Job Vacancies at AVI Limited

Job Description

• A new vacancy has become available, the successful candidate will be based in Bryanston and will report to the NBL Commercial / Finance Director.
• This individual will be required to grow value, volume and profit in line with the business objectives through the development and execution of appropriate sales strategies.

Key Outputs:

• Customer strategy development
• Manage Customer performance: Manage P&L for assigned customers, including forecasting, pricing decisions, and cost of business and margin optimisation
• Deliver customer/channel annual net revenue, volume, profit, and trade investment targets.
• Customer planning: Create and execute joint business plans with customers
• Develop and execute investment and promotional strategies that maximize portfolio ROI and optimize trade spend
• Lead Customer Trading Term Negotiations: Negotiate commercial agreements, trade terms, and strategic initiatives.
• Build senior‑level customer relationships, lead quarterly and annual business reviews with customers
• Ensure the alignment of customer, shopper and consumer plans leveraging data analysis and insights
• Interface with Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Category, Field Sales, and Revenue Management teams to deliver customer plans, ensuring customer strategies are aligned with corporate growth priorities
• Lead customer forecasts: internal customer S&OP inputs and demand sessions leading to sound forecast accuracy
• Manage claims, rebates, and commercial agreements in line with internal governance.
• Ensure compliance on listings, pricing, promotional plans, and merchandising standards.
• Work closely with Field Sales/Activation teams to translate customer plans into in‑store execution.
• Identify Customer opportunities and threats, identify competitor strengths and weaknesses

 Experience:

• 8 – 10 years’ experience as Customer or National Customer Manager
• FMCG experience
• Proven track record in managing a major Customer / Channel in a South African environment, including demonstrated success with major SA retailers/wholesalers

Qualification:

•  Completed Degree in Business Management

Knowledge:

• Relevant in-depth FMCG industry knowledge
• Sound commercial acumen
• Major Customer relationship management

 Closing Date 18 March 2026

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Job Description

• Our AVI IT Shared Services Division is the backbone of AVI’s operational efficiency. As a proud SAP house, we utilise world-class ERP solutions to streamline operations and ensure seamless integration of technology across our businesses.
• The team is dedicated to maintaining robust systems and infrastructure, driving automation, improving processes, and safeguarding cybersecurity. By leveraging SAP and other cutting-edge tools, IT empowers our teams to work smarter, innovate, and deliver exceptional results. 
• We are seeking an established enterprise leader to take full accountability for AVI’s Networks, Voice, Security Operations and IT Facilities environments. This role carries strategic and operational authority across architecture direction, infrastructure governance and risk management. 
• This is a senior enterprise position responsible for protecting business continuity, regulatory compliance and long-term infrastructure sustainability. The role reports into the Infrastructure Executive and operates as the principal authority for Connectivity and Security across the Group. 

Key Areas of Impact

Enterprise Accountability

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams responsible for:

• Group-wide WAN and LAN architecture (wired and wireless)
• Enterprise voice and contact centre platforms
• Security Operations and SIEM environments
• IT hosting, facilities and environmental infrastructure
• Enterprise power resilience (generators, solar, inverters and backup systems)
• PCI-aligned environments and compliance obligations
• CCTV and surveillance infrastructure across sites
• You will hold ultimate escalation ownership for major outages, security exposures and infrastructure failures. 

Strategic Mandate

The planning horizon for this portfolio extends 5–7 years.

• Define and govern enterprise connectivity and security architecture strategy
• Oversee lifecycle planning and capital investment alignment
• Ensure compliance with South African regulatory and power standards
• Embed monitoring maturity and predictive capacity management
• Strengthen change governance and infrastructure risk frameworks
• Present structured risk, performance and resilience reporting to senior stakeholders
• You will be expected to challenge where necessary, defend architectural decisions and uphold technical standards under pressure. 

