Vacancies at Adcock Ingram

Key Performance Objectives & Responsibilities:

Operational Delivery

• Develop, document, and continuously improve GIA’s audit methodology, ensuring alignment with IIA Standards and organisational needs.
• Support the HIA in developing a risk-based audit coverage plan and respond to specific management requests.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the Group’s businesses, operating models, and evolving risks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Group to understand assurance needs and manage expectations.
• Oversee and review Statements of Work (SOWs), budgets, project memoranda, walkthroughs, risk and control matrices (RCMs), and audit working papers.
• Perform complex and sensitive audits and investigations.
• Review and approve audit deliverables prior to HIA sign-off.
• Coordinate with Risk Management, External Audit, and other assurance providers to optimise assurance coverage and reduce duplication.
• Monitor and report progress against the approved plan, ensuring timely execution and quality of audits.
• Promote the role and value of GIA within the organisation.
• Oversee and assist the HIA to conduct investigations into whistleblower complaints, ensuring thorough evidence gathering, root cause analysis, and compliance with legal and policy requirements.
• Maintain an investigation register to track case status, findings, recommendations, and closure.
• Prepare periodic whistleblowing and investigation reports for the HIA, Audit Committee, and other governance forums, including trends, emerging risks, and remediation status.

Quality Assurance

• Oversee the application of GIA’s Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP).
• Ensure audit and investigation engagements meet IIA and internal quality standards, including documentation, performance assessments, client surveys, and post-engagement evaluations.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement in audit, whistleblowing, and investigative processes.

Planning & Project Management

• Assign projects and resources in a way that supports both delivery and staff development.
• Communicate engagement scope, objectives, and timelines to clients and teams.
• Manage deadlines, budgets, and resourcing for multiple concurrent audits and investigations.
• Identify and escalate project or case issues—such as delays, re-scoping, or staffing challenges—to the HIA in a timely manner.

Fieldwork Oversight

• Review and approve audit and investigation work papers, ensuring findings are evidence-based and conclusions are sound.
• Ensure all identified issues are well understood, validated, and documented before reporting.
• Provide input into Audit Committee reports and presentations, including whistleblowing and investigation updates.

People Leadership & Development

• Lead and manage the Internal Audit team to deliver business outcomes effectively.
• Provide career coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to team members.
• Identify skills gaps and implement training and development plans, including a departmental training curriculum.
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, and induction for new team members.
• Address poor performance and resolve team conflicts, escalating to HIA or Human Capital where necessary.
• Recognise and celebrate strong performance, fostering a high-performance culture.

Requirements

• BCom (Hons) in Internal Auditing/Accounting  
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)/ CA(SA)
• Minimum 7 years’ auditing experience, including at least 2 years in a management role.
• Strong technical knowledge of risk management, internal controls, internal auditing, and IIA Standards.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering and managing assurance, consulting, and investigative engagements.
• Exceptional report writing skills, with the ability to provide insightful, value-added recommendations.
• FMCG/ Pharmaceutical industry exposure preferable

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Key Job Outputs:

Responsible for management of the operational execution of;

• Regular contact with all appropriate Buying and Replenishment offices.
• Monitoring daily, weekly and monthly sales against target.
• Driving retail sales through the use of paid promotions and ad-hoc promotions.
• Promoting sales through price and in-store advertising/display.
• Negotiating trading terms and ensuring that they are being adhered to.
• Managing the profitability of your customers.
• Work with Category to ensure that our products receive the relevant share of shelf based on market share and till sales.
• Communicating timeously with the Ops team on all Promotional activity to ensure flawless execution
• Reviewing ours and competitor pricing, with an in-depth knowledge of our Front Margins.
• Implementing price increases timeously.
• Reviewing reporting systems available from customer.
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of the market and competitor info.
• Accurate sales forecasting of new and current product range.
• Maintaining existing and execute all new product listings.
• Providing market feedback to Senior Management.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Convening meetings when appropriate.
• Attending and participating in meetings.
• Compiling reports as required.

Core Competencies:

• Decisiveness and Action Orientation
• Drive to succeed
• Analytical Skills
• Planning & organising
• High Energy levels with a positive attitude.
• Negotiation skills
• Ethical responsibility
• Facilitation skills
• People Management ability

Requirements

• Matric, Sales & Marketing Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years Industry & Key Account Management experience

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Requirements

• Matric Certificate.
• Appropriate tertiary qualification and relevant experience.
• Pharmacist Assistant Basic / Post-Basic advantageous but not necessary.
• Computer literacy especially in MS Office mandatory.
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of GLP, GMP, Regulatory guidelines (SAHPRA, ICH, etc).
• Knowledge on process validation and related processes highly advantageous.

Key Job Outputs

• Evaluate and provide advice with respect to current formulations and processes.
• Provide improvements for product processes to increase manufacturing efficiencies.
• Compile protocols and reports for relevant activities.
• Observe product manufacturing processes in the facility and record data as per approved protocols.
• Collate, analyse and discuss data in respective reports, and make recommendations.
• Conduct risk assessments on products and processes.
• Control and submission of samples for analysis and providing required documentation.
• Assist with investigations and report writing.
• Collate data from multiple sources for investigations.
• Complete investigations with workable solutions.
• Identify, where possible, root causes of issues and plan a course of action for further investigation and/or corrective actions.
• Complete investigations within allocated timelines.
• Evaluate new product manufacturing documentation.
• Ensure new products are optimised and introduced successfully into the manufacturing facility.
• Conduct trials as per SOP where necessary using relevant documentation
• Compile, update and review SOP’s timeously according to current procedures.
• Raise relevant deviations, change controls, CAPAs and incident forms where necessary.
• Assist with preventative/corrective actions with regards to audit responses.
• Ensure all work performed is of the highest quality and in full compliance with GxP’s, SOP’s, regulations and safety standards.
• Administrative duties (filing and maintaining relevant data bases).