AVI LIMITED is home to many of South Africa’s leading and best-loved brands. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the Food Products sector, and centred on the FMCG market, AVI’s extensive brand portfolio includes more than 50 brands. Our single-minded purpose is our brands growth and development. Our brands span a range of categories i...
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Key Areas of Impact:
Non-production spend procurement
- Own non-production spend procurement projects by conducting analysis and presenting actionable insights in terms of cost savings and /or operational efficiencies
- Vendor engagement and negotiations of SLA agreements for key suppliers
- Vendor management of key suppliers in both repairs, and maintenance and servicers as required
- Conduct regular in-house audits to ensure sound procurement practices are followed and to measure compliance
Process Ownership
- Own, manage and improve procurement processes across the National Brands supply chain
- Take full accountability for this process, develop a future based strategy for this process, present and obtain approval from senior management
- Take daily tactical decisions independently in line with the agreed procurement strategy
- Take corrective action as required and communicate the impact to the agreed strategy if relevant
- Manage all stakeholder expectation, engagements and alignment pertaining to this process across all levels of NBL
- Resolve queries related to this process
Standardization & improvement of procurement processes
- Investigate current practices, identify pockets of excellence, develop new best practice standards and implement across all NBL sites
- Process change management and implementation roadblock clearance
- Process mapping and course corrections if required
- Presentation development and stake holder communication
- Tracking of improvements and buying to ensure implementation at all sites
Project coordination
- Coordinate many complex, multi-stakeholder projects simultaneously
- Ensure that all projects are executed and implemented according to the best operating practices, while ensuring that all relevant stakeholders are trained accordingly, and understand the benefits and impact
- Manage all interconnected projects and understand how changes impact each project and the larger plan
- Take action to limit negative results and share positive outcomes
Supply chain data analysis and reporting
- Run, create, communicate and monitor reports on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis
- Ad hoc analysis and queries to support procurement decisions and process improvements
- Support the quality of reports from more junior team members
- Conduct data analysis and identify insights to support optimal decision making
- Business case determination, motivation, execution, tracking and correcting
What It Takes to Succeed:
Experience that set you up for success:
- A minimum 5 years’ experience as a Procurement Specialist handling non-production spend items
- Prior buying experience will be advantageous
Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in related field with specific focus on Procurement/Supply Chain/Project Management
- Honours degree in Procurement/Supply Chain/Project Management would be an added advantage
Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:
- Position will require national and limited international travel
- Advanced MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
- SAP will be advantageous
- Spend System Management and Reporting
- Project management skills
- Compliance, governance and ethics adherence
- Business acumen to drive business performance
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Key Areas of Impact:
Deliver performance targets for portfolio across all target brands
- Ongoing market and industry analysis to provide recommendations for brand development
- Ongoing competitor intelligence
- Ongoing review of portfolio activity effectiveness to update or change plans as required
- Budgeting & forecasting
Deliver local portfolio and brand strategy
- Insights from pulling together existing research, market trends (global & local), competitors and internal data
- SWOT analysis
- Conduct consumer and market research in order to keep up to date with consumer trends, as well as trying to predict future trends
- Portfolio positioning – Identify how our brand is positioned in the market
- Develop brand plans/brand strategy for profitable company growth
- Development of 3-year portfolio strategy
Deliver consumer communication strategy
- Define and manage brand positioning and communication strategy using a variety of media
- Prepare/Review all promotional, advertising, media, research and R&D briefs
- Participate in media strategy process, agreement & delivery of plans
- Develop and execute marketing campaigns aimed at communicating our brand message
- Maintain relationships (both internal and external partners)
- Monitor communication/promotional spend
Management of all New Product Development projects
- Development of commercial rational and justification
- Project management of all new product development projects
- Work with Research and Development (R&D) team and technical team to convert innovative business ideas into saleable products
- Product / packaging development
- Implement launch and launch support plan
- Participate in monthly marketing & NPD meetings
What It Takes to Succeed:
Experience that set you up for success:
- A minimum of three (3) years' experience as a Brand Manager gained in an FMCG environment is essential
