Lead Sales Administrator: Culinary

Tiger Consumer Brands Ltd.; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Consumer Brands Ltd. in South Africa seeks a Sales Administrator Lead for Culinary to oversee a high-performing team of Sales Administrators based in Johannesburg, KwaZulu-Natal and Cape Town.

The role combines leadership with hands-on operational responsibilities to support internal functions and optimize service delivery. You will manage budgeting, pricing queries outside of mandate, and monthly reporting, while developing the team and ensuring deadlines are met with a focus on accuracy

Qualifications

• Over 3 years' experience leading a team in administration.
• Experience within a Sales function.
• Experience of shared service working would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Sales Administrators across multiple locations (Johannesburg, KZN, CPT).
• Coordinate and optimize sales administration processes to support channel leads and members.
• Manage budgeting, pricing queries outside of mandate, and monthly/annual reporting.
• Support internal functions and audit processes.

Job description

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! As the Sales Administrator Lead in Culinary, you are responsible for managing and coordinating a high-performing team of Sales Administrators based in Johannesburg, KZN and CPT. This role involves both leadership and operational responsibilities, with a strong focus on supporting internal functions, optimizing processes, and improving service delivery.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Team Management:
Elevate Culinary Leadership through value-aligned and consistent leadership excellence to ignite the Culinary A-team and foster a great place to work.
Build a high performing, future-ready team by developing individual capabilities and fostering a culture of continuous learning & growth
Contribute to the Culinary Sales Target by overseeing the Sales Administrators in how they support their Channel Lead and Channel members.
Manage costs
As the Lead – you will track and report on all Fixed Co-Ad as well as Member Spend for total Culinary. Inputs will be received from the Admin Team
You will also Track the Sales Director’s Budgets for both Culinary and Baby
Authorise all pricing queries that are outside of mandate and track these accordingly
Track total Groceries and Baby Sallies and Tallies and report on these to Finance monthly as well as annually to auditors
Own the complete Sallies and Tallies Releases process as well as short accruals monthly
Annually lead the Internal and External Audit process for the Customer Team
Assisting the Sales Director with any adhoc request you are a leader who manages their own workload as well as their team effectively to ensure that deadlines are met and risks to delivery are raised early
Communication skills – you have strong written and oral communication
Attention to Detail– your work is consistently of a high standard, and you can quickly identify and resolve errors in your own work and the work of others
Product knowledge- some culinary products knowledge as without knowing your product, you will not know how to help internal customers when they require assistance

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE

Cross functional Collaboration – you work well with both internal and external stakeholders and can track multiple tasks concurrently
Experience Over 3 years' experience leading a Team – preferably in administration
Previous experience working within a Sales function
Experience of shared service working would be beneficial

WHAT YOU WILL BE MEASURED ON

Team management
Accuracy and completeness of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting
Adherence to tight deadlines
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.

Tiger Brands is proudly Africa’s largest listed manufacturer of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). We impact lives every day with our iconic, award-winning brands. Our core business is the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of everyday branded food and beverages. Our products are relevant across every meal occasion and are well positioned to grow. Being a food company means we’re an intimate part of everybody's daily lives and that’s why we get loud and proud about exploring further, roaring louder and growing together. We aim to Ignite Your Career, Grow our brands and our business. If you are looking for an exciting career in a multinational FMCG business, then Tiger Brands is the place for you to work and play.