Latest Jobs at Coca-cola Beverages Africa

Job Description    

• A leading FMCG is looking for suitably qualified and experienced candidate to effectively plan, co-ordinate, implement and support ALL sales execution activities in the trade, in order to contribute towards the achievement of increased sales volumes, customer satisfaction and brand loyalty.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

•  Support sales location with respect to all sales execution strategies around promotions, and advertising
•  Identified promotions opportunities
•  Manage sales execution resources for respective sales locations
•  Communication, tracking and monitoring of execution of promotions
•  Coordinated and managed national promotions
•  Managed, implemented and supported promotions
•  Developed, ordered and managed POP and promotions equipment
•  Managing delivery of equipment to trade
•  Developed and maintained customer relations, with internal and external stakeholders
•  Supported, guided and coached team and customers
•  Administered documentation and reports
•  Conducted audits
•  Managed own development and performance

Skills, Experience & Education    
QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

•  Relevant Degree
•  2-3 years sales experience essential
•  SAP finance an advantage

KEY ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES

•  Product knowledge
•  Sales execution principles and activities
•  Application of knowledge of areas
•  Advanced linguistic proficiency
•  Socialization
•  Customer orientation
•  Excellent communication and influencing skills
•  Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
•  Self-actualization
•  Excellent coordination skills
•  Ability to work under pressure, yet maintaining high 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.

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Job Description    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Special Events Department. We are looking for talented individuals with relevant skills and experience for Special Events Driver roles, which are based in Nelspruit. The successful candidates will report directly to the Special Events Coordinator in Nelspruit.
• Driving, operating and maintaining roadshow and delivery trucks. Playing different music genres with understanding of market suitability & Stock deliveries and collections. Assist with the execution of events branding and equipment activations according to best practices. Fulfil roles and responsibilities according to planned daily schedules, Customer service, and excellent representation of CCBSA within the public domain.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Co-ordinate the clearing of daily controls:

•  To assist with the co-ordination of all special events for the relevant Sales Area.
•  Assist with events activation.
•  Assist with events set up.
•  Assist in the planning of daily activities for special events
•  Assist with the management and maintenance of special events assets.
•  Assist with any adhoc deliveries and other activities.
•  Drive the special events vehicles
•  Basic linguistic proficiency
•  Customer orientation
•  Observance
•  Basic calculations
•  Initiative
•  Personal development
•  Memory
•  Hand-eye co-ordination
•  Application of knowledge area
•  Product knowledge
•  Safety policies and procedures

Skills, Experience & Education    

•  Matric with 2 years driving experience in FMCG; with at least 6 months of those 2 years in a supervisory role
•  Professional driving permit
•  Code EC license
•  Valid medical certificate
•  Criminal and credit check
•  Experience in event activation is beneficial

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    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Sales department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for an Account Manager role, which is based in Perseverance. The successful candidate will report directly to the Sales Manager in Perseverance.

Key Purpose

• To develop, implement and maintain effective account plans thereby managing the profitable sales of CCBSA products, and the development and maintenance of new business relationships and opportunities so that customer excellence, brand loyalty and profitable volume growth are achieved.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Output :

•  Identified and implemented new business opportunities
•  Optimized customer service
•  Formulated account reviews
•  Formulated account plans
•  Managed and optimized accounts
•  Managed and maintained assets
•  Generated orders
•  Executed promotions
•  Managed cash and credit accounts
•  Compiled competitor report

Key Attributes & Competencies

Knowledge :

•  Sales/Marketing principles and practices
•  CCBSA product knowledge
•  TSP principles
•  Manage execution standards
•  Merchandising and cooler management
•  Trade replacement
•  Order taking
•  SAP /other mobile applications
•  Credit Management
•  Basic Finance and Commercial knowledge

Attributes :

•  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 organized
•  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 :

•  Matric and completed 3 year sales/marketing qualification.
•  2 years relevant FMCG experience in a sales/marketing environment.
•  Experienced driver with a code 08 drivers license
•  Computer literate or potential to acquire