- Knowledge of IRI / Nielsen data experience required
Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:
- A completed commercial degree majoring in Marketing, Business Management, Finance or similar is essential
Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:
- Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS PowerPoint
- SAP knowledge is advantageous
- Strong focus on analytical skills (turning data into actionable insights)
- Knowledge of consumer, trader, customer, and shopper insights
- Project management expertise
- Knowledge of the NPD process
- Advertising experience from briefing to execution
- High levels of numeracy
- Ability to travel essential
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Key Areas of Impact
Creating an Exceptional Customer Experience
- Cultivate a service-driven culture, ensuring customers receive a world-class experience
- Implement action plans based on mystery shopper feedback to continuously elevate service standards
- Build strong relationships with customers and maintain a loyal client base
- Provide in-store coaching and continuous training to refine sales and service skills
Inspiring and leading a high-performance team
- Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-calibre retail team that embodies our brand values
- Drive performance through structured Individual Performance Agreements (IPAs), one-on-one coaching, and meaningful feedback sessions
- Recognise and reward excellence while ensuring accountability with clear expectations
- Foster a positive and motivating work environment that encourages growth
Driving Sales and Operational Excellence
- Monitor daily sales performance and ensure every team member contributes to store targets
- Analyse the income statement and manage expenses to maximise profitability
- Maintain optimal stock levels in alignment with customer demand and store needs
- Ensure compliance with in-store controls, visual merchandising standards, and premium store presentation
- Use key retail disciplines to manage store operations efficiently
Achieving Business Targets
- Deliver on key metrics, including trading density, basket size, and salary-to-sales ratios
- Align team performance with brand goals, ensuring a seamless and luxurious shopping experience
What It Takes to Succeed:
Experience that set you up for success:
- Minimum of 5 years’ retail experience
- At least 12 – 18 months of management experience in a retail environment
- A deep understanding of the retail landscape, including brand positioning and customer engagement
Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:
- Matric / Grade 12 (essential)
- Tertiary Retail Qualification (advantageous)
Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:
- Knowledge of Industrial Relations (IR) laws and ability to initiate enquiries
- Strong understanding of profit & loss statements and retail financials
- Experience in merchandising, stock control, and store administration
- Ability to recruit and build a team that represents a luxury retail brand
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Key Areas of Impact
Creating an Exceptional Customer Experience
- Cultivate a service-driven culture, ensuring customers receive a world-class experience
- Implement action plans based on mystery shopper feedback to continuously elevate service standards
- Build strong relationships with customers and maintain a loyal client base
- Provide in-store coaching and continuous training to refine sales and service skills
Inspiring and leading a high-performance team
- Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-calibre retail team that embodies our brand values
- Drive performance through structured Individual Performance Agreements (IPAs), one-on-one coaching, and meaningful feedback sessions
- Recognise and reward excellence while ensuring accountability with clear expectations
- Foster a positive and motivating work environment that encourages growth
Driving Sales and Operational Excellence
- Monitor daily sales performance and ensure every team member contributes to store targets
- Analyse the income statement and manage expenses to maximise profitability
- Maintain optimal stock levels in alignment with customer demand and store needs
- Ensure compliance with in-store controls, visual merchandising standards, and premium store presentation
- Use key retail disciplines to manage store operations efficiently
Achieving Business Targets
- Deliver on key metrics, including trading density, basket size, and salary-to-sales ratios
- Align team performance with brand goals, ensuring a seamless and luxurious shopping experience
What It Takes to Succeed:
Experience that set you up for success:
- Minimum of 5 years’ retail experience
- At least 12 – 18 months of management experience in a retail environment
- A deep understanding of the retail landscape, including brand positioning and customer engagement
Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:
- Matric / Grade 12 (essential)
- Tertiary Retail Qualification (advantageous)
Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:
- Knowledge of Industrial Relations (IR) laws and ability to initiate enquiries
- Strong understanding of profit & loss statements and retail financials
- Experience in merchandising, stock control, and store administration
- Ability to recruit and build a team that represents a luxury retail brand
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Key Responsibilities:
Cash Control & Accuracy
- Perform cash desk duties efficiently while ensuring zero variances.
