New Opportunities at AVI Limited

An opportunity exists for a dynamic and innovative Marketing Manager to lead the marketing function for the NBL Beverages portfolio. The successful candidate will be based in Bryanston and will report to the Marketing Executive.

Key responsibilities include:

Deliver performance targets across all target brands

• Ongoing market and industry analysis
• Ongoing competitor intelligence
• Ongoing review of portfolio activity effectiveness, with plans being adapted or changed as required
• Lead monthly marketing, sales and NPD meetings
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Agreement and delivery of team and individual performance contracts

Deliver local portfolio and brand strategy 

• Providing and reporting of insights from existing research and analyses of the market and competitors
• Portfolio positioning
• SWOT analysis
• Development of three year beverages portfolio strategy
• Lead brand plan process to deliver brand plans for focus brands

Deliver consumer communication strategy

• Propose and agree brand portfolio investment and splits
• Lead media strategy process, agreement and delivery of plans
• Develop agency relationship
• Monitor communication/promotional spend

People leadership

• Growth and development of Consumer Marketing Team
• Performance management
• Inter-functional communication and leadership
• Interface with Sales / Operations / Commercial / Research & Development / Exec Team

Experience Required

• A minimum of 4 - 5 years’ experience as a Senior Brand Manager gained in a FMCG environment

Qualification Required

• A relevant Commercial Degree
• Post graduate qualification would be advantageous

Knowledge

• Ability to analyse, interpret and leverage data and information
• Ability to formulate, communicate and execute strategy
• Consumer, trader, customer and shopper interest and insight
• Project management from briefing to execution with internal and external stakeholders
• Financial literacy and commercial acumen

Competencies

• Thinking analytically
• Documenting facts
• Interpreting data
• Developing strategies
• Building relationships
• Articulating information
• Challenging views
• Setting direction
• Making decisions
• Staying composed
• Resolving conflict
• Recovering from setbacks
• Embracing change
• Meeting deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Minimising risk
• Planning and organsing
• Keeping commitments
• Maintaining productivity
• Taking initiative
• Persisting

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Leverage your process expertise and ability to manage multiple complex projects within a manufacturing environment in order to effect capacity enabling changes across the Snackworks factories
• Apply your productivity-focused project management skills to implement solutions across the sites
• Lead the site project engineering teams
• Manage capital projects from the justification stage across the project cycle to accelerate equipment selection, commissioning, performance ramp up and maintenance and training integration by following sound project management principles
• Establish capital expenditure to improve health & safety, productivity, capacity and efficiency for each factory within the division
• Project planning and tracking to ensure deadlines and objectives are met
• Execute project follow up and ensure successful implementation
• Coordinate implementation of projects in terms of change management and training needs
• Lean manufacturing approach to the project life cycle
• Report to management with progress of current and planned projects
• Establish a 5-year plan for each factory
• Ensure that approved capital expenditure delivers the commitments at each factory within the division
• Implementation of appropriate manufacturing systems to enable process and operational improvements at each factory within the division

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• 5+ Years’ experience within a similar role
• Relevant FMCG experience in the Food environment

Qualifications:

• Completed Higher National Diploma/ BTech or BSC Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)
• A professional engineering qualification combined with keen business acumen and FMCG Food manufacturing experience is indispensable in this environment

Additional Requirements:

• MS Projects
• MS Office
• AutoCAD knowledge
• In-depth knowledge of FMCG plant equipment
• At least 5 years’ experience in project management
• Presentation skills
• Analytical/investigative nature
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Competencies:

• Meeting deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Planning and organising
• Thinking analytically
• Interpreting data
• Maintaining productivity
• Documenting facts
• Upholding Standards
• Minimising Risk

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Responsible for overall Quality Assurance and Control Management on site
• Ensuring the effective operation of the Integrated Management System for the site (FSSC and HACCP)
• Managing the Food Safety System – AIB standard
• Responsible for the spec compliance quality measuring process and reporting thereof
• Identify and implement Improvement Opportunities related to product quality
• Implementation of Quality Procedures and Standards on site.
• Ensure correctness of product specifications and compliance to set standards/specifications on Raw Material and Packaging
• Manage and resolve customer complaints
• Conduct Internal systems and process audits
• Conduct Supplier Audits against the AIB standard
• Liaise with suppliers on quality and technical issues
• Manage the cleaning and pest control contract
• Operational budgeting and cost control
• Competency development of teams, including mentoring and coaching
• Managing industrial relations 

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications and Experience:                                      

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science is essential
• At least 10 years’ experience in Quality
• At least 5 years’ experience as a Quality Manager within the FMCG / Food Production Industry.
• Knowledge of FSSC 22000 and AIB
• Experience in Baking
• Experience in large factories

Competencies:

• Deciding and Initiating Action
• Leading and Supervising
• Relating and Networking
• Persuading and Influencing
• Planning and Organising
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Coping with Pressures and Setbacks

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Cash control

• Perform cash desk function
• Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
• 0 cash variances maintained
• Manual transactions accurately recorded 

Stock Control

• Stock management processes are followed daily
• Customer orders are followed up
• Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
• Store room department in good condition
• Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly 

Customer Service

• Provide excellent customer service
• Internal & external customer relationship building
• Maintain good customer relationships
• Product knowledge

