Job Opportunities at Woolworths

Introduction

• As a Product Development Manager, you lead in a world-class food retailer. Supporting and driving an innovative, commercially viable, sustainable product strategy that meets the ever-changing needs of our customers and influences the way our nation eats. You will lead and inspire world class teams and collaborate with key stakeholders to influence, guide and steer the execution of a customer centric product strategy for the relevant category.

Job description

• Shape, articulate, influence and implement strategic product direction for category.
• Collaborate with teams and key stakeholders to ensure that the product directional framework supports the business strategy.
• Balance the integration of product leadership, product excellence, and commercial viability.
• Set a world-class sustainable product and packaging standard and framework.
• Establish, clearly define and communicate this world class product standard.
• Co-create and articulate a product directional framework.
• Lead a motivated team of world class product developers and integrate with all stakeholders to always deliver industry leadership position.
• Enable and unlock the diverse and unique individual strengths and skills within the team to deliver foods strategy.
• Clarify and align across matrix functions and with suppliers to cut through complexity, remove barriers and provide clear and decisive decision making.
• Inspire and drives a thriving culture that enables high performance and cultivate an empowering environment that drives inclusivity and collaboration and advances the team’s skillsets and capabilities.
• Identifies, nurtures, develops, rewards and retains talent.
• Enable teams to deliver at pace by proactively identifying and unblocking obstacles and leverage team strengths for stronger dynamic.
• Teams are supported by an appropriate and relevant skills plan in support of their development, succession and growth.
• Influences and supports product development processes and supporting systems.
• Support teams along the product development process: gate approvals, assisting to remove obstacles, improve processes.
• Brief strategic cross group initiatives, including design.
• Advocate for resources when required, including budget, personnel, and technology, to support the product development process.

Minimum requirements

• Relevant Degree/ Diploma/ Qualification in Food and Consumer Science, Chef, Horticulture or Food technology/ Science
• 8-10 yrs experience in the food industry or relevant industry experience 
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Food product development, Retail, FMCG brand management or hospitality essential
• Experience in Poultry, Seafood and / or Dairy will be advantageous
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in leading a team of diverse people.
• Experience of working cross functionally or within a matrix organisation
• Network of Food supplier relations – Local/ International
• Relevant business/ management qualifications e.g. SMDP
• Awareness of global food, health and lifestyle trends
• Willingness to travel locally and internationally.
• Commercial Acumen
• Customer Centric
• Project Management
• Passionate Ambassador
• Product Expertise
• Innovation Mindset
• Retail & Related Industry Knowledge
• Data Intelligence
   

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Introduction

• To provide full general administrative support to the Food Technologists with specific focus on compiling and maintaining the Departmental Quality, Safety and Sustainability systems.

Job description

• Administration and reporting of customer complaints, including distribution of complaints and samples, investigation, feedback and trending. Liaise with suppliers for close out.
• FPI (Specification system)
• Reports for the Technical team (including Supplier KPI and Good Business Journey)
• Preparation of food samples for quality control and tasting sessions. Assist with product tasting and compile feedback. (Able to handle, prepare non-halaal and non-kosher products).
• Submission of samples, co-ordination of laboratory testing between the department and the laboratory, including shelf-life testing.
• Compile, update and maintain the departmental Quality & Due Diligence system.
• Updating and checking integrity of quality management data and reporting thereof.
• General administration as may be required by the Technologists and Technical Manager.

Minimum requirements

• ND Food Technology/ BSc Food Science/ BSc Biotechnology
• Strong Computer literacy, including MS Word; Excel and Power point is a pre-requisite
• High quality /standard mind-set
• Passion for Food
• Administration systems knowledge and skills
• Ability to integrate and work across teams
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritise and good time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven analytical and process ability
• Proven ability to accurately capture and record data
• Customer orientated
• Planning and Organising skills
• Minimum 1 year food industry experience

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Introduction

• Responsible for achieving the goals and objectives of the Non-Profit Company (NPC) through managing its resources (human, financial, and operational). Managerial duties include, but are not limited to leading the team, setting objectives, analysing performance, making decisions, stakeholder interactions and delivering on programmes of work