Leadership & Succession

• You will lead Team Leaders and Engineers across Networks, Security Operations and Facilities

Your mandate includes:

• Building a succession-ready leadership layer
• Elevating technical maturity across disciplines
• Holding teams to measurable performance standards
• Embedding governance discipline and operational accountability

What Success Looks Like

• Infrastructure resilience is auditable and defensible
• Security posture is proactive and aligned with best practices
• Major incidents are contained with executive clarity
• Lifecycle investment decisions are data-driven
• Risk exposure is minimised and transparently governed
• A credible second line of leadership is established 

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:

At least 10 years’ experience in:

• Managing multi-disciplinary enterprise technical teams
• Overseeing WAN/LAN, Voice, Security and IT Facilities environments
• Managing IT processes, standards and architecture implementation
• Managing enterprise IT security infrastructure (including SIEM)
• Managing enterprise power and backup systems 

At least 7+ years’ experience in:

• Exposure to PCI technical implementations
• Managing enterprise CCTV systems 

Advantageous Experience:

• At least 15 years in senior enterprise infrastructure leadership
• Demonstrated experience shaping architecture strategy across multiple sites 

Qualifications & Certifications

Minimum:

• Tertiary Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• Management Development Programme (MDP) 

Advantageous:

• BSc in IT, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP)
• ITIL (Foundation or Intermediate) 

As a leader, you are:

• Calm and decisive during major outages
• Credible in executive forums
• Structured and governance-driven
• Comfortable challenging constructively where required
• Disciplined in process and standards
• Intentional about developing future leaders 

Closing Date 30 March 2026

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Key Areas of Impact:

Health, Safety and Environment

• Adhere to, and ensure compliance by subordinates to the company safety policies and procedures.
• Assist with attainment and maintenance of relevant health, safety and environmental management system standards for processing, utilities and buildings.
• Ensure facilities and infrastructure are conducive to employee health and wellness.

Food Safety

• Adhere to, and ensure compliance by subordinates to FSSC 22000, AIB and ISO principles.
• Ensure site infrastructure and equipment are installed and maintained in such a manner that Food Safety is not compromised.
• Ensure standard of utilities and processing equipment is in line with Food Safety Standards.

Plant Availability and reliability

• Oversee all relevant maintenance activities for Processing lines and equipment.
• Ensure daily plant inspections are conducted to guarantee maximum uptime and quality.
• Communicate with the Operations team in the case of disruption due to breakdowns.
• Conduct relevant inspections and examinations for legal compliance and safety.
• Assist and oversee high-level breakdowns to ensure quick turnaround times.
• Conduct root cause analysis and provide recommendations to reduce downtime.
• Develop and maintain a problem-solving culture within the department (direct reports) through facilitating and sustaining root cause analysis practices.
• Ensure that the job card processes including monitoring, allocation, close-out and backlog are up to date.
• Assist with reviewing OEM recommended spares and identification and classification of critical spares.
• Participate in scoping and procurement of new plant equipment to ensure adherence to site Engineering standards.
• Workshop housekeeping, GMP and environmental compliance and related activities must adhere to relevant standards.
• Input into development and coordination of major shutdowns and communication with all relevant stakeholders, with main focus on execution of plan.
• Assist with planning of new installations, upgrades and modifications to the existing plant in a safe and effective manner. 

Systems and reporting

• Assist with the Computerised Maintenance Management System, ensuring reliability and integrity of information.
• Report on asset care schedule compliance and artisan utilisation.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant procedures.
• Raising and closing out of NCR’s.

Management

• Lead millwrights, artisan teams.
• Ensuring appropriate resources for departmental requirements.
• Assist with updating and implementation of skills matrix as well as coordination of training.
• Plan and control engineering tasks; allocate resources to activities; control labour scheduling; overtime and cost control for area of responsibility.
• Planning, scheduling, monitoring and evaluating of artisan tasks according to the CMMS (Asset care system).
• Ensure that labour allocation and hours of work are in accordance with the Basic Conditions of Employment and Labour Relations Act.
• Review completed job cards and approve.
• Hold 1 on 1 discussions and evaluate IPA’s with artisans.

