An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven and commercially minded professional to join a dynamic FMCG Manufacturing environment in the Cape Town office. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across multiple divisions, supporting commercial performance, product costing, forecasting, planning, and operational efficiencyThe successful applicant will play a key role in transforming data into actionable insights, improving processes, and supporting informed business decisions. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical and detail-oriented individual looking to grow their career in a fast-paced manufacturing environmentDuties will include - but not limited - to the following:Product Costing Analysis Updating product costing Reviewing cost drivers - cycle time, part weight, assumed volumes etc Collecting costing information from various stakeholders and presenting it in summarized format Maintaining cost updates on shared locations and managing access to these files Advising master data of updates with relevant stakeholders Maintaining and updating ad hoc costing'sCommercial Assisting with monthly Sales Report & Graphs Assisting with YTD Sales Report & Graphs Assisting with Internal Cost Recovery Tracking Assisting with Customer Specific Cost Recovery Tracking Assisting with Customer/product specific forecast consolidation and maintenance Assisting with Maintaining, updating and improving these reports as needed Assisting with forecasting models (IBP) as per the budget Working closely with internal SAP team Maintaining of SAP master dataPlanning Assist Planner to create production orders for the plants Analyzing and processing plant efficiencies Attend planning meetingRaw Material and Finished Goods Stock Holding and Prevention of stock-outs Scrapping of raw material and finished goods and issuing of grind release form for signature Monitor & control raw material and finished goods dead stock Monthly variance raw material and finished goods report and provide feedback raw material and finished goods forecast. Finished goods stock items Cost-effective RM, MB, CO solutions Analyzing orders and highlighting any possible raw material concernsSales Managing colour matching process and sample requests for sales team Coordinating samples for customers Trade show preparation Create purchase order numbers Capturing masterbatch dosages Planning trialsTo be considered for this position applicants must meet the following minimum criteria: BCom - Emphasis on Finance/Commerce/Business Management SAP knowledge or similar (highly recommended) Be highly computer literate (MS Office 365, Excel) Be highly numerate and detail oriented Highly organized and strong administration skills Logical, systematic and organized approach Team player Work well under pressure in a high pace environment Ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders An energetic, positive personality Be assertive Clear interest in FMCGPsychometric testing may be required for certain positions. Only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. Excel test will be required for shortlisted candidates
Desired Skills:
Commercial
Analyst
Manufacturing