Packing Materials Manager
Closing Date: 2022-09-23
Closed: Yes
Description: Ceres Fruit Growers, one of the leading fruit, packaging and marketing companies in SA, has the above position available for an energetic and professional person, with excellent analytical problem-solving skills and numerical abilities to join their team at their Ceres (Western Cape) offices. The incumbent will be responsible for (but not limited to):
- Managing controls and systems regarding buying, issuing, and general stock management
- Working closely with the production planner, forecasting supply and demand to have optimal stock levels
- Ensuring packing material stock availability for marketing requirements
- Supervising inventory counting processes and information management reporting
- Investigating and clearing inventory variances
- Issuing daily/weekly purchase orders and following up on outstanding orders
- Managing the administrative functions to ensure accurate stock on the system, reconciliations, inventory targets, and purchase orders
- Maintaining relationships with suppliers
- Ensuring adherence to SHEQ/BRC and relevant fruit industry standards and audits
- Personnel management
- Any other tasks related to the role.
Essential qualifications, skills, and experience: - Cost Accounting/Logistics or similar tertiary qualification
- 3 - 5 Years' related experience
- Computer literacy: MS Office (strong Excel ability)
- Experience in managing a high-volume goods environment, forecasting, management of stock, and purchasing
- Previous experience in the fruit industry advantageous
- Knowledge of supplier database for packaging material
In line with CFG's Employment Equity policy and requirements, preference will be given to suitably qualified persons from designated groups. Please apply online at before 09:00 on 23 September 2022. For general inquiries, contact our team at M3 Human Capital Management on 021 863 1444. Please note that only shortlisted candidates are contacted. If you don’t hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was unsuccessful.#J-18808-Ljbffr
