A generalist recruitment company with specialised divisions acquiring the markets leading talent in engineering, renewable energy, manufacturing, FMCG manufacturing, finance, insurance, production, construction and mining.
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- Are you an experienced retail operations leader with a passion for driving commercial performance, operational excellence, and exceptional customer experiences across multiple locations?
- Our client, a dynamic organisation within the FMCG industry, is seeking an experienced Head of Juicery & Factory Shop to lead and grow its direct-to-consumer retail operations while driving sustainable business growth across multiple store locations.
- This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded retail professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys combining strategic thinking with hands-on operational leadership to deliver sales growth, operational efficiency, and an outstanding customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the overall Juicery and Factory Shop operations across all retail locations.
- Drive sales growth, profitability, and commercial performance across the retail channel.
- Ensure consistent operational standards, merchandising, customer service, and store presentation across all stores.
- Manage, coach, and develop store supervisors and retail teams to build a high-performance culture.
- Oversee stock management, inventory control, replenishment, and supply chain coordination to optimise product availability and minimise waste.
- Monitor store performance through sales reporting, operational dashboards, and financial analysis, implementing corrective actions where required.
- Manage promotional activities, pricing strategies, and in-store marketing initiatives in collaboration with the Marketing team.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, customer experience, and overall store performance.
- Evaluate new store opportunities and contribute to retail expansion strategies.
- Work closely with Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, and Operations to ensure seamless execution across the retail network.
- Ensure compliance with operational procedures, quality standards, and health and safety requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 5 years' experience in retail, multi-site operations, or FMCG environments.
- Relevant qualification in Business Management, Retail Management, Supply Chain, or a related field will be advantageous.
- Proven experience managing multiple retail locations and driving sales performance.
- Strong experience in retail operations, inventory management, and stock control.
- Experience managing promotions, merchandising, and customer service initiatives.
- Exposure to retail expansion, store rollouts, or site evaluations will be advantageous.
- Experience working with multiple business systems, reporting platforms, and operational data.
- Strong commercial understanding with experience managing store profitability and operational costs.
Key Competencies
- Retail Operations Management
- Commercial & Financial Acumen
- Multi-site Leadership
- Sales Performance Management
- Inventory & Stock Control
- Supply Chain Coordination
- Customer Experience Management
- Team Leadership & Coaching
- Stakeholder Management
- Performance Reporting & Data Analysis
- Operational Excellence
- Strategic Planning
- Problem Solving
- Results Driven
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- Our client is seeking an experienced Supply Chain SYSPRO Lead to lead the implementation, testing, and stabilisation of supply chain processes within a SYSPRO ERP environment.
- This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on supply chain professional with strong ERP implementation experience to drive business process transformation across warehousing, inventory management, barcode scanning, traceability, manufacturing, and distribution. Working closely with project teams, implementation partners, and operational stakeholders, you will play a critical role in ensuring a successful ERP deployment while improving operational efficiency and user adoption.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, documentation, and implementation of end-to-end supply chain processes aligned to the SYSPRO ERP environment.
- Drive process standardisation across receiving, inventory management, warehousing, production material movements, finished goods handling, dispatch, and customer delivery.
- Review and optimise warehouse operations, including bin structures, stock movements, inventory visibility, cycle counting, stock reconciliation, and replenishment processes.
- Lead the implementation of barcode scanning and mobile warehouse solutions across receiving, production, warehousing, dispatch, and logistics operations.
- Work closely with implementation partners to ensure SYSPRO is configured to meet business and operational requirements.
- Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT), process validation, data verification, cutover planning, and go-live readiness activities.
- Support change management initiatives, including end-user training, super-user development, process documentation, SOPs, and work instructions.
- Develop operational dashboards and monitor key supply chain performance indicators.
- Identify opportunities to improve inventory accuracy, warehouse efficiency, traceability, customer service levels, and overall supply chain performance.
- Provide post go-live support, stabilisation, and knowledge transfer to operational teams.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 5–10 years' experience within Supply Chain, Warehousing, or Logistics.
- Minimum 3 years' experience participating in ERP implementation projects.
- Experience with barcode scanning solutions and inventory control systems.
- Strong understanding of warehouse operations, inventory management, and supply chain best practices.
Highly Advantageous
- SYSPRO ERP implementation experience.
- SYSPRO Certification.
- Project Management qualification.
- Lean or Continuous Improvement certification.
