Job Vacancies at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

Job Description

• The position is responsible for the execution on the BU Operational Training Curriculum working closely with the Operations Standards Specialist in developing cost effective, fit-for purpose operational training delivery plans for Logistics facilities.
• This includes the annual schedule of training taking into account the training needs analysis and competency observation program as well as other agreed process deployments as required.
• Delivers training and competency observations.
• Maintains training records.
• Participate in SOP and Checklist reviews/development/changes.

Requirements

• Participate in SOP Reviews, development and changes
• Up to date SOP training material
• Execute as per training and competency observation schedule
• Annual schedule of training taking into account the training needs analysis and competency observation program as well as other agreed process deployments as required.
• Delivers training and competency observations.
• Maintains training records.
• Participate in SOP and Checklist reviews/development/changes.

Qualification

• Tertiary Qualification (Bachelors or National Diploma) in a Technical Area

Work Experience:

• Operational experience (3 years minimum), preferably petroleum industry.

Knowledge and skills:

• Technical skills – Engineering (advantageous); Terminal operations experience

Application deadline:

• 01 July 2025

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Key Responsibilities (but not limited to): 

• Enhanced customer loyalty value proposition via owned program loyalty initiatives and new partnerships
• Develop business cases for new initiatives that demonstrate commercial viability and seek executive management approval
• Gain franchisees buy-in on any new initiatives and amend relevant annexures in the retail franchisee agreements
• Deploy fit for purpose loyalty and payment solutions across a network of 850+ sites
• Manage bank partner loyalty program while ensuring volume retention, volume growth, strong relationships and strong contract management.
• Improvement in overall Brand Health through leveraging various loyalty and payments related value propositions

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Marketing or Business Degree
• Post graduate qualification/s will be advantageous
• Minimum 10 years in Experience across Loyalty, Payments, Retail Marketing, CRM, Digital 

Work Experience:

• Experience in leading loyalty strategy development and execution
• Experience in payment system selection, deployment and integration
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Customer Value management
• Customer value proposition design
• Leading teams and cross functional project teams
• Negotiating, contacting, integrating and executing new partner solutions

Knowledge and skills requirements:

• Strategy development and execution on loyalty and payments for Retail business
• Managing complex and high value relationships end to end
• Strong and compliant contract negotiation and management
• Marketing and communications experience and a demonstrated history of creating and leading loyalty in retail.
• Strong commercial acumen (RAS Model, Business Case development etc.)
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership capabilities and ability to interact with executive and senior management team internally and externally with confidence and clarity
• Quantitative and qualitative research on customers, marketing, loyalty and payments and ability to translate key outcomes and findings that shape the business’s strategy
• Mastery understanding and knowledge of loyalty model, industry deal terms, competitor programs and creatively solve for complex situations to achieve objectives while mitigating risk.
• Executive, Senior and middle management integration across business and functions such as retail, legal, technical, PMO, etc., to ensure business objectives are met.
• In line with strategic intent and architecture, procure and deploy customer relationship management systems to enable customer retention approaches/tactics
• Mastery knowledge of payment systems and deep understanding and experience in deployment of such systems
• Ability to translate system capabilities to customers in to value propositions to the market
• Depth of knowledge and experience in system integration i.e. payments, loyalty, CRM, partners etc.
• Budget management and control

Application deadline:

• 29 June 2025

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This position is responsible for:

• Growing alliance partners relationships / offers with various industry leading brands to improve the commercial offering to Astron Energy customers and consumers with the aim of growing profitable volumes. 
• Managing existing alliance relationships and ensuring partner governance
• Managing and supporting operations excellence in relation to all convenience retail and alliance offers.
• Leading various projects / programmes
• Developing and presenting business cases for endorsement to senior management. 
• Engaging across all levels in the organisation and represent Astron Energy to retail convenience partners.