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:                       

• Minimum of 5 years’ post-trade test experience in FMCG / Manufacturing environment with a focus on machine maintenance.
• Minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office).

Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:

• Trade tested Millwright at an accredited training facility.
• National diploma, N6 or equivalent qualification highly advantageous.
• Continual professional development in maintenance management and engineering standards.

Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:

• Knowledge and experience on Computerised Maintenance Management System (i.e. SAP, Shopware or similar).
• Sound knowledge and understanding of OHS Act legal compliance and statutory inspections.
• Ability to lead and supervisor contractors and suppliers.
• Must be prepared to work overtime, be on call outs and on stand-by duty.
• Must have your own reliable transport.

Closing Date 19 March 2026

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Key Areas of Impact:

Tax Compliance and Reporting

• Preparation of corporate income tax and deferred tax computations including supporting schedules for interim and year-end reporting (4 local and 3 international entities).
• Examine IT34 assessments for correctness.
• Preparation of provisional tax calculations for local and international entities including eFiling submissions and payment arrangements (local entities and Namibia).
• Compilation and submission of annual corporate income tax returns for NBL Group entities.
• Arrange for payments of all direct and indirect taxes and follow up on outstanding refunds.
• Coordination of annual tax clearance certificate applications with SARS and relevant foreign tax authorities.

Group tax reporting

• Preparation of AVI Group tax reporting deliverables for the NBL Group in accordance with Head Office deadlines.
• Preparation of tax schedules and supporting documentation required for interim and year-end financial reporting.
• Preparation of journals to account for taxes and full reconciliations.

Revenue Authority Queries and Tax Audits

• Monitor SARS eFiling and other tax authority correspondence for NBL Group entities.
• Manage tax queries, verifications and audits from SARS and relevant African revenue authorities.
• Liaise with revenue authorities and internal stakeholders to resolve tax matters, with oversight of Senior Finance Manager / Group Tax Manager.

Process Improvement, efficiency, tax governance and relationships

• Maintain and continuously improve tax templates, working papers and standard operating procedures.
• Liaise with AVI Group Tax and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with Group policies and tax governance requirements.
• Maintain and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders (SARS).

Regulatory and Indirect Taxes

• Preparation of monthly VAT calculations including turnover reconciliations (local entities and Namibia).
• Preparation and submission of semi-annual withholding tax (WHT) returns and calculations.
• Preparation and maintenance of monthly carbon tax calculations and coordination of the annual carbon tax return submission.
• Liaise with the Exports Controller to obtain supporting documentation for bi-monthly sugar/diesel rebate submissions and prepare schedules for review by the Finance Executive.

Tax Advisory, business support and knowledge updates.

• Provide tax guidance and support to finance teams and business units across the NBL Group.
• Provide tax training to relevant areas of the business where required, with oversight of AVI Group Tax.
• Provide tax support on ad-hoc projects and operational matters affecting the NBL Group (with oversight of AVI Group Tax)
• Support the maintenance and updating of transfer pricing documentation for international subsidiaries.
• Assist with tax projects.
• Keep up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in educational opportunities, participating in professional organizations, keeping up with professional networks and reading professional publications.
• Find tax solutions to complicated tax issues or errors from incorrect tax filings.
• Identify legal tax savings and recommend ways to improve profits.
• Advise management about the impact of tax liabilities and corporate strategies or new tax laws.

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:                       

• 5 - 10 years relevant experience in Tax
• International tax experience

Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:

• Bcom Degree in Accounting or Taxation
• Bcom Honours in Taxation advantegeous
• SAIT Accredited

 Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:

• SAP Advantageous
• International tax experience
• Advanced Excel
• Income Tax Act
• VAT Act
• Customs Act

 Closing Date 22 March 2026

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Key Areas of Impact:

Evaluate sales performance:

• Ensure that NBL achieves the required sales targets through compiling, evaluating, identifying, and analysing sales reports, to put actions in place to close all potential gaps.
• Identify, investigate and understand sales spikes and declines.
• Gap analysis.
• New innovation distribution and performance.