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    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in Finance. We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Financial Manager: System Economics, based in Midrand, reporting into the Financial Manager: Commercial Support.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Pricing to Non-Trade Customers (Exports):

•  Design, implement and control export pricing in line with appropriate practices and policies
•  Manage both 3rd party exports and intercompany/group pricing
•  Manage cross-functional inputs into the export value chain and pricing process
•  Control the timing of implementation of export pricing in collaboration with stakeholders
•  Determine and control export margins in line with accepted practice and policies
•  Support the business with export expansion efforts through value chain and price alignment
•  Continually assess opportunities for process improvement in value chain and pricing models
•  Administer the export incentive process in partnership with TCCC and the CC Export Corporation
•  Control the timely alignment, accrual and settlement of export incentives with TCCC/TCCEC
•  Manage export price variance investigations and authorisation of credit/debits to customer accounts
•  Extend export pricing to new products in collaboration with key stakeholders

Product Value Chain Management

•  Maintain a comprehensive library of product value chains as a basis for Margin Minder Cost of Sales data, new product value chains, or other value added initiatives or analyses
•  Control the design of new product value chains through collaboration with multiple stakeholders, use of robust sources of information, and employing appropriate scenario analyses
•  Coordinate value chain inputs across multiple sources of information, including FP&A/finance, Commercial, Technical, Supply Chain, and TCCC/MEC/ASA
•  Evaluate new product development from a finance perspective, and seek input from or provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders accordingly
•  Ensure the timely construction and alignment of value chains

Pricing to Non-Trade Customers (Exports):

•  Design, implement and control export pricing in line with appropriate practices and policies
•  Manage both 3rd party exports and intercompany/group pricing
•  Manage cross-functional inputs into the export value chain and pricing process
•  Control the timing of implementation of export pricing in collaboration with stakeholders
•  Determine and control export margins in line with accepted practice and policies
•  Support the business with export expansion efforts through value chain and price alignment
•  Continually assess opportunities for process improvement in value chain and pricing models
•  Administer the export incentive process in partnership with TCCC and the CC Export Corporation
•  Control the timely alignment, accrual and settlement of export incentives with TCCC/TCCEC
•  Manage export price variance investigations and authorisation of credit/debits to customer accounts
•  Extend export pricing to new products in collaboration with key stakeholders

Product Value Chain Management

•  Maintain a comprehensive library of product value chains as a basis for Margin Minder Cost of Sales data, new product value chains, or other value added initiatives or analyses
•  Control the design of new product value chains through collaboration with multiple stakeholders, use of robust sources of information, and employing appropriate scenario analyses
•  Coordinate value chain inputs across multiple sources of information, including FP&A/finance, Commercial, Technical, Supply Chain, and TCCC/MEC/ASA
•  Evaluate new product development from a finance perspective, and seek input from or provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders accordingly
•  Ensure the timely construction and alignment of value chains from a finance perspective
•  Design and maintain activity based product costing for manufacturing overhead and operating costs
•  Develop or enhance reporting solutions and management accounting models that support the effective and efficient use of product value chains
•  Influence the maintenance or enhancement of system and/or bottler financial performance through optimal product pricing and/or costing/efficiency opportunities

Manage Finished Goods Pricing

•  Control the preparation, analysis and evaluation of existing and new product value chains, in partnership with internal stakeholders, TCCC, MEC and other bottlers
•  Own the calculation and alignment of finished goods transfer pricing under contract packing arrangements with TCCC, MEC and ASA

Margin Minder Cost of Sales

•  Manage the validity, accuracy and completeness of Cost of Sales inputs into Margin Minder
•  Ensure the alignment of MM Cost of Sales with product value chains and other accounting models
•  Routinely test, reconcile and enhance Cost of Sales outputs into MM relative to data inputs and CCBSA’s management reporting
•  Support the business with Cost of Sales troubleshooting, analysis, and data correction as required
•  Enhance reporting solutions through collaboration with IT and external vendors

