Vacancies Available at Woolworths

KEY OUTCOMES

Identify new & enhance existing business processes & related systems

• Design and create innovative, fit for purpose and future fit business processes to transform the business to achieve its objectives and improve profitability
• Take ownership for the design, evaluation, redesign and completion of end to end store business processes on the system
• Verify, validate and approve business and system readiness for implementation
• Take accountability for and monitor existing and new business processes and related systems to ensure they are efficient and effective
• Develop new business measures and validate existing business measures to ensure that they are still relevant and compliant

Manage change effectively as the business environment changes

• Ensure the change impacts are identified, planned for and resourced appropriately
• Validate existing business measures to ensure whether they are still relevant for the required change
• continuous Improvement: Redesign existing business measures to ensure that they are fit for purpose

Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders

• Identifying opportunities for collaboration within the team, the organisation and external service providers
• Vendor relationship owner: management and integration
• Supporting and enabling relevant business initiatives & projects

Proactively conceptualise and develop the relevant business and systems processes to ensure business continuity 

Build and manage a motivated and skilled team

• Develop a sustainable team capability / pipeline

Create, manage and provide input into the budgeting process

• Conduct cost benefit analyses
• Inform decision making
• Business case compilation

Provide input into related training content

• brief the relevant stakeholders on any process & systems changes that impact training material
• review training content & support training where required

Process & system support

• Provide support on all business processes escalated by stores/IT
• Process support for business owners publishing
• Assist stores with addressing changes to ways of working/process

Gatekeeper & Quality Assurance

• Implement and manage the publishing of content to stores in alignment with stores calendars

Minimum requirements

COMPETENCIES

• Process design & analysis
• Able to benchmark and analyse business processes
• Innovative thinking
• Problem solving
• Stakeholder influencing & engagement
• Effective collaboration
• Planning & Organising
• Effective communication (written & verbal)
• Able to motivate and manage a high performance team

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant Diploma / Degree (advantageous)
• 3-5 Years Relevant Experience
• Advanced PC literacy

Knowledge of:

• Retail Processes and Operations
• Business Management
• Project Management
• Retail Productivity Metrics
• IT Systems 

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA

• Able to travel (Local & International/Africa)

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Job description

• Provide Support and manage LEVEL 2 incident management
• Manage and review escalated incidents from SMC
• Action incidents and requests from end-users
• Monitor maintenance, enhancement and upgrades to support new and existing functionalities
• Ensure appropriate role access granted on to Stores timeously
• User set up and related Admin tasks (e.g Oracle approach)
• Manage Central User Administration
• Maintain role system responsibilities, hierarchies, profiles
• Performs a quarterly audit of end-user access and ensure access is verified and complete
• Works with SMC to ensure incident logs are closed and feedback provided back to stores
• Manage SMC Business support requirements/escalations
• Provide Direct Store support
• Provide support to Business Process Analyst and Business Process & Systems Manager
• Assist with acceptance testing if required
• Assist the test team with admin support (eg documented test case updates)

Minimum requirements

• Knowledge of automated and workflow systems
• Analytical skills
• Good Communication Skills
• Problem solving ability
• Process thinking ability
• Computer Literacy, including general Microsoft Office skills
• Incident tracking system experience
• Customer Centric
• Understand store operations

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant Qualification or work experience
•  Stores experience advantageous
•  Ability to connect after work hours (electricity, connectivity)
• Ability to connect remotely
• Digitally savvy

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Job description

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that each project meets its deadlines and quality standards.
• Identify and manage risks associated with each project, proactively addressing any issues that arise.
• Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure that project requirements are clearly defined and understood by the teams.
• Conduct regular design reviews with cross-functional teams to ensure that designs meet the requirements and standards of all stakeholders.
• Ensure that design files and documentation are properly organized, versioned, and shared with relevant stakeholders, this is to also be loaded on the server.
• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring that they have the information and specifications they need to deliver quality products on time.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in industrial design, and incorporate them into your work where appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including executives, designers, engineers, and external partners, to ensure that everyone is aligned and working towards the
• same goals.
• Interpret store design briefs, including the concept, performance, and production criteria of all new & and existing equipment.
• Convert conceptual ideas into technical drawings using relevant software.
• Conduct research and formulate a design proposal for projects, while working on the budget of the designed item to ensure cost effectiveness.
• Identify the suitability, sustainability, and availability of materials.
• Test the design concept and prototypes to ensure safety and function.
• Integration across stakeholders (e.g., marketing, non-trade procurement) to discuss and negotiate appropriate production processes, costs, and commercial issues.
• Manage equipment catalog & and ensure updated CAD development is filled for all equipment.
• Continuously improve quality & value engineering.
• Use design thinking methodologies to conduct research and user testing and identify insights that inform design decisions.
• Develop production-ready 3D CAD models and design specifications and oversee the manufacturing process to ensure quality and consistency.
• Contribute to the development of design processes and standards.

Minimum requirements

• Proficiency in 2D and 3D design software, such as Inventor, SolidWorks, and Keyshot or similar
• Strong understanding of design thinking methodologies, user-centered design principles, and manufacturing processes
• Experience working with cross-functional design teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Able to interpret conceptual ideas into technical drawings.
• Able to write technical specifications.
• Identifying the suitability and availability of materials as well as researching alternatives
• Analytical
• Planning & Organizing
• Project Management
• Cost Management
• Supplier management/negotiation
• Creativity/innovation
• Able to work under pressure/resilient.
   

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma, Bachelor's in Industrial Design.
• 8 years of experience in industrial design, with a strong portfolio of innovative products.

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Job description

Assist in creating and presenting the design brief.

• Assist in sourcing and identifying key products, fabrics and trims for the season.
• Assist in building seasonal colour palettes.
• Assist in researching and developing key items and themes.
• Collaborate with trend teams.
• Assist in creating visual aids, storyboards, sketches and drawings of new designs, room layout, displays, marketing & new initiatives etc. 

Assist buying with the product workshops by influencing the range build.

• Ensuring a well-balanced assortment by using relevant tools
• Ensuring what was presented at design brief is built into the ranges.
• Ensuring correct fabric choices and colour choices are relevant for the items.
• Ensure that the ranges are relevant and on trend by leveraging all data and resources available. 

Develop product technical packs where required coordinating with buying and technology in line with critical path.

• Conduct concept and garment fits with technology in line with critical path.
• Execute accurate technical packs once styling has been established.
• Ensure correct fabric, trims and colour detail.
• Edit approach to seasonal colours and key items.
• Identify key fabrics and fabric newness (fabric development)
• Identify and develop new opportunities and key volume items.
• Understand supplier capabilities and working to their strengths.
• React to trends.
• Incorporate labelling and branding within technical packs where appropriate. 

Support the Buyer in product execution by assisting:

• Buying with the approval of strike offs
• Buying in the selection of fabrics and trims
• Buying and Technology during the fit process to affect overall product aesthetic.

Minimum requirements

• Relevant Design diploma / degree
• Highly proficient in the Adobe Suite of programmes including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• 2 to 5 years Commercial/Design experience
• Experience in 3D renders and influencing packaging design and formats would be an advantage.
• Taste and Flair
• Persuasion
• Analytical Thinking
• Product Knowledge
• Decision making
• Planning and Organising
• Team orientation
• Creativity