Reporting and analysis:

• Assist in any form or type of reporting/analysis to enable the NBL Sales Team to deliver NBL’s financial objectives.
• Compile daily, weekly and monthly sales-in reports.
• Compile mid-month and month end sales commentary.
• Measure and track claims (damaged and expired) and free stock on a monthly basis.
• Compile, update and distribute price increase trackers, incentive trackers and big hit trackers.
• Compile and update cycle brief sales information.
• Draw and analyse sales out data (Nielsen, POS, and Insights etc.) and make recommendations accordingly.

Manage demand forecasting:

• Manage and influence demand forecasting from a sales perspective to ensure that NBL has optimal stock available.
• Complete pre-forecasting monthly, per category, 4 months in advance.
• Meet with the Planning team monthly to sign off the submitted sales forecast.
• Achieve 82% sales forecast accuracy on a monthly basis.
• Examine and understand trends between past forecasts and actual performance.
• Ensure all customer forecasts are incorporated in the overall sales forecast.
• Record all anomalies regarding sales that will affect the future sales base.
• Report top five (5) SKU anomalies regarding customer promotions and communicate this to the Sales team.
• Develop and maintain a customer promotional grid to support forecast changes.
• Update innovation workflows with the sales forecast and volume phasing.
• Work closely with the Planning team on a daily basis to understand service level issues and communicate this to the Sales team accordingly.

Manage processes to reduce short-dated stock:

• Manage short-dated stock nationally across AVI DCs.
• Compile, update and distribute a short-dated stock report, by region, on a weekly basis to the NBL sales team.
• Ensure that action is taken on aged stock, in conjunction with the Sales Executive/ Regional Sales Manager, and keep a record of all transactions.
• Maintain AVI DC expired stock at 0.035% of GSV.

Manage and develop the Sales Analyst:

• Manage the Sales Analyst, to support the Sales Team.
• Develop and mentor the Sales Analyst in line with NBL standards.

Manage the sales budget process:

• Manage the sales budget process quarterly (setting accurate budgets, quarterly adjustments on budget etc.).
• Attend PF meetings with the Sales Executive and the Finance Team.
• Run checks and balances in conjunction with IT before PF budgets are published.
• Communicate all updates to the Sales Team.

Manage Master Data:

• Manage, update and maintain Master Data on SAP.
• Maintain accurate store universe.
• Check and update new store openings/ name changes.
• Open new AVI FM Rep codes.
• Update AVI FM Rep codes changes/ cluster movement.

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:    

• A minimum of 5 - 7 years’ experience in a similar role

Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:

• Completed B.Com Degree in Business Science or similar

Knowledge:

• Strong business writing skills, including reports and formal documentation
• High level of proficiency in written and spoken English
• Market information tools - Nielsen, Power BI, SPAR Accelarate, ASK'd
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Advanced SAP knowledge

Closing Date 31 March 2026

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Key Outputs

• Develop and execute the 3-5 year strategy for Logistics Shared Services and Field Marketing.
• Drive commercial growth through new revenue streams and expanded service offerings.
• Lead the logistics (transport and warehousing) and field marketing operations to ensure operational excellence and cost efficiency.
• Manage the financial performance of the business, including revenue growth, profitability and return on assets.
• Build and maintain strong customer and industry relationships across FMCG and retail partners.
• Drive client portfolio growth, including retention, cross-selling and service expansion.
• Provide strategic leadership to AVI International subsidiaries in Botswana, Zambia and Namibia.
• Lead the digital enablement and innovation of logistics and field operations.
• Build and develop a high-performing leadership team and ensure succession for key roles.
• Ensure strong governance, compliance and risk management across the business.