Job description

• Lead and own the overall ESD strategy and framework with detailed plans for the different business.
• Develop a comprehensive strategy for the entity by collaborating with Director of Corporate Affairs, the board of the NPC and senior leadership.
• Facilitates the execution of the entity strategy by working collaboratively with the Head of Inclusive Justice, Head of Strategy Execution, and other senior members in the organisation ensuring that the strategy is understood.
• Displays and build required capability of effective SMME development to support identified Enterprise and Supplier development beneficiaries.
• Ensures that strategic actions are completed at various levels to achieve desired results in line with the NPC and Woolworths success indicators and impact metrices
• Ensures that appropriate metrics are in place to measure performance and progress towards strategic goals, operational excellence, risk management, measure impact etc.
• Own the relationship with ESD beneficiaries and partner with business on on their growth and sustainability.
• Partner with Head of Inclusive Justice and the business on future pipeline development where necessary.
• Provides recommendations for improvement, to ensure the capture of lessons learned and adapting approaches to measure progress.
• Ensure seamless execution of processes and removal of elements of manual intervention
• Use project/programme management capability to implement the ESD Strategy driven by business requirements or envisaged by the function. This capability could be leveraged by the Community NPC.
• Design factors to consider in capacity building.
• Improve the quality of ESD beneficiaries as suppliers to Woolworths according to WW standards and decrease the cost of doing business.
• Ensure compliance to the B-BBEE Codes supporting Woolworths by participating in earmarking Enterprise and Supplier development.
• Insulate Woolworths and the NPC from the risk of SMME support through compliance and due diligence where necessary.
• Agree on funding processes and socialize partners and oversee effective Investment Committee processes.
• Receive and process funding applications.
• Develop strategy and guide the sourcing of 3rd party funds and manage budgets and funding mandates.
• Work with various specialist outsource partners including fund management entity to manage the loan and equity-funding programme.
•  Oversee the management of supplier funding application, vetting to post-investment repayment collection and support.
• Conduct funding commercial analysis in line with board signed off metrices
• Ensure governance, policies, procedures and practices are maintained and followed.
• Directs the development of policies and impact procedures
• Leads and supports the application and implementation of new policies and procedures
• Ensure governance, practices, procedures and principles are adhered to.
• Foster, engage and support ED/ SD partners through their process of maturing their businesses
• Manage monitoring and updates to principles and/or policy
• People Leadership
• Lead, develop and support the entity team.
• Develop and maintains talent, and resource plans that define the capability and capacity needed.
• Cultivate a collaborative, high-performance culture of delivery.
• Lead teams with authenticity to embrace continuous change, continuous learning, and strong connections across technology and business teams.
• Engage and form relations with selected industry specialists
• Financial Management
• Manage the financial health of the entity projects, aligned to the annual operational, capital and expense budgets and commitments
• Plan, manage, forecast and administer budgets and funding.
• Financial acumen and technology insight to enable sound business decisions
• Effective commercial negotiation of contracts of suppliers for solutions and services
• Applies business acumen in evaluating work, costs and schedules of delivery

Minimum requirements

• Postgraduate degree
• 12 years professional experience in strategic planning as well as 5 years’ experience in management position.
• Sound understanding of SMME development
• Proven ability in delivering results and meeting stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to work across a wide range of teams to ensure effective delivery of work streams.
• Experience in leading, developing and motivating cross-functional
• Proven management experience, particularly influencing at senior level

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

• Experienced professional, with a strong strategy formulation orientation, who has previously held operational roles in complex environments.
• Experience in dealing with senior stakeholders.
• Must be self-directed and work independently.
• Demonstrates skills in leadership, management and collaboration.
• Must be willing to challenge the standard thinking with new ideas, new approach, and new solutions.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to assess business needs, design and implement relevant programs and evaluate results to achieve positive outcomes.
• Retail experience preferable

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Introduction

• Ensure accurate and timeous payments for local trade suppliers by ensuring all invoices are processed accurately by the RPA system.

