Current Vacancies at Shoprite Group of Companies

Job Objectives

• To accurately receive goods by comparing the goods received with the invoice.
• To accurately and timeously capture invoices of goods received on the system.
• Ensure that goods delivered are the goods invoiced and captured in terms of quantities, variants, and conditions.
• Process all returns to suppliers in compliance with company SOPs.
• Maintain and ensure that the store room is in an acceptable and orderly condition.
• Assist in managing and controlling high-risk stock.
• Pick up discrepancies and report them to the manager.
• Return all unordered or damaged goods delivered to the store and accurately complete credit notes for non-acceptance in accordance with company policy and SOPs.
• Very labour intensive- Lifting of heavy boxes and offloading of pallets. 
• Assist with other duties and departments in accordance with operational requirements

Qualifications

Essential

• Grade 12 qualification

Experience

Essential:

• Atleast 1+ years of relevant working experience within a retail/FMCG store operations environment in a similar role.

Knowledge and Skills

• Retail/FMCG background and understanding of in-depth knowledge of stock management principles and best practices.
• High attention to detail.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Great problem-solving skills.
• Computer skills (MS Word and MS Excel, Office 365).
• Knowledge of how the SAP system works.
• Sound numeracy skills and excellent communication skills.

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Job Objectives

1. Sales maximization

• Consistently maximize branch gross profit through effective management of key gross profit drivers.
• Maintain stock holding days and stock ordering within required parameters.
• Maintain 100% consistency and adherence to stock price changes.
• Take corrective action to address sub-standard sales staff performance. 

2. Minimization of wastage and in-store markdown (accountable losses) and shrinkage (unaccountable losses)

• Identify all wastage as per the weekly wastage report and implement corrective steps to minimize wastage.
• Ensure appropriate measures are implemented to minimize shrinkage for all known high shrinkage items and other items identified as per stock take counting reports. 

3. Branch sales reporting 

• Provide timely and accurate reporting to the Regional Retail Manager.
• Identify improvement opportunities and possible challenges, making recommendations for corrective action to proactively address these.

4. Effective merchandising and stock availability assurance

• Ensure that the branch is merchandised according to company layouts and standards.
• Promotional displays are erected and placed as per buyers’, suppliers and company requirements.
• In consultation with the Regional Manager, proactively plan, monitor, and maintain consistent stock range availability and movement according to demand and make alternative arrangements for stock shortages, e.g. inter-branch transfers (IBTs).

5. Meeting customer expectations 

• Maximize customer loyalty by creating a consumer-friendly environment through effective people and process utilization.

6. People Management

• Lead, motivate, coach, and enable direct reports to meet profitability and customer service standards.
• Train and develop direct reports according to the core competencies of their roles and ensure coordination of training and the delivery thereof is done in a professional manner.
• Correctly manage and respond to all disciplinary issues and grievances, when required, in a timely manner.

7. Housekeeping, health and safety, and compliance assurance

• Comply with hygiene and housekeeping standards at all times.
• Consistently adhere to audit and required legislative standards and statutory requirements.

Qualifications

Essential

• Grade 12 qualification

Experience

Essential

• At least two (2) years of retail sales management or supervisory experience.

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Job Objectives

1. Sales maximization

• Consistently maximize branch gross profit through effective management of key gross profit drivers.
• Maintain stock holding days and stock ordering within required parameters.
• Maintain 100% consistency and adherence to stock price changes.
• Take corrective action to address sub-standard sales staff performance. 

2. Minimization of wastage and in-store markdown (accountable losses) and shrinkage (unaccountable losses)

• Identify all wastage as per the weekly wastage report and implement corrective steps to minimize wastage.
• Ensure appropriate measures are implemented to minimize shrinkage for all known high shrinkage items and other items identified as per stock take counting reports. 

3. Branch sales reporting 

• Provide timely and accurate reporting to the Regional Retail Manager.
• Identify improvement opportunities and possible challenges, making recommendations for corrective action to proactively address these.

4. Effective merchandising and stock availability assurance

• Ensure that the branch is merchandised according to company layouts and standards.
• Promotional displays are erected and placed as per buyers’, suppliers and company requirements.
• In consultation with the Regional Manager, proactively plan, monitor, and maintain consistent stock range availability and movement according to demand and make alternative arrangements for stock shortages, e.g. inter-branch transfers (IBTs).

