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AVI LIMITED is home to many of South Africa’s leading and best-loved brands. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the Food Products sector, and centred on the FMCG market, AVI’s extensive brand portfolio includes more than 50 brands. Our single-minded purpose is our brands growth and development. Our brands span a range of categories i...
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Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Create a Commercially Driven Technical team
- Implementation and overseeing processes and procedures to deliver efficiencies, reduce operational cost and increase response time to our customers.
- Track and report on technical cost drivers.
- Manage cost expenditure (none production and production spend).
- Continuously improve technical revenue for equipment sales and billable repairs through pipeline reviews and debriefing of technical job cards closed the prior day.
- Create a business culture which takes financial and money spend considerations into account whilst in the process of repairing equipment.
Effective supervision of the Technical Team
- Resource and leave planning for department.
- Assist technical manager with Individual Performance Agreements (IPA) appraisals.
- Ensure Ciro Technical is kept informed of and operates within AVI policy, local regulations and legislation and good corporate governance.
- Create a team culture of commitment and delivery against pre-determined objectives, values and business requirements.
- Hold weekly technical meeting with regional sales team to ensure service delivery and technical excellence. (Resolves concerns, discuss work load)
- Monitor and review the daily, weekly and monthly performance indicators to ensure technical effectiveness and take corrective action decisively as and when required to do so.
Operational Effectiveness
- Workload planning and priorities is aligned to sales expectations and technical resource is scheduled accordingly - at least a forward view of 2 weeks.
- Daily scheduling of workload to road and workshop technicians and monitor progress.
- Evaluate the need for 911's and reschedule resource accordingly.
- Must be able to actually repair technical equipment at customers or in the workshop to assist his/her team when the workload exceeds the available resources.
- Must provide technical support and problem solving abilities to the KZN region both sales and technical.
- Track and monitor the timely execution of regional workflows.
- Implementation of technical projects approved by the Supply Chain executive to improve operations.
- A member of the SHE committee for the KZN
Inventory management and sourcing of equipment and spares
- Review regional spares MRP report, weekly.
- Request adhoc spares not indicated on MRP report for planned maintenance or future installations.
- Track out of stock spares and escalate with the technical main hub.
- Track the sourcing of new and asset equipment as per workflow reports.
- Appropriate inventory management controls implemented to mitigate risk.
- Quarterly stock counts on new equipment, asset equipment, and boot stock locations and spares cage.
- Ensure weekly cycle counts is done for spares.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Minimum of 6 years as a Service Technician
- A minimum of 3 years’ Customer Support / Sales experience within an FMCG environment
- Front End Customer Services Experience essential
- SAP experience is essential.
- HORECA experience highly advantageous
Additional Requirements:
- Fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- Valid Driver’s License
- At least 2 years of solid driving experience
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Key Performance Areas:
Target achievement
- Calculate the rate of sale and negotiate orders with buyers accordingly.
- Manage stock levels, expiry dates, and returns in store.
- Monitor and communicate pricing to Key accounts
- Negotiate promotional activity
- Implement promotional plans
- Communicate product range changes to management and Key accounts
- Monitor target achievements
- Use deals provided by Key accounts to negotiate deals at the buyer level
- Manage the process of sell in prior to price increases and expiry
- Address all pricing and delivery issues
- Sell new lines into stores
- Negotiate ad hoc displays
- Negotiate forward share in relation to market share
- Ensure shelf health is maintained according to Perfect outlet standards
Effective administration
- Assess stock requirements for merchandising
- Count stock in backup and on shelf
- Calculate rate of sale and requirements for next order.
- Merchandise stock on shelf according to Principal brief, planogram or flow.
- Ensure products listed are on display
- Ensure stock rotation procedures are followed
- Ensure adequate stock available for displays
- Optimize cross merchandising opportunities
- PI labels must be accurate
- Ensure all damaged stock is removed from display
- Returns must be up to date
Effective customer and Business Unit relationships
- Ensure a good working relationship is maintained with both management and floor staff in stores.
- Communicate all issues and provide solutions where possible.
- Follow the call cycles and communicate any changes to customers.
- Ensure the merchandiser follows the call cycle
- Handle all queries in a professional and effective manner.
- Adhere to store policies and procedures at all times.
Effective management of merchandiser
Conduct floor walks with the Merchandiser
Brief merchandiser on all cycle priorities
Ensure a clear understanding of objectives
Provide on-the-job coaching if required
Keep the Area Sales manager up to date on conduct issues.
Manage staff in line with company policy and procedures.