Skills, Experience & Education    
Channel Profitability

•  Execute, analyse and report on CCBSA’s profitability by trade channel and class of trade
•  Collaborate extensively with key stakeholders in quantifying the cost to serve by channel
•  Ensure timely and accurate delivery of channel profitability outputs
•  Incorporate channel profitability in product value chains or other activities as appropriate
•  Continuously improve/enhance core processes; automate where feasible

Benchmarking

•  Routinely benchmark CCBA, CCBSA, and CCBID’s financial performance against that of global beverage industry giants, local and international competitors, and large African FMCG and retail companies
•  Share half-yearly and annual benchmarking data and insights with key internal stakeholders
•  Manage the calculation and accumulation of benchmarking data as part of Finance KPI’s

Qualifications and Experience:

•  CA(SA) / CIMA
•  5+ years relevant cross-functional post-qualifying finance experience
•  A robust understanding of related finance processes
•  Proven experience in identifying and executing improvements
•  Strong working knowledge of ERP solutions
•  Strong reporting and accounting knowledge
•  Relevant operational experience advantageous

Competencies:

•  Excellent business analysis skills to identify business and process opportunities
•  Ability to prioritise, manage complexity and deal with multiple stakeholders
•  Good self-management practices and the ability to work with multiple teams
•  Strong verbal/analytical reasoning skills
•  A high level of computer literacy
•  Effective at organising and influencing change within the organisation
•  Ability to work with people at various levels of the business
•  Excellent leadership and management skills
•  Excellent interpersonal skills, both internal and external
•  Ability to prioritise, manage complexity and deal with multiple stakeholders

Internal Candidates must submit a fully approved application form (signed off by the Line Manager and HR) to the talent acquisition specialist before the closing date.
Suitable equity candidates will be given preference.
General    

• Internal Candidates must submit a fully approved application form (signed off by the Line Manager and HR) to the talent acquisition specialist before the closing date.

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Job Description    
The primary purpose of the FM: S&D - Regional:

• Partner with regional S&D leadership to drive the delivery of the CCBSA’s Regional S&D financial objectives

• Produce high quality, accurate, timely and compliant financial information.

• Provide financial leadership to CCBSA Regional S&D Manager and the Regional S&D senior management team, playing an active role in decision-making on the S&D Leadership team

• Provide CCBSA Regional S&D with strong, integrated analytical insights that enables the delivery of the regional S&D financial performance and partner with senior managers to deliver this.

• Deliver a strong governance and control framework within the S&D Region that meets stakeholder expectations.