5. Meeting customer expectations 

• Maximize customer loyalty by creating a consumer-friendly environment through effective people and process utilization.

6. People Management

• Lead, motivate, coach, and enable direct reports to meet profitability and customer service standards.
• Train and develop direct reports according to the core competencies of their roles and ensure coordination of training and the delivery thereof is done in a professional manner.
• Correctly manage and respond to all disciplinary issues and grievances, when required, in a timely manner.

7. Housekeeping, health and safety, and compliance assurance

• Comply with hygiene and housekeeping standards at all times.
• Consistently adhere to audit and required legislative standards and statutory requirements.

Qualifications

Essential

• Grade 12 qualification

Experience

Essential

• At least two (2) years of retail sales management or supervisory experience.

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Job Objectives

• Maintain efficient operations, stock management, and shrink control in the beauty department while upholding housekeeping and administrative standards.
• Giving product demonstrations and helping customers find products that meet their needs.
• Identify customer needs and recommend cosmetics and skin care products based on their preferences.
• Drive and maximize beauty department sales through promotions, cross-selling, and up-selling beauty products.
• Ensure proper presentation of products on shelves.
• Explain to customers how to use products they’re interested in buying.
• Keep up to date on all beauty products, ranges, trends, promotions, and events in order to provide accurate information to customers at all times.
• Ensure and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction by providing excellent customer service by means of sales, merchandising, and stock control of products.
• Handle customer queries and escalate where necessary to management.
• If required, assist with any ad hoc duties, excluding dispensary.

Qualifications

Essential 

• Grade 12 qualification

Desirable

• Professional certification in Beauty Therapy and Makeup or any other relevant course. Certifications in cosmetology will be an added benefit.

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience working within a beauty and skincare environment in a similar role.
• At least 5 months of point of sale / till point experience within a retail environment.

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Job Objectives

• Handling of payments and balance sales and receipts according to company procedure.
• Be aware of new products and keep your product knowledge up to date.
• Restocking items and organizing the sales floor according to standard operating procedures.
• Regularly conducting price audits to identify and rectify price discrepancies.
• Processing customer payments using the stores's Point of Sale (POS) system.
• Maintaining product knowledge to offer advice and recommendations.
• Stay up to date on all promotions and special offers.
• Maintain visual merchandising standards.
• Conduct proper housekeeping.
• Handle all customer queries timeously and escalate to higher management when necessary.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Grade 12 qualification

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 months point of sale / till point experience within a retail environment.
• Proven track record in retail sales, including experience working on the sales floor and behind the cash counter.

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Job Objectives

• Handling of payments and balance sales and receipts according to company procedure.
• Be aware of new products and keep your product knowledge up to date.
• Restocking items and organizing the sales floor according to standard operating procedures.
• Regularly conducting price audits to identify and rectify price discrepancies.
• Processing customer payments using the stores's Point of Sale (POS) system.
• Maintaining product knowledge to offer advice and recommendations.
• Stay up to date on all promotions and special offers.
• Maintain visual merchandising standards.
• Conduct proper housekeeping.
• Handle all customer queries timeously and escalate to higher management when necessary.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Grade 12 qualification

Experience

Essential:

• At least 5 months point of sale / till point experience within a retail environment.
• Proven track record in retail sales, including experience working on the sales floor and behind the cash counter.

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Job Objectives

• Maintain efficient operations, stock management, and shrink control in the beauty department while upholding housekeeping and administrative standards.
• Giving product demonstrations and helping customers find products that meet their needs.
• Identify customer needs and recommend cosmetics and skin care products based on their preferences.
• Drive and maximize beauty department sales through promotions, cross-selling, and up-selling beauty products.
• Ensure proper presentation of products on shelves.
• Explain to customers how to use products they’re interested in buying.
• Keep up to date on all beauty products, ranges, trends, promotions, and events in order to provide accurate information to customers at all times.
• Ensure and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction by providing excellent customer service by means of sales, merchandising, and stock control of products.
• Handle customer queries and escalate where necessary to management.
• If required, assist with any ad hoc duties, excluding dispensary.

Qualifications

Essential 

• Grade 12 qualification

Desirable

• Professional certification in Beauty Therapy and Makeup or any other relevant course. Certifications in cosmetology will be an added benefit.

