Bakery Manager: Bellville

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing

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
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.