Hungry Lion Vacancies

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Logistics Manager

OLE OVERVIEW

As the Logistics Manager, you will manage logistics processes, including transportation, warehousing, inventory management and order fulfilment to optimise resource utilisation, minimise costs and meet customer demand. Your role involves demand planning, organising and controlling inbound and outbound logistics activities to achieve operational excellence and customer satisfaction. This role requires regular travelling.

DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES

• Further develop and implement an integrated logistics management system and strategy to support the business objective
• Collaborate with Development, Maintenance and Operations teams to