Current Opportunities at The Building Company

Description

• Proactively evaluate competitor and market activities via relevant market researchers and other channels for emerging opportunities, define potential risks or constraints and propose best options in the interest of the Company.
• Liaise and Network with relevant stakeholders to uncover and investigate business development leads and determine viability.
• Research new business development opportunities thoroughly, ensuring all potential risks are proactively mitigated.
• Ensure thorough investigation into all aspects related to the development, viability and profitability of areas and sites including the position, status, business rights, zoning, and title limitations.
• Anticipate and investigate any other detail that might affect future viability and profitability.
• Consolidate all research data and provide actionable insights that enables operational management teams to make informed business decisions and proper viability studies (ROI).
• Provide a persuasive and solid business case of business development projects.
• Ensure optimal lease agreements are negotiated to the benefit of the Company.
• Effectively drive efficiencies in layouts of company properties to ensure adequate return on investment, optimal trading densities, optimal customer layouts etc.
• Ensure store revamps are driven effectively, within agreed business parameters. Collaborate with operational management teams on any redevelopments or refurbishing required.
• Provide input for strategic and annual planning processes.
• Play an active role in any required team, departmental and corporate project, and planning processes.
• Keep abreast of the latest trends and developments in the assigned portfolio and continually identify ways to add value to own portfolio and the broader property function.
• Manage the departmental expense budget in line with requirements.
• Effective team leadership and managing performance of all direct reports.
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture.

Requirements

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualification
• 4+ years’ experience in a similar capacity or role, managing a sizeable portfolio along with demonstrable experience in property development, property scouting and business expansion – (essential).
• Experience in the commercial property market – (essential).
• Experience in Retail industry – (essential)
• Well-developed knowledge of the property retail market with a strong understanding of retail store layout, store viabilities and store design – (essential).
• Well-developed understanding and practical application of governance, regulation, and financial aspects of a property function - (essential).
• Knowledge of contract law principles – (essential).
• Ability to travel extensively and at short notice as per operational requirements - (essential).
• Strong proficiency with MS Office 365 - (essential)
• Project management methodology and skills – (essential)
• Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing and negotiations skills.
• Client relationship management skills to build sustainable and long-term property networks.
• Able to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to plan and organize self and others.
• Demonstrated Leadership skills.
• Business Acumen

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Description

• Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained
• Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives
• Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously
• Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy
• Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role
• Taking telephonic orders
• Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy
• Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met
• Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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Description

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

• Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained
• Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives
• Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously
• Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy
• Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role
• Taking telephonic orders
• Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy
• Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met
• Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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Description

• Increasing customer base by conducting “cold calls” to new/ potential customers; representing the store positively in the marketplace; structured calls to existing customers
• Attaining monthly Sales Budgets
• Follow up on orders and Quotations to prevent delays
• Resolve customer queries and goods
• Manage sales and administrative functions
• Responsible for the external sales function and customer satisfactions
• Offering advice and/or alternatives to customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Minimum of 5 years' of selling experience
• Basic computer skills

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Description

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

• Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained
• Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives
• Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously
• Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy
• Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role
• Taking telephonic orders
• Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy
• Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met
• Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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Description

• Payroll Admin
• Employee Relations
• Training Administration
• Recruitment and Induction
• General HR Admin
• Petty Cash and Stationery Management
• Manage Sundry Suppliers
• Customer Service
• Store Vehicles administration
• Plascon point of sale
• Store Queries resolution
• Opening and Closing of the store
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3-4 years’ experience in a similar role
• Previous supervisory/management skills required
• Bookkeeping certificate or equivalent administration certificate would be an advantage
• Basic computer skills

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Description

• Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained
• Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives
• Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously
• Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy
• Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role
• Taking telephonic orders
• Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy
• Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met
• Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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Description

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

• Document all Stock Items
• Offloading materials
• Goods received verification
• Maintain Safety Procedures
• Customer Service
• Ensure stock rotation
• Loss Control management
• Housekeeping/Health and Safety
• Team Management
• Checking forklifts
• Physically checking stock
• Report any discrepancies
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 years’ relevant experience
• Building Materials product knowledge
• Recommended Qualifications Forklift / Drivers licence
• Multilingual
• Health & safety training
• Relevant system/product knowledge

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Description

• Machine Maintenance
• Feeding material into the machine
• Adjust Machine Settings
• Regulate Speed of the machine belt
• Regulate Temperature
• Correct Edge trimming and sanding
• Attending to customers
• Housekeeping
• Safe and Security
• Ad hoc responsibilities
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 2 years’ experience in a similar industry

