Current Opportunities at Smollan

• We’re on the lookout for an experienced a Product Consultant to create and increase brand awareness through maintaining pricing, shelf health, promotions, training of instore sales consultants and strong customer and client relationships in KZN-Richards Bay .

As a Product Consultant you will be responsbile for:

• Ensure product availability
• Check for and manage damaged stock process
• Check accurate pricing, promotional pricing, competitor pricing
• Drive slow moving stock and allocate sufficient space to fast moving stock
• Effective implementation of promotions
• Effective administration 
• Customer service and satisfaction
• Effective self -management

REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• 2 years’ experience in Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics
• Competitiveness
• Networking Ability
• Resiliency
• Multitasking Skills

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• Our organisation is looking for an experienced and passionate People Consultant to provide support in various HR function to the applicable business unit(s), including end-to-end recruitment, managing performance, training and development, IR, HR admin and preparing reports. If you are a creative problem solver who loves building relationships, then give us a chance to meet you! 

As a People Consultant, you will be responsible for: 

• Effective recruitment, selection and on-boarding 
• Effective management of the performance management system 
• Effective training and development within the business unit(s) 
• Effective handling of all poor performance and IR-related matters 
• Effective administration, data management and reporting 
• Effective people management 
• Effective teamwork and self-management 

REQUIREMENTS

What are we looking for? 

To qualify for this role, you should  

• Have 4-5 years' Human Resources experience in retail/FMCG 
• HR degree/diploma at NQF level 6 or 7 
• Good understanding of labour laws 
• Strong ethical standards 
• Outstanding organizational and time-management skills 
• Possess good leadership skills 
• Have creativity and innovation 
• Have emotional maturity 
• Have analysis & problem-solving skills 

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We're on the lookout for an experience Operational Intelligence Administrator within our Technology Business Unit. The position is based in JHB CBD.

As an OI Administrator, you will be responsible for :

• Effective administration
• Effective analysis and reporting
• Effective operational systems
• Effective fleet and call cycle administration
• Vehicle Tracking
• Records
• Effective teamwork and self-management

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 - 3 years’ experience in a systems / analytical environment preferably within FMCG
• Diploma
• Fleet & call cycle administration
• Communication skills (verbal & written)
• Operational Systems
• Relationship building
• Administration skills
• Reporting skills

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DESCRIPTION

• We’re on the lookout for an experienced Field Manager who will ensure growth for clients, customers and Smollan by proactively influencing and managing relationships between the client, customers and employees; spotting opportunities and providing insights; managing the resources required to ensure efficient and effective day-to-day operations; and acting as a Smollan people custodian, leader and people manager.

As a Field Manager you will be responsible for:

• Pro-Active Operational Excellence|
• Business Insights and Execution|
• Teamwork and Self-Management|
• Stakeholder Engagement|
• People Management|
• Manage Promotional Activity|
• Achieve POP Objectives|
• Monitor New Innovations|
• Efficient Achievement of Targets|
• Control Expenses|

REQUIREMENTS

What are we looking for?
To qualify for this role, you should have:

• 2-3 years sales experience in FMCG environment at a managerial/ supervisory level
• Relevant Diploma/Degree at NQF level 6 or 7
• Code 8 Driver’s license
• Sales management skills
• Decision making skills
• Communication (verbal & written)
• Analysis & Problem Solving
• Computer literacy
• Business acumen
• Commercial awareness
• Attention to detail
• Pro-active thinking
• Leadership Skills
• Planning & organising
• Negotiation skills

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DESCRIPTION

• To develop and execute our customers’ strategy and customer business plans. To further ensure the achievement of turnover and profit and loss of customers for respective categories, and for the implementation and optimisation of category strategies within the customer.

