Pical is looking for a quoting specialist/estimator, must have industry experience in quoting on vinyl, graphics, signage, billboards, carpentry and shopfitting. We disrupt the market! No chancers – if you don’t have the relevant experience or see yourself being passionate about our products and services after going on our website, do not apply.

An experienced quoting specialist who provides customer quotations that result in profitable sales revenue to the company. Supports the overall company’s sales strategy through efficient and timely responses to internal and external customers. One is required to manage and plan all costs associated with all types of projects, from outset until completion. Above all, to be concerned with doing the best possible job at the best possible price. The goal is to increase efficiency, profitability and customer satisfaction. Alternative duties, assignments and projects may be afforded to the employee and the job profile may be amended from time to time as may be required by the company.

Responsibilities:

• Load new enquiries and process into quotes for customers
• Fully understand all components that comprise the quote
• Compose, within the quote framework, the branding solution on offer
• Ensure accurate and timely entry of quotes and delivery of quotes to customers
• Ensure all quotes are created utilising the company’s standard quote process
• When required, source new materials and pricing in order to complete the quote at hand
• Working closely with projects, and sales, and or other teams as required or requested
• Monitor all information in relation to the quote at hand including labour, material and sub-contractor cost forecasting thus ensuring quote is accurate
• Develop quoting department

Requirements:

• Live and breathe our purpose and values every day
• Solid experience in costing, estimating and/or measuring job profitability
• Technical background/understanding of raw manufacturing goods and production
• Technical mindset required for composition of branding solutions on offering
• Initiative to learn and grow with the company
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Sense of urgency and team focus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while setting priorities
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent internal communication skills
• Flexibility and desire to take on additional responsibilities
• Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines
• Energetic, friendly, outgoing, and proactive personality
• Time management skills
• Deadline driven
• SA citizenship or SA permanent residency essential
• Advantageous: degree or experience in construction/engineering/branding fields
• Advantageous: draft experience

For more information about Pical, our team, our values and what we do visit our website: www.pical.co.za or social media platforms. We want someone who wants to grow and further their career in this exciting and fast-paced industry with a winning and dynamic company. As stated above, do not apply if you have not answered yes to all of the above. Send your CV to careers@pical.co.za. Pical will contact successful candidates for an interview.

Posted on 23 Jan 16:15

Job description

We are looking for an organised and technologically switched on person to drive our online and social media engagement with a diversity of audiences and partners in the Southern African region and in Switzerland. The digital communications specialist will ensure a constant flow of relevant, engaging and targeted content through the online and social media platforms of Pro Helvetia Johannesburg.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing and driving the process of online content development and distribution, working with the programme team of Pro Helvetia Johannesburg
• Generating summary, accessible and interesting content on current and past projects supported by the organisation for our website, social media platforms and mailouts/e-newsletters
• Driving the social media presence of the organisation through relevant postings, links, comment and events
• Commissioning the translation of content into regional languages, where relevant
• Updating and maintaining organisational communications database
• Monitoring and reporting on our print media footprint and online traffic and response (Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, etc.)
• Contributing to the development of overall communications strategy and plans for Pro Helvetia Johannesburg

Note that this is a part-time (60%) position.

Company Description

Pro Helvetia Johannesburg is the Southern African office of Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council. We facilitate the presentation of Swiss contemporary art practice in the Southern African region and artistic exchange and collaboration between Switzerland and Southern Africa. We also provide strategic support to the development of artistic networks, mobility and collaboration within Southern Africa, through a cooperation agreement with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

Requirements

• Writing/editorial skills
• Significant experience in generating targeted on-line media content and in using social media as an effective audience development tool
• An understanding of the audience and consumption base for the arts in South Africa and the SADC region
• Instinct for detail, accuracy and organisation combined with imagination and creativity
• Strong English language writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadline
• Relevant undergraduate degree/diploma in communications or related field
• Relevant work experience in on-line content development and management (managing websites, on-line communication tools, social media and databases)
• Website design and technical skills and experience an advantage
• Experience in using image editing and design software an advantage
• Additional regional language/s (Swahili, French, Portuguese, etc) an advantage

Please submit a motivation letter of no more than 300 words explaining how your skills and experience would prepare you for the role, together with a comprehensive but summary CV. Please also include in your motivation letter links to at least three examples of on-line content/material that you have previously developed.

Posted on 21 Jan 13:51

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Makro is searching for an Inbound Supply Chain Manager that is HUNGRY, HUMBLE, ENGAGED, AND SMART AND FOLLOWS THROUGH.

Main Purpose of the job:To strategically plan and improve the effectiveness of each channel by driving supply chain maturity across the organization, ensuring adequate funding for all required initiatives, driving logistics discipline efficiency and supporting collaboration across all divisions within the Massmart Group 

Key performance areas

Financial Management

• Develop DC income budget and stretch targets
• Meet budget and stretch targets
• Negotiate and maximize efficiency earnings from vendors
• Manage DC cost to serve calculations and adjust internal recoveries accordingly
• Grow channel participation and increase value return to merchants