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Description

• Manage Customer Base
• Customer Service
• Achieve Sales and Gross Profit Targets
• Administration and Reporting
• Merchandising of Stock
• Follow up on quotes
• Placement of stock
• Returning Stock not removed from location
• Ensure Stock is displayed correctly
• Reporting on Damaged Stock
• Receiving and Checking
• Report on Depletion or removal of stock
• Product Promotions
• Aid customers
• Ensure Merchandising Standards are complied to
• Maintaining Equipment
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Minimum 1-2 years’ experience in a similar position
• 1 year’s shelf packing/merchandising experience
• Knowledge of general building material environment is essential
• Proven success in personal selling (achieving sales targets), customer service finding new business (customer) and converting it to actual sales.
• Ability to manage and coordinate regular stock takes
• Interact with customers

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Description

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

• Execution of HR Strategy: To ensure that HR Strategy is integrated with the Regional and Store HR strategy and action plans and that such action plans are effectively implemented and executed.
• Organisation Design and Ensuring Optimal Business Unit Structures:To ensure that the right people and process structures are implemented in the respective areas in order to support the overall strategy and ensure consistency across the business.
• Organisational Health and Effectiveness:To drive the TBCo culture in order to ensure a resultant positive climate with engaged and productive employees.
• Talent Acquisition and On Boarding:To facilitate and manage the acquisition process to ensure that optimal talent is appointed for the current and future business needs and that employees are onboarded effectively to ensure the employee experience is optimised.
• Talent Management:To implement the integrated talent management processes in such a way that it results in high performance in line with operational objectives
• Performance Enhancement: To enable internal stakeholders with the right tools and support to ensure that employee performance is appropriately measured and acknowledged. To assist with interventions for enhanced performance to support strategy of creating high performance teams.
• Learning and Development: To ensure that learning and development is driven as a priority enabler, that line managers are supported in identifying and resolving current and future skills and competency gaps, and return on learning is monitored.
• Remuneration and Benefits: To ensure that concerns are managed with the Remuneration and Benefits department.
• Employee Relations: To ensure harmonious labour relationships within the work environment and support line management and relevant stakeholders in resolving any deviation from company policy, practice and behavioural standards.  
• People Analytics and Reporting: To analyse respective data and reports to both monitor progress and proactively identify trends that inform direction, initiatives, and corrective actions to mitigate risk and meet the needs of the business.
• Effective self-management and teamwork: To act as a role model in terms of accountability, openness to feedback, team collaboration, and delivery to optimal quality and productivity standards.
• To uphold and promote the company values

Requirements

• 3 Year Tertiary HR or Related Qualification (Degree or Diploma) (essential); 
• Minimum of 5 years’ HR Generalist Experience at a similar job level (essential); 
• Experience gained in a retail environment (desirable); 
• Project Management experience (desirable)

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Description

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

• Provide customers and drivers with accurately prepared orders Assist with loading and offloading of Vehicles
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers with loading and offloading of their vehicles
• To ensure that yard stock items are neatly packed and accessible
• To ensure that vehicles are clean and loaded safely
• To provide prompt and efficient assistance to customers and suppliers regarding workshop/joinery
• Complete Wash Bay activities accurately
• To ensure that store shelves, boards and other stock items are neatly packed and accessible for customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Product knowledge

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Description

• Checking correct stock
• Stocktake
• Auditing
• Goods Receiving
• Picking and Loading
• Completion of Security Documentation
• Housekeeping
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 year’s relevant experience
• Knowledge of building material will be advantageous

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Description

• Profitability
• Stock Management
• Housekeeping
• Maintain pricing of product
• Assist with cash ups
• People Management
• Performance Enhancement
• Customer service
• Provide assistance to the Store Manager
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Higher Certificate / Diploma
• 4 years relevant experience in a retail environment, 2 of which must have been in a supervisory/management position
• Intermediate computer skills

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Description

• Payroll Admin
• Employee Relations
• Training Administration
• Recruitment and Induction
• General HR Admin
• Petty Cash and Stationery Management
• Manage Sundry Suppliers
• Customer Service
• Store Vehicles administration
• Plascon point of sale
• Store Queries resolution
• Opening and Closing of the store
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3-4 years’ experience in a similar role
• Previous supervisory/management skills required
• Bookkeeping certificate or equivalent administration certificate would be an advantage
• Basic computer skills

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Description

• Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained
• Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives
• Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously
• Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy
• Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role
• Taking telephonic orders
• Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy
• Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met
• Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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Description