- Follow daily cash control and banking processes with precision.
- Handle manual transactions accurately when required.
Stock Management & Organisation
- Execute daily stock procedures to maintain seamless store operations.
- Assist in managing customer orders and ensuring timely fulfillment.
- Conduct weekly stock counts and maintain storeroom organisation.
- Complete shoe pairing exercises to uphold stock integrity.
Customer Service & Sales Support
- Deliver a premium shopping experience with expert product knowledge.
- Foster strong customer relationships by offering personalised service.
- Uphold the brand’s luxury standards through professionalism and enthusiasm.
What You Need to Succeed:
- Matric / Grade 12 (essential)
- 6 months – 1 year of retail experience (luxury or fashion retail preferred)
- A passion for high-end fashion, footwear, and customer engagement
- Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and peak trading hours
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Key Responsibilities:
Safety, Health, and Environment:
- Enforce correct PPE usage and compliance with safety protocols.
- Promote a strong safety culture, ensuring each shift has a designated SHE rep, first aider, and fire fighter.
- Conduct emergency evacuation drills and complete near-miss reports.
- Ensure timely resolution of safety and health incidents and lead COVID-19 compliance efforts.
- Conduct weekly toolbox talks and ensure proper waste segregation and disposal.
Production Management:
- Lead production teams to meet daily shift targets as per SKU specifications.
- Ensure rapid response to equipment breakdowns and labour availability.
- Oversee pre-checks on machines and manage support departments to provide top service.
- Track hourly production output and monitor adherence to the production plan.
- Maintain high product quality standards and ensure first-time-right production.
Cost Control:
- Optimize labour management, including controlling overtime and absenteeism.
- Lead efforts to reduce waste, participate in troubleshooting, and manage start-up times.
- Plan for efficient changeovers, ensuring minimal downtime and smooth production transitions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance plant efficiency.
Quality and Food Safety:
- Ensure seamless maintenance handovers and proper storage of safety equipment and chemicals.
- Conduct daily equipment inspections and maintain high hygiene standards during production runs.
- Lead quality checks and empower operators to take ownership of their output.
- Ensure non-conforming products are addressed and corrected swiftly.
People Management:
- Lead and develop your team with a genuine concern for their growth and well-being.
- Provide ongoing training, coaching, and development using IDP and Skills Matrix frameworks.
- Ensure team members are multi-skilled and well-equipped to meet operational demands.
- Offer recognition, reward, and constructive feedback, while holding individuals accountable for their performance.
- Foster a culture of innovation by encouraging team suggestions and ideas.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- 4+ years of experience in production within the FMCG industry.
- 1-2 years of supervisory experience in a complex manufacturing structure.
Qualifications:
- Tertiary qualification in Production Management or Operations Management.
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Key Areas of Impact:
Employee Relations
- Ensures compliance with all relevant legislation, including and not limited to BCEA, LRA, SDA, OHASA, etc.
