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Execute the bakery strategy, co-ordinate bakery operations to serve consumers and customers to drive a sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. Meet the business P&L targets, understand how the Bakery impacts the income statement and balance sheet, and build an exceptional operations team. Manage human capital to develop capability, retain talent and develop a high-performance culture in your Bakery.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Bakery Leadership
Provide leadership direction
Embody the Tiger Brands values and behaviors
Identify and build meaningful relationships with all internal and external stakeholders
Strategy
Translate the bakery strategy and objectives into a business plan, working closely with cross-functional partners (Sales & Distribution, Finance, R&D, Supply Chain etc.)
Drive strategy and execution by directing and engaging with a multi-disciplinary team across functions (Marketing, Customer, Supply Chain, HR and Finance), fostering an elevated level of cross-functional integration with all resources driving forward the Bakery strategy and priorities
Bakery Management
Ensure that the overall Bakery financial performance meets target
Integrate and align various functions to achieve goals
Manage and monitor KPIs (incl. budget management), working with cross-functional partners to identify corrective actions as required
Identify internal and external opportunities
Ensure that the overall Bakery financial performance meets target
Integrate and align various functions to achieve goals
Manage the performance of the workforce and the management thereof
Manage the development and learning of the workforce and develop a Bakery workforce strategy
Manage relationships with unions and other employer representative forums, including the wage negotiation process
Human Resources Management
Manage career and succession plans, including capability development to ensure an appropriate level of skill and competence
Manage conflict resolution in the case of industrial dispute or conflict
Oversee the consistent application, enforcement, and management of discipline across the Bakery
Manage compliance to relevant employment legislation
Arrange regular audits of all operations under your control to ensure adherence to the above
Drive supply chain excellence to create fuel for growth.
Production Management / Bread Making
Ensure capability improvement through benchmarking and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Establish outstanding control environment in all functions
Compliance
Ensure adherence to Tiger Financial/Procurement and Control Policies
Maintenance and Closing out of corrective actions for internal and external audits (Risk Registers, CSA, KPMG, and Other Audits)
Ensure all safety and quality standards are adhered to across the various areas
Maintenance and Engineering Management
Ensure all GMR appointments are in place
Overview of DMS reports and gap audits
Oversee Capex Business Cases and Capex Submissions as per Budget
Sales and Marketing Management
Build superior knowledge and understanding of the target market - including shoppers, consumers, customers and competitors
Implement go-to-market priority setting for General Trade and Modern Trade (incl. sales budgets) to meet category objectives, partnering closely with the Customer function to drive its execution across key channels, packs, regions, and service offerings
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE:
Logistics and Depot Management
5 – 10 years
Sales Management
5 – 10 years
Bakery Experience
5 – 10 years
Production Management
5 – 10 years
Bachelors Degree
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In accordance with the employment equity plan of Tiger Brands and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.