Current Vacancies at The Coca-Cola Company

Job Description    

• Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Warehouse department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for Shunter Driver, which is based in Nigel. The successful candidate will report directly to the Team Leader Warehouse .

Key Purpose

• To maneuver trucks & trailers safely & efficiently in the yard/warehouse area so that vehicles & trailers can be loaded, off-loaded & parked within the predefined operational efficiency standards.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    
Key Output:

• Ensure all secondary distribution trucks/trailers are moved to & from the loading bays at the required operational efficiency rate such that all vehicles achieve their respective departure times.
• Ensure all primary distribution trucks/trailers are moved to & from the loading bays at the required operational efficiency rate such that all vehicles achieve their respective departure times.
• Ensure trailers/trucks are parked within their designated parking bays in the yard to enable ease of departure for the driver.
• Ensure the correct trailers/trucks are moved to a from the loading bays in accordance with the loading plan.
• Ensure safe operation of trucks & trailers & other equipment & report any incidents relating to safety transgressions, damages to equipment & such like.
• Ensure all appropriate trailers are connected to the power point at the respective parking bay & ensure the pallet jack is charging in the trailer to enable the driver to depart with ease.
• Ensure all safety rules and processes are complied with including the use of chock blocks, no idling of vehicles whilst loading & any other applicable policies.
• Comply with relevant stock management processes including counting of inventory daily.

Skills, Experience & Education    
Qualifications & Experience:

Matric.

• 1 year experience work experience
• Code 14 license

Key Attributes, skills & Competencies Knowledge:

• Warehouse processes.
• Asset care processes.
• Safety regulations & requirements.
• Application of knowledge areas
• Ability to hook & off hook trailers.
• Operation of shunting truck.
• Literate & numerate 

Attributes & Attitudes:

• Willingness to learn.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Self-managed.
• Customer centric approach.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Attention to detail

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Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Process Support Department. We are looking for a talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Syrup Maker role, which is based in Elgin. The successful candidate will report directly to the Team Leader: Processing in Elgin. To operate, control and maintain machines in the syrup making plant. To manufacture quality products as per daily operational plan.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• Produced syrups 
• Sanitized equipment 
• Controlled sugar usage 
• Transferred and changed over syrups 
• Completed data sheets 
• Completed and recorded quality control tests 
• Maintained safe and hygienic work area 
• Solved situational problems 
• Maintained and repaired equipment 
• Developed and achieved team goals 
•  Managed own development and performance 
• Team participation 
• Calculations (advanced) 
• Conceptualization 
• Customer orientation 
• Reading comprehension 
• Action planning 
• Conformity 
• Memory 
• Organizing 
• Assembling 
•  Hand-eye coordination 
• Perception

Skills, Experience & Education    

• Matric with maths and science 
• 2 Years production experience in an FMCG environment 
• Good vision, hearing and sense of smell. Physical strength, stamina and fitness

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Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has an exciting opportunity in our Warehouse department. We are looking for talented individual with relevant skills and experience for a Warehouse Operator role, which is based in Nigel. The successful candidate will report directly to the Team Leader: Warehouse.

Key Duties & Responsibilities    

• To execute the activities within the warehouse according to the issued plan within the required operational efficiency standards.
• Ensure all trucks/trailers are loaded on time & in full according to the issued plan • Ensure compliance to model stock layout for all SKUs.
• Ensure stock is removed from the production lines such that there are no disruptions to production due to forklift availability.
• Ensure loads are picked on time & accurately.
• Comply to housekeeping standards.
• Comply to processes.
• Achievement of personal operational efficiency standards.
• Care for assets as per standard operational practices.
• Comply with relevant stock management processes including counting of inventory daily.
• Ensure pallets are stretch wrapped according to standard

Skills, Experience & Education    

• Grade 12/Matric with Maths.
• Must be conversant in English (as the home language or at least a first additional language).
• 6- 12 months relevant warehouse experience (load making /forklift operation).
• Valid forklift driver licence an advantage (if candidate application successful, will be trained).
• Clear criminal and credit check.
• Prepared to work overtime and shifts

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What You will Do For Us

Develop Emerging Long Range (LRP) and Annual Business Plan (ABP) 

• Lead development of annual and multi-year brand growth strategies and business plans to deliver against overall category vision, business objectives and financial targets   
• Recommend and deliver a rolling 24-month Africa Operating Unit calendar.    
• Identify new volume and profit growth areas across the full product and pack spectrum by leveraging consumer research, collaborating with functional experts eg. Revenue Growth Management and Customer and Channel teams.  
• Manage Performance to Target 
• Review Category Performance on Monthly and Quarterly Basis – and Propose Adjustment to plan to meet plans – including business results, CATEGORY equity tracking, in market targets such as distribution, shares, rate of sale, average price, number of executions.
• Deliver Brand Marketing Programs
• Partner with internal (e.g. R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial) and external (e.g. customers, bottlers, suppliers) stakeholders to develop new and/or improved products, packaging and programs to meet consumer needs, deliver against brand strategies and drive System value/business objectives. Uniquely in this role, specific attention is required to ensuring the business has the supply chain and route to market to deliver its alcohol plans to market 
• Provide leadership, clear direction and prioritization to the Creative Strategy leads and Integrated Marketing Experience (IMX) teams to achieve the business goals.
• Partner with Frontline and Franchise to deliver the marketing programs and innovations from ideation to launch.
• Lead development of bottler capability in areas of responsible marketing & sales and commercial
• Deliver Innovation Pipeline over a 3–5-year period. 
• Role leads innovation development (e.g. product, package, equipment) within his/her respective category (primarily consisting of globally led brands) to ensure a robust 1 to 3-year innovation pipeline
• Works collaboratively with global category team to bring global innovation to life within the Africa Operating Unit as well as share relevant Africa Operating Unit market information in support of global innovation development.
• Develops holistic business cases and development of product, package or equipment-based innovations working in collaboration with various technical, commercial and brand functions.
• Lead, in collaboration with technical functions, discovery of new technologies, new partners and new applications of existing technologies to package-based solutions. 
• Best Practice / Insight
• Connected to industry insight, research and best practice.

Role Requirement

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred.
• 10 years of brand management / marketing experience. 
• Innovation experience a plus (demonstrated ability to lead a concept from idea to shelf)
• Prior experience in the beer/alcohol industry
• Ability to provide market specific input on marketing strategy and plans (e.g., consumer / shopper insights) and other key elements of broader Africa Operating Unit strategy, as necessary. 
• Ability to translate brand vision/strategy through development of annual brand business plans along with corresponding resource requirements.  
• Strong collaboration skills including ability to build partnerships, establish trust & credibility and influence across all levels of leadership.  
• Ability to lead negotiations and alignment with key stakeholders.  
• Ability to develop relationships with bottler and ensure alignment and buy-in on marketing agenda. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to tailor communications to audience. 
• Ability to coordinate & integrate full details (calendars, resources, metrics) of local activation with Bottlers and agency partners. 
• Ability to identify needs for campaign localization or customization as necessary within the defined strategy and execution of these transcriptions' with agency partners. 
• Analytical and financial acumen