- Experience within FMCG, Food, Beverage, or Manufacturing environments.
- Experience with mobile warehouse technologies.
- Experience implementing traceability and compliance-driven supply chain processes.
- Business process redesign and change management experience.
Key Competencies
- Supply Chain Process Management
- ERP Implementation Leadership
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
- Project Delivery & Execution
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Strong Communication & Facilitation Skills
- We're Looking For Someone Who Is
- A hands-on implementation leader with strong operational supply chain expertise.
- Passionate about process improvement and digital transformation.
- Able to translate business requirements into practical, technology-enabled solutions.
- Comfortable working across multiple business functions and engaging with diverse stakeholders.
- Results-driven with a strong focus on successful project delivery and operational excellence.
- Proactive, organised, and capable of driving user adoption throughout ERP implementation projects.
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- Boardroom Appointments is recruiting on behalf of one of our valued clients for an experienced Strategic Sourcing Specialist – Recycled Fibre.
- This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially astute procurement professional to develop and execute strategic sourcing initiatives within a dynamic manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring long-term security of supply, driving cost optimisation, strengthening supplier partnerships, and supporting sustainability objectives through innovative sourcing strategies.
Key Responsibilities
As the Strategic Sourcing Specialist, you will:
- Develop and implement long-term strategic sourcing plans for recycled fibre.
- Analyse local and international commodity markets, pricing trends, export activity, exchange rates, freight costs, and market intelligence to support procurement decisions.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, recyclers, logistics providers, municipalities, and industry stakeholders.
- Lead commercial negotiations and manage strategic supplier agreements.
- Identify opportunities to optimise procurement costs while ensuring continuity of supply.
- Develop contingency plans and supplier diversification strategies to mitigate supply chain risks.
- Support sustainability initiatives and contribute to circular economy objectives.
- Prepare executive-level market intelligence reports and procurement recommendations.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Finance, Planning, and Sustainability teams to achieve business objectives.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- 7–10 years' experience in strategic procurement or sourcing.
- Proven experience sourcing recycled fibre, recycled paper, or similar raw materials.
- Strong understanding of South African and international commodity markets.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating high-value commercial contracts.
- Strong commercial, financial, and analytical skills.
- Experience developing procurement strategies and managing supplier relationships.
- Understanding of logistics optimisation, exchange rate impacts, and procurement risk management.
- Knowledge of recycling legislation and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) principles will be advantageous.
Key Competencies
We're looking for someone who demonstrates:
- Strategic sourcing expertise
- Commercial negotiation skills
- Commodity market analysis
- Supplier relationship management
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Financial and cost modelling
- Advanced analytical thinking
- Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
- Executive presentation and reporting skills
- Strong proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and data analysis tools
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- Are you an experienced warehouse professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for driving operational efficiency, maintaining high standards, and developing high-performing teams?
- Our client is seeking an experienced Warehouse Team Leader to provide effective team leadership within a designated warehouse section while supporting daily operations, workload coordination, and the achievement of operational and customer targets.
- This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on warehouse leader who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, coordinating teams, maintaining inventory accuracy, and ensuring strong safety and operational standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support a warehouse team to meet operational and customer demand.
- Train, mentor, and guide warehouse staff within the designated area of responsibility.
- Support management in maintaining inventory accuracy and ensuring correct stock movement recording.
- Maintain the accuracy and functionality of warehouse systems and equipment, including scanners, printers, and scales.
- Identify operational and system improvement opportunities and recommend practical solutions.
- Resolve operational issues within delegated authority and escalate where necessary.
- Prepare operational reports and productivity statistics relating to consumables, lunch breaks, overpicks, time and attendance, and other operational measures.
- Identify opportunities to reduce waste, idle time, and operational inefficiencies.
- Ensure machinery and equipment are maintained and fit for purpose.
- Ensure staff comply with health, safety, environmental, and security standards.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and secure working environment.
- Support time, attendance, and people management processes.
- Communicate operational targets, priorities, and expectations clearly to team members.
- Monitor team performance and report progress to management.
- Liaise with customers, suppliers, and transport partners as required.
- Participate in stock takes, operational meetings, and training sessions.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and operational standards.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 or equivalent.
- Proven experience as a Team Leader or Supervisor within a warehouse environment.
- 1–2 years' experience in a similar leadership role.
- Minimum 2 years' general warehouse experience.