- Coordinate and set up quarterly union and shop steward meetings, records and disseminates meeting minutes following each meeting
- Primary point of contact for all warnings, disciplinary hearings and CCMA
- Ensures that disciplinaries and grievances are dealt with in accordance with company policies with support and guidance from the HR Officers and HR Managers
- Upload and capture all ER matters on the SAP ER system
- Advise and consult on Employee Relations issues with HR teams and Line Managers (Coastal and inland regions)
- Support business to ensure that appropriate disciplinary and incapacity procedures are implemented
- Investigate disciplinary matters in Field Marketing
- Support Field Marketing by initiating and chairing disciplinary hearings
- Assist in formulation of charges and approval of sanctions
- Build a close relationship with the Field Marketing Operations and HR Teams
- Establish and maintain relationships between trade unions, management and HR
- Support business in managing CCMA disputes and attend to CCMA matters (including arbitrations and collective disputes) on behalf of Field Marketing
- Assist with consultation processes with unions and third parties
- Stay abreast of relevant Employee Relations legislation and events in appropriate industry and statutory bodies and advising management on Employee Relations legislative compliance
Projects and Campaigns Management
- Assist the HR Managers with research and implementation of all projects and campaigns
- Support the HR Officers in driving and managing all Employee Relations related projects and campaigns nationally
- Drive campaigns to educate and raise awareness to Field Marketing employees and minimize risk in the business
Human Resource support
- Assist and support regions with HR responsibilities such as, training and development, performance management, succession planning, benefits administration
- Stand-in for HR Officer as and when required
Reporting
- Maintain accurate ER records and databases, including employee warnings and disciplinary packs filed within the relevant filing systems
- Ensure monthly capturing of all ER and CCMA cases on SAP
- Ensure monthly reporting of ER and CCMA matters to relevant business stakeholders
- Conduct monthly and quarterly Employee Relations’ trend analysis and report back to the regions and HR Management
- Assist HR Officers with monthly and quarterly HR reporting and trend analysis
- Maintain and provide accurate Employee Relations statistics, reporting and information
What It Takes to Succeed:
Experience that set you up for success:
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a Human Resource Officer (Employee Relations) role or similar position with a corporate environment
- FMCG industry experience will be preferable
Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:
- A completed Degree/Diploma in HR / Industrial Psychology or equivalent is required.
- A completed Degree/Diploma in National Labour Relations will be advantageous.
Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:
- Strong knowledge in Labour Laws and HR Generalist best practices
- Travel is required across the Field Marketing Business at short notice
- Must have own vehicle with reliable transport
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Key Areas of Impact:
Employee Relations
- Ensures compliance with all relevant legislation, including and not limited to BCEA, LRA, SDA, OHASA, etc.
- Coordinate and set up quarterly union and shop steward meetings, records and disseminates meeting minutes following each meeting
- Primary point of contact for all warnings, disciplinary hearings and CCMA
- Ensures that disciplinaries and grievances are dealt with in accordance with company policies with support and guidance from the HR Officers and HR Managers
- Upload and capture all ER matters on the SAP ER system
- Advise and consult on Employee Relations issues with HR teams and Line Managers (Coastal and inland regions)
- Support business to ensure that appropriate disciplinary and incapacity procedures are implemented
- Investigate disciplinary matters in Field Marketing
- Support Field Marketing by initiating and chairing disciplinary hearings
- Assist in formulation of charges and approval of sanctions
- Build a close relationship with the Field Marketing Operations and HR Teams
- Establish and maintain relationships between trade unions, management and HR
- Support business in managing CCMA disputes and attend to CCMA matters (including arbitrations and collective disputes) on behalf of Field Marketing
- Assist with consultation processes with unions and third parties
- Stay abreast of relevant Employee Relations legislation and events in appropriate industry and statutory bodies and advising management on Employee Relations legislative compliance
Projects and Campaigns Management
- Assist the HR Managers with research and implementation of all projects and campaigns
- Support the HR Officers in driving and managing all Employee Relations related projects and campaigns nationally
- Drive campaigns to educate and raise awareness to Field Marketing employees and minimize risk in the business
Human Resource support
- Assist and support regions with HR responsibilities such as, training and development, performance management, succession planning, benefits administration
- Stand-in for HR Officer as and when required
Reporting
- Maintain accurate ER records and databases, including employee warnings and disciplinary packs filed within the relevant filing systems
- Ensure monthly capturing of all ER and CCMA cases on SAP
- Ensure monthly reporting of ER and CCMA matters to relevant business stakeholders
- Conduct monthly and quarterly Employee Relations’ trend analysis and report back to the regions and HR Management
- Assist HR Officers with monthly and quarterly HR reporting and trend analysis
- Maintain and provide accurate Employee Relations statistics, reporting and information
What It Takes to Succeed:
Experience that set you up for success:
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a Human Resource Officer (Employee Relations) role or similar position with a corporate environment
- FMCG industry experience will be preferable
Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:
- A completed Degree/Diploma in HR / Industrial Psychology or equivalent is required.