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                                       

• Minimum 1 years’ retail experience 

Qualifications:

• Complete Matric/Grade 12 

Additional Requirements:

• Retail administration disciplines
• Stock & cash management
• Product knowledge
• Sales knowledge and selling skills
• Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
• Numerical ability 

Competencies:

• Minimising Risk
• Meeting Deadlines
• Planning & Organising
• Thinking Analytically
• Building Relationships
• Attention to Detail
• Understanding Others
• Influencing Others

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Cash control

• Perform cash desk function
• Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
• 0 cash variances maintained
• Manual transactions accurately recorded 

Stock Control

• Stock management processes are followed daily
• Customer orders are followed up
• Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
• Store room department in good condition
• Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly 

Customer Service

• Provide excellent customer service
• Internal & external customer relationship building
• Maintain good customer relationships
• Product knowledge

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                                       

• Minimum 1 years’ retail experience 

Qualifications:

• Complete Matric/Grade 12 

Additional Requirements:

• Retail administration disciplines
• Stock & cash management
• Product knowledge
• Sales knowledge and selling skills
• Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
• Numerical ability 

Competencies:

• Minimising Risk
• Meeting Deadlines
• Planning & Organising
• Thinking Analytically
• Building Relationships
• Attention to Detail
• Understanding Others
• Influencing Others

go to method of application »

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Cash control

• Perform cash desk function
• Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
• 0 cash variances maintained
• Manual transactions accurately recorded 

Stock Control

• Stock management processes are followed daily
• Customer orders are followed up
• Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
• Store room department in good condition
• Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly 

Customer Service

• Provide excellent customer service
• Internal & external customer relationship building
• Maintain good customer relationships
• Product knowledge

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                                       

• Minimum 1 years’ retail experience 

Qualifications:

• Complete Matric/Grade 12 

Additional Requirements:

• Retail administration disciplines
• Stock & cash management
• Product knowledge
• Sales knowledge and selling skills
• Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
• Numerical ability 

Competencies:

• Minimising Risk
• Meeting Deadlines
• Planning & Organising
• Thinking Analytically
• Building Relationships
• Attention to Detail
• Understanding Others
• Influencing Others

go to method of application »

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Cash control

• Perform cash desk function
• Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
• 0 cash variances maintained
• Manual transactions accurately recorded 

Stock Control

• Stock management processes are followed daily
• Customer orders are followed up
• Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
• Store room department in good condition
• Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly 

Customer Service

• Provide excellent customer service
• Internal & external customer relationship building
• Maintain good customer relationships
• Product knowledge

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                                       

• Minimum 1 years’ retail experience 

Qualifications:

• Complete Matric/Grade 12 

Additional Requirements:

• Retail administration disciplines
• Stock & cash management
• Product knowledge
• Sales knowledge and selling skills
• Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
• Numerical ability 

Competencies:

• Minimising Risk
• Meeting Deadlines
• Planning & Organising
• Thinking Analytically
• Building Relationships
• Attention to Detail
• Understanding Others
• Influencing Others

go to method of application »

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Cash control

• Perform cash desk function
• Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
• 0 cash variances maintained
• Manual transactions accurately recorded 

Stock Control

• Stock management processes are followed daily
• Customer orders are followed up
• Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
• Store room department in good condition
• Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly 

Customer Service

• Provide excellent customer service
• Internal & external customer relationship building
• Maintain good customer relationships
• Product knowledge

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                                       

• Minimum 1 years’ retail experience 

Qualifications:

• Complete Matric/Grade 12 

Additional Requirements:

• Retail administration disciplines
• Stock & cash management
• Product knowledge
• Sales knowledge and selling skills
• Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
• Numerical ability 

Competencies:

• Minimising Risk
• Meeting Deadlines
• Planning & Organising
• Thinking Analytically
• Building Relationships
• Attention to Detail
• Understanding Others
• Influencing Others

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Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Provide accurate sales and returns information

• Daily reports
• Monthly reviews
• Ad hoc requests

Manage customer orders

• Allocation
• Pricing
• Placement
• Booking
• Delivery

Manage regional promotional grid

• Management of cycle deal PAC forms
• Update promotional grid
• Save and check all retail broadsheets versus the grid
• Conduct a price survey twice a month
• Utilise Silo to update promo grid with accurate RSPs and promo dates

Provide effective administrative support to the RSMs and SOMs

• Make customer appointments
• Manage regional claims
• Manage regional trackers
• Manage regional contact matrix
• Manage regional pricing alerts
• Manage Isando DC expired stock

Management of regional expenses

• Prepare and process RSM & SOM monthly expenses
• Plan and book all travel arrangements for RSM & SOM
• Monitor Inland budgets versus actual spend monthly

Management of regional office

• Prepare for all meetings
• Manage POS
• Manage free stock
• Manage office filing system
• Manage NBL asset register

Compile, analyze and investigate sales out data

• Nielsen
• Ask’d
• Spar Insights

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• Minimum 5+ years solid Sales Administration experience in a similar role Solid FMCG experience is essential

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 (with Mathematics and Accounting in Matric)
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting or Finance would be advantageous

 Additional Requirements:

• Market information tools (Nielsens/IRI, SPAR Insights, ASK’d reports)
• Advanced MS Excel
• SAP experience
• SQL experience
• Strong numerical ability