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office.
- Experience with SAP, Qwix, or similar warehouse systems.
- Sound knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety regulations.
- Forklift certification will be advantageous.
Key Competencies
- Warehouse Operations
- Team Leadership
- People Management
- Inventory Control
- Operational Efficiency
- Stock Accuracy
- Health & Safety
- Problem Solving
- Decision-Making
- Communication & Interpersonal Skills
- Planning & Organisation
- Time Management
- Numerical & Analytical Skills
- Customer Focus
- Performance Management
- Risk Awareness
- Continuous Improvement
- Reliability & Initiative
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead sales and marketing execution in alignment with The Companys brand strategy.
- Manage P&L across all stores; identify cost-saving and revenue-growth opportunities.
- Analyse store performance and implement data-driven improvements.
- Oversee stock planning and demand forecasting to reduce waste and ensure availability.
- Execute targeted local marketing and community engagement initiatives.
- Identify and secure new sites; manage landlord relationships and lease negotiations.
- Ensure operational compliance and food safety across all locations.
- Coach franchisees and store managers to meet performance and KPI targets.
- Benchmark competitors and adjust tactics to maintain market advantage.
- Submit daily, weekly, and monthly performance reports to stakeholders.
Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum: Matric + 6-8 years in QSR/franchise operations.
- Experience in: franchising, financial & operational management, property/lease negotiation, hygiene standards, and project oversight.
- Relevant qualification in Business or Franchise Management (NQF 6 preferred).
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP or similar POS systems, Microsoft Office, and Excel.
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- Are you an experienced Materials Scientist or Engineer with a strong background in advanced manufacturing, process optimisation, and materials processing?
- Our client, a global leader in synthetic diamond and tungsten carbide solutions, is seeking an experienced Principal Materials Scientist to act as the senior technical authority across HPHT manufacturing processes and supporting operations.
- This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong professional who enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges, driving process excellence, and applying data-driven methodologies to improve safety, quality, yield, productivity, and cost performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and optimise the full process lifecycle across HPHT manufacturing processes and supporting operations.
- Drive improvements in yield, throughput, process stability, process capability, and cost efficiency.
- Define, implement, and govern process standards, SOPs, engineering controls, operating limits, and control plans.
- Lead structured problem-solving for complex technical issues using methodologies such as DMAIC, RCA, 8D, FMEA, and SPC.
- Champion World Class Manufacturing, Lean, and Six Sigma practices through cross-functional improvement initiatives and workshops.
- Act as a site-wide subject matter expert, coaching engineers, scientists, and operations teams on best practice and process optimisation.
- Lead process industrialisation, commissioning, scale-up, and process transfer activities aligned with global standards.
- Collaborate with Production, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain, and Engineering Services to support stable and optimised volume manufacturing.
- Leverage data analytics, digital manufacturing tools, automation, and process control strategies to improve process insight and control.
- Lead process safety improvement initiatives, support risk assessments, and promote strong engineering discipline and compliance.
- Support technology transfer, operational best practice, and continuous improvement across functions and sites.
- Develop and support data-driven decision-making to improve manufacturing performance.
Minimum Requirements
- Master's Degree or PhD in: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering
- Minimum 5 years' experience in advanced manufacturing or materials processing environments.
- Strong experience in process optimisation, scale-up, statistical process control, and industrialisation.
- Expert knowledge of process engineering, statistical tools, manufacturing science, and materials behaviour.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a systematic, data-driven approach.
Technical Expertise
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Materials Processing
- HPHT Manufacturing Processes
- Process Optimisation
- Process Industrialisation
- Statistical Process Control
- Process Capability
- Scale-Up & Commissioning
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- DMAIC, RCA, 8D & FMEA
- SPC & Process Control
- Digital Manufacturing
- Automation
- Data Analytics
- Manufacturing Monitoring Systems
- Process Safety
Key Competencies
- Technical Leadership
- Advanced Problem Solving
- Analytical & Data-Driven Thinking
- Process Excellence
- Continuous Improvement
- Manufacturing Science
- Materials Behaviour
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Stakeholder Influence
- Business Case Development
- Financial & Commercial Acumen
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Programme Leadership
- Ownership & Accountability
- Innovation
- Engineering Discipline
What's on Offer
- Opportunity to act as a senior technical authority within an advanced manufacturing environment.
