Vacancies at RCL FOODS

Job Description

Rainbow Chicken in Rustenburg is seeking to appoint an experienced Stores Supervisor for the Stores & Procurement Function at the Processing Plant. The successful candidates should also have strong analytical and numerical skills.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12
• Completed National Diploma (NQF level 6) / Degree in Warehousing / Logistic Management / Supply chain management
• Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience within a procurement / sourcing / warehouse and commercial experience
• Experience within an FMCG environment would be advantageous
• Good understanding of electrical and mechanical components and machinery to accommodate special requests
• Highly accurate, Numeral acumen and Analytical skills
• Working knowledge on MsOffice
• Working knowledge on an ERP system e.g. SAP or Syspro

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure receiving, issuing and disposal of stores stock is undertaken in accordance with Group procedures
• Ensure correct and timeous capturing of documentation
• Process all new stock take-ons and ensure that bins are allocated
• Establish and manage systems to monitor the stock and inventory in the store including current stock levels
• Initiate the ordering of replacement stock when minimum stock levels have been reached
• Ensure that inventory is organised to facilitate accessibility and safety for those working in the stores
• Plan and manage regular stock takes and spot checks to ensure reconciliation between records and actual
• Plan and manage the periodic physical counting programme to satisfy internal control requirements
• Communicate occurrences of failures, theft and losses and participate in investigations and actions to prevent reoccurrence
• Proactively identify and report on overstocking, under-stocking or out of stock scenarios and resolve promptly
• Continuously improve processes to increase stores efficiency and reduce costs
• Prepare and provide monthly inventory reports as deemed required by management
• Provide a full report on all stock outs on a weekly basis and endeavour to reduce occurrences
• Manage slow moving stock to prevent excessive stock levels 
• Investigate stock variances
• Develop and maintain store control documentation
• Monitor where the inventory is being used to and how much each department is spending
• Enforce health and safety rules always
• Provide training to staff on proper practice within the stores
• Supervise the activities of the team to ensure key performance targets are met Communicate occurrences of failures, theft and losses and participate in investigations and actions to prevent reoccurrence
• Ensure HACCP/ISO compliance
• Conduct supplier performance reviews to assure conformance in meeting Business current requirements, as well as existence of sound cost, quality and continuous improvement programmes to meet Business future requirements.
• Establish the commercial elements for setting up new spare parts in the maintenance inventory.
• Play an active role in achieving functional objectives such as cost reduction targets year on year, project deliverables, supplier performance and improved stock management.

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Job Description

RCL FOODS is currently looking for an R&D assistant to lead product development projects within the wet and dry pet food department, ensuring the projects are launched within the required specification, on time, of high quality, and at target cost in collaboration with all relevant departments. This person will also be required to conduct the least cost formulation of pet food

The role will be based in Randfontein

Minimum Requirements

• BSc (Agric) Animal Science or Equivalent Btech
• Must be able to register as a professional natural scientist
• Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role in a food manufacturing environment
• Proven track record with experience in the development of new products
• Sound knowledge of HACCP, FSSC22000
• Experience in working with various product trials simultaneously

Duties & Responsibilities

• Daily reformulation of pet food
• Assist with the investigation of yield variances
• Identify new raw material sources and follow the process of approval
• Creating raw material specifications
• Creating finished product specifications
• Assist with document requirements for exports
• Conduct internal audits and supplier audits when required
• Registration of products with the Department of Agriculture
• Coordinate and drive multi-disciplinary teams (marketing, commercial, planning production, etc) through idea generation, product development, and product testing
• Coordinate NPD meetings on new product development to ensure all core and peripheral aspects have been considered and planned (e.g. packaging, equipment requirements, plant layout, etc)
• Test and challenge the feasibility of NPD proposals
• Drive ongoing collaboration with customer and marketing teams to identify a robust pipeline of new products
• Ensure legal compliance with all new product development in terms of ingredients and labeling requirements.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives about formulations and reduction of complexity with regards to raw materials and processing
• Work with production about process improvement / improving process efficiencies
• Facilitate product evaluations on current products with production teams and marketing including benchmarking with competitors' products
• Assist with product queries and complaints to stay abreast of possible problem areas and concerns and to assist in problem-solving within production facilities
• Engage regularly with customers (internal/external) regarding issues and requirements and provide feedback on how the business is meeting set requirements

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Minimum Requirements

• Degree in management, business administration, and/or marketing
• Valid Code EB driver's license
• 5 years experience in a Foodservice/Distributor function that includes managing complex and/or significant customer relationships and management of team’s experience, with at least 5 years in a management role
• Excellent Knowledge of Sales and marketing principles and methodologies
• The Foodservice / HORECA market (including customers and competitors)
• Computer Literacy with intermediate/Advanced Excel proficiency
• Decision maker and problem solver
• Independent individual who works with minimum supervision
• Travel is required