Required Experience

• Minimum 15 years relevant commercial and operational experience in supply chain management.
• 5 years in a senior leadership or executive role, with demonstrable relevant expertise.
• Experience within FMCG, logistics, field marketing, retail or outsourced services.
• Proven track record of commercial growth and operational leadership.
• Experience managing large teams and complex operational environments.

Qualifications & Certifications

• Relevant tertiary education.
• MBA or postgraduate qualification advantageous.

Required Knowledge

• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Ability to translate market opportunities into executable strategies.
• Understanding of logistics, warehousing, transport and field marketing operations.
• Strong knowledge of the South African FMCG and retail landscape.
• Experience in risk management and governance frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Closing Date 27 March 2026

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Key Areas of Impact:

Project Delivery

• Projects are delivered within agreed scope and project milestones completed on time with sign off
• Complete project within allocated budget and/or hours
• Effective management of project teams
• Effective and pro-active risk and issue management

Project Governance

• Complete PMO report
• Ensure AVI PMO lifecycle is adhered to
• Change control enforced for all projects
• Quality of project documentation

Project Communication

• Stakeholders informed of project progress, issues and risks
• Ensure consistent stakeholder satisfaction
• Relevant Project Advisories distributed where applicable

Project Teamwork

• Actively participate in team discussion and share knowledge with the team

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:

• 7 - 10 years’ experience in SAP, Infrastructure or Software Development Project management
• Experience in completing 5 - 8 full project cycles (from project preparation to implementation IT Infrastructure/Application experience)                                                   

Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:

• Matric/Grade 12
• Diploma or Degree in Project Management
• PMBOK and/or Agile qualification
• PMP and/or ACP Advantageous

Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:

• PMBOK and/or Agile
• MS Project
• MS Office
• Knowledgeable of SAP projects
• Knowledgeable of IT Infrastructure projects
• Knowledgeable of Software Development projects

Closing Date 02 April 2026

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Achieve sales targets and negotiate orders
• Manage stock levels, returns, and promotions
• Ensure accurate pricing and promotional execution
• Build and maintain strong relationships with store management and staff
• Lead and guide merchandisers for effective in-store performance 

Qualifications:

• Completed Grade 12 (Matric) is essential
• A completed tertiary qualification (Business/Sales/Marketing/Retail) is advantageous

Experience Required:

• At least 3 years' experience in a Sales Representative role required
• Experience within FMCG dealing with retail customers 
• Supervisory skills will be an added advantage
• Sound knowledge of the FMCG industry
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Excel)
• Valid Driver’s License required

Closing Date 25 March 2026

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Key Areas of Impact:

• Maintaining physical control and organization of inventory within assigned areas, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and security.
• Accurately counting and recording stock received and issuing according to procedures.
• Performing regular cycle counts and participating in full stock takes and reconciliations.
• Keeping stock items always organized and readily accessible for efficient retrieval.
• Inspecting spares in stock for defects or damage and reporting findings promptly to the stores team leader.
• Conducting investigations into stock discrepancies and reporting findings to the stores team leader.
• Maintaining accurate administrative records of inventory and stock management.
• Tracking inventory movements, creating reports.
• Assisting in the design, development, and implementation of inventory control procedures.
• Performing other reasonable duties as assigned by Stores team leader.

What It Takes to Succeed:

Experience that set you up for success:                       

• 2-3 years’ experience in an engineering/manufacturing environment, and proficiency in inventory management systems (e.g., SAP, Sage, Pastel)
• Excellent MS Office skills

Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:

• Grade 12 certificate (or N3) with Mathematics
• Certificate in supply chain/logistics will be an advantage.

Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:

• Must be able to be flexible and be available when required.
• Must be able to work overtime as when required.
• Must be able to perform any other reasonable duties as when required.

Closing Date 27 March 2026