- Work on complex HPHT manufacturing processes and materials technology.
- Drive improvements across safety, quality, yield, productivity, and cost performance.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary technical and operational teams across functions and sites.
- Lead technology transfer, industrialisation, process optimisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Opportunity to influence manufacturing best practice within a global technology-driven organisation.
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- Our client, a well-established organisation within the manufacturing industry and FMCG, is seeking an experienced General Manager – Converting to lead the safe, efficient and profitable operation of the Pretoria manufacturing site. This senior leadership role is suited to a commercially astute manufacturing professional with strong operational leadership experience and a proven track record of driving safety, quality, productivity, cost efficiency and continuous improvement.
- The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership across the site, leading a multidisciplinary management team while ensuring strong performance, operational discipline, people development and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Operational Leadership
- Lead the end-to-end manufacturing operation and ensure delivery against business objectives.
- Set and communicate clear strategic and operational objectives aligned with business strategy.
- Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary leadership team.
- Drive a culture of accountability, high performance, engagement and continuous improvement.
- Ensure production schedules are achieved through disciplined execution and effective operational control.
- Monitor operational performance and implement corrective actions where required.
- Drive compliance with the Operations Management System (OMS), including required routines, standards and reporting.
- Lead structured problem-solving and root cause analysis to address operational constraints and recurring issues.
Manufacturing Performance
- Drive improvements in production efficiency, OEE, productivity, quality and schedule adherence.
- Monitor production performance and ensure corrective actions are implemented when targets are not achieved.
- Promote quality at source and ensure products consistently meet customer and internal specifications.
- Drive initiatives to improve operational reliability, productivity and manufacturing efficiency.
- Lead cost reduction and value improvement initiatives across the operation.
Financial & Cost Management
- Manage operational expenditure within approved budgets.
- Monitor and control manufacturing costs and operational variances.
- Manage Material Usage Variance (MUV), waste and utility efficiency.
- Identify and implement sustainable cost-saving opportunities.
- Participate in the development of annual operational and maintenance budgets.
- Ensure effective allocation and utilisation of resources.
People Development & Succession
- Develop and maintain succession plans for critical roles.
- Identify capability gaps and implement appropriate development plans.
- Support graduate, trainee and in-service development programmes.
- Build organisational capability to support long-term business sustainability.
- Coach and mentor leaders while driving accountability and performance.
Asset Management & Reliability
- Support and continuously improve the asset management strategy.
- Ensure operational and maintenance activities align with asset care plans.
- Drive reliability and equipment performance improvements.
- Work closely with Engineering to improve equipment availability and reliability.
- Identify and address asset-related risks and opportunities.
- Reduce unplanned downtime and improve overall equipment effectiveness.
CAPEX & Operational Improvement
- Identify capital investment and operational improvement opportunities.
- Develop and motivate capital requirements and business cases.
- Work with Engineering and Project Managers to deliver projects safely, on time and within budget.
- Ensure capital projects achieve intended business outcomes and ROI.
- Oversee operational readiness for commissioning and implementation activities.
SHEQ & Risk Management
- Lead and promote a culture where safety is the highest priority.
- Ensure compliance with legal, environmental, risk and corporate governance requirements.
- Ensure safe work procedures are maintained and consistently followed.
- Drive incident investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
- Promote continuous improvement in safety, environmental and quality performance.
- Maintain required permits, regulatory obligations and compliance standards.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric.
- Relevant Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Management, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
- BSc Mechanical Engineering, BSc Electrical Engineering.
- Postgraduate qualification in Business Management or Leadership advantageous.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in a senior management role within a packaging, FMCG or continuous manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in manufacturing operations leadership.
- Proven Industrial Relations experience.
- Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams.
- Proven experience delivering operational excellence, transformation and business improvement initiatives.
Key Competencies
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- General Management
- Strategic Planning
- Financial & Budget Management
- Asset Management
- Operational Excellence
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Project & Change Management
- Industrial Relations
- Supply Chain & Production Planning
- Performance Management
- Strong Safety Leadership
- People Development & Coaching
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Stakeholder Management
- Negotiation & Influencing
- Change Leadership
- Execution Excellence
Personal Attributes
- Strong business acumen and results orientation.
- High ethical standards and integrity.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Resilient and adaptable in complex operational environments.
- Passion for quality and continuous improvement.
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
- Customer-focused mindset.
- Ability to operate effectively in a demanding plant environment.
