National Salaries Manager

Our client is a preeminent manufacturer of a range of high quality packaging products used in the containerising of diverse consumer products such as of personal care items, dairy, food and beverage and commercial lubricant products produced by leading manufacturers at plants located throughout the country.

The group employs around 3000 people including approximately 800 salaried personnel. They have an opening for an experienced and proactive salaries and payroll management specialist to cost efficiently manage employee salaries, bonuses, deductions and net pay for all staff throughout the group’s operations nationally.

The role calls for a highly diligent and energetic payroll management expert with a well trained eye for detail and accuracy coupled with a disciplined approach to the maintenance of accurate and up to date personnel records and related payroll information.

We’re also looking for someone who is highly personable with a level of maturity and motivated towards consistently improving the way things get done using improved processes or incorporating technology improvements. Someone for whom the pursuit of better is unending.

Your current education, experience and skills profile should include:

· 15+ years payroll administration experience and at least 5 years in management

· Sound knowledge of Sage payroll

· Advanced Excel skills

· Exceptional administration accuracy coupled with a high and responsive work rate

· Related formal post school education (e.g. BCom/BTech/National Diploma/CIS)

Our client has a track record associated with the attraction and retention of exceptional high performance personnel and will negotiate a rewards package to secure a top class and experienced person for this role.

To discuss the role please contact Allan Pike on 021 531 2015 or to apply please do so via the online link associated with this advertisement before close of business on 12 February 2021

Business Analyst (Financial Services)

Our client is a leading National retailer with its IT and Operational headquarters established in Cape Town.

They are looking to appoint a motivated and curious BA to join their Financial Services business team.  Looking especially for someone with an experience profile that includes VAS products such as Wallet Money Transfers; Saving and Gift cards Insurance; Airtime and Data Bills; Ticketing etc.

Purpose of the Business Analyst is to:

• Improve and optimise current systems in the business; and
• Create new cost effective business solutions and process systems that support the company’s strategies.

The role facilitates effective and competitive business processes by eliciting, analysing, validating and documenting business organisational and/or operational requirements.

Job Objectives

1. Information Seeking and Analysis:
   1. Requirement elicitation
   2. Analyse and understand the current business environment and strategies
   3. Understand the current trends and developments in the retail industry
2. Building and Maintaining Relationships and Communication Lines to build and maintain a trust relationship with business users – by delivering what was promised and providing solid knowledge and support.
3. Theoretical knowledge and application Research, document and prepare business cases on appropriate technologies, which will align with the business strategies of the organisation (including feasibility and business benefits).

Qualifications required include a minimum 3 year Degree/Diploma, while a related FTI Diploma is highly desirable.

In addition to the above you will need a minimum experience profile that includes:

• 3-5 years of experience in Business Analysis in a Financial Services/Banking domain within a retail industry
• Solid track record in successful delivery in the BA environment
• Experience in participating in projects
• 5 years of experience in ERP systems
• 2-3 years of experience in the Retail industry
• A strong technical background is required:
  • Technical skills – knowledge of software and IT skills
  • Data analysis – able to use logical techniques to analyse, describe, and evaluate data
  • System analysis –able to find solutions to a given business function.
  • System integration specification – able to bring different technological entities together to solve a given problem
  • Functional specifications – able to explain in detail how a given technological solution would meet a given business requirement.

 Knowledge and Skills required    

• Formal training in business analysis and design methodologies
• Experience in a global business environment is preferred
• Business understanding of the broader retail industry will be advantageous.
• Presentation and Workshop facilitation skills
• Estimation and planning of business analysis effort for projects
• Business Modelling tools – preferably ARIS
• Business analysis and elicitation techniques
• Process re-engineering and improvement
• Verbal and written communication skills (business writing)

The opportunity comes with a very competitive rewards package and growth opportunities associated with a top performing national retail business. For further details contact Allan Pike on 021 531 2015. Please apply online before COB on 6 Feb 2021.

We are looking to appoint a Finance Solution Architect who will be responsible for strategically advising and shaping requirements in financial management and accounting solutions, covering financial planning and analysis, accounting and financial close, etc. The Solutions Architect creates high quality data, application and technology architectures in support of the business requirements and leads the realisation of the design into the final solution implementation.

We are looking for someone with a good mix of technical and business skills coupled with significant people and process skills all supported by deep subject matter knowledge of general finance solutions including S/4 Hana and technical knowledge of SAP ERP architectures as applicable to the Retail business domain.

Minimum education and experience requirements include:

• Degree in Information Systems (BSc Computer Science or similar)
• 7 - 10 years working experience within the IT industry
• 5 - 10 years working experience in SAP with at least 5 project lifecycles
• 5 + years’ experience with all aspects of IT projects from business analysis, architecture, system analysis and design through development, testing, implementation, and production support (SDLC)
• 5+ years demonstrated expertise in a variety of application development methodologies and practices.
• 2 - 3 years leading a team through an architectural development process and collaborate with application development teams, architects and other members of the software development team.
• 2 -3 years’ experience with current research and standards in Solution Architecture.