- A completed Degree/Diploma in National Labour Relations will be advantageous.
Additional Requirements that will enhance your impact for success:
- Strong knowledge in Labour Laws and HR Generalist best practices
- Travel is required across the Field Marketing Business at short notice
- Must have own vehicle with reliable transport
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Key Areas of Impact:
Efficient Customer Service
- Manage the prioritization of orders with sales and customer service departments
- Manage Distribution Centre (DC) errors and lost sales on sales orders
Continuous improvement
- Continuous report on systems performance
- Reduce overtime, temporary labour and maintenance cost
- Visual management of the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) scorecard
- Compile daily, weekly and monthly reports. Send them to the DC Management
- Monitor progress of action plans of projects
- Implementation of continuous improvement initiatives in the DC to assist with operational growth and capacity demands to align with company strategy and best practice
Quality, Safety and Housekeeping
- Ensure warehouse distribution good manufacturing practice
- Monitor the completion of rack and stacking inspections timeously
- Monitor the completion of material handling equipment check sheets and ensure that equipment is in good condition and safe to use
- Maintain general good housekeeping standards
- Oversee that incident forms are completed and proper investigations are done
- Monitor stock accuracy in the warehouses and ensure that it conforms to the documented DC stock accuracy targets
- Take corrective action to continuously improve accuracy
- Investigate bin overview queries immediately
- Implement all quality, safety and housekeeping standards, policies and procedures
- Develop and coordinate continuous improvement plans for quality and safety compliance
- Assist in the development of company policies and procedures
- Coordinate the implementation of all inventory related SOP’s
- Monitor the completion of material handling equipment check sheets and ensure that equipment is in good condition and safe to use
- Maintain general good housekeeping standards
- Oversee that incident forms are completed and proper investigations are done
- Monitor stock accuracy in the warehouses and ensure that it conforms to the documented DC stock accuracy targets
- Take corrective action to continuously improve accuracy
- Investigate bin overview queries immediately
- Implement all quality, safety and housekeeping standards, policies and procedures
- Develop and coordinate continuous improvement plans for quality and safety compliance
- Assist in the development of company policies and procedures
- Coordinate the implementation of all inventory related SOP’s
Lead and managing the Bulk picking team
- Manage efficiency of Pickers
- Manage accuracy of team
- Ensure orders are completed and aligned as per NAPD Not after pick by date.
- Ensure transfer orders are picked accurately and in time allocated.
- Manage processes and procedures as per company guidelines.
- Manage team time and attendance.
- Implement the performance management and talent process team members
- Motivate staff by ensuring incentives, rewards and recognition are given and fair to the company and staff
- Utilize disciplinary procedures effectively
- Allocate the correct number of people and skill to the various areas of responsibility
- Allocate the correct equipment to execute tasks effectively and efficiently
Stock Accuracy
- Monitor stock accuracy in the warehouses and ensure that it conforms to the documented DC stock accuracy targets
- Take corrective action to continuously improve accuracy
- Investigate bin overview queries immediately.
What It Takes to Succeed:
Experience that set you up for success:
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in warehousing
Qualifications & Certifications that will contribute to your success:
- Grade 12 / Matric qualification
- NQF5 qualification in Supply Chain Management, Stores Management or Operations Management
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