Jobs at Coca-cola Beverages Africa

Job Description    
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has exciting opportunities in our Sales department. We are looking for talented individuals with relevant skills and experience for a Coffee Sales Team Leader roles, which are based in KZN and Gauteng . The successful candidate will report directly to the Sales Manager.

The Sales Team Leader will implement and execute L&T strategies in the trade through effective management and coaching of team members (Merchandiser Order Takers) in order to achieve KPI’s.
Key Duties & Responsibilities    

•  Use business process knowledge to manage a team
•  Apply data management principles to continuously improve practice
•  Plan and resource to achieve operational excellence
•  Carry out master data handling responsibilities
•  Manage team performance and adherence to SLA requirements
•  Manage relationships within the business and with customers
•  Handle queries and complaints
•  Determine capability needs for the team
•  Coaching for performance

Knowledge:

•  Business/product knowledge
•  Understand different classes of trade within Sales environment
•  Supervisory skills and people management
•  Coaching principles
•  Negotiating principles and techniques
•  Merchandising principles and standards, including TPM principles
•  Model Stocking principles
•  Trade replacement principles
•  Basic Finance and Commercial knowledge

Attributes:

•  Well developed leadership ability
•  Excellent verbal ability and communication skills
•  Ability to lead & coach a large team
•  Good presentation skills and computer skills or the potential to acquire it
•  Good analytical and numerical ability
•  Socially outgoing and confident
•  Able to build positive relationships
•  Ability to negotiate
•  Team player who can also work independently
•  Assertive and persuasive- ability to influence
•  Open to change and looking for opportunities for improvement
•  Good problem solving ability , solutions orientated and can be innovative
•  Good analytical and problem solving ability
•  Responsible, conscientious and dependable
•  Willing to take calculated risks
•  Self-discipline and well organised
•  Good planning ability
•  Flexibility
•  Good ability to work under pressure and handle a demanding work environment
•  High energy levels and drive

Skills, Experience & Education    
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

•  Relevant degree or equivalent would be an advantage
•  Minimum of 3 years relevant FMCG experience in a sales/marketing environment
•  Proven track record in an Account Manager role would be an advantage.
•  Valid code 08 drivers license

General    
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested applicants, who meet the above employee specifications, should please apply.

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Job Description    
A leading FMCG is looking for a suitably qualified and experience candidate to effectively drive execution and capability development and support marketing activities in the trade, in order to contribute towards the achievement of increased sales volumes, customer satisfaction and brand.
Key Duties & Responsibilities    

•  Drives execution and capability development in the district within the sales teams for AM’s/TAM’s, MOTS and Merchandisers specifically.
•  Improves skills index through on the job and classroom based coaching.
•  Implements sales disciplines.
•  Ensures timely certification of Merchandiser order takers.
•  Oversees front line sales people capability development and assessment.
•  Develops key account and route to market capability in the district.
•  Designs and develops Customized training modules and training solutions to suit the specific and generic needs of the district.
•  Prepares and signs off on MOT’s as per the Core Curriculum.
•  Trains employees and intermediaries as per the Training calendar.
•  Trains and develops of AM’s, TAM’s, Merchandisers and MOT’s.
•  Provides ‘On the Job’ Training as per plan.
•  Provides input into periodic and timely Training need analysis – as per the Business requirements.
•  Utilises tools and instruments to measure the levels of knowledge and skills and ensures consistent tracking and reporting of the same.
•  Provides required data in specified format to Region and Corporate.
•  Implements and monitors performance in terms of Red and CLI Trackers.
•  Conducts sample checks on RED compliance and provides reporting to units and Region.
•  Ensures effective maintenance of District training records as they relate to sales development and co ordination of training interventions with HR and L&DS.
•  Maintains and reports on skill level tracker.
•  Is accountable for performance tracking of MOT’s.
•  Updates and co-ordinates RED/Corporate on Red outlet audits.
•  Tracks RED action plans and reporting.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications

•  Completed 3 year marketing/sales degree/diploma

Experience

•  Experience with a proven track record is advantageous
•  Valid code 08 drivers license

Key Competencies

•  High Interpersonal skills
•  Ability to train
•  Ability to manage people
•  Excellent Communication Skills
•  High on initiative / self - starter
•  Ability to lead & coach a large team
•  Excellent presentation skills and computer skills
•  Willingness to spend large amounts of time in trade;
•  Willingness to be mobile and relocate if necessary

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Job Description    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is looking for talented Commercial and Sales individuals with relevant experience and skills and experience to leverage all relevant company assets in a manner which delivers sustainable growth in brand equity, sales volume, market share, competitive advantage and corporate reputation.
• Important to note this is currently not a vacancy but we are looking to connect with talented Commercial employees for future employment opportunities

