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Tiger Brands Limited, a Top 40 JSE Limited company whose footprint extends across the African continent and beyond, is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of FMCG products in Southern Africa, and has been for several decades.
Tiger Brands has been built over many decades through the acquisition and clustering of businesses. Our strategy for succe...
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JOB DESCRIPTION
- As a Tiger Brands International (TBI) Marketing Manager you will manage a team of Brand Managers and/or Assistant Brand Managers. You are the custodian of driving market development in the short, medium and long term by driving sustainable, profitable growth in the identified key categories and brands in rest of Africa and World. You will achieve this through export and/or innovation and by collaborating with category and trade teams while using (or initiating) deep consumer and shopper insights to drive brand growth from seeding to market leadership. You are responsible to deliver exceptional brand experiences and grow brand equity in emerging, established and white spaces out side of South Africa –i.e. landing/articulating the relevant marketing mix for that market. You are responsible for influencing, coaching and managing those working for you and your ability to provide leadership and inspire is what will set you apart in this role.
Reports to the TBI Marketing Director
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead cross functional teams to execute the agreed Category strategy
- Lead market development insight and analysis
- Translate marketing insights and analysis of key issues and opportunities into
- clear & compelling Brand Plans - detailing execution of Category Strategy, Pricing & Channel Strategy, Promotions Plan and Innovation Plan to deliver agreed
- growth agenda (volume, value, profit)
- Drive full TBI team to hit the metrics approved by the Marketing and Managing Director. Metrics could be volume, revenue, profit or market share driven and will be determined by category strategy
- Track and monitor the performance of your brands against financial targets and plans, executing corrective actions when needed
- Motivate your team to ensure that there is a focus on delivery of brand plans whilst promoting cross functional working to identify interdependencies and potential efficiencies
- Focus on developing and empowering people around you and developing great relationships within Tiger Brands and with our clients and suppliers
- Lead creative agency through the Communication Strategy process for your
- brand(s), culminating in the deliver of locally relevant campaign
- Set pricing targets informed by your in-depth understanding of brand positioning and by leveraging in market shopper insights
- Monitor all marketing communications and promotions around the categories to ensure consistency of message and clarity of information. You will work closely with the Customer team in order to align trade spend with your marketing calendar
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years brand and marketing experience with a proven track record of working across functions to deliver marketing excellence and brand growth within a FMCG environment
- International/exports/global strategy execution experience preferable
- BBusSc/BCom is strongly preferable
- Proven record of successful brand development and Idea to Market strategies
- Demonstrated ability to develop innovative consumer goods propositions based on rich consumer insights
Key attributes and competencies
- Well-rounded consumer goods experience – spanning Marketing and preferably Customer roles
- Consumer obsession and insights-driven – a thirst for understanding how consumers operate within your category and use that to drive strategy and decision making
- Strategic savviness and financial acumen – with the ability to shape a plan to grow your category, drive its execution, and understand the trade offs involved in pulling various levers
- African route to market know how – a robust understanding of both modern and general trade
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THE JOB AT A GLANCE
Responsible for managing all aspects of moderately complex manufacturing operations in an 8,50 tph and 31,25 tph flour Mill. Responsible to deliver results that meet quality, customer service, safety, innovation and cost criteria. Formulates or approves short- and long-term operating objectives in areas such as cost reduction, quality improvement, new product development and/or integration as undertaken at the plant level.
RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Asset Management
- Achievement of overall production parameters
- Continuous availability of equipment
- Reduced down time due to equipment breakdown
- Reduced milling and engineering costs
Inventory Management
- Finished product model stock levels maintained
- Consumable model stock levels maintained at agreed levels
- Vitamins and additives model stock levels maintained
- Manufacturing losses eliminated
Financial Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Zero write offs
- Targeted production efficiencies achieved
Corporate Governance
- Adherence to Company Policies and Procedures
- Adds to the value of the company and is also beneficial to all stakeholders in the long term
Health and Safety / RISK / Environmental
- Compliance with Statutory and Company requirements at all times
- Achieving targeted scores in all audit
Quality Assurance
- Good Manufacturing Practices in place and maintained
- Food Safety adherence
- Compliance to Legislation
- Consistent finished product scores
- Decrease in Customer complaints
Training, Staff Leadership and Teamwork
- Improvement in plant availability and production efficiency %
- Reduction in product deviations
- Maintain High morale
Operational
- Targeted manufacturing efficiencies are achieved within prescribed quality specifications
- Mills run at design capacity
- Milling downtime < 0.5% of the total milling hours in the mills
QUALIFICATIONS
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE
Key Professional Competencies
- Core knowledge – Academic – Qualified Wheat and or Maize miller (both preferred) – SAGMA/GMF Trade Tested, Knowledge of fumigation on grain insects and the management thereof
- Leadership - Owning it!, Driving long-term results, Staying a step-ahead.
- Personal Effectiveness – Assertive and diplomatic
- Creative and solution orientated , Self-motivated, capable of working independently and delivering on time, An assertive, goal oriented self-starter with good interpersonal and organizing skills, Driving long-term results, Staying a step-ahead., Ability to pay attention to detail, Sound analytical and decision-making skills, Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Be stress tolerant
- Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous learning
Experience
- Function – +- 5 years,
- Hours – Shifts, weekends and PH
- Industry: Wheat Milling industry
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THE JOB AT A GLANCE
Responsible for managing all aspects of moderately complex manufacturing operations in an 8,50 tph and 31,25 tph flour Mill. Responsible to deliver results that meet quality, customer service, safety, innovation and cost criteria. Formulates or approves short- and long-term operating objectives in areas such as cost reduction, quality improvement, new product development and/or integration as undertaken at the plant level.
RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Asset Management
- Achievement of overall production parameters
- Continuous availability of equipment
- Reduced down time due to equipment breakdown
- Reduced milling and engineering costs
Inventory Management
- Finished product model stock levels maintained
- Consumable model stock levels maintained at agreed levels
- Vitamins and additives model stock levels maintained
- Manufacturing losses eliminated
Financial Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Zero write offs
- Targeted production efficiencies achieved
Corporate Governance
- Adherence to Company Policies and Procedures
- Adds to the value of the company and is also beneficial to all stakeholders in the long term
Health and Safety / RISK / Environmental
- Compliance with Statutory and Company requirements at all times
- Achieving targeted scores in all audits
Quality Assurance
- Good Manufacturing Practices in place and maintained
- Food Safety adherence
- Compliance to Legislation
- Consistent finished product scores
- Decrease in Customer complaints
Training, Staff Leadership and Teamwork
- Improvement in plant availability and production efficiency %
- Reduction in product deviations
- Maintain High morale
Operational
- Targeted manufacturing efficiencies are achieved within prescribed quality specifications
- Mills run at design capacity
- Milling downtime < 0.5% of the total milling hours in the mills
QUALIFICATIONS
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE
Key Professional Competencies
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THE JOB AT A GLANCE
You are accountable for the generation of a 24 months rolling Materials Plan. You will manage the procurement of all required materials (packaging and raw materials) as per production plan demand. You ensure opportunities and risks are regularly revised in order to meet the required customer demand at lowest possible costs, working capital and targeted customer service levels. You will facilitate the supplier review process in conjunction with Procurement. You are responsible for the implementation of continuous improvement in materials planning and the adoption of materials planning process and tools.
RESPONSIBILITIES
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Lead and manage the materials requirements planning processes
- Upload forward plan orders into ORACLE and retrieve material shortage reports
- Plan orders for materials to meet demand
- Issue purchase orders to suppliers and maintain delivery due list
- Review and maintain forward material requirements within working capital targets for packaging and raw materials - i.e. minimize stockholding whilst ensuring sufficient supply.
- Check shortages in production and review with warehouse and production planners the supply challenges (e.g. shortages, late deliveries etc.)