Technical knowledge and skill requirements include: 

• Architecture and solution design (UML, OO, SOA, etc.) desirable S/W frameworks and methodologies (Agile, TOGAF, etc.)
• Solid track record in successful delivery solution architecture
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and logical skills
• Understanding of SAP Financial applications: SAP Finance, Controlling; S/4 HANA; SAP HANA; SAP BPC; GRC (Group Risk and Compliance)
• Understanding of financial solutions in a non-SAP environment

Domain Architect - Supply Chain

Our client is a leading National retailer with its IT and Operational headquarters established in Cape Town.

They are looking to appoint a recognised authority in supply chain technologies, with in-depth knowledge of supply chain management and extensive experience with supply chain management Architectures, Migrations, and Implementations including experience of various supply chain management vendor solutions (e.g. JDA, SAP, etc.)

As the Domain Architect you will strategically advise on and drive the supply chain strategy that underpins all business solutions, creates the architectures for these platforms, and architecturally lead the realisation of the architecture roadmap into the target state.

Extensive subject matter knowledge of supply chain is essential, including Supply Chain Management, Demand & Supply Planning, Merchandise Planning, Allocation and Replenishment.

Minimum experience and qualification requirements include:

• Degree in Information Systems (BSc Computer Science or similar)
• Architecture Framework Certified (TOGAF, ZACHMAN)
• 15+ years working experience within the IT industry
• 5+ years delivering well-architected complex enterprise-class systems
• 5+ years Supply chain management technical experience and understanding of the current supply chain management requirements
• 10+ years’ experience with supply chain management in the domains of Supply Chain Management, Demand & Supply Planning, Merchandise Planning, Allocation and Replenishment
• 5 years strong understanding of solution architecture, enterprise architecture frameworks, reference architectures, information, and communication technologies, and business application patterns

Fast-growing technology company seeks to employ a suitably qualified and experienced Mathematician at their offices in Stellenbosch. Ideal candidate has a real passion for Mathematics with top marks achieved while studying

For the position you would be required to have:

• Masters’ degree in Mathematics (PhD will be an added advantage)
• Minimum of 2 years’ working experience
• Experience working with extremely large amount of data
• Innovative and creative

Responsibilities would include you to:

• Building mathematical models
• Analysis of large amount of data

Please apply online or contact Jan van Dyk on 021 – 531 2015 for more information

Fast-growing technology company seeks to employ a suitably qualified and experienced Electronic Engineer at their offices in Stellenbosch. This is not a software position, but is ideal for an R&D (hardware) Engineer with a passion for innovation.

For the position you would be required to have:

• B.Eng/ B.Sc in Electronic or Electrical Engineer ESSENTIAL
• M. Eng Electronic Engineering would be advantageous
• Around 5 years’ experience in a design environment
• Experience with designing multi-layer PCB’s
• Experience with prototyping designs
• Understanding of implications of noise, EMC, ESD
• Experience with power electronics and programming of microcontroller PCB’s
• Experience with the LabVIEW development environment
• Experience with antenna design, matching networks and FEKO

Responsibilities would include you to:

• Broad range of activities in the R&D environment, including building strong rapid prototyping ability
• Design of PCB’s and circuitry for different products and applications

Please apply online or contact Jan van Dyk on 021 – 531 2015 for more information

An international supplier of specialty chemicals and gases seeks to employ a suitably qualified and experienced Inventory Planner

For the position you would be required to have:

• Around 5 years’ work experience in planning, stock and logistics in a similar environment
• SIOP (Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning) understanding
• Experience working with an ERP system is ESSENTIAL
• Highly computer literate (MS Office suite)

Responsibilities would include you to:

• Stock purchases and planning, ensuring stock purchases are in line with customer demand and working capital limits
• Stock counts, ensuring stock levels are proactively maintained in accordance with the planning system for optimisation of stock levels
• Cylinder tracking, ensuring daily stock reconciliations
• In and outbound Logistics Management, manage shipments of stock to ensure items are available when required

Please apply online or contact Jan van Dyk on 021 – 531 2015 for more information

Operations Manager- KZN-WORCESTER

Our Client a Bio-security industry, they are looking for an Operations Managers for their KZN- WORCESTER branch.

Education

Business related qualification, Agricultural qualifications

Language Proficiencies

English

Afrikaans

Zulu / Xhosa (or any other vernacular language)

Experience

 Extensive management experience in all spheres of business:

· Operational

· Finance and admin

· HR

· H&S

Experience in the agricultural and /or bio-security environments would be advantageous

ARE YOU A HANDS ON PERSON .....

· Hands-on operational management of a labour-intensive environment where operations run 24/7/365

· Good communication & organisational skills

· Natural leader

· Strategic thinker

· Business minded

· Regular domestic travel