Feedback to Area Sales Manager on all conduct and absenteeism issues
Experience:
- 2-3 years Sales experience in an FMCG
Qualifications:
- Completed Grade 12 (Matric)
- Completed course or tertiary qualification in Sales, Marketing and or Retail Management
Additional Requirements:
- Supervisory skills will be an added advantage
- Knowledge of the FMCG is essential
- Driver’s License essential
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Key Performance Areas:
- Monitor store ordering process, stock levels, and returns and take corrective action if required
- Monitor pricing and ensure mandate adherence
- Negotiate promotional activity
- POP implementation and negotiate ad-hoc display and space
- Check-in stock, expiry dates and ensure shelf health standards are maintained
- Address pricing and delivery issues
- Monitor forward share in relation to market share as well as the rate of sale
- Maintain customer and company records
- Complete price surveys timeously
- Update records of all company equipment and assets
- Communicate issues and provide solutions where possible
- Ensure adherence to store policies and procedures at all times
- Monitor and manage Merchandiser / Field Marketer and Sales Representatives' attendance and ensure registers are updated
- Confirm call cycles are followed and communicate changes to customers when needed
- Manage and plan leave for subordinates
- Prepare monthly payroll for HR
- Conduct floor walks with Field marketers, Merchandisers, and Sales Representatives
- Brief staff of all cycle priorities and ensure a clear understanding of objectives
- Develop staff by identifying training needs and providing on-the-job coaching if required
- Keep Regional Operations Manager up to date on conduct issues
- Staff Management in line with company policy and procedures
- Conduct appraisals
- Set targets for subordinates by store by category in line with BU objectives and strategy
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in a Sales Supervisor or Sales Manager role required
- Experience within FMCG dealing with major retailers
- Management of people and teams
- Good understanding and implementation of Human Resources and Industrial relations processes and procedures
Qualifications:
- Completed Matric
- A completed tertiary qualification (Business/Sales/Marketing/Retail) advantageous
Additional Requirements:
- Sound knowledge of the FMCG industry
- A good understanding of the merchandising industry
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office (MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Able to present information to various levels in the organization
- Valid Driver’s License required
- Ability to travel essential
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Key Performance Areas:
Health, Safety and Environment
- Adhere to, and ensure compliance by subordinates to the company safety policies and procedures.
- Assist with attainment and maintenance of relevant health, safety and environmental management system standards for processing, utilities and buildings.
- Ensure facilities and infrastructure are conducive to employee health and wellness.
Food Safety
- Adhere to, and ensure compliance by subordinates to FSSC 22000, AIB and ISO principles.
- Ensure site infrastructure and equipment are installed and maintained in such a manner that Food Safety is not compromised.
- Ensure standard of utilities and processing equipment is in line with Food Safety Standards.
Plant Availability and reliability
- Oversee all relevant maintenance activities for Creamer Packing lines and equipment.
- Ensure daily plant inspections are conducted to guarantee maximum uptime and quality.
- Communicate with the Operations team in the case of disruption due to breakdowns.
- Conduct relevant inspections and examinations for legal compliance and safety.
- Assist and oversee high-level breakdowns to ensure quick turnaround times.
- Conduct root cause analysis and provide recommendations to reduce downtime.
- Develop and maintain a problem-solving culture within the department (direct reports) through facilitating and sustaining root cause analysis practices.
- Ensure that the job card processes including monitoring, allocation, close-out and backlog are up to date.
- Assist with reviewing OEM recommended spares and identification and classification of critical spares.
- Participate in scoping and procurement of new plant equipment to ensure adherence to site Engineering standards.
- Workshop housekeeping, GMP and environmental compliance and related activities must adhere to relevant standards.
- Input into development and coordination of major shutdowns and communication with all relevant stakeholders, with main focus on execution of plan.
- Assist with planning of new installations, upgrades and modifications to the existing plant in a safe and effective manner.
Systems and reporting
- Assist with the Computerised Maintenance Management System, ensuring reliability and integrity of information.
- Report on asset care schedule compliance and artisan utilisation.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant procedures.
- Raising and closing out of NCR’s.
Management
- Lead millwrights, artisans
- Ensuring appropriate resources for departmental requirements.
- Assist with updating and implementation of skills matrix as well as coordination of training.
- Plan and control engineering tasks; allocate resources to activities; control labour scheduling; overtime and cost control for area of responsibility.
- Planning, scheduling, monitoring and evaluating of artisan tasks according to the CMMS (Asset care system).
- Ensure that labour allocation and hours of work are in accordance with the Basic Conditions of Employment and Labour Relations Act.
- Review completed job cards and approve.
