Livestock Operations Manager at Shoprite Group of Companies

Purpose of the Job

The purpose of the Meat Market Livestock Operations Manager role is to manage the entire operation for the Livestock from end-to-end. This is a critical role as this role needs a thorough understanding of all the operational business units within the Livestock to align to the business objectives, targets and actively drives efficiencies and constant improvement. This role actively manages a large team and an extremely large and complex operation in the Livestock business model.

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Job Category

Agriculture

Job Objectives

• To regularly visits to the Livestock farm operations and log issues or progress on initiatives to constantly improve on efficiencies
• Weekly check-ins with the various teams in the Livestock Operations
• Weekly checking of reports on the weekly dashboards
• To enable and align operational reports to ensure accurate reporting of data (price increases, mortality, usage and efficiency variances, standing numbers, volume receiving and sending and medication)
• Managing of all third parties and farm operators
• To ensure that the allocation of stock for allocation to internal third parties (Divisional Management/butcheries)
• To confirm the weekly prices and communicate it through to Management
• Monitor the procurement of stock from the abattoirs to ensure sufficient reserves are in place
• Approval of Capex / company vehicles in line with the necessary framework
• Liaise with the Divisional Managers, Butchery Managers and the Imports and Procurement Lead to verify pricing against market trends and country of origin etc.
• To assist and liaise with external auditors and ensure all queries
• To engage with Meat Market Divisional Management with regards to any Livestock deals
• Responsible for the management of the Total Livestock Budget in conjunction with the DFM
• Analyze financial statement per country and consult with management in order to find improvement areas
• To actively improve and streamline data reporting and systems to interface correctly into the Livestock Operations and overall Meat Market Business
• To weekly monitor current and improve on KPIs to drive efficiencies
• To monitor and analyze the mortality rates recorded and identify possible innovative solution to propose back to business
• To ensure SOPs are maintained and updated across the Livestock Operations
• To ensure training initiatives across the Livestock operations are actioned accordingly
• To ensure training shortfalls across the Livestock operations are identified and actioned
• To assist with the vacancies within the Livestock Operations
• Management of leave accrual and ensure that disciplines are driven by Divisional Management
• Ensure the necessary succession planning is place and is regularly kept up to date
• Management of the Livestock Annual Increases
• To drive employee empowerment and growth in the business

Qualifications

• Bcom Hons Management, Finance, SAICA qualification – (Essential).

Experience

• +3 - 5 years' experience in an Project Management role – (Essential).
• Previous exposure and knowledge in a butchery exposure / meat / Livestock environment – (Preferred)
• Working Knowledge of SAP System – (Essential)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Word, and Excel – (essential)
• Exposure to and an understanding of corporate and retail-oriented environment - (essential)

Knowledge and Skills

• Motivated self-starter with a driven nature and strong integrity – Takes accountability for mistakes.
• Strong technical awareness and data management skills?–?Has a sound grasp of database?and reporting design concepts and manages data as a valuable resource to unlock its potential for the organisation.?
• Analytical thinker and quick learner - Readily comprehend new and relatively complex concepts and information, investigates courses of action to identify the most appropriate solution or develop alternative solutions.
• Confident with good personal influence to gain business area respect, influence decisions and gain commitments. Handles and negotiates conflict / challenges well and understands how to drive a high level of focus during times of change.
• Results driven and quality orientated - Strong commitment to delivering high quality work. Remains focused and works tenaciously toward meeting and exceeding expectations within quality standards. Is detailed; does it right the first time and/or spot mistakes in own work to align with functional and organisational guidelines or frameworks.
• Communication skills - Speaks clearly, audibly and at an appropriate pace and provides credible points of an argument in own area of expertise. Writes clearly and succinctly, using correct spelling and grammar; and provides simple points in a straightforward and factual manner.
• Planning and organising - Plans and organises own work effectively while supporting and directing the work of others. Delivers on promises, keeps track of progress against deadlines and ensures tasks are completed on time. Focuses efforts on achieving results aligned to organisational objectives.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage varying priorities and navigate periods of high demand in a fast-paced environment, balancing workload and delivering within tight deadlines.
• Collaborative partnering?- Builds meaningful and sound relationships both internally and externally. Open, honest and direct and comfortable giving and receiving constructive feedback. Thinks and acts both independently as well as collaboratively.
• Governance and ethical behaviour?- Applies applicable Governance Policies, Code of Conduct?and ethical?behaviour. Addresses non-compliance and implements suitable corrections.?