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Output :

•  A proven track record in sales, warehousing and distribution
•  A good understanding of people management, with superior interpersonal skills
•  Strong commercial acumen
•  Strong logistics planning and management skills
•  High level of computer literacy
•  Strong Leadership and people management skills
•  Strong Sales and Ops Technical background
•  Endurance and ability to tolerate extraordinary and flexible working hours
•  The ability to apply self-management practices
•  Ability to manage budget allocation
•  Verbal ability and communication skills
•  Sound interpersonal skills.
•  Strong achievement orientation
•  Decisiveness
•  Analytical ability

Key Attributes & Competencies :

•  Management and development of a functionally competent team
•  Develop and maintain budgets for the optimal management of functions
•  Develop strategic business plans for both the sales and operations functions
•  Ensure optimal depot resourcing
•  Management of a sales team covering both on and off premise channels
•  Manage sales & operations key performance areas
•  Develop Quarterly Sales plans
•  Provide customer service excellence
•  Manage human resources
•  Manage a safe, healthy and risk free environment

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications / Experience :

•  A relevant commercial degree or equivalent and
•  Minimum 5 years Sales experience in an FMCG environment and
•  Minimum of 5 years Managerial experience

General    

• The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested applicants, who meet the above employee specifications, should please apply online.

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Job Description    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Warehouse department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Warehouse Operator role, which is based in Lakeside. The successful candidate will report directly to the Team Leader: Warehouse in Lakeside.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
To execute the activities within the warehouse according to the issued plan within the required operational efficiency standards.

•  Ensure all trucks/trailers are loaded on time & in full according to the issued plan
•  Ensure compliance to model stock layout for all SKUs
•  Ensure stock is removed from the production lines such that there are no disruptions to production due to forklift availability
•  Ensure loads are picked on time & accurately
•  Comply to housekeeping standards
•  Comply to processes
•  Achievement of personal operational efficiency standards
•  Care for assets as per standard operational practices
•  Comply with relevant stock management processes including counting of inventory daily
•  Ensure pallets are stretch wrapped according to standard

Skills, Experience & Education    

•  Grade 12/Matric with Maths
•  Must be conversant in English (as the home language or at least a first additional language)
•  6- 12 months relevant warehouse experience (load making /forklift operation)
•  Valid forklift driver licence an advantage (if candidate application successful, will be trained)
•  Clear criminal and credit check
•  Prepared to work overtime and shifts

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Job Description    
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa is the largest African Coca-Cola bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. CCBA is a market leader in the NARTD (non-alcoholic ready to drink market) in Africa. CCBA has an extensive footprint in Africa, employing over 13 000 employees.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the supply of products within model stock through completing the production planning process as well as coordinating the supply of products from other plants & external suppliers to ensure customer demand is satisfied on time & in full.
Key Duties & Responsibilities    

•  Provide leadership to accomplish company goals and objectives.
•  Develop effective logistics strategies to reduce waste and achieve world class operations in terms of technology, process, people, reward, costs and logistics operation.
•  Direct and oversee the execution of warehouse, secondary distribution, fleet, customer collaboration and logistics transformational projects to capture value.
•  Provide direction, leadership and development to ensure the execution of plans to optimise the operation and provide required customer service levels.
•  Accountability for the logistics centre of excellence incorporating best practice and capability development on behalf of CCBA
•  Ownership of the Logistics Service Offering and ensuring continual alignment between LSO and internal / external customer requirements
•  Improve the overall performance of the Logistics function and the Company.
•  Ensure the alignment of activities within logistics and with the rest of the business.
•  Develop standard operating practices and drive process compliance
•  Ensure standardisation and tracking of productivity measurements across all operations.
•  Sharing of operational best practices across the business units.
•  Align and engage with stakeholders internally and externally through collaboration.
•  Provide direction and leadership to teams through driving empowerment, accountability, a culture of forward thinking, innovation and continuous improvement.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications and Experience

•  Matric
•  Relevant Tertiary Qualifications
•  3 years relevant working experience

Competencies

Knowledge

•  Manufacturing knowledge
•  Supply chain replenishment process
•  Organisation understanding (supply chain principles)

Skills:

•  Application of knowledge areas
•  Software knowledge (outperform, advanced scheduling & SAP)

Attributes/attitudes:

•  Advanced calculation capability
•  Willingness to learn
•  Ability to adapt to change
•  Self-managed
•  Customer centric approach
•  Ability to communicate effectively
•  Attention to detail

General    

• The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional or relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested applicants, who meet the above employee specifications, should please apply.