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Why do we need you ?

• Design and executive tailored recruitment strategies to attract top talent across Sub Saharan Africa, considering regional labor markets, cultural nuances, and compliance with local employment laws.
• Proactively source, engage, and nurture relationships with potential candidates through various channels, including social media, professional networks, job boards, and universities to create a robust talent pipeline.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and regional stakeholders to understand their staffing needs, define role requirements, and ensure alignment with organizational goals and diversity objectives.
• Leverage in-depth knowledge of Sub Saharan Africa’s diverse cultures, languages, and business environments to effectively assess candidate fit and address region-specific challenges in recruitment.
• Promote the organization as an employer of choice within the Sub Saharan African market by crafting compelling job descriptions, showcasing company values, and participating in career fairs or industry events.
• Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, including job postings, resume screening, interviewing, reference checks, offer negotiation, and onboarding, ensuring a seamless and positive candidate experience.
• Ensure all recruitment activities comply with local labor laws, immigration regulations, and employment standards across different countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to mitigate legal risks.
• Utilize recruitment metrics and analytics to track performance, measure success, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve recruitment processes to meet organizational hiring targets efficiently.

Is this job for you ?

• Talent Acquisition Specialist focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa should possess a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Human Resources, Business Administration, or Psychology, along with 3 – 5 years of experience in recruitment within Africa. They must have regional knowledge of Sub-Saharan Africa, including its labour markets and cultural dynamics, and demonstrate proficiency in using recruitment tools like Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS). Strong communication skills in English are essential, with additional languages being a plus, as well as proven experience in stakeholder management to effectively collaborate with hiring managers and candidates. The ideal candidate should also exhibit problem-solving and adaptability skills to navigate challenges unique to the region, along with basic technical and analytical skills to interpret recruitment data and improve processes.

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Why do we need you ?

• Lead the regional implementation, localisation and adoption of the CHORUS / Workday HR transformation programme across the Sub-Saharan Africa Cluster.
• Translate global programme requirements, milestones and dependencies into clear regional plans, actions and accountabilities.
• Coordinate country-level localisation of HR processes, ensuring local requirements are understood, documented and aligned with the global design.
• Drive HR data readiness by coordinating data collection, cleansing, validation, mapping, submission and sign-off with relevant stakeholders.
• Support the definition and testing of integrations between Workday and payroll, identity, reporting and other downstream systems.
• Coordinate regional participation in system testing and User Acceptance Testing, ensuring defects, evidence and business sign-off are properly tracked.
• Lead change-impact, communication, training and adoption-readiness activities to support successful business transition.
• Prepare concise project updates, readiness assessments, risk logs and decision papers for regional governance and leadership forums.

Is this job for you ?

• You will need to have a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business Management, Project Management or a related field, together with a minimum of 5 years’ progressive experience in HR technology, HR operations, project management or business transformation. Experience implementing or supporting a major HR information system is essential, with Workday experience strongly preferred. You should be comfortable managing complex, cross-functional projects across multiple countries, business units or stakeholder groups, and have practical exposure to HR data readiness, process mapping, system testing, integration coordination and change management. Strong knowledge of core HR processes, cloud-based HR platforms, project governance, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint will support your success in this role.

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Why do we need you ?

• The Technical Sales Representative (Concrete) will be responsible for driving sales growth, achieving budgeted revenue and volume targets, and maintaining profitable customer relationships within the allocated territory (inland region). The role will focus on implementing sales and marketing strategies, identifying new business opportunities, protecting market share, and delivering exceptional customer service to customers within the construction, ready-mix concrete and precast market segments.

Key responsibilities:

Sales and Business Development

• Develop and manage the allocated sales territory and customer portfolio to achieve budgeted sales targets and growth expectations.
• Implement approved sales strategies and business plans within the assigned region.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities and market segments.
• Promote and sell the company's products and services to existing and prospective customers.
• Manage and develop key customer accounts to ensure business growth and long-term retention.
• Protect and maintain market share within the assigned territory and market segments.

Customer Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through regular engagement and support.
• Act as the primary point of contact for customers within the allocated territory.
• Resolve customer complaints and coordinate product quality investigations with relevant departments.
• Provide effective after-sales support and technical assistance where required.
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and service delivery.

Pricing and Profitability Management

• Ensure compliance with company pricing strategies and policies.
• Achieve and maintain profitability targets.
• Monitor customer pricing arrangements and market trends.
• Support profitable growth of the territory.

Market Intelligence and Reporting

• Gather and report competitor, market, customer, economic, and credit information.
• Monitor changes within the marketplace and communicate opportunities or risks to management.
• Prepare and submit accurate monthly and quarterly sales reports.
• Provide reliable sales forecasts and volume projections.
• Submit weekly call plans and customer visit reports within agreed timelines.

Operational Excellence

• Participate in monthly stock-taking activities.
• Maintain accurate forecasting to support inventory management and minimize working capital requirements.
• Monitor customer credit status and ensure adherence to credit management procedures.
• Ensure compliance with company systems, processes, and procedures.
• Manage expenses within approved budget parameters.

Safety, Compliance and Governance

• Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Comply with all safety, health, and environmental requirements.
• Safeguard company assets and confidential information.
• Maintain ethical business practices and professional conduct at all times.

Stakeholder Engagement and Brand Representation

• Participate in management meetings and team-building initiatives.
• Represent the company professionally at industry events, networking functions, exhibitions, and technical seminars.
• Promote a positive company image within the industry and marketplace.
• Contribute to a customer-focused and collaborative organizational culture.

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Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree/National Diploma in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or similar
• Minimum 5 years' sales experience, preferably within the construction, concrete, cement, building materials, chemicals, or related industries
• Understanding of sales principles and customer service practices
• Knowledge of the construction, ready-mix, or precast concrete market would be advantageous
• Understanding of territory and account management principles
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting
• Ability to prepare and deliver professional PowerPoint presentations
• Sales forecasting and reporting capabilities
• Fluent communication skills in English and Afrikaans
• Valid driver's license
• Willingness to travel extensively within the allocated territory
• Customer centric and stakeholder-focused approach