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The Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) is an independent service provider of quality certification and cold chain management services for producers and exporters of perishable food products. Established in 1926, the PPECB has delivered valuable services to the perishable products in… read moredustry for over 90 years by enhancing the credibility of the South African export certificate and supporting the export competitiveness of South Africa’s perishable product industries. As a national public entity, the PPECB is constituted and mandated in terms of the Perishable Products Export Control Act (PPEC Act), No 9, of 1983 to perform cold chain services. The PPECB also delivers inspection and food safety services assigned by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) under the APS Act, No.119 of 1990. The presence of the PPECB in the export industry is furthermore enhanced by its recognition as an approved third country under the European Commission Regulation 543 of 2011. This agreement recognises the South African inspection systems as equivalent to that of the EU inspection bodies and therefore ensures less frequent checks at the port of import into the EU.
Areas of Responsibilities:
Implement business optimisation plans and initiatives:
Execute Business Optimisation plans aimed at ensuring efficient Operations financial management and completeness of income
Manage completeness of income across all technology systems (MMDS, OIS, ECert, TUR, ERP, TITAN 2.0® etc) and processes including business administration
Ensure exception reports on TITAN 2.0 ® integration with ERP system are resolved timeously
Data ownership/stewardship for Operations Masterdata – manage data integrity including business rules review, master tables administration and ensuring standardisation
Deliver industry code standardisation in conjunction with the ICT department
Financial Management and Reporting
Prepare and submit annual budget for unit
Ensure that efficient financial management is imbedded in the unit, and that completeness of income is achieved at all times.
Manage assets and service provider contracts of the business unit
Coordinate procurement/supply chain management processes for the unit
Collate information for organisational performance against key priority indicators from each division of the department/unit into one document which will be shared with the Department of Agriculture
Financial reports for costs saving results on Business Optimisation initiatives
Exception reporting status reports
Workforce Requirements and Planning
Review, improve and strengthen internal controls in collaboration with Business Unit Managers to reduce irregular expenditure, audit findings and credit notes within Operations department
Stakeholder engagement
Act as first point of contact between Operations and Support Services on project/process/ initiatives integration and provide solutions from an Operations point of view
Coordinate project integration from rest of business on behalf of Operations
Regular collaboration with key internal stakeholders such as Business Process Owners and Project work stream owners in Support and Operations
Collaborate with stakeholders (particularly customers and Stakeholder Manager) to retain their confidence in the PPECB by developing quick response times and resolutions to queries that instil and maintain excellence in service delivery.
Responsible for Operations aspect of PPECB Support model and liaising with ICT Application Support to resolve issues
People Management
Provide effective leadership and management of direct reports in line with PPECB Values to ensure successful implementation of business optimisation plans and projects in respect of performance, cost, productivity, and planning
Workforce analysis and planning
Analyse workforce trends and requirements
Develop forecasts and plans for resource requirements and capabilities for Operations service delivery needs; assign resources (action); monitor; report on workforce planning
Coordinate workforce planning including budgets, seasonal reviews, resource requirements and relief duty to meet cross functional operational delivery requirements
Conduct relief duty planning for Operations and oversee workforce planning in regions in collaboration with Regional Operations Managers
Manage weekly relief duty movement of inspectors and assessors between regions
Job Requirements
Relevant tertiary qualification (degree or diploma) in business science is essential
A relevant post-graduate qualification in business process improvement or business administration would be advantageous
A minimum of 8 years’ experience in operational management in a regulatory environment is essential.
5-8 years relevant experience in the perishable produce export industry including team management experience.
2- 3 years’ experience in project management and change management
2-3 years’ experience in cross functional business process improvement
Experience in and or knowledge of process analyses and optimisation within a regulatory environment would be advantages
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