• Manage the operational line managers and finance teams to deliver the required outputs.
Key Duties & Responsibilities    
• Drive the delivery of CCBSA S&D financial results:
- Deliver with the BCM & FM: FP&A team the 3 year plan, budget and forecasting process to ensure delivery of the CCBSA objectives.
- Partner with the BCM, FM: FP&A to generate deep analytical insights on the functional performance of CCBSA S&D Region. Particularly identifying the opportunities for operational execution.
- Identify top line and margin enhancement opportunities within the S&D region Translate overall analytical insights into detailed deliverables for the S&D function within CCBSA.
Partnering with each functions senior leadership to execute these initiatives.
- Drive the required performance and corrective actions required through the operational teams and the regional finance function to ensure swift delivery of the required changes.
- Manage capex budget and spend
• Finance leadership to CCBSA S&D Regional Manager and their senior managers:
- Deliver a customer centric, business partnering finance function able to challenge constructively and work with the organization to deliver the initiatives
- Building strong, collaborative and effective working relationships with CCBSA Regional S&D Manager and their senior leadership team to influence the decision making process and then ensure implementation to deliver results.
- Strong business partnering support for the S&D 3rd Party strategic objectives
• Provide CCBSA Regional S&D Manager with strong, integrated analytical insights through:
- Reviewing and analysing the integrated P&L for the CCBSA Regions and specialised functions to identify opportunities and risks.
- Making use of analytical methodology, trending and KPI’s as tools to generate insights.
- Develop a continuous improvement mind-set within the S&D finance function, continuously driving to improve processes and reduce operational costs as well as the cost of finance.
- Build strong and deep specialist financial capability within the Regional S&D finance
- Provide decision support to the S&D Regional management by integrating into their leadership forums and key projects.
- Provide ad-hoc analytical services to the S&D Regional senior management team to address specific business requirements
• Deliver a strong governance and control framework that meets stakeholder expectations.
- Implementing, with operational staff, the governance framework in CCBSA S&D Region.
- Working with the S&D Regions senior management to deliver appropriate corrective actions to mitigate known risks and governance deficiencies.
- Develop regional and management routines that drive clear accountability and corrective actions in the region (ie. Regional audit committees).
- Monitor and ensure the PTP process management & compliance
- Attendance of stock counts and ensure compliance to hard close procedures
• Staff and organisational capability:
- With CCBA HQ and HR, drive the management of CCBSA S&D financial capabilities of line managers.
• Finance organisation’s transition into CCBSA.
- Ensure continued effective financial support during the transition period.
- Drive, monitor and manage performance delivery for the Value Capture initiatives within the S&D Region or special projects.
- With CCBA HQ and HR, drive the management of CCBSA S&D financial capabilities of line managers.
• Finance organisation’s transition into CCBSA.
- Ensure continued effective financial support during the transition period.
- Drive, monitor and manage performance delivery for the Value Capture initiatives within the S&D Region
- Overseeing the Inland LDP (Logistics Distribution partners) financial performance & governance
- Managing financial performance of Topo Chico and engaging with Senior Management of the Liquor division
Skills, Experience & Education    
Relevant tertiary education • CA(SA) / CIMA / CTA/MBA or additional relevant qualification advantageous Experience: • A minimum of 5+ years post-qualification experience • A minimum of 3+ years finance management experience • 3+ years S&D experience (including Secondary Distribution & MLPs / OCCDs) advantageous • Direct operational experience advantageous

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Job Description    
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Manufacturing department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for an Engineering Manager role, which is based in Pretoria. The successful candidate will report directly to the Manufacturing Manager in Pretoria.

Key purpose to provide leadership, guidance and co-ordination in the execution of:

• Engineering design & construction in line with the Site Master Plans;
• Management of Environmental aspects in line with NEMA:
• Risk management for plant equipment, machinery and employees and;
• Asset management systems and work practices;

With the Outcomes of:

• Plant reliability;
• No harm to people, assets or environment;
• Legal compliance as defined by the OSH Act and other relevant legislation and;
• Continuous improvement of cost and resource usage with a focus on improved environmental stewardship.

Interaction within and outside of the company as well as the nature and purpose of the interaction can be described as follows:

• Operates within the Senior Management team as an SME for Engineering at the plant.
• Has Line Management & legal GMR2.1 Accountability for all Utility, Service and Built Environment Functions at the site – GMR2.1 accountability extends to all warehousing and logistics infrastructure on site.
• Has GMR2.1 accountability for the whole site., The Engineering Manager will ensure that legal compliance is achieved within the packing hall (and any other areas for which he / she does not have line accountability) through monthly Safety Meetings, weekly walk about, systems reviews and participation with the weekly engineering meetings where all asset management systems are reviewed.
• Manages any Projects resources allocated to the site through a dotted line relationship and is the point of contact for Projects Planning and execution for all site projects with the Central Projects Team.
• Has a dotted line management accountability to the Risk Manager, Business Systems Coordinator and Quality Managers on site as he / she is accountable for Safety, Health and Environment according to the OHS Act and NEMA.
• Operates within centralized engineering governance structures and as such is the point of contact for the Centralized Engineering Functions.
• Is the site lead for External stakeholder engagement with relevant bodies impacting on supply and services to the Plant, e.g. Municipality / Utility Providers, Department of Labour & Local Business Forums.
Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Output and Accountabilities :

• As the appointed Competent Engineer for the Site, as defined by General Machinery Regulations 2.1:
• Ensures that all site teams work in line with requirements of OSH Act & regulations, National Environmental Management Act and Coca-Cola KORE requirements in terms of risk and environment.
• Maintains a safe, healthy and risk-free work environment for the site, not just areas where they have line accountability.
• Ensures that people are trained to an appropriate level of competence as defined by the OSH Act for all machinery on site through our training systems and risk assessments.
• Leads and is the sponsor of the Risk Management Programme for the site, encompassing systems, site safety meetings, risk assessments and behavioural safety.

