Commercial Manager - Spartan at RCL Foods

Job Description    
As a leading player in the Food Manufacturing industry, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality products and making a positive impact. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a talented and motivated individual to join our team as a Commercial Manager to deliver enhanced customer and business profitability information designed to unlock margin opportunities and assist in focused strategic decision-making. 

The role looks reports to the Commercial Executive within Group Services and is based in Spartan.

The primary objective of this position is to:

• Provide commercial support and insight into the operations and performance of the various Operating Units, across the Supply Chain
• Analyse financial performance and make recommendations based on the findings and outcomes of the analysis.
• Consolidation and prep of monthly Flash results and commentary
• Consolidation and analysis of group Capex plans and quarterly forecasts.
• Provide direct commercial support and insight to the Supply Chain teams.
• Work with the Supply Chain and Strategy Commercial Executives in driving the ROIC agenda across Continuous Improvement, Capital Allocation & Planning workstreams.
• Facilitate commercial engagement with the various Business Units on monthly performance and various other Commercial initiatives.

Minimum Requirements    
Qualification:

• BCOM + Qualified CA (SA) or CIMA (non-negotiable)

Skills & Experience:

• Experience working in a cross functional manufacturing business
• Minimum 5 years’ experience, including commercial costing, operational financial support and reporting
• SAP & Syspro experience critical along with exposure to a FMCG and/or manufacturing environment

Duties & Responsibilities

Strategic Contribution and Execution

• Consolidation and Analysis of in year budgets and 5-year Business plans.
• Operationalising group strategic initiatives and driving implementation.
• Providing Commercial input in Strategy formulation and Continuous improvement initiatives.

Budgeting and Forecasting - Capex

• Co-ordination and consolidation of Capex Plans across the 5-year,  Annual Plans and quarterly forecasting processes and associated cash flow forecasts.
• Supporting the Supply Chain teams in monitoring and tracking capex implementation.
• Provide analysis and insight into monthly and quarterly movements.
• Drive system and process improvements to streamline process and visibility, including automation opportunities.
• Compiling presentations for quarterly Capital Committee meetings

Monthly and Annual Operational Financial Reporting

• Coordinate the group monthly financial close, consolidation of results and subsequent group Flash reporting
• Ensure that efficient and reliable reporting systems are in place that will ensure accurate reporting.
• Perform comparative analyses of results to forecast and prior year to test accuracy and reasonableness.
• Oversee prompt resolution of queries with BU’s
• Assess the level of accruals held across the BU’s

Supply Chain Monthly Reporting

• Providing in depth analysis across Distribution, Raw Materials and Cost of Production
• Linking into KPI dashboards on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• Various Ad Hoc reports across Stock, Returns, Pallets and other key supply chain metrics
• Identify opportunities for improvement and linkage into Business unit continuous improvement pipeline.
• Streamlining and automating reporting where applicable, working closely with BI teams
• Consolidation and analysis of continuous improvement pipeline projects.
• Providing visibility and analysis across Working Capital initiatives, in conjunction with CSE supply chain teams

Ad Hoc BU Support

• Providing support into BU Commercial teams in driving key initiatives across capital planning and continuous improvement workstreams

Staff Management

• Lead and develop staff across supply chain analysts.
• Monitor staff performance and provide regular feedback.
• Manage staff activities, ensuring service levels are met and protocols are adhered to.
• Coach and support staff where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Champion staff training and development through the utilisation of available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with national training specialists.
• Conduct regular performance appraisals with subordinates.
• Develop and manage high performance multidisciplinary teams in order to solve problems within the commercial arena.