People Management

• Ensure Induction is completed within stipulated time frame
• Ensure that all new staff undergo orientation
• Ensure achievement of initiatives in support of store equity plan when recruiting for the department
• Signed role clarity in place for all employees
• Performance contract in place for all
• Complete regular performance evaluations
• Signed PDD’s in place for all employees
• Maintain appropriate level of discipline
• Take appropriate disciplinary action
• Conduct monthly score card and one on one discussions with all staff
• Manage staff adherence to working schedule
• Complete regular PDR’s to improve staff morale
• Ensure staff is cross –skilled to ensure continuity of all functions
• Energy level improvement
• Manage time keeping and working hours
• Effective planning for weekends and festive season trading
• Manage Team Delivery based on performance plans
• Ensure that the  % is achieved for training and development plans
• Ensure that a succession plan is in place for individual departments    
• Ensure Development plan is in place for all individuals 
• Ensure % staff that have completed mandatory CBTs are recorded
• Ensure % staff that have completed functional CBTs are recorded
• Ensure Signed Role Clarity document is in place for each staff member
• Ensure that there is a Performance Contract for all levelled managers

Strategy

In conjunction with Supply Chain Director, develop and own the 5 year inbound supply chain plan, including:

• Replenishment
• Channel & Network
• Vendor engagement

Operations Management

• Reduce and manage time taken to agree DC allowance with vendors since first engagement (Onboarding lead time)
• Reduce time taken to onboard and explain benefits of PCC channel (Onboarding lead time)
• Increase Goods Receipt figures at Chloorkop DC to targets as stated in the channel strategy
• Maintain or increase Goods Receipt figures at Cato Ridge DC stated in the channel strategy
• Create awareness of channel strategy and empower merchants to move vendors into the correct channel
• Improving replenishment behavior maturity through order cycle maturity, system support replenishment practices and alignment with physical logistics and stores
• Optimise working capital through specific and meaningful interventions with planning community
• Improve visibility of inbound supply chain behaviours
• Ensure effectiveness of logistics functions through coordinating efforts inside and outside of distribution centers to lower cost, improve service and compliance.
• Drive maturity and visibility in supply chain activities that support and advocate upstream participation to remove unnecessary nodes and intermediaries (both imports and local)
• Increase overall JBP vendors fill rate performance
• Repeatable reports and consistent communication on vendor performance
• Manage vendor portal and EDI usage and compliance

Relationship and Partnership Development

• Actively build and manage relationships and engage with counterparts in other divisions within the Group and within the supplier and service partner base.
• Participate in the Group Supply Chain Forum
• Participate in the Makro Import Strategy
• Participate in strategic Group Supply Chain projects
• Leverage Group, supplier and service partner know-how
• The position requires trust and honesty and that entails the handling of cash and/or finances, which includes but is not limited to, the handling, administering, processing and distribution of the Company’s monetary resources such as its stock in trade or merchandise.

Minimum Academic Requirements, Professional Qualifications, and Experience:

• 4 year Degree in logistics, supply chain management or engineering
• 5 – 7 years’ experience in a similar role

Competency Requirements

Essentials

• Evaluating Problems
• Providing Leadership
• Giving Support
• Driving Success

Leadership

• Make informed judgements
• Ensure customer/member centred performance
• Ensure execution and achieve results
• Ensure planning and improvement

Functional

• Knowledge of SAP ERP
• General MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Advanced MS Excel analytics using pivot tables and/or power pivot
• MS Access skills would be advantageous
• Knowledge of SAP Lumira would be advantageous
• Knowledge of organizational procedures and policies

Makro supports Employment Equity principles and preference in all appointments will be given to people from designated groups and with disability.

If you don`t hear from us within fourteen days please consider your application unsuccessful.

Posted on 16 Jan 14:14

Job description

Big bank, very cool engineering lead role. Pretty deep analytics, ETL and integration platform build.

We need a technically astute person to run the data engineering team.

Your role:

• Will cover tech, functional and operational duties
• You will code in a POC and mentoring capacity
• Your main task is to manage delivery – architecture, design, guide and strategies
• A mix of tech leadership, line management and delivery management
• You will guide both the SQL team as well as the C# app dev team, with the help of two leads

Requirements

They are solutionists, rather than just maintaining a massive EDW. You will build, automate and run many API style solutions covering the SQL DB, analytics, integration as well as visualisation. There’s lots of new work on the go, the business constantly needs tech platforms.

Their priorities:

• They need you to have established, managerial and tech lead skills. TWo to four years’ experience
• 10 years software production experience
• Their preference is for someone from the BI/Data/SQL world with some C#
• Experience working on multiple platforms, not one stable Enterprise platform
• Depth of SQL knowledge through BI, SQL Engineering and DBA functions

Tech we’re hoping you will be familiar with:

• SQL Server 2014/2016
• T-SQL, Stored Procs, DB Design – important, they’re engineering in SQL
• SSIS – they tend to be using SSIS packages at times but the bulk of the work is deeper SQL build.
• Optimisation – of code, not farms or traditional BI
• Some C#/MVC/JavaScript – not guru level knowledge but you will be running this team as well.
• Data integration
• Your clients will be quants, modellers and analytics. You need precision in thought and code.

The time for change is now! e-Merge IT recruitment are specialist niche recruiters with a wide range of positions available.

Reference Number for this position is JP40456-2018  which is a permanent position based in Sandton offering a salary CTC negotiable on experience.

We offer researched positions with top companies to strong technical candidates. Email Jason on

az.oc.egrem-e@nosaJ

or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

Check out our website www.e-merge.co.za for more positions that might be right for you!

Do you have a friend who is a technology specialist? We pay big cash to you if we place a friend that you sent us!

If you haven’t heard from e-Merge IT within two weeks of your application, please consider it unsuccessful for this position.

Posted on 11 Jan 15:46