Engineering Change Management, Projects & Site Master Planning

• Manages engineering change control, projects execution and modification of plant equipment;
• Leads engineering projects in conjunction with the Manufacturing and Technical Team to ensure efficient and responsible investment of Capital;
• To ensure conformance to specifications and standards.
• Owns the content and execution of the 5 Year Capital Plan
• Drives the Sustainable development agenda for the site with the following outcomes:
• Own and drive an improvement plan for the site with the Central Sustainability and Engineering Manager, for optimizing the usage of Water and Energy for the site through improved practices and controls as well as technology deployment.
• Own and drive an improvement plan for the site with the Central Quality Team, for reducing waste and improving waste recycling rates for the site through improved practices and controls as well as technology deployment.

Takes overall accountability for Asset Management for the site with the following outcomes:

• Ensures asset management excellence in terms of daily execution for the Utilities and Facilities departments
• Ensure best practice deployment of asset management for the site by driving GSE scores, talent management of technical staff and compliance to the company Asset Management Processes at a policy and systemic level
• Actively audit compliance to the asset care programmed across all site departments

Drives Productivity as the Site Focused Improvement Champion

• Manages productivity through working on opportunities to minimize waste and control fixed and variable costs
• Optimizes processes through supporting and implementing continuous improvement opportunities and optimizing process capability
• Analyze plant reliability performance and make recommendations for improvement Supports and implements WCM best practice

Leads Site & Utilities Team and Participates as a Senior Leader in all key site issues

• Ensures a level of excellence around utility facilities and site maintenance
• Manage Departmental Budget / Finances.

Judgement and decision making :

• Strong leadership, management, and diagnostic ability
• Assesses risk situations in terms of the law and makes the ultimate decision as to whether or not the plant can run and what risk mitigating actions are adequate if there is an issue.
• Has sign off authority on procurement decisions for the site in terms of technical requirements and evaluation of supplier proposals.

Competencies

Knowledge:

• Good understanding of OSH Act and Regulations
• Building and Site Maintenance principles
• Maintenance systems, Project management
• Plant modification processes
• Broad packaging line engineering knowledge, Compressed air systems, boilers, and Refrigeration systems.
• SHE policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of additional Legal regulations, Engineering Standards and other SABS standards (e.g. Carbon tax, waste laws, NEMWA /emissions laws, legal register, SANS 10142, SABS 400 Building Regulation, ASME code etc.)
• Product knowledge.
• Analytical ability and logical process flow application.

Skills:

• Application of knowledge areas.
• Good interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Good networking skills.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Understands engineering risk and change management.

Attributes / Attitudes:

• Conceptualization
• Comparison
• Assertiveness
• Organizing
• Advanced Calculations
• Action Planning
• Adaptability and flexibility.
• Helps teams prioritize and move to action
• Motivates and energizes teams
• Decisiveness
• Communicates complex issues in a simple effective way

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications:

• B-Tech / BSc Mechanical /Electrical/Electromechanical (Not N6)
• GCC/OSH Act exam (Factories)
• Other post graduate qualifications in business / leadership an additional advantage

Experience:

• 5 Years of technical experience in a leadership capacity in a FMCG engineering environment
• Broad knowledge of systems and engineering processes, packaging operations, utilities, risk management;
• Experience at a leadership level over asset care systems / programs;
• SAP maintenance system, maintenance work instructions;
• SAP procurement system;
• Experience at a leadership level;
• GMR2 Appointee for the Large plant and Experience with SHEQ (OHS Act no.85/1993 and Quality);
• Computer literate;
• Experience with Project management, with a successful track record of project and capital budget execution
• Has developed the asset care programs and budgets, and managed spares inventory levels and policies;

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.