• Increasing customer base by conducting “cold calls” to new/ potential customers; representing the store positively in the marketplace; structured calls to existing customers
• Attaining monthly Sales Budgets
• Follow up on orders and Quotations to prevent delays
• Resolve customer queries and goods
• Manage sales and administrative functions
• Responsible for the external sales function and customer satisfactions
• Offering advice and/or alternatives to customers
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Minimum of 5 years' of selling experience
• Basic computer skills

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Description

• Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained
• Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives
• Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously
• Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy
• Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role
• Taking telephonic orders
• Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy
• Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met
• Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment

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Description

• Receiving of Stock Delivered
• Matching Delivery Notes to order forms
• Checking Goods received
• Obtaining delivery notes
• Process Goods receive Notes
• Investigate Discrepancies
• Batching GRN packs
• General administrative duties
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 1 year’s relevant work experience
• Basic computer skills

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Description

• Customer Service
• Maintain Stock Levels
• Run Reports daily
• Following up on quotations
• Attend to Customer Requirements
• Achieving monthly Targets
• Conducting Weekly and Monthly meetings
• Achieving Annual budget and Sales targets
• Ensuring that Non- stock items are quoted
• Credit limits adherence
• Completion of Credit applications
• Training of Sales Consultants
• Resolve Credit Queries
• Filing of Legal documents
• Perform Ad hoc administrative duties
• Provide Information to Finance
• Liaising with Dispatch Department
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Valid Driver’s License
• 6 months Kerridge knowledge
• 2 years external sales experience

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Description

• Manage Profitability: To ensure continuity, growth, and profitability of the Store through the management of costs and the maximization of sales turnover and returns. Identifies new business opportunities, take calculated risks; and generate innovative and creative ideas for implementing new business opportunities and maximising sales
• Planning and Budgeting: Together with the Operations Executive and Regional Operations Manager, interpret the business objectives into an Operating Plan for the Store.
• Procurement, stock control and merchandising: To ensure that the inward logistics of the Store run smoothly, products are purchased in line with The Building Company procurement policies and procedures, stock levels are kept at optimal levels and stock losses are controlled.
• Maintain Stock variances: Maintenance of optimal stock levels
• Financial Management: Ensures that the Store budget is compiled in line with the agreed upon operating plans and adhered to. (Ensure that all financial processes are monitored and controlled in line with best practices and company procedures).
• Customer Service: Ensure that customer complaints are dealt with in an effective manner and resolved. Promotions, advertising, and all public relations must be co-ordinated for the store in order to enhance the Brand's market share in line with all company procedures.
• Accountable for day-to-day operations: Accountability for the day-to-day operations, administration, customer sales and service and overall management and control of the branch employees.
• Operational analysis: Analyses of operational information leading to the diagnosis of problems and/or success areas in the business. Enhancing all successes and raising and resolving all problem areas with the Operations Management Support Team.
• People Management: Inspire, motivate, guide, develop and manage, and lead employees in order to meet the store's objectives. Apply all company policies and procedures and best practice principles in order to maintain a harmonious labour environment.
• Legislative compliance and corporate governance: Ensure legal compliance with all legislation relating to the operation of the business and that appropriate action is taken in respect of all legal matters.
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Preferably a commerce bachelor’s degree / or equivalent experience
• Preferably Financial or Management diploma
• 5-10 years retail experience
• Minimum of 3 years in a junior-mid level management position
• Previous industry related experience
• Financial acumen
• Inwards and Outwards Logistics/Procurement skills
• Merchandising principles
• Preferably have knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act

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Description

• Roof material requirements calculations
• Provide Quotations
• Visiting the sites
• Manage and monitor Building Plans
• Estimation finalization
• Finalise Roof truss plan
• Obtain Customer/Store plan
• Liaise with Truss Plant Manager and Truss Foreman
• Manufacturing of Trusses
• Administration and Invoicing
• Submit monthly reports
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 years’ experience in the roof truss industry
• Mitek Intermediate 20/20 certificate
• Technical Qualification or Diploma (Quantity Surveying) advantageous
• Thorough knowledge of the Mitek system

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Description

• Ensuring that stock levels are always maintained
• Listening to customer requirements and offering advice/alternatives
• Dealing with customer queries accurately and timeously
• Managing the delivery of customer goods accurately and in line with company policy
• Manage sales and administrative functions and perform general administrative duties required by the role
• Taking telephonic orders
• Ensuring that all non-stock items are quoted on and purchased in accordance with official company buying policy
• Ensuring that agreed delivery times are met
• Assisting customers at all times as well as with loading of customer goods when required
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• 3 year’s retail sales experience, in building/construction environment