- Hold 1 on 1 discussions and evaluate IPA’s with artisans.C
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years’ post-trade test experience in FMCG / Manufacturing environment with a focus on packing machine maintenance.
- Minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Office).
Qualifications:
- Trade tested Electrician at an accredited training facility.
- National diploma, N6 or equivalent Electrical Engineering qualification highly advantageous.
- Continual professional development in maintenance management and engineering standards.
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge and experience on Computerised Maintenance Management System (i.e. SAP, Shopware or similar).
- Experience in FMCG - Snacks manufacturing.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of utilities, boilers and air compressors is required.
- Strong knowledge of electrical standards.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of OHS Act legal compliance and statutory inspections.
- Ability to lead and supervisor contractors and suppliers.
- Must be prepared to work overtime, be on call outs and on stand-by duty.
- Must have your own reliable transport.
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Key Performance Areas:
Financial Controls
- Manage and monitor company accounting procedures and policies, and internal controls, according to internal standards.
- Implement and communicate Corporate Governance charter / sound accounting practices to management on site.
- Consolidate budgets, plans and forecasts for site with adherence to strict deadlines.
- Manage expenditure in relation to approved budgets.
- Analyse and report to local management and head office all operational variances from budget on expenditure items also highlighting priorities to support improvement.
- Monthly maintenance of general ledger, and authorise timeous adjustments wherever necessary.
- Address any queries with accounts payable on request.
- Ensure month end procedures are adhered to according to predetermined deadlines.
- Working capital management and reporting.
- Review of IT authorisation / access controls and release strategies.
- Assist with completion of annual insurance declaration.
Financial Reporting
- Prepare detailed and insightful monthly management accounts covering the performance of the factory. This will include providing monthly feedback to Exec’s in the factory operational review.
- Report on Income Statement variances and provide necessary commentary.
- Review General Ledger transactions and report on budget vs. actual.
- Report on irregular variances that have been investigated.
- Report on site performance measurements.
- Provide financial input on Ad hoc project work and, where applicable, take ownership of delivery of project
Asset Management
- Monthly maintenance, verification and reporting on fixed asset register.
- Prepare, submit and track Capex workflows for the acquisition, transfer or disposal of fixed assets.
- Conduct regular audits on fixed assets to ensure accuracy of fixed assets register.
Capital Expenditure
- Assist with compilation of the annual Capital Budget.
- Oversee the authorisation and financial aspects of the acquisition of fixed assets.
- Account for any over expenditure on acquisitions.
- Process workflows for the updating of fixed assets register.
- Preparation, assistance and review of EVA (Economic Value Added) Capital Expenditure Proposals.
- Post Capex Evaluations.
Audits
- Handle internal & external audits.
- Recommend and implement corrective action.
Activity-based and Product Costing
- Review accuracy of the bill of material on SAP.
- Ensure all BOM’s are current.
- Financial integrity of the bill of material.
- Maintain & update monthly standard cost sets.
- Generate budget and forecast cost sets.
- Generate ABC models on SAP for budgets & forecasts.
- Active participation in NPD forums,
- Formulate SCE’s in full based on NPD requirements
People / Quality Management
- Recruit and retain appropriate quality staff.
- Create an environment which is conducive to learning and development (on-the-job learning)
- Manage performance feedback process in accordance with set goals.
- Create a team culture of commitment and delivery against predetermined objectives, values and business requirements.
- Create and maintain a culture of accountability and responsibility.
- Participate in maintaining the QMS programme (ISO9001, HACCP, Environmental management)
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- At least 10 years' Accounting or Financial Management experience (of which a minimum of 5 years at a Management level) gained within a FMCG or Manufacturing environment.
Qualifications:
- Completed relevant qualification Cost & Management Accounting, Financial Accounting or similar
- CIMA Added Advantage
Additional Requirements:
- Experience in COSTING, BILL OF MATERIALS and administration, financial management and accounting in a manufacturing / factory environment.
- Excellent understanding of standard costing principles.
- Advanced computer literacy and knowledge of MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint and an integrated accounting system.
- SAP experience not negotiable.
- Project management experience.
- A good understanding of the ABC costing methodology.
- It is expected that the incumbent will have an affinity for factory operational issues and be able to interact effectively with a diverse range of people across functions.