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience working within a beauty and skincare environment in a similar role.
• At least 5 months of point of sale / till point experience within a retail environment.

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Job Objectives

• Processing of corporate income tax calculations (South Africa and various non-RSA group companies).
• Processing all corporate income tax return submissions and reconciliations of tax accounts for various non-RSA group companies.
• Processing administration related to withholding taxes (including dividends, interest and technical fees) of RSA and non-RSA Group entities.

Processing, preparing and reviewing quarterly, half year and year-end including but not limited to:  

• Corporate income tax calculations for all Group companies in order to ensure compliance?with IFRS.
• Corporate deferred tax calculations for all Group companies?to ensure compliance?with IFRS.
• Tax impact on items of a capital nature that impact headline earnings per share and provide input to the Group Finance team (example: headline earnings per share - for all company codes). 
• Hyperinflation tax effect (checking journal posting accuracy). 
• Hyperinflation tax effect (items of a capital nature). 
• Tax effect of inter-company long term loans. 
• Tax effect of forex on lease liabilities for application of hedge accounting. 
• Tax effect of unrealised forex - cumulative total.
• Review of tax disclosure - ZAR forcing translation entries, tax rate recons (other exempt income and non-deductible expenses) deferred tax recons, deferred tax breakdowns, tax losses, long term loan forex split.
• If relevant to the portfolio: Calculation of the Group transfer pricing calculations (including the review of interest etc.)
• If relevant to the portfolio: Processing of taxand transfer pricing journals ontheSAP and BPCsystems. 

Qualifications

• BCom Hons or equivalent – essential.  
• Tax qualification, Charted Accountant (CA) – preferred. 

Experience

• +3 years’ experience in a similar role - providing specialised corporate tax review and advisory services (or in a similar specialised financial tax orientated role),in a multi-stakeholder portfolio with internationally distributed locations and demonstrable

exposure to:  

• Internal financial controlsand risk matrices (IFCs) – audit;  
• IFRS, AFSs,corporate income tax calculations, deferred tax,transfer pricing, consolidation and foreign currency translations – essential.  
• Dealing with revenue authorities, auditors and other Group Finance orientated stakeholders. 
• Exposure to FMCG retail sector in a Group wide cross-functional structure – preferred. 

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Job Objectives

• Liaise with stakeholders to analyze business problems, translate business requirements into conceptual and detailed system architecture and technology solutions. 
• Collaborate within a cross-functional team of Data Scientists, Engineers and Analysts in order to understand project goals, and build, implement and scale-up algorithms for measurable impact.
• Display basic understanding of ANN's, CNN's, RNN's, autoencoders, fundamental data science concepts (linear and logistic regression, SVM's, dimensionality reduction), decision trees, gradient boosting, ensemble models, etc. to develop machine learning models.
• Work with above architectures within deep learning frameworks such as Keras and TensorFlow.
• Demonstrate end-to-end understanding of relevant applications and/or systems (including, but not limited to, the machine learning algorithms) being created.
• Build algorithms based on statistical modelling procedures and build and maintain scalable machine learning solutions in production.
• Use data modelling and evaluation strategy to find patterns and predict unseen instances.
• Train models on large-scale data and fine tune hyper-parameters.
• Research and implement appropriate machine learning algorithms and tools by selecting the correct libraries, programming languages and frameworks for each task.
• Apply understanding of theoretical frameworks in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, computability, complexity and computer architecture.
• Keep abreast of technological developments in the field, and integrate the latest data technologies into existing requirements.
• Follow best practices and standards of machine learning operations (MLOps) workflows for data preparation, deployment, monitoring and retraining to enable agile application methods to projects, and support machine learning models and data sets within a CI/CD process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, Information Systems or a related field – (essential). 
• Post Graduate Degree in the above or related fields – (desired).

Experience

• +3 years’ experience in a Machine Learning Engineer or similar role, applying complex mathematical and statistical concepts to build machine learning or deep learning models and/or systems - (essential). 
• In-depth experience with common machine learning, data, math and visualization libraries (i.e. Pandas, pyTorch, SciPy, NumPy, Scikit-Learn etc.) - (essential).
• Practical experience developing Machine Learning & NLP solutions over opensource platforms such as (TensorFlow, SparkML, OpenCV, pyTorch, etc.) - (essential).
• In-depth experience with different coding environments (local, notebooks, containers) and software engineering workflows (testing, code management/Git) - (essential).
• Experience delivering project outcomes using design thinking, lean and agile principles – (desired). 
• Experience in a retail, commercial or IT environment – (desired).