- Ensure best delivery days through collaboration with warehouses and supplies and check in conjunction with warehouse/ development/ laboratory on any suspect material to ensure continuity in factories
- Ensure communication between the Units and Procurement for all price negotiations and track Working Capital on packaging and raw materials weekly
- Supply information to the Central Procurement team for updating supplier quantity contract/ source lists
- Provide suppliers with a rolling 13-week forward estimate on a weekly basis and rolling monthly material requirements plan
- Collaborate with key suppliers to manage supply, risks and opportunities
- Maintain and optimize MRP tool in Oracle (e.g master data, housekeeping of PO’s)
- Manage material write-offs at launches, re-launches and discontinuations
- Highlight and resolve short term exception between production and supply on critical raw and packaging materials
- Support supply review process by evaluating raw and packaging risks with action plans
- Attend the supply review (SR) and help to prepare Supply Review pack.
- Ensure correctness of SAP MRP through parameters/Stock Norms etc.
WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON
- Stock Cover Days & Value
- Supplier OTIF
- Customer Service
- Conformance to Plan & BIAS
- Waste _ SLOBS Value: raws & packaging & obsoletes
- ORACLE data input accurate
- MRP screens maintained
- Inventory Model that meets group policies
- Updated database, risk’s & opportunity/contingency plans
QUALIFICATIONS
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE
Experience
- Function – 3+ experience in planning, Experience in supplier, retail & make to stock environment preferred
- Industry – Experience in FMCG industry desirable
Key Professional Competencies
- Core knowledge – Materials Planning Best Practices ( process & technology), Project Management, The Interrelation customer service, product management, demand planning, procurement, Inventory management (materials ( raw/ packaging), Supply Chain KPI’s
Key foundational competencies
- Academic – Analytical Skills, Negotiation Skills, Problem solving, Decision making, Degree / Diploma in Industrial Engineering & BCOM-Logistics.
- Leadership – Influencing others, driving long-term results, developing myself & others, staying a step-ahead, managing change
- Personal Effectiveness – Effective communication, Interpersonal skills, Integrity, Creativity, Continuous learning
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JOB DESCRIPTION
You provide support to Sales team through data analysis, collating feedback and providing insights that enable effective decision making. You are a functional expert on all external and internal databases, systems and tools. You are responsible for evaluating and predicting sales trends in order to help promotional strategies using sales prediction software, drawing up detailed sales reports, and making informed suggestions for how to improve company profitability.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collect data from sales reports for analysis
- Develop methods and strategies for assessing large amounts of data
- Closely study past sales data to determine trends in productivity
- Examine company budget
- Conduct research into competitive companies and the surrounding market
- Study shopping and purchase trends of consumer base and target demographic
- Use sales prediction software to determine future trends
- Create sales evaluation reports based on collected data
- Present sales reports to Customer managers, Customer Directors, and/or MDs
- Suggest adjustments and revisions to promotional strategies to improve sales and profitability
- Provide suggestions for budget rearrangement and re-allocation of funds to save money
- Attend and participates in sales strategy meetings
- Lead informational sessions for staff to explain sales trends and new marketing strategies
- Assist in implementing budget and marketing changes and evaluates results
- Draw up reports of improvements or lack thereof in the wake of company restructuring
QUALIFICATIONS
- Relevant B Degree
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of sales software and customer data tools (Smart Shopper, Dunhumby, Nielsens, Shoprite B2B, Spar Insights, MicroStrategy, DataOrbis)
- Possess knowledge of the retail industry
- Exhibit ability to use Microsoft Word, Advanced Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Speak confidently and articulately in front of a group
Competencies
- Speaks confidently and articulately in front of a group
- Possesses strong math skills
- Demonstrate the ability to think both analytically and creatively
- Possesses strong problem-solving skills
- Communicates clearly and effectively
- Pays close attention to detail
- Manages time efficiently
- Works well with a team
- Can translate financial and mathematical jargon into layman’s terms for explanatory purposes
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