REQUIREMENTS

• 6 to 8 years relevant Account Management/Customer Marketing experience||Essential / Minimum|0-5 years|
• Relevant Tertiary qualification at NQF level 7
• Appreciation of supply chain networks
• Shopper insights
• Networking and influencing skills
• Customer and relationship management
• Financial acumen
• Trade spend negotiation and optimisation
• Excellent operational understanding and execution
• Selling skills
• Business planning and analytical skills
• Business process optimisation and management
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Industry understanding and established trade network

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

• Strategy and Business Planning Development
• Develop a specific sales strategy, which is aligned to the customer’s and key account’s strategy and targets and translate it into a clear activity plan
• Ensure the sales strategy is carried out timeously, within correct format and is relevant to the customer portfolio.
• Analyse the national market, key account, broader category and customer information to develop robust sales activities to realise the targeted market share.
• Carry out category and customer performance analysis.
• Tactically review and adjust plans to account for market dynamics and learnings.

Account Management

• Manage overall levels of customer investments for respective category.
• Ensure that products are on the shelf accordingly to agreed timelines, with appropriate activity and within the agreed budget.
• Plan and negotiate listing and launch of products including pricing, placement and promotion.
• Manage the listing process by ensuring all documentation and requirements of the retailer are met by the customer.
• Develop promotion plans and manage promotional investments that are aligned with the customer’s national channel strategy.
• Develop customer activity plans and communicate the plan to all relevant stakeholders and manage national alignment of plan.
• Acts as an active ambassador for customers at the retailer

Effective financial acumen, including:

• Negotiate spend and ensure activity compliance and return on investment.
• Negotiate national customer listings and launch support with relevant buyers.
• Negotiate trade terms, trade funding and counterparts aligned to the customer strategy for respective categories.

Operational Excellence

• Responsible for implementation of operational excellence within, by managing customer relationships and ensure delivery against the customer’s key account strategy on a national basis.
• Provide clear objectives and deliverables for the field team in line with the customer strategy.
• Ensure efficient volume delivery through the management of the in-store environment.
• Ensure product availability and visibility in stores and further manage recommended shelf prices according to customer guidelines.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management
• Communicate sales strategy and aligned activities to all relevant stakeholders.
• Implement customer agreements and monitor and build customer relationships.
• Manage national alignment of customer activity plans.
• Build strong internal and external relationships, displaying excellent abilities to advise, influence and persuade relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain regular contact with key stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.

Key Competencies

• Creativity & innovation
• Sales orientation
• Organisational awareness
• Relationship building
• Communication
• Agility
• Performance & results driven.
• Continuous growth & improvement
• Resilience & stress management
• Quality & detail excellence
• Teamwork & collaboration
• Analysis & problem solving

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• We’re on the lookout for an experienced Regional Manager who will collaborate to create growth for our Clients, Customers and our Business. Someone who has the ability to proactively influence and manage relationships and resources to ensure efficient and effective service delivery and in-store execution. The succesful person would need to be someone who has strong people management experience and problem solving skills.

As a Regional Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Effective administration and asset management
• Achievement of sales targets
• Effective operational management
• Effective people management
• Effective budget and financial management (as required by Business Unit)
• Effective knowledge sharing (including management of field intelligence)
• Effective client and customer relationship management

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 Years Field Management experience in FMCG industry 5 Years’ experience in sales environment|5|Essential / Minimum|0-5 years|
• Relevant Diploma/Degree at NQF level 7
• Strategic thinker and analytical skills
• Ability to influence and motivate others
• Good business and financial acumen
• Excellent leadership

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• We’re on the lookout for an experienced a Product Consultant to create and increase brand awareness through maintaining pricing, shelf health, promotions, training of instore sales consultants and strong customer and client relationships in Western Cape-Northern Suburbs

As a Product Consultant you will be responsbile for:

• Ensure product availability
• Check for and manage damaged stock process
• Check accurate pricing, promotional pricing, competitor pricing
• Drive slow moving stock and allocate sufficient space to fast moving stock
• Effective implementation of promotions
• Effective administration 
• Customer service and satisfaction
• Effective self -management

REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• 2 years’ experience in Telecommunications and Consumer Electronics
• Competitiveness
• Networking Ability
• Resiliency
• Multitasking Skills