Vacant Jobs at Tiger Brands

• Manage the Tiger’s distribution depot

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Sales Management

• Achieve bread and Tinkie sales targets for depot
• Identify and develop new markets
• Conduct route surveys and capture all requirements on route riding App.
• Work with customers to ensure shelves are not under or over stocked.
• Ensure on time in full deliveries with a quality product.
• Coordinate in-store promotions.

Financial management

• Expense management
• Conduct route Viability surveys.
• Wage and overtime cost management
• Manage driver balances, daily settlements and POD controls in line with company requirements.
• Driver cash deposits are done timeously and in full as per company requirements.

Human Resources Management

• Performance management of drivers and VA’s.
• Manage conflict resolution
• Oversee the consistent application, enforcement and management of discipline at the depot
• Ensure compliance to relevant employment legislation and company policies

Health and Safety

• Ensure compliance to OHS act.
• Ensure compliance to any other regulations e.g., Covid-19
• On time reporting and investigation of all incidents and accidents.

Site Management

• Ensure that the housekeeping is maintained on the site
• Report any structural, electrical or sewage defects on the site to the landlord and Bakery Manager.
• Inspect and sign off any work conducted by outside contractors.
• Assets management on site
• Crate control

Security 

• Oversee security on site
• Ensure security do proper stock verification.
• Ensure security only allow authorized people on site with your approval.
• Ensure security only allow assets to leave the site with your approval.
• Security to identify any staff members under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Fleet Management

• Ensure daily truck checks are conducted by drivers.
• Only allow authorised drivers to operate company vehicles.
• Truck cleanliness
• Report any defects to the Fleet Manager.
• Fuel usage to be monitored and exceptions reported to the Fleet manager

Stock Management

• Balance stock and returns daily
• First in first out stock rotation.
• No excess stock on truck
• Returns within target.
• Minimal damages

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:

Experience

• Five years sales experience in an FMCG environment, preferably in a similar role in depot controlling
• Grade 12

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• You are the face of Bakeries to the customer at a local level. You are accountable for growing the Bakery Business in store by servicing a defined route schedule within a specific geographical area.
• You act as a sales expert to the stores and you maximize sales through effective planning and order-writing, as well as supporting and completing activities such as merchandising, shelving, stock rotation, returns and pricing. You are dedicated towards using consumer and trade information to address the customer's needs.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Develop and maintain a complete knowledge of Tiger Brands products within your portfolio, sales systems and procedures.
• Develop strong business relationships with store management to provide service and value beyond the customer's expectations.
• Perform in-store planning by tailoring programs and fact-based sales presentations to the customer's needs, store demographics, and the current consumer base.
• Work with customers to ensure sufficient product is ordered to support consumer take away.
• Implement POP drivers as per customer and brand plans and report on the POP scorecard.
• Take stock on every call cycle.
• Ensure that stores are complying promotional space and pricing agreements. 
• Ensure SKU’s by category and space are as per the trade agreement.
• Communicate plans and effectively manage merchandising resources to build sales volume at store level. Work in conjunction with the merchandiser to ensure inventory is fully stocked, rotated and presentable at all times.
• Properly credit and dispose of all returns from all stores.
• Gather intelligence and report on customer preferences, competitive activity & pricing.
• Act as the link between our Customer Manager’s and customer store management.
• Effective and timeous presentation of deal sheets to buyers.
• Effectively manage all customer documentation and administration such as application forms, claims, payments etc.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:

Competencies

• Influencing Others – you influence others by demonstrating your desire to win and demonstrate your commitment to help your customers win at the point of purchase.
• Owning It – you serve on our business’s front line and drive our growth.  You are passionate about sales at the point of purchase. You are committed to sales success and see yourself as responsible for your own success or failure.
• Driving Long Term Results– you are fixated on hitting sales targets but you also look beyond today’s problems.
• Developing Myself and Others – you are open to learning new things and you find ways to grow and develop your selling skills and abilities.

Experience

• 3-5 year’s field sales experience
• Experience in FMCG industry
• Grade 12