets through regular communication and utilisation of full organisational talent management tool set.
• Support and drive the business core values
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives
• Conduct performance appraisals and supervise team succession and resource planning.
• Champion training and development of self and others through utilising available training opportunities offered by the Company in collaboration with National Training Specialists
• Coach and support team members where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Manage the employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy.
• Build a high energy team to deliver accurate financial reporting and a culture of corporate governance compliance.
• Manage the activities of the team and ensure internal customer service requirements are met.
• Manage leave and general time management issues in line with organisational deliverables.
• Action and drive corrective measures and behaviours

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Job Description    

• At RCL Foods we see & do things differently, we think bigger, work smarter, and collectively as a team to achieve our ambition to provide more food to more people, more often!
• We at RCL FOODS are in search for a Stores Clerk to join our Baking Division. The role will be based in Rustenburg and report to the Transport Manager.

Minimum Requirements    

• Matric
• Valid Code EB Driver’s License
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in Workshop Environment
• Computer Literacy (Syspro & Excel)

Knowledge:

• Stock / Parts Knowledge
• Product Knowledge in Hino, Isuzu and Toyota
• Internal procurement controls
• Internal departments' stock control

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Daily oil dips and oil readings
• Daily and Monthly stock taking
• Interaction with Suppliers (Quote requests)
• Ordering of Parts and Consumables
• Receiving and Issuing of Parts
• Manage Stock Levels and Parts requests from Depots
• Receiving and Issuing of Parts
• Opening and managing of Jobcards
• Syspro Ordering and receiving
• Matching of Daily Invoices