Job description

• Ensure that all local trade payments to suppliers are completed timeously and accurately based on the terms of payment.
• Administer and resolving of supplier queries.
• Perform supplier reconciliations monthly.
• Ensure that all invoices not processed accurately via the RPA process is identified and sent to the relevant stakeholders for resolution.
• Communicate invoice queries to the RPA service provider on daily basis and monitor the resolution of the queries.
• Respond timeously to all queries raised by suppliers.
• Assist with internal & external audit requests and queries.
• Maintain and encourage professional relationships with suppliers, internal stakeholders and the rest of the team.
• Ad hoc reporting as requested by management.

Minimum requirements
Technical Skills:

• Diploma in Accounting (12 month / intermediate stage) or equivalent
• 2-3 years Local payments experience is essential.
• Computer Literacy – Good excel skills, Oracle Financials, Trade cloud, Standard Bank Business Online.
• Assertive and able to communicate effectively.
• High problem- solving ability (proactiveness).
• Numerical, analytical and interpretive ability.
• Deadline driven.

Behavioural Skills:

• Personal Effectiveness
• Passion for the brand and customers
• Thinking strategically and commercially
• Leading Transformation
• Connecting people
• Delivering high performance
• Having a merchant mindset
• Making insightful business decisions
• Driving quality
• Planning and organising

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Introduction

• Responsible for providing specialist guidance on Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) strategy. Researching, assessing, recommending and onboarding ESD beneficiaries. Designing, and managing the ESD Programmes for selected ESD beneficiaries.

Job description
Specialist input to strategy

• Provide subject matter expertise to the ESD strategy as part of broader IJI strategy. 
• Provide relevant input to enhance IJI strategy and programme

Researching ESD Beneficiaries

• Understand the ESD Entity’s vision, mission, milestones and strategy
• Collaborate with WSA Business Unit teams to identify supply chain opportunities for ESD Beneficiaries
• Collaborate with WSA Business Unit teams and WSA Corporate Affairs team to identify potential ESD Beneficiaries
• Consider both potential and current suppliers to WSA
• Create a database of potential and current ESD Beneficiaries
• Create a shortlist of potential and current ESD Beneficiaries based on WSA requirements and ESD Beneficiary growth and development potential

Assessing ESD Beneficiaries

• Secure approval to initiate assessment of a shortlisted ESD Beneficiary from the General Manager
• Communicate with the ESD Beneficiary leadership and management team
• Manage expectation by communicating the reason for the assessment, the process and the potential outcomes
• Plan and execute the human capital assessment of the ESD Beneficiary entity including assessing the capacity and competency of the leadership, management and operational team
• Plan and execute the operational governance assessment of the ESD Beneficiary entity including the vision, mission, strategy, operational targets, process, procedure, policy, guidelines, systems and tools
• Develop an assessment report including a development plan aligned to WSA’s supply chain requirements

Recommending ESD Beneficiaries

• Collaborate with WSA Business Unit heads and WSA Corporate Affairs team for input on assessment results
• Present the assessment reports to the General Manager
• Prioritise the ESD beneficiaries based on WSA supply chain requirements
• Identify developmental readiness and developmental risk for each ESD Beneficiary
• Identify risk mitigation plans for all risks
• Make recommendations and prioritise ESD Beneficiaries in order of WSA development need
• Secure sign off to develop an ESD programme

Designing ESD programmes

• Develop an ESD Programme consisting of multiple projects for each approved ESD Beneficiary
• Ensure the projects address development areas which are aligned to WSA’s supply chain requirements
• Develop a timeline for each project and therefore the ESD Programme
• Engage potential service providers and product vendors and secure quotations on a three-quote minimum basis
• Assess and select service providers and product vendors based on a price, quality, service and Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) status decision matrix
• Develop a budget for the Programmes
• Secure final approval for the programmes and budget requirements
• Secure confirmation and commitment from WSA Business Unit heads and teams for each development programme
• Develop and sign off a participation agreement with the WSA Business Unit heads and teams which includes clear levels of commitment and support and defines programme success and the timeframe
• Develop templates and standard tools for implementation of the approved programme