Working Environment
- Predominantly plant-based manufacturing environment with office responsibilities.
- Regular exposure to operational areas requiring PPE.
- Frequent interaction with production, engineering and support functions.
- May be required to work extended hours in support of operational requirements.
- Participation in emergency response and incident management when required.
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- Our client is seeking an experienced and commercially astute Operations Director to provide strategic leadership across a complex, multi-site manufacturing environment. This senior executive opportunity is ideal for a manufacturing leader with a strong track record in operational excellence, manufacturing strategy, continuous improvement and delivering sustainable business performance.
- The successful candidate will provide strategic direction across manufacturing, engineering, quality, SHEQ, assets, technology and capital investment, while leading through General Managers to ensure consistent operational performance across the manufacturing network.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the Operations strategy in alignment with overall business objectives.
- Provide strategic leadership across multiple manufacturing sites and ensure alignment of capacity, capability and production requirements.
- Drive improvements in productivity, throughput, yield, OEE, quality, waste, reliability and manufacturing cost.
- Own and continuously strengthen the Operations Management System (OMS), ensuring it is embedded as the standard way of managing manufacturing performance.
- Embed Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles across the organisation.
- Drive standardisation of processes, operating practices, performance measures and problem-solving disciplines across sites.
- Oversee quality strategy and governance, driving quality at source and reducing defects, rework, non-conformances and customer complaints.
- Set the long-term engineering, asset reliability, maintenance and technology strategy.
- Identify opportunities for automation and technology to improve manufacturing performance and competitiveness.
- Develop and prioritise the Operations capital plan and provide governance over major capital projects.
- Drive manufacturing cost optimisation and hold General Managers accountable for site budgets and financial performance.
- Provide strategic direction for SHEQ performance and ensure operational, safety and environmental risks are effectively managed.
- Lead and develop General Managers and the broader Operations leadership team.
- Build organisational capability, succession plans and leadership depth across the Operations function.
- Lead significant operational and organisational change initiatives.
Minimum Requirements
- Relevant Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management or a related discipline.
- Significant senior leadership experience within a complex manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience leading multiple manufacturing sites or large operational business units.
- Experience leading General Managers or senior operational leaders.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing economics, engineering, asset management and quality.
- Proven experience developing and executing manufacturing strategy.
- Strong practical knowledge and application of Lean Manufacturing principles.
- Experience implementing and sustaining an Operations Management System (OMS) or equivalent manufacturing excellence system.
- Significant capital investment and project governance experience.
- Proven track record of improving manufacturing performance, productivity, quality and cost.
Highly Advantageous
- Experience within process manufacturing or high-volume manufacturing environments.
- FMCG, or packaging industry experience.
- Experience across Mill and Converting operations.
- Postgraduate qualification in Business or Management.
Key Competencies
- Executive Leadership
- Manufacturing Strategy
- Multi-Site Operations Management
- Operational Excellence
- Lean Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Performance Management
- Engineering & Asset Management
- Quality & SHEQ Leadership
- Capital Investment & Project Governance
- Commercial & Financial Acumen
- Continuous Improvement
- Change Management
- Leadership Development
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Stakeholder Management
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- Are you an organised, analytical, and commercially minded Stock Controller with strong experience managing inventory in a fast-paced FMCG, food manufacturing, or retail environment?
- Our client, an established and growing FMCG business, is seeking an experienced Stock Controller to take ownership of inventory accuracy, stock controls, reconciliations, and reporting across the business.
- This is a hands-on operational role suited to someone who is comfortable working closely with production, warehouse, procurement, finance, and retail teams while investigating discrepancies, strengthening controls, and ensuring accurate stock visibility.
Key Responsibilities
Stock & Inventory Control
- Take ownership of the day-to-day control and accuracy of inventory.
- Maintain accurate stock records across raw materials, ingredients, packaging, consumables, and finished goods.
- Monitor stock movements, transfers, receipts, issues, returns, adjustments, and write-offs.
- Ensure physical stock movements are accurately captured on the relevant system.
- Maintain accurate stock-on-hand information across warehouses, production, and other stock-holding locations.
- Identify discrepancies between physical and system stock and investigate root causes.
- Ensure stock adjustments are investigated, documented, and appropriately authorised.
- Maintain strong controls over high-value and high-risk inventory.
Stock Counts & Reconciliations
- Coordinate and conduct daily, weekly, monthly, and ad hoc stock counts.
