Job Description

A Very well established company in the South of Johannesburg is seeking an Operations Admin Team Leader to join their team.
Minimum Requirements:

• 8 years experience in the Manufacturing industry
• Very good understanding of product costing
• Assertive personality
• Available Immediately or has a short notice period
• Excellent time management
• Knowledge of Pastel

Key Responsibilities:
Production Planning (Rigids & Compounding):

• Manage production planning to meet targets and customer needs.
• Maintain stock levels for compounding, finished goods, and raw materials.
• Monitor customer trends and coordinate material orders.
• Attend planning meetings; cover GFI planning if needed.
• Automate planning processes and train staff.
• Coordinate downtime with Maintenance to minimize impact.
• Maintain planning spreadsheets.

Stock Takes & Cycle Counts:

• Oversee weekly and bi-monthly stock takes; ensure accuracy and timely reports.
• Analyze variances, implement improvements, and report to management.
• Record stock variances in Sage; liaise with Finance.
• Reconcile material orders and manage write-offs.
• Keep stock take records updated.

Bill of Materials (BOMs):

• Manage BOM database, product costing, and updates.
• Update formulas, communicate changes, and resolve BOM issues.
• Maintain BOM spreadsheets and implement Xperdyte.

New Products, Codes, Warehouses & Pricing:

• Coordinate new product development and documentation.
• Handle costing, quotations, tooling invoices, and payments.
• Create/update product codes, registers, and spreadsheets.
• Load products into Sage and planning systems.
• Suggest pricing, manage variants, warehouses, and slow-moving stock.

Pricing Management:

• Update pricing in Sage and costing sheets; notify customers of changes.
• Manage volume discounts and pricing strategies.
• Maintain pricing records and track increases.

Sales Management:

• Lead and motivate sales team to meet targets.
• Develop strategies, analyze performance, coach team.
• Manage pricing, lead times, customer complaints, training, CRM exploration, and reporting.
• Ensure accurate invoicing and order management.

Sales Support:

• Process quotations, invoices, orders, and dispatch documents.
• Monitor stock, handle queries, complaints, credit reports, and dispatch.

Dispatch Management:

• Oversee dispatch team and reporting.

Ad Hoc Tasks/Projects:

• Verify delivery notes and invoices.
• Manage NCRs, planning changes, and ISO audits.
• Oversee archiving, new year file prep, reception duties, and SOP updates.