Managing ESD programmes

• Engage the ESD Beneficiary leadership and management teams
• Secure confirmation of desire for the development programme
• Clarify roles and responsibilities with the ESD Beneficiary leadership and management teams
• Develop an ESD Agreement including terms and conditions which cover programme intent and contribution conditions from both parties
• Formally clarify WSA obligations to manage expectation of access to business
• Initiate programme management of the development programme
• Track and monitor implementation of the development programme
• Visit the ESD Beneficiary and observe development activity
• Report on programme progress regularly to the General Manager
• Address any issues which may arise from time to time with a remedial development plan
• Monitor and report on budget utilization and manage any related scope creep proactively
• Assess the develop programme against the programme objectives as well as the budget utilization
• Ensure the programme objectives are achieved
•  Review and evaluation with lessons learned
• Perform a review of any completed programme
• Evaluate the impact and success of the programme
• Record lessons learned and amend future programmes accordingly
• Improve templates and tools based on lessons learned

Minimum requirements

• Postgraduate degree
• 10 years professional experience in strategic planning
• Proven management experience, particularly influencing at senior level
• Sound specialist understanding of SMME development
• Experience in developing and delivering ESD programmes
• Experience in dealing with ESD Beneficiaries
• Proven ability in delivering results and meeting stakeholder expectations.
• Ability to work across a wide range of teams to ensure effective delivery of work streams.
• Experience in leading, developing and motivating cross-functional
• Retail and/or relevant sectors experience preferable
• Business & Commercial acumen
• Retail Industry Awareness
• Analytical Thinking
• Results Orientation

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Introduction

• To provide specialist integration support to Corporate Social Justice team for the purpose of designing, developing, and maintaining the integration architecture, solutions, processes and stakeholders within the implementation of an integrated framework that realises the vision of IJI. To provide and facilitate Integration into the business units and build capacity, appreciating the complexity of social justice endeavours.

Job description
Support identified opportunities to influence a culture aspired by the business unit overall vision.

• Support and facilitate delivery of strategic IJI initiatives in the business.
• Provide lateral insight into cross functional opportunities
• Determine the agreed process for delivery, milestone tracking and efficient delivery of initiatives
• Consolidated Initiatives across areas into integrated plans that delivers the overall Corporate strategy and the BU intent.

Support Heads of Business in maximising BU IJI performance

• Working  with IJI Head  for tracking and monitoring of performance
• Technology Evaluation: Evaluate and select appropriate integration technologies and tools based on the project's needs and requirements.
• Obtain relevant reporting, disseminate and interpret as required
• Track relevant information, maintain information and create narrative on key initiatives
• When needed, develop custom integration solutions, to facilitate data exchange and communication between systems.

Integrate and liaise with key stakeholders

• Ensure seamless communication and data flow between different systems, applications, and services.
• Integration Specialists play a crucial role in optimizing business processes, improving efficiency, and enhancing overall system functionality.
• Support the collation of relevant business intelligence on key initiatives
• Define and communicate tools for Integration measurement upfront
• Produce reports as required
• Support annual verification process
• Support and collaborate with Entities for research and analysis on the issues, brief and facilitate a business position
• Reinforce correct business processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement to support simplification and liberation of relevant processes through partnership with relevant BU’s, Change Management and all stakeholders

Support an effective and value adding IJI stakeholder management

• Support and strengthen relationships with IJI stakeholders and beneficiaries.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective integration solutions.
• Project Management - able to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects, with various stakeholders – while keeping within agreed deadlines
• Support and maintain identified partnerships, memberships, associations and collaborations with third party stakeholders to build credibility.
• Support the provision of insights and customer needs to enhance frameworks, policies and the appropriate project measures.
• Track, monitor, retain and update feedback to relevant stakeholders.

Support the maintenance of policy objectives on identified issues.

• Align to relevant compliance and governance frameworks for socio-economic performance

Support adherence to governance and relevant legislation

• Identify and resolve integration issues, errors, and bottlenecks to ensure smooth operation of integrated systems.

Minimum requirements

• Relevant financial degree or diploma
• 5years relevant experience
• Strong Communication skills (written & verbal)
• Flair and appreciation for social justice
• Stakeholder engagement and management ability
• Excellent collaboration ability 
• Agile Project Management knowledge
• Good Change Management understanding
• Comprehensive understanding of and experience in financial analytics
• Flair for knowledge management and data analysis
• Good understanding of BEE
• Understanding of procurement processes preferable
• Business acumen
• Computer literate - advanced excel skills advantageous
• Good judgement and decision-making skills
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills
• Good written, verbal and presentation skills