KPIs:

• Definition and expansion of the retail CVP 
• Growth contribution of retail convenience to sales volumes, EBITDA targets and cost efficiencies
• Improvement in visibility and granularity of retail convenience performance metrics

Operational excellence

• Improvement in overall Brand Health through leveraging right fit per site convenience offers.
• Influence overall retail customer satisfaction index
• Convenience Industry comparative performance metrics and analysis of leading market trends
• Introduction of partnership brands and convenience propositions on sites e.g., Retail partner brands etc.
• Ensure optimal pricing through retail strategies and data integrity within internal POS systems
• Review known and new opportunities and provide recommendations for improvement in Margin & ROI
• Adherence to deadlines / timelines 
• Manage budget as per allocations

Financial Perspective

• Delivering volumes and earnings associated with all retail convenience propositions
• Provide required input into business planning and forecasting processes.
• Develop and report on monthly program performance for Leadership Team review.
• Endorse and approve business plan and related forecasts in line with convenience partner SLA and agreements.
• Monitors & approves revenue / opex / capex management performance relating to convenience partner offers e.g., opportunity costs, royalties, etc.
• Explore opportunities to optimize revenue whilst creating cost efficiencies including partner convenience models.
• Identify and assist with underperforming sites by enhancing performance through retail convenience offers.
• Annual budget or financial business dimensions that the job either directly controls or indirectly influences includes
• Annual CR revenue of R2.5b
• Annual CAPEX of ZAR 40ml

Customer Perspective

• Retail convenience business and customer relationship management
• Attend retail performance review meetings with retail convenience partners, Retailers, and internal teams.
• Manage SLA and query resolution associated with convenience value propositions.
• Cross functional interfacing with various support teams internal and external.
• Collaborate with regional territory teams to support the development of e-com sales.
• Develop local capabilities: team training on convenience and related value propositions.
• Manage and develop retailer & convenience partner relationships to enhance convenience proposition and attractiveness.
• Work closely with retail, Marketing, Finance, Legal and Procurement to develop robust contracting strategies and appraise ongoing contract performance consistent KPIs.

Business Excellence

• Manage and operationalise the CR & Alliance strategy within network
• Position retail convenience as the leading offer in the network.
• Responsible for delivering the retail convenience strategy within network.
• Plans, manages, and leads the execution of related customer value proposition projects and initiatives.
• Drive new volume growth and increase associated earnings.
• Manages a professional relationship between Retailers, partners with responsibility for ensuring compliance with the contractual agreements and Government regulations.
• Liaison with DSMs, BCs and support organisation in monitoring and measuring execution of convenience programs and initiatives.
• Assist with driving customer acquisition, retention and growth through on-site application of marketing, and a seamless customer experience, including enabling CRM, and ensuring programs are effectively implemented.
• Measure and report on on-site execution & performance of all marketing campaigns and assess against goals (KPIs).

Market Intelligence

• Monitors and benchmarks external trends including competitor activity, regulatory changes, industry trends and new business opportunities.
• Recommends process and policy updates to management to support business strategy and meet competitive market conditions.
• Anticipate changes in existing retail convenience operations and take action to defend and grow leading position.
• Track and monitor convenience trends and developments in other industry sectors and markets to identify best practices, synergies and risk.

People Management

• Manage the Astron Energy CR & Alliance team
• Plan, develop and execute the approved project plan
• Manage stakeholders and work with other interdependent project managers (Sirius, Mercury etc.)

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Graduate degree in the field of Business Management, Sales, Marketing, or related field.
• Convenience Retail will be advantageous.
• Minimum of 10 years’ Experience in Retail Convenience and fuels industry

Work Experience:

• Customer management with a good understanding of LSMs, customer behaviour etc.
• Contract Management
• Business development and relationship management.
• Retail convenience and fuels industry track record
• Development and implementation of convenience retail formats, merchandising, planograms etc.
• Analytical and project management track record
• Demonstrated Organizational and Commercial expertise
• Customer Value Proposition management
• Knowledge and skills requirements:
• Mastery level knowledge of pricing, merchandising, formats, planograms, GLA etc.
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Good understanding of automation, back office, GLA, Admin, store requirements of trading
• Excellent people management skills
• Energetic, confident, dynamic personality and powerful influencer with an operations background and have a demonstrated history of creating and leading retail convenience.
• Needs to have a good financial & analytical background, strong problem-solving skills, knowledgeable in merchandising and have strong leadership skills. Ability to interact at most senior levels of external organizations.
• Lead convenience related projects & customer value proposition strategy development with external / internal teams.
• Clearly and concisely present key findings and proposals to senior leaders.
• Develop strong relationships with all convenience partners & operational teams.
• Have a deep understanding of retail convenience model constructs / fuel industry deal terms and creatively solve for complex situations to achieve objectives while mitigating risk.
• Regularly interface and negotiate with third party management teams.
• Collaborate across organizations including retail, legal, marketing, and others to ensure technical and business objectives are met.
• Ability to interpret the impact of customer relationship management information and recommend proposals to enhance convenience propositions.
• Leverage Customer Relationship Management information to streamline customer facing retail processes, build customer relationships, increase sales, improve customer service, and increase profitability.
• Adopts a consultancy approach to building innovative revenue partnerships through e-commerce, Customer relationship management, communications and marketing in a co-creating agile environment.
• Exhibit accountability, leadership and be a team player.

Application deadline:

• 29 June 2025

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Job Role

• Responsible for maintaining the supply and demand of inventory and ensuring that there are adequate stocks available without overstocking in accordance with GIP best practice guidelines.
• Maintaining inventory to the value of ~R 250MM
• Excess stock is ordered and stored against internal max stock levels.
• Non-Critical items stock currently exceeds internal max value by R 41M, leading to stockpiling in the warehouse.
• Visibility and transparency are major concerns. A lack of visibility of true Stock on Hand is having a snowball effect on spare parts planning and the resultant stock holding.
• Data integrity issues exist where catalogues are captured with lack of visibility on monetary value /currency and quantities of items.
• Min/max stock levels management with the various disciplines
• Tracking stock movements and making recommendations for improvements and savings

Key Responsibilities

• SAP Materials Management
• SAP Business warehouse
• SAP Ariba
• SAP Extended warehouse management
• Commercial negotiation
• Supplier relationship management
• Inventory and material management
• Integrated supply chain management
• Forecasting and demand management
• Master Data control
• Professional Qualification and Certification
• Relevant Qualification applicable ( A bachelors degree in Logistics, Business Admin, Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred)

Work Experience: 

• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel)
• Working knowledge of inventory management software (e.g. SAP)

Knowledge and skills:

• Good understanding of supply chain procedures
• Active participation in inventory audits
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Accurate and precise attention to detail
• Able to analyse problems and strategize for better solutions
• Good interpersonal skills to work with management and staff at all levels

Application deadline:

• 01 July 2025

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Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation and standardization of strategies, operating models, processes & policies for materials management.
• Ensure the integration of materials management with procurement and supply strategies, both operational and projects.
• Ensure the integration of materials management across different business teams within the Astron Energy Refinery.
• Manage and ensure effective execution of all Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality aspects, which should include but not be limited to preservation, legal compliance, and materials management.
• It is a requirement of this position to hold, and therefore accept, an appropriate appointment in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act No 85 of 1993 (‘OHSA”), in terms of which you will assist your Departmental Manager / Head in the execution of the duties and responsibilities, as contemplated in section 8 of the OHSA (or any amendments from time to time).

Knowledge and skills:

• High level computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint and Excel)
• Working knowledge of inventory management software (e.g. SAP)
• Technical competency to support petrochemical materials management (ability to read drawings, understanding of equipment and part types)
• Good understanding of supply chain procedures
• Experience with audits, preferably inventory audits
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Accurate and precise attention to detail
• Able to analyze problems and strategize for better solutions
• Good interpersonal skills to work with management and staff at all levels

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Suitable tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering/ Warehousing/ Logistics/ Project Management 
• Code 8 driver’s licence

Work Experience: 

• 5 year’s work experience within Petrochemical environment
• 3 years work experience in technical role
• 3 Materials management experience 

Application deadline:

• 01 July 2025