- Perform cycle counts on high-risk and fast-moving inventory.
- Reconcile physical stock counts against system balances.
- Investigate stock variances and provide explanations and corrective actions.
- Prepare monthly stock reconciliation reports for management.
- Escalate unresolved discrepancies promptly.
- Support financial month-end and year-end stock counts and audits.
Production & Raw Material Control
- Monitor the issuing of raw materials and ingredients into production.
- Reconcile materials issued against actual production and finished goods produced.
- Monitor production yields, wastage, and variances.
- Investigate abnormal consumption, production losses, and excessive wastage.
- Ensure unused materials and production returns are accurately recorded.
- Work closely with Production to improve stock accountability throughout the manufacturing process.
Finished Goods Control
- Reconcile finished goods produced against quantities transferred into stock.
- Monitor finished goods movements between production, warehouse, and retail/distribution points.
- Investigate unexplained shortages, overages, and stock adjustments.
- Ensure damaged, expired, rejected, and written-off products are appropriately recorded and authorised.
Expiry, Batch & Food Stock Management
- Monitor batch numbers, expiry dates, and shelf-life requirements where applicable.
- Ensure appropriate FIFO/FEFO stock rotation principles are followed.
- Identify slow-moving, ageing, and potentially obsolete stock.
- Provide early warning regarding products or ingredients approaching expiry.
- Assist operations in reducing unnecessary stock write-offs and wastage.
Receiving & Dispatch Controls
- Verify stock received against purchase orders, delivery notes, and supplier documentation.
- Identify and report discrepancies, shortages, and damaged stock.
- Monitor dispatched and transferred stock to ensure quantities are accurate.
- Ensure appropriate supporting documentation exists for all stock movements.
- Work closely with warehouse and logistics teams to strengthen receiving and dispatch controls.
Procurement & Stock Planning Support
- Monitor stock levels against minimum and maximum stock requirements.
- Identify potential stock shortages before they impact production or operations.
- Assist Procurement and Operations with accurate stock information for ordering purposes.
- Highlight excessive stock holdings and slow-moving inventory.
- Support improved stock forecasting and inventory planning.
Systems & Data Accuracy
- Ensure inventory transactions are captured accurately and timeously.
- Maintain high levels of system and data integrity.
- Identify incorrect stock codes, units of measure, duplicate items, and other master-data issues.
- Assist with improving stock-control processes and system utilisation.
- Maintain accurate supporting documentation and audit trails.
Reporting
Prepare regular reports covering:
- Stock on hand
- Stock variances
- Stock losses and adjustments
- Raw material consumption
- Production yield variances
- Wastage and write-offs
- Slow-moving and obsolete stock
- Expiring stock
- Stock count results
- Inventory accuracy
- Areas requiring corrective action
Minimum Requirements
- Relevant completed tertiary qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Inventory Management, Finance, Cost & Management Accounting, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 3–5 years' experience in a dedicated Stock Controller or Inventory Controller role.
- Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, food production, retail, hospitality supply chain, or a similar high-volume stock environment is strongly preferred.
- Proven experience conducting stock counts and stock reconciliations.
- Strong understanding of inventory controls and stock movement processes.
- Experience investigating and resolving stock variances.
- Understanding of raw materials, finished goods, wastage, and production-related inventory.
- Good understanding of FIFO/FEFO principles.
- Strong computer literacy and advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Experience working with an ERP, inventory, warehouse, or stock-management system.
- Strong numerical and analytical ability.
Key Competencies
- Exceptional Attention to Detail
- Numerical & Analytical Ability
- Inventory Control
- Stock Reconciliation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Accountability & Ownership
- Strong Organisation & Administration
- Process Compliance
- Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Planning & Time Management
- Integrity & Reliability
- Ability to Work Under Pressure
- Independent Working Ability
Ideal Candidate Profile
- We are looking for someone who is more than a stock counter.
- The ideal candidate understands the complete inventory cycle and can identify why stock is missing, where variances are occurring, and what controls need to be implemented to prevent them from recurring.
- You should be comfortable working on the operational floor, physically checking stock and processes, while also being strong analytically and administratively enough to reconcile information, investigate variances, and provide management with reliable reporting.
- Experience working with perishable products, ingredients, manufacturing, production yields, wastage, and multiple stock movements will be particularly valuable.
