Latest Recruitment at AVI Limited

Job Description

• AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including hot beverages, sweet and savory biscuits, and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
• AVI Field Marketing is a shared services business unit within AVI. Field Marketing focuses on sales and merchandising for the beverages, snacking, and cosmetic business units to provide greater focus and to achieve an improved execution at store level. Field Marketing has its very own National Call Centre to support the Field Marketing team.
• An exciting opportunity exists for an HR Officer for our Field Marketing regional office in Bloemfontein, Free State. Individual must be self-managed and organized in order to assist and support Line Management within Field Marketing Free State region through effective and efficient HR Administration and services. This includes coordinating HR activities related to the region's payroll, HR reporting, employee administration in an effort to ensure Field Marketing is well-positioned to offer comprehensive guidance and advice with regards to HR. Ideal candidate must be based in Bloemfontein.
• Line Manager: HR Manager

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Attraction and Retention
• Training and Development
• Employee Relations
• HR Administration
• Benefits Administration
• Engagements
• Terminations

Minimum Requirements:

Experience: 

• Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in a corporate environment in an HR Officer function 
• Personnel/Payroll administration
• HR Reporting
• Recruitment & Selection
• SAP Knowledge advantageous

Qualifications:

• Completed qualification in HR, IR, or Industrial Psychology required

Additional Requirements:

• Driver’s License and own vehicle
• Knowledge of payroll systems, e.g. SAP
• Computer literacy (MS Office) and Outlook
• Knowledge of HR Practices
• Interviewing skills
• Knowledge of labor legislation (i.e. Basic Conditions of Employment, Labor relations,
• Skills Development, South African Qualifications Authority)
• Role involves travel within the region

Competencies:

• Documenting facts
• Interpreting data
• Thinking rationally
• Continuously improving
• Building Relationships
• Influencing others
• Articulating information
• Meeting deadlines

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Job Description

• AVI Field Marketing, a division of AVI Limited, handles the sales and merchandising for the beverages, snacking, and cosmetic business units to ensure improved execution at the store level.
• An opportunity has become available for an experienced Area Sales Manager to manage retail customers and a staff complement of over 30 field employees and servicing the Bloemfontein area, covering Central Free State, Bloemfontein and surrounding areas. The successful candidate is required to perform a sales management function and ensure all business unit targets are achieved per the BU service level agreements. The successful candidate is also required to have strong people management skills as well as the ability to interact with customers at all levels, internally and externally. This position reports directly to the Regional Operations Manager and the successful Area Sales Manager will be expected to report to the regional office as and when required. This position requires an individual who enjoys a fast-paced, team-orientated environment who enjoys being challenged, and values the opportunity to make a difference.
• Line Manager: Regional Operations Manager

Job Specification:

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 such as PNP, Shoprite Group, and Spar
• 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

Competencies:

• Plan or strategize ahead
• Checking things
• Present and communicate information
• Showing composure
• Optimize business performance
• Manage people and teams
• Deliver customer service Initiate and achieve results
• Build and use key relationships
• Flexible and open to change
   

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Job Description

• AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel. 
• NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range. 
• An opportunity has become available for a Sales Operations Manager to join our Inland West team. This role is based in Isando and reports directly to the Regional Sales Manager.
• Line Manager: Regional Sales Manager

Job Specification:

 Key Performance Areas:

• Work in conjunction with the Regional Sales Manager (RSM) to achieve the set targeted NSV sales for the region, deliver the targeted category gross profit and manage customer returns.
• Build, develop and maintain customer relationships with all key regional customers.
• Call on selected customers to perform a regional key accounts function.
• Compile and present sales reviews, prepare and discuss measures to rectify negative performance.
• Manage customer pricing in line with NBL mandates and National Customer Manager’s strategy. Ensure that pricing is loaded in the NBL system/ App.
• Manage customer promotional activity in line with NBL mandates and National Customer Manager’s strategy and guidelines.
• Successfully launch new innovation- stock to be on shelf in customer within 6 weeks of open orders
• Complete customer contact reports and communicate with all relevant stakeholders (customer and NBL)
• Completion of all planning and administration for area of responsibility
• Comprehend and utilise key 3rd party/ customer systems to drive the NBL business in the region.
• Complete comprehensive trade visits, with trade contact reports, on a weekly basis
• Accompany AVI Field Marketing ASM and Reps to Outlets in area on regular basis.
• Monitor agreed outlet coverage within region and liaise with AVI Field Marketing management regarding problem areas, opportunities and performance.
• Monitor, analyse and report on performance within region– integrate key learnings into future plans.
• Deliver specific distribution, pricing, promotion and merchandising objectives within region in line with POP vision, through close liaison with AVI Field Marketing management.
• Execute specific “push” and “pull” initiatives as directed within region, through close liaison with AVI Field Marketing management.
• Assist AVI Field Marketing management to identify new placement opportunities within region.
• Provide input and assistance into training, development and motivation of the regional AVI Field Marketing Sales Team
• Preparation and presentation of the yearly NBL regional plan in conjunction with the Regional Sales Manager

Minimum Requirements:
Qualifications:

• Matric
• A business-related degree or diploma advantageous

 Experience:

• At least 3 years sales management experience within the FMCG Industry

Knowledge:

• Sales systems and procedures
• Demonstration of successful customer management
• Advanced negotiation skills are essential.

 Competencies:

• Thinking analytically
• Interpreting data
• Thinking rationally
• Building relationships
• Resolving conflict
• Embracing change
• Seizing business opportunities
• Persisting

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Job Description

• AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.
• NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED operates 5 manufacturing sites, offering world class manufacturing facilities in Isando (Johannesburg), Rosslyn (Pretoria), Westmead and Durban (KZN). It is home to some of the best-known South African tea, coffee and creamer brands, including our delicious range of much-loved savoury and sweet biscuits, and our melt-in-your-mouth snack range.
• An exciting opportunity exists for a Millwright (Wrapping Machines) at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED Westmead, Biscuits.  The successful incumbent will be responsible for the high-speed packaging machinery and will be reporting directly to the Maintenance Foreman.                                                                                                                         
• Line Manager: Maintenance Foreman

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

Health and Safety

• Continuously adhere to and engage in safe working practices.
• Adhere to the company safety policy.

Maintenance

• Set Machinery as per manufacturer’s specifications.
• To work with VFFS packaging machinery, food-processing equipment, conveyers, Multi-head weighers, Bosch Flow and roll wrap machines, CAMA Case packing, Cermex, Cam, Klik-loc and general factory equipment.
• Setting of timing, cams and limits on equipment.
• Ensure machine availability for production to reach targets.
• Carry out Maintenance, repair and fault finding tasks.
• Maintain pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical equipment on machinery.
• Perform electrical planned maintenance.
• Perform mechanical planned maintenance.
• Installation and repair of all machinery.

Problem solving & Projects

• Investigation into the root causes of plant failures.
• Implementation of continuous improvement projects in the factory.
• Involvement in project implementation in the factory.
• Execution of modifications and projects.

Customer Service

• Customer service – Ensuring that the production department is satisfied with the level of service received from Engineering.

Downtime / Reporting

• Ensuring that engineering downtime data is adequately fed back to the Engineering Foreman.
• Ensure that downtime targets are met.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• At least 5 years’ experience as a Millwright in high-speed packaging machines and plant equipment maintenance and repairs required within an FMCG environment.
• Experience on one of the following: cartoning and case packing machines, Cermex, Bosch, Multi-head weighers will be advantageous.

Qualifications:

• Matric / Grade 12
• Trade tested as a Millwright at an accredited training facility
• Completed Mechanical / Electrical Engineering qualification or minimum N4 qualification

Additional Requirements:

• Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
• Pneumatic and Electro-Pneumatic systems
• PLC programming and VSD set-up knowledge is advantageous Knowledge of QMS, HACCP and GMP’s is an advantage

Competencies:

• Working Together
• Thinking Analytically
• Maintaining Productivity
• Minimising Risk
• Staying Composed
• Articulating Information
• Embracing Change
• Attention to detail