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Key Performance Areas:
Cash control
- Perform cash desk function
- Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
- cash variances maintained
- Manual transactions accurately recorded
Stock Control
- Stock management processes are followed daily
- Customer orders are followed up
- Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
- Store room department in good condition
- Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly
Customer Service
- Provide excellent customer service
- Internal & external customer relationship building
- Maintain good customer relationships
- Product knowledge
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum 1 years’ retail experience
Qualifications:
Additional Requirements:
- Retail administration disciplines
- Stock & cash management
- Product knowledge
- Sales knowledge and selling skills
- Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
- Numerical ability
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Key Performance Areas:
Cash control
- Perform cash desk function
- Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
- cash variances maintained
- Manual transactions accurately recorded
Stock Control
- Stock management processes are followed daily
- Customer orders are followed up
- Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
- Store room department in good condition
- Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly
Customer Service
- Provide excellent customer service
- Internal & external customer relationship building
- Maintain good customer relationships
- Product knowledge
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum 1 years’ retail experience
Qualifications:
Additional Requirements:
- Retail administration disciplines
- Stock & cash management
- Product knowledge
- Sales knowledge and selling skills
- Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
- Numerical ability
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Key Performance Areas:
- To achieve the annual sales budget through meeting and exceeding daily and monthly budgets to ensure the sustainability of the business
- To manage and control the financial aspects of running the store to ensure store profitability
- To adhere to merchandising standards in line with the brand requirements to ensure good product mix
- To ensure proper stock management and control to minimise loss and to ensure product availability
- To deliver the best customer service to ensure the best customer experience
- To build excellent relationships with all relevant service providers (internal and external)
- To manage human resources effectively by recruiting, planning and administrating payroll properly
- To inspire, motivate, develop and hold people accountable appropriately
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years’ Store Management experience
- Minimum of 8 years' Retail experience
- Experience in working in a large retail store with a turnover of more than R 20 million per annum
Qualifications:
- Complete Matric/Grade 12
- Tertiary Retail Qualification will be to your advantage
Skills & Knowledge:
- Knowledge of relevant Industrial Relations (IR) Law
- To discipline staff and initiate enquiries
- Understanding of profit and loss (income) statements
- Good understanding of the retail environment and brands
- Administration and stock management
- Conflict management
- Time management
- Customer service skills
- Leadership skills
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Key Performance Areas:
Safety
- Site compliance with OHS Act and other relevant regulations and legislation, including:
- Legal appointments, SHE committee, permits
- Set up and facilitate risk assessment sessions to reduce risks to acceptable levels
- Visible safety leadership, including; red tagging, housekeeping, and signage update programs
- Report on and investigate all incidents and near misses
- Contractor compliance including induction, 37(2) Mandatory agreements and COID registration control
- Visitor induction upgrade
- Conduct internal compliance and safety audits, report on findings and manage issue log through to completion.
- Relevant health and safety training for staff as required, including; first aid, firefighting and SHE rep
- Advise the 16(2) and GMR 2(1) responsible people on all SHE issues
- Liaise with DOL and municipalities where required
- Keep up to date with changes in current legislation and implement such changes where relevant
- Stop any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy
- Monitor the activities of the permit to work (PTW) and ensure that it complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
Environmental and waste management
- List and manage aspects and impacts relating to environmental requirements
- Supervise and control waste management contractors and report on performance
Fire and Security Risk
- Fire and Emergency response protocol and emergency preparedness of site
- Conduct fire drills
- Fire equipment audits, inspections and tests
- Co-ordinate with group risk advisory (AVI and Marsh) and facilitate audits
- Improve practises and system to improve Marsh risk audit scoring
- Drive loss prevention and risk reduction programs at the site.
