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KEY ACCONTABILITIES

• Maintain accurate records and control reports
• Refer overdue accounts to collection agency and send follow-ups
• Communicate and explain work procedures to subordinates
• Ensure operational criterion is reflected in the accounts receivable functions
• Assist in the financial planning with the help of cash forecasting
• Contribute essential information to adhere to the strategic goals of the company
• Maintain company confidentiality at all times
• Maintain and control monthly rebates
• Resolve problem and identify system improvements
• Ensure service offering provided satisfies customers
• Meet cash and debtor days targets
• Ensure that all transactions are complaint with the company’s policies
• Provide ad-hoc reporting as and when required by management
• Undertake account reconciliation as required
• Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met by working overtime as and when required
• Prepare to travel.
• Other duties as delegated from time to time by the National Credit Manager

PROFILE

• Matric with a Finance Qualification.
• Excellent reconciliation skills.
• Experience: Eight (8) years as a Credit Controller in the FMCG industry.
• Languages: English is a prerequisite with excellent communication skills.
• Computer literacy: Office computer (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Other expertise: Business & result driven, team player, observant, excellent and very accurate with numbers, dynamic and professional attitude.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Collaborating effectively: spontaneously helps team members, networking, sharing information/results.
• Leading effectively: conflict resolution, delegation, planning and prioritising, critical thinking, solving problems.
• Communicating effectively: excellent written & verbal communication skills, actively listening, reporting, provides clear explanations that are easy to follow.
• Driving performances: attention to detail, results-driven, self-motivated and independent, works well under pressure, deadline-orientated.
• Improving continuously: adapts flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback
• Managing customer needs: understanding customer environment, builds and maintains relationship of customers, implement most suitable solutions that meet customer expectations.

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KEY TASKS

• Bake all products with excellence.
• Train customers bakers on our products.
• Present finished goods and sell concept solutions – present to a minimum of ten (10) people.
• Sleep away from home.
• Work with the Sales team to build and grow the business.
• Plan and execute daily and weekly bakery production, and implement at store level.
• Build relationships with customers.
• Give Technical advice.
• Facilitate and train groups of people (maximum of 25 people) and be able to control them.
• Follow up post-sale to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Create new innovative products form existing and newly developed products.
• Perform under pressure during shows, presentations and store openings.
• Present to different calibre of people (Management, in-house staff, Bakers).
• Calculate, teach and implement costings at store level.
• Perform any other duties required by the department.

JOB REQUIREMENT

• Grade 12 is compulsory.
• Drivers License is a requirement.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Familiarity with bakery industrial processes.
• Computer Literate and proficient in excel word and PowerPoint
• Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years as a baker and confectioner, of which at least 3 years in a supervisory role (managerial role advantageous); B2B is an advantage; food sector (FMCG market) is an advantage.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Collaborating effectively: spontaneously helps team members, networking, sharing information/results.
• Communicating effectively: actively listening, reporting, provides clear explanations that are easy to follow.
• Driving performances: results-driven, persistent, planning & prioritizing, solving problems
• Training\facilitating effectively: facilitation skills, flexible, strong presentation skills, grounded, openness, persistent.
• Improving continuously: adapts flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback
• Managing customer needs: understanding customer environment, builds and maintains relationship of customers, implement most suitable solutions that meet customer expectations.