Key Performance Indicators
- Inventory accuracy
- Reduction in unexplained stock variances
- Accuracy and completion of stock counts
- Timeliness of stock reconciliations
- Reduction in stock losses and write-offs
- Effective control of expired and obsolete stock
- Accuracy of production and raw-material reconciliations
- Compliance with stock-control procedures
- Accuracy of stock reporting
- Identification and implementation of stock-control improvements
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- Our client is seeking an experienced Group Project Manager to provide strategic leadership and manage project capabilities that enable the successful execution of multi-disciplinary system projects. The role will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within scope and budget, while also supporting business development across the organisation's product range and project capabilities.
- The successful candidate will lead the project office, oversee Project Managers, establish effective project governance and drive project execution, commercial performance, engineering design and customer engagement within a mining and minerals processing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and direction to the project office and project management capabilities.
- Develop and maintain policies, standards and procedures for project-related activities.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, national safety legislation and customer-specific safety requirements.
- Ensure project-specific safety procedures and risk assessments receive the required customer approvals before implementation.
- Maintain compliance with ISO Quality Management System requirements and contractual quality standards.
- Ensure all contractual obligations are clearly understood and managed throughout the project lifecycle.
- Establish and maintain effective project cost management systems to monitor project costs, progress and profitability.
- Ensure supplier quotations and selections comply with contractual and commercial requirements.
- Oversee Project Managers to ensure projects and programmes are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.
- Develop and implement project execution strategies and delivery plans.
- Define project office scope, objectives, goals and deliverables aligned with business requirements.
- Establish and maintain a robust project governance framework.
- Prioritise and align projects to maximise operational efficiency and resource utilisation.
- Identify project opportunities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Compile project budgets and commercial proposals.
- Coordinate site surveys, measurements and scanning activities to support conceptual designs and accurate project costing.
- Review and approve proposal drawings, costings and project schedules.
- Evaluate technical and commercial risks associated with tenders and proposals.
- Facilitate the involvement of internal and external subject matter experts to enhance engineering and design capability.
- Review and approve conceptual, process and engineering designs where required.
- Manage project issues, risks and dependencies and ensure appropriate mitigation and resolution plans are implemented.
- Select, allocate and manage resources across the project office and individual projects.
- Drive continuous improvement across project management processes, systems and delivery methodologies.
- Support business development initiatives related to the product range and project capabilities.
Minimum Requirements:
Qualifications
- Advanced Diploma, BTech equivalent or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Minerals Processing Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Formal Project Management qualification.
- Mechanical Engineering qualification and Pr Eng registration would be a distinct advantage.
Experience
- Minimum 10 years' Project Management experience within an EPC, EPCM or multi-disciplinary engineering project environment.
- Minimum 5 years' experience managing a department or project management function.
- Proven experience managing complex multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
- Strong experience in project execution, delivery, governance, cost management and commercial risk.
- Proven experience within the mining and minerals processing environment.
- In-depth understanding of ore processing and equipment and solutions used to improve processing performance.
- Demonstrated experience managing project teams and multidisciplinary resources.
- Strong understanding of the complete project management lifecycle, methodologies, techniques and tools.
Technical Knowledge
Strong understanding of:
- EPC and EPCM project environments.
- Multi-disciplinary engineering projects.
- Project execution and delivery strategies.
- Project governance frameworks.
- Project cost control and commercial management.
- Engineering design and design approval processes.
- Tendering, proposals and project costing.
- Risk, issue and dependency management.
- Mining and minerals processing environments.
- Ore processing equipment and process improvement solutions.
- Project scheduling and resource planning.
- Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Microsoft Project.
Key Competencies:
- Strong leadership and people management capability.
- Ability to build, develop and lead high-performing project teams.
- Collaborative and customer-focused approach.
- Strong project planning, organising and coordination skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong commercial and financial awareness.
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- Strong follow-through and accountability.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong safety awareness and commitment to quality.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to work effectively within a complex, multidisciplinary engineering environment.
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.
- Ability to deliver projects safely, on schedule, within scope and within budget.
What is on offer:
- Senior management opportunity within a multidisciplinary engineering and project environment.
- Opportunity to lead a project office and high-performing project management teams.
- Exposure to major mining, minerals processing and engineering projects.
- Opportunity to influence project governance, engineering capability and business development.
- Strategic role with responsibility for project delivery, commercial performance and resource management.
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