- Monitor and manage the security contractor
- Manage CCTV system and interactions with ITSS to ensure continued operation of the surveillance system
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- 5 years’ experience in a similar role either as a SHE Officer / SHE Manager
- Experience working within an FMCG manufacturing environment essential
- Previous Food Manufacturing experience would be highly advantageous
Qualifications:
- Grade 12/ Matric
- Diploma or Degree in Safety Management / Occupational Health and Safety
- SAMTRAC Health and Safety Course
- Additional courses in Safety, Health and Environmental management would be advantageous
Additional Requirements:
- Specialist knowledge of and practical application of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and the Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
- Strong organizational and administrative skills with attention to detail and a methodical approach
- IT literate and a comprehensive understanding of Windows-based programs including Word, Excel and Outlook is essential
- Strong teamwork skills
- Professional approach in dealing with issues and employees
- Experience in implementing and maintaining the ISO 45001:2018
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Key Performance Areas:
- Work with stores team supervisors to ensure sufficient material availability
- Ensure live recording of incoming material and issues, transfers and returns
- Ensure adherence to SOP’s for effective storage control (including review and update of existing SOP’s)
- Manage stock accuracy through daily cycle counts
- Stock count report and variance analysis
- Monthly Stock count report and age analysis report
- Implement and maintain proper stock rotation
- Allergen management and control in storage
- Minimize stock write-offs and obtain approval for obsolete items
- Ensure clear and effective communication to buyers on materials
- Identify training requirements within the stores
- Frequently analyse capacity constraints of all stores operations
- Establish a firm interface between stores and processing/production
- Attend and report back on material constraints at the daily MDWT Level 2 meeting
- Focus attention on potential bottlenecks in stores to ensure optimum space efficiency
- Forklifts and Forklift driver management
- Ensure that health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to
- Management of timesheets, absenteeism and temp labor requirements
- Submit weekly summary to the Logistics manager of damages in stores
- Attendance of weekly production planning meetings to arrange labour requirements accordingly
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- At least 3 years experience in a Factory Logistics Coordinator or Distribution Center Supervisor role, specifically gained within a manufacturing or FMCG environment;
- REQUIRED TO WORK SHIFTS
Qualifications:
- A completed tertiary qualification in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Warehousing required
Additional Requirements:
- SAP experience essential
- Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel)
- Proven experience of supervising people and performance
- Exposure to Industrial Relations (managing poor performance, disciplinary hearings)
- Knowledge of Inventory Management Processes and Systems
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Key Performance Areas:
- Monitor store ordering process, stock levels, and returns and take corrective action if required
- Monitor pricing and ensure mandate adherence
- Negotiate promotional activity
- POP implementation and negotiate ad-hoc display and space
- Check-in stock, expiry dates and ensure shelf health standards are maintained
- Address pricing and delivery issues
- Monitor forward share in relation to market share as well as the rate of sale
- Maintain customer and company records
- Complete price surveys timeously
- Update records of all company equipment and assets
- Communicate issues and provide solutions where possible
- Ensure adherence to store policies and procedures at all times
- Monitor and manage Merchandiser / Field Marketer and Sales Representatives' attendance and ensure registers are updated
- Confirm call cycles are followed and communicate changes to customers when needed
- Manage and plan leave for subordinates
- Prepare monthly payroll for HR
- Conduct floor walks with Field marketers, Merchandisers, and Sales Representatives
- Brief staff of all cycle priorities and ensure a clear understanding of objectives
- Develop staff by identifying training needs and providing on-the-job coaching if required
- Keep Regional Operations Manager up to date on conduct issues
- Staff Management in line with company policy and procedures
- Conduct appraisals
- Set targets for subordinates by store by category in line with BU objectives and strategy
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in a Sales Supervisor or Sales Manager role required
- Experience within FMCG dealing with major retailers
- Management of people and teams
- Good understanding and implementation of Human Resources and Industrial relations processes and procedures
Qualifications:
- Completed Matric
- A completed tertiary qualification (Business/Sales/Marketing/Retail) advantageous
Additional Requirements:
- Sound knowledge of the FMCG industry
- A good understanding of the merchandising industry
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office (MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
- Able to present information to various levels in the organization
- Valid Driver’s License required
- Ability to travel essential
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We are urgently seeking experienced Millwrights that have worked on:
- All VFFS packaging machinery in Coffee (affordable coffees and premium coffees) and Creamer packing equipment (including PFMs, gusset lines, multi-lane stick packs and vacuum packing).
- All coffee bagging fillers.
- All coffee can fillers in Instant Coffee packing.
- All can seaming technologies in the Instant Coffee packing.
- All can labelling and capping equipment.
- All Cartoner technologies in the Coffee and Creamer packing hall.
- All raw and finished product conveying/transport systems (Packing hall, Mixed Ground Blending, Premium roasting and Green beans).
- Vacuum systems.
- Blowing systems.
- Destoning systems.
- Bucket systems.
- Belts and rollers.
- Screw feeding.
- Blending and gravity feed systems.
- Vacuum extraction.
- All Premium-roasting roasters.
- All coffee milling or grinding equipment.
- All automatic depalletizers and inverting equipment.
- All check weighers and sand alone scales.
- All wrapping technologies:
- Shrink wrappers.
- Flow-wrappers.
- Automatic stretch-wrappers.
- Over-wrappers.
- Collators.
- Case packing and sealing equipment
- All printing and labelling technologies:
- All Videojet printing solutions (Thermal and inkjets).
- All Rea-jet equipment case printing equipment.
- Bar code applicators.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Maintenance of above mentioned equipment in a Food manufacturing/FMCG environment
Qualifications:
Additional Requirements:
- Must be available immediately and willing to work shifts
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