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Job Objectives

• Manage a product portfolio of simple to medium complexity (between 4-10) products to build required functionality and empower successful delivery. 
• Support the Lead Product Manager to set the 12 - 18 month product or services roadmap that meet customer needs, drives continuous exploration to define the benefit hypotheses, processes and solution intent for program epics.
• Guide Product Owners to plan, forecast and market a product or service at each stage of the product’s lifecycle.
• Work closely with Product Owners to ensure that feature breakdown occurs for continuous exploration epics.
• Contribute as technical specialist across business and IT teams to drive business objectives through product-market fit.
• Participate in ART level events; ART syncs, inspect and adapt, PI planning, system demos and continuous exploration reviews.
• Determine and track the profitability of products during the product lifecycle.
• Act as a centre of product and market information for different parts of the company including sales, finance, marketing, management, development, and support. Ensure ongoing and meaningful communication with internal departments, clients, customers, and external stakeholders.
• Serve as key integration point with IT development, business process, architecture and business leadership.
• Establish and monitor customer satisfaction and other KPIs to define the success of digital experiences. Includes identifying and leading efforts to analyse results and continuously improve performance through product improvements.
• Understand changing consumer trends to apply strategies and product roadmaps that deliver added value.
• Generate new product ideas, researching and analysing for feasibility and business impact.
• Provide input to customer experience improvements that help drive customer acquisition, customer retention, and conversion.
• Ensure a consistent and delightful customer experience across multiple digital touchpoints of the Shoprite customer journey.
• Provide integrated reporting and feedback.
• Work with Lead Product Manager to prepare and present customer centric product concepts and best practices to executive leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, IT, Engineering, Marketing or another relevant field – (essential). 
• Certified Product Owner / certified SAFe Product Owner – (desired).

Experience

• Experience in Analytics or Data Analytics (essential) 
• +4 years’ experience in a senior product management role, with proven success launching new product features and translating business strategy and analysis into successful consumer products – (essential).
• Experience as a product owner – (essential).
• Experience working in an agile team – (essential).
• Experience working across multi-disciplinary teams to deliver projects – (essential).
• Strong understanding and experience with analytics and big data – (essential). 
• Commercial experience in digital led business development environments – (essential).
• Customer user and loyalty experience – (essential).
• General marketing or retail experience – (desired).

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Job Objectives

Team Management

• Lead, coach, mentor, and manage the packaging team and oversee all packaging technology initiatives.
• Develop and implement packaging technology team strategies that align with business objectives in partnership with senior leadership and the team.
• Communicate and socialise the team strategy, plans, and roadmaps with relevant stakeholders.
• Determine and manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets for the team.
• Drive overall team maturity and effective resourcing to efficiently deliver on tasks, identifying and encouraging areas of growth.
• Manage overall in the team workforce planning, performance, training and development, and new talent acquisition to ensure the team is empowered to achieve packaging team objectives.
• Report to senior leadership on overall solutions, projects or workstream progress, budgets, vendor engagements and challenges.
• Foster a culture of accountability and efficiency within the team, ensuring the team understands and timeously delivers on tasks.

Packaging Solutions and Projects

• Oversee and guide the design, development, and testing of packaging solutions that meet product requirements, consumer demands, and regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure packaging meets product requirements and timelines.
• Manage relationships with vendors and suppliers to ensure timely and quality delivery of packaging materials and/or services.
• Develop and manage packaging technology budgets.

Group Packaging Sustainability Strategy Management

• Manage the development and implementation of policies and/or initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental impact of packaging materials and processes used by the group.
• Conduct research and analysis of industry best practices.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish sustainability goals.
• Monitor progress towards meeting those goals.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.
• Communicate the group's sustainability initiatives to stakeholders both internally and externally.

Best Practice

• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.
• Stay abreast of the latest industry trends, technologies, and innovations in packaging design and functionality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Materials Science, or related field – (essential)

Experience

• +6 years of experience in packaging technology and management or similar, with experience leading and managing the project teams’ delivery of packaging solutions in a structured environment - (essential).
• Proven experience in a similar role within a retail - (desirable)