Opportunities at Clover S.A. Proprietary Limited

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• Act as the link between Sales, Marketing and Supply Chain to ensure alignment and a focused approach on all projects and business initiatives

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Plan and execute the marketing strategy for export countries

• Coordinate with country agencies to execute the marketing strategy
• Assist with the budget and planning of communication activities (Above the Line - ATL & Below the Line - BTL)
• Assist in the development of the marketing plans for each country
• Monitor execution against plan (campaign monitoring, results and reporting)
• Liaise with external suppliers for each of the activities (source suppliers in SA and in country)
• Assist with the preparation launch plan for new countries

Assist with the brand promotional strategy

• Evaluate and measure past promotions to determine effectiveness for both brand and pack size offerings
• Understand promotional uplifts and ROI models
• Use learnings to determine promotional price points and frequency of promotions

Support the export commercial plan

• Translate Marketing and brand plans into an actionable commercial plan
• Assist in developing the in-store execution strategy against the commercial plan
• Assist in developing the commercial calendar and brand priority grid
• Track and measure execution against plan

Integrate new products into the Clover portfolio

• Complete Marketing Consumer Strategy (MCS) wish list and tracking documents for each launch
• Ensure that listing samples, trade presenters and supporting documents are in place
• Assist with the launch KPIs with the relevant departments, distribution targets, in-store support, secondary & promotional support, launch volumes
• Track and feedback on launch performance

Participate in the demand planning and forecasting process

• Attend regular meetings with Demand Planning team to review forecast
• Ensure promotional activity and in-store activity are integrated into the forecast

REQUIREMENTS:

• University degree - B Comm (Marketing)
• Business English: Fluent
• MS Excel (Advanced)
• Travel off-site / Overnight Stay
• Shifts/Weekend/Public Holidays
• Working with Senior Management
• Management Experience

PLEASE NOTE
 Closing date: 3/5/2020 12:00:00 AM

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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• To plan production to ensure optimum stock levels in CDC's

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Rough cut production plans & Warehousing

• Plan daily production at a minimum horizon of 21 days and weekly plans at a rolling 12 weeks according to agreed plan and production rules which will be uploaded weekly to the KMR system used for
• procurement purposes
• Ensure timeous communication with the applicable factory when additional shifts/less shifts are required based on current demand trend and production requirement
• Analyse additional volumes and impact it will have on a specific line when new products are launched as well as the procurement lead times on product availability
• Ensure space bottlenecks are identified and communicated for further investigations and analysis to ensure sufficient space in the network are determined in advance
• Analyse batch sizes vs. shelf life requirement and impact the predetermined batch size will have on supply of the product in the network (warehouse space, Freshness of stock, obsolete stock)

Plan optimal stock levels for semi- and finished goods to ensure pre-defined customer service levels are on target

• Take ownership of channel to ensure sufficient and optimal stock levels are maintained by ensuring constant and timeous communication with the deployment team regarding product group/sku priorities
• Apply the constraint/factors of e.g. long lead times, forecast accuracy, batch constraints, warehouse constraints, shelf life, network constraint/design in production planning to ensure stocks are optimised with
• the best possible trade off solution
• Optimise the supply network to ensure freshness of stock at optimal production/network/primary costs
• Determine factors contributing to constant short dated stock in the supply channel, and the corrective action needed to reduce/avoid the constant obsolete stock
• Communicate potential short dated stock problems to the Demand team and ensure stock is moved to a location/s as required for additional sales to limit the short dated stock/write off

Optimise network planning

• Optimise the supply network based on guidelines, and determine the most cost effective supply channel, factory, route
• Ensure stock is replenished from most optimal factory location (where similar and non-similar factories are packing) at optimal costs when tradeoffs need to be made regarding additional supply locations while
• freshness of stock and the OFR % are maintained
• Define and revise buffer levels by determining risk of changes in demand or supply by sku/prod group to ensure target OFR% and product freshness
• Analyse the total supply chain function to ensure target OFR % are met and maintained

Give input and report on sales and operations planning

• Ensure accurate information are available to optimise rough cut capacity plans with impact of constraints for best possible inputs to the S & OP process
• Identify bottlenecks, processes, constraints that has an impact on current supply and possible solutions/corrective measures
• Ensure daily reporting at summary level of channel information (Obsolete stock, constraints , impact of supply disruption, potential supply problems) by monitoring, identifying and implementing corrective
• measures in the supply channel
• Ensure monthly consolidated reporting of Channel information in summary format (Obsolete stock, supply disruption and impact on OFR%, channel costs and potential savings)

Channel ownership of Target OFR % in the supply network

• Identify and facilitate mitigating actions where OFR% deviations occurred in the supply chain and way forward

REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree
• Business English: Fluent
• MS Excel (Advanced)

PLEASE NOTE
Closing date: 3/5/2020 12:00:00 AM

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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• Technical specialist for instruments/technical knowledge of chemistry and microbiology methods/SANAS system coordinator

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Analyse samples and maintain the quality system ISO 17025

• Test all products to ensure conformance with Clover standards, methods, procedures and policies
• Efficient control of documents and files
• Communicate with clients when required and send out regular reports
• Assist to maintain SANAS system and lead SANAS audits
• Conduct internal audits/resolve non-conformances

Conduct good laboratory practices audits

• Assist in monthly audits to ensure ISO 17025 guidelines are maintained
• Maintain general housekeeping to maintain lab credibility
• Uphold rules of GLP to ensure efficient lab functioning
• Constantly find new procedures to improve GLP and lab functioning

Acquire and apply specialist knowledge of equipment and techniques

• Do accurate and efficient reporting and administration
• Evaluate new methods, equipment and technology with the aim of implementation thereof
• Provide timeous and professional advice to Clover laboratories
• Ensure all instruments are calibrated and in working order
• Involved in research into new methods and provide evaluations of new technologies

Assist with general functioning of the laboratory

• Take part in PT schemes and internal lab verification schemes
• Report broken instruments and have an understanding of the working of the instrument to troubleshoot possible problems
• Complete stock take and order new stock
• Assist with compilation data into reports to do trend analysis
• Guide, train and motivate team members to ensure a positive working environment

REQUIREMENTS:

• Relevant Masters Degree (Must have)
• 5-10 years relevant experience
• Computer literate: MS Excel (Advanced)
• Willing to Work with chemicals
• Experience in working with Senior Management
• Knowledge of HPLC and GC systems
• SANAS systems coordinator

 
PLEASE NOTE
Closing date: 3/6/2020 12:00:00 AM

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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

• Maintain cleanliness of laboratory and provide basic support function

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Housekeeping of laboratory

• Clean laboratory and equipment
• Ensure application of 5S

Perform sampling and basic testing

• Sample and test products
• Perform routine chemical/microbiological procedures
• Record test results

REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric
• Relevant experience in a similar environment
• Computer literate
• Valid Driver’s License
• Good communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Good organizing skills
• Willing to work overtime on weekend/Public Holidays/Sundays

 
PLEASE NOTE
Closing date: 3/10/2020 12:00:00 AM