Jobs at RCL Foods

Job Description    

• Are you a skilled Procurement Manager looking for an exciting opportunity? Look no further! Vector Logistics, South Africa’s leading frozen logistics operator, is seeking an innovative and experienced individual to join their team

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Procurement Manager in a logistics or supply chain environment.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• As the Procurement Manager, you will lead procurement activities nationally. Reporting directly to the Procurement Executive, your responsibilities will include:
• Supplier Selection and Management:
• Identifying and selecting reliable suppliers to meet the company’s needs.
• Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships.

Cost Optimisation:

• Ensuring efficient and cost-effective procurement processes.
• Monitoring expenses and identifying cost-saving opportunities.

Contract Negotiation:

• Negotiating favourable terms with suppliers.
• Drafting and reviewing procurement contracts.

Risk Mitigation:

• Identifying and mitigating procurement risks.
• Implementing risk management strategies.

Collaboration:

• Working closely with cross-functional teams (including Finance, Operations, and Logistics) to achieve business goals.
• Contributing to overall supply chain efficiency.

Reporting:

• Providing regular reports on procurement performance, cost savings, and supplier performance.

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Minimum Requirements    

• Relevant Finance or Accounting Degree and Credit Management Experience
• An accounting background would be an advantage
• Valid Code EB drivers' license
• Minimum of 8 years credit control experience with at least 3 in a management position

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Credit Management
• Ensure all customers receive a statement reflecting outstanding invoices, credits passed, current amounts due and any outstanding amounts.
• Ensure customers’ statements are reconciled back to SAP and ensure credits generated by pricing are correctly processed.
• Ensure Credit Controllers and Supervisors are correctly and accurately allocating payments made by customers.
• Oversee the payment process for corporate customers to ensure that up-to date payments are made.
• Track and analyse movements on all accounts on a weekly basis.
• Monitor and review corporate accounts that are at sixty days plus to ensure that they do not exceed agreed credit targets.
• Ensure customer queries are effectively dealt with and that the follow-up and finalisation of customer pay-backs occur where required.
• Ensure that all payments are received and processed within month-end deadlines. Ensure customer master workflows are actioned within the required timeframes.

Claims Management

• Oversee the processing of all price claims on a monthly basis (difference between invoice price and customer price).
• Ensure claims have been resolved and sent through to the pricing department.
• Monitor the finalisation of stock claims – that all stock claims are identified and that no credits have already been passed.
• Ensure that all stock claims are processed and, where necessary, referred back to the depot for the depot to either pass a stock credit or confirm the claim as invalid.
• Claims Analysis Manage the age analysis for corporate (eg. Pick and Pay, Shoprite) accounts and identify the status of accounts and any possible problems.
• Analyse the ‘cash tracking’ reports from SAP, identifying arrear payments from customers.
• Project claim volumes and communicate with principals to develop processes to reduce.
• Manage and monitor outstanding claim documentation from customers and set up meetings and processes to reduce the number of outstanding documents.
• Communicate regularly with internal teams and the Credit Relationship Manager in particular, to set up processes to reduce the number of outstanding stock claims with the various Vector sites.
• Establish communication with and develop processes in conjunction with the Central Pricing Department and EDI to ensure claims are kept to a minimum.

Month-End Reporting

• Ensure all month-end reports are completed accurately in line with agreed deadlines for distribution to the National Credit Manager.
• Ensure that all staff have completed their assigned tasks to enable accurate monthly reporting.

Customer Relationship Management

• Engage regularly with customers regarding related credit issues.
• Manage service levels in accordance with agreements (SLA’s) with customers.

Internal Control

• Implement identified opportunities to improve credit control procedures.
• Follow up on audit queries and ensure that corrective action is taken by responsible team members. Ensure compliance with approved procedures through the performance of control checks on the credit team.
• Execute on the risk management plan and risk mitigation strategy.

Staff Management

•  Lead and develop staff within the context of the Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Skills Development Act.
• Monitor staff performance and provide regular feedback.
• Manage staff activities, ensuring service levels are met and protocols are adhered to.
• Coach and support staff where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Manage staff leave and general time management issues in line with organisational deliverables and standards.
•  Manage and deliver on succession plans to enable the development of a future generation of leaders and specialists and ensure optimal turnover and retention levels are maintained.
• Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates. Establish sound staff and labour organising and communication structures and systems.
• Develop and manage high performance multidisciplinary teams in order to solve problems within the commercial arena.
• Conduct regular meetings and ensure that records are kept and shared across the team and that action plans agreed to within team meetings are delivered upon.

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Job Description    

• The Programme Coordinator will be responsible of managing the organisations NPO’s implementing project activities, galvanising key stakeholders (including communities) to action, plan, coordinate and manage programs, monitoring quality, data collection and analysis, narrative and financial reporting, communications and being part of ensuring achievement of the over-all goals and strategy of the DO MORE FOUNDATION Young Child Team.

Minimum Requirements    

• Degree in Social Sciences/Development Studies/Early Childhood Development/Education.
•  At least 5 years knowledge in the Early Childhood and Development sector.
• High level of competency in computer literacy.
• Good command of English, written and spoken.

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Provide leadership and manage the implementation of programs by implementing partners in targeted communities and across DMF sites when called upon.
• Roll out of DMF initiatives across all sites-National.
• Data consolidation across al DMF sites.
• Galvanize and mobilise relevant key stakeholders including communities to action.
• Promote public/private partnerships to improve young children’s well-being in the communities where DMF operates.
• Roll out evidence-based delivery of programs in line with the DO MORE FOUNDATIONS basket of services.
• Ensure programs are implemented on time and within budget.
• Manage program quality and narrative reporting.
• Maintain strong relations with government (all levels) business, community, NGOs, and other stakeholders.

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Job Description    

• The Account Manager will manage the relationship with key stakeholders to ensure accounts are retained and that day-to-day operational queries are managed effectively; To help grow business in the designated channel through expansion of services to customer base; To maintain profitability of key accounts; and drive supply chain efficiencies to the benefit of both the customer and Vector ensuring the establishment of long terms strategic partnerships

 Minimum Requirements            

• Bachelor’s Degree or similar.
• 3 years account or general administration experience preferably in a FMCG environment.
• 5+ years supply chain experience.

Duties & Responsibilities             

 Set customer strategy.

• Set strategy for designated area of responsibility based on company and customer objectives.
• Obtain sign off across the business on strategy.
• Implement key KPI’s in line with strategy.

Relationship Management

• Set key KPIs for customers in line with business strategy.
• Review customer KPIs monthly ensuring customer and Vector compliance to key KPIs.
• Drive opportunities to build strategic partnerships through the identification of opportunities for collaboration.
• Manage internal business functions against agreed KPI’s.
• Manage customer queries and concerns as and when they occur.

Business Development

• Identify opportunities for expansion within  area of responsibility.
• Match Vector business capabilities to customers’ needs through identifying service solutions
• In collaboration with the Commercial Team, guide commercial discussions with team and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Implement rate reviews and increases as and when needed to ensure profitability of area of responsibility.

 Drive Supply Chain efficiencies

• Work cross functionally with supply chain to deliver efficiencies through negotiation with customers on agreed efficiencies.
• Build relationships between Supply Chain and the customer to ensure that the customer’s Supply Chain is optimised.
• Actively drive the S&OP process within area of responsibility  to manage key cost drivers such as stock cover, SKU cover etc.

 Self-Management

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning, prioritising, and self-development.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.