Duties & Responsibilities

Regional Strategy Formulation and Implementation

• Formulate short and medium-term trade relationship customer strategies to deliver sustainable, profitable growth by key customers in your Region. 
• Ensure alignment across plans and with National key accounts and Regional Operational Strategy in your Region.
• Participate in the S&OP product forecast process to drive improved forecast accuracy for the business in line with the National Trade Account Managers.
• Drive the achievement of targeted sales growth for all your Route-to-market partners.
• Evaluate and monitor competitors and their activities and formulate proactive responses when required.
• Perform rigorous investment analysis and allocate budget accordingly.
• Participate in the Food Partners commercial planning process through the development of an annual customer business plan in conjunction with the National Trade Account Managers that support brand and channel plans in the assigned accounts.
• Penetrate Regional accounts at all levels, and develop senior and junior level relationships that enable the achievement of customer plans.
• Manage Regional Trade Account Relationships
• Grow business by delivering the joint business planning process (JBP) agreed agenda with key regional partners that delivers clear achievable plans to service end-use key accounts.
• Ensure that all accounts are profitably serviced for the company to achieve sales and revenue goals by working cohesively with the Outlet Operations, Channel National Account, and Marketing Teams
• Ensure availability to key account end users via the agreed route to market partners and/or free trade outlets, at depo and outlet level by working closely with Distributor Telesales and Key Accounts Teams and personally controlling all depot orders.
• Execute all Depot sales force communications and briefings.
• Source data from all partners to best feed RCL data insight needs
• Build and maintain a reputation as RCL Foods’s leading expert on your Regional Account Customers and their operational needs.
• Analyze sales statistics and market trends to determine business growth potential and opportunities.
• Coordinate internal and external teams to ensure smooth and efficient operations and delivery of all services to our Channel and National Account Team’s customers. This includes Advertising/Activity Plans, delivery, and availability.
• Review key account performance, set targets, and develop joint business plans to improve effectiveness and set maximum profit margins in line with National Trade Account managers for National Accounts and alone for Regional partners.
• Plot the annual and long-term objectives for responsible accounts and ensure all volume, distribution, and profit targets are met working with sole responsibility on free trade outlets and joint responsibility for Channel National Account Managers for their customers.
•  customers often have strong Operations Teams and Sales Teams and you will need to leverage their strengths to deliver your Regional Account objectives, providing all necessary communication and tools as required.
• New Product Development
• Input into Food Partners divisiondecision-makingg process around new product launches.A keyy area of input: Local Trade considerations
• Marketing and Promotion
• Manage Point of Sale Material Deployment through your Region via coordination with local and national service providers such as Super Group and Regional depots, ensuring local availability and deployment, POS and bags for pies as an example.
• Manage the Regional requirements for, deployment, recording, maintenanc,e and servicing of Pie Warmers or other merchandising hardware.
• Drive and assess trade promotions investment in your customers to ensure maximum profitable growth.
• Market and Customer Insight Maintenance
• Analyse and track market, customer,r and channel trends and in-market measures at the customer and channellevelsl, such as distribution, share, price, and merchandising performance.
• Identify business implications and make recommendations. 
• Act as the TRADE DISTRIBUTOR customer and free trade, HORECA expert for your region, understanding what drives purchase needs and customerbehaviorr.
• Pricing Guidelines Management
• Manage the local pricing and promotion pricing in your Region to extract maximum value for RCL Foods and key account customers. 
• Track RCL brand and competitive prices across customers.  All pricing tracking is to be in line with the Competitions Act.  Where applicable direct competitor pricing is to be recorded in line with the legal requirement.

SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT

• Provide the management of the distribution link betweenthe  RCL supply chain and the Customer’s outlet ensuring full availability to the consumer in your region.
• Provide holistic forecasting information to the necessary Demand Planning team via the National Trade Managers fora a national account or direct for your local account; by sourcing timeous input from relevant Channe,l Nation Account Managers to build a bottom-up forecast for your account and regional depots as required.  A national picture must be validated regionally.
• Conduct regular reviews of distribution and product delivery efficiency by the different Distribution partners for your accounts.
• Ensure that there are regular meetings with the Distributor’s management team to discuss customer service measures and resolve problems arising (complaints,on-time delivery, and order fill).

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Participate in the formulation of RCL Foods growth targets for your Region.
• Manage and control the customer expenditure budget.

ORGANISATIONAL EFFICIENCY

• Drive efficient working relationships with the other Food Partners Teams namely; Customer Outlet Operations, Channel team,s, and Marketing to ensure effective delivery of your regional trade strategy through their teams.
• Implement and simplify appropriate business processes to increaseorganizationall effectiveness and efficiency.
•  very close relationship will also be required with the Trade National Account Managers who are responsible for managing National Relationships of your Regional.
• Managing and aligning people without line reporting will be a key to success in this role as the Depot partner Sales forces will drive free trade sales on your behalf

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Job Description

• RCL Foods is seeking an Admin Controller – Trip Recon to Support the Financial Controller in oversight of Trip Recon and the financial impact thereof. This individual will be responsible for the Management of the full trip recon and claims admin function as well as scanning and Financial Reporting
• The role is based in Linbro Park and offers a Cellphone Allowance 
• Minimum Requirements
• Minimum of relevant completed Financial post matric qualification (B Comm, CIMA, etc)
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of financial accounting experience, preferably including exposure to Logistics and Cold Storage Warehousing environment
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years experience in supervisory/controller capacity
• Significant interaction with senior management within an organization
• SAP experience is highly beneficial
• BW experience beneficial
• Highly proficient in Excel & Powerpoint

Duties & Responsibilities

• General  Controls & Reporting
• Compile daily progress reports on the status of the of outstanding shipments and the risk thereof:
• Daily reporting on shorts/ overs and analyzing the gaps in the system.
• Create, maintain and present weekly and monthly “snapshot” reports to track and trend overall area of responsibility performance
• Share relevant data with Depot Management teams to assist in addressing core issues, generate action plans and drive correct behaviour.
• Develop an in-depth- database of the organisations and policies
• Assist Finance Controller with month-end, clearing, and cut,-off procedures.
• Prepare monthly clearing journals for Month-end.
• Assist and work closely with Internal and External Audit when required 
• Ensure Audit reports are clean and items kept to a minimum.
• Ensure compliance of all with RCL & Vector Policies and Procedures
• Complete daily Admin controller checklists and report on identified potential risk.
• Compile End of Shift report to indicate completed tasks and outstanding tasks to be actioned. (Monitoring tool)
• Manage and maintain good stathe finding relationships between Principals.
• Oversee both day and nights shift 

Claims & Queries

• Implement and maintain a pro-active approach to Claims Management.
• Validate Non-conformance advice register with claims raised by principal.
• Pro-actively involves and follows up follow these stakeholders to improve and maintain the Claims process, thereby reducing queries from support of the fice, reducing costs and improve findings
• Streamline existing processes and paper trails in order to minimise the risk of human error and improve speed of the information delivery
• Assist the Support office with outstanding queries and credits on a daily/weekly basis.
• Validate, approve & Process claims from Principals.

Stock Control

• Assist with daily stock control by reviewing daily stock variance reports. Stock loss Tracker and analysis of the report to ensure all losses are accounted for.
• Review discrepancies on this report and follow up on exceptions – ensure relevant departments are held accountable for actions to be taken.  Maintain a record of actions taken.
• Analyze and cross referecross-reference from these reports to build a database.
• Assist Finance Controller by managing and Controlling
• Monthly stock counts.
• Conduct bi-annual asset verifications and tag all assets.

Scanning

• Ensure daily scanning of triprecon shipments and that nothing is outstanding older than 3 days for local deliveries and 7 days for Primary, Sleep Outs and Xdocs.
• Control and manage the daily scanning of POD’s as well aPODsorting on the report with anything out of the normal KPI’s.
• DriveKPIsect behavior for behavior monitoring & tracking the Stock team on Scanning duties.
• Work closely with the Warehouse Manager, Controller, Principals, and other depo, ts to ensure any missing documentation or GRNs are folloGRNsp immediately the next day and that it gets resolved.

Cost Control

• Participate in investigations and audits to support initiatives designed to control costs and mamaximize profits
• Continuous monitoring and scrutinizing of costs, wastage, and loss in the business.  This includes operating costs, physical stock loss, damages to stock and equipment, and other wastage or inefficiencies.
• Make extensive use of people and infrastructure to identify core issues resulting in wasteful spending and/or loss, i.e CCTV, Security, information from staff, information from 3rd parties, etc.

TeamManagement

• Lead subordinates towards meeting strategy and targets through regular communication and utilization of a full talent management toolset
• Support and drive the business core values
• Demonstrate a willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives
• Conduct performance appraisals and supervise team succession and resource planning.
• Champion training and development of self and others through ututilizingvailable training opportunities offered by the Company in collaboration with National Training Specialists
• Coach and support team members where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Manage the employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy.
• Build a high-energy beam to deliver accurate financial reporting and a culture of corporate governance compliance.
• Manage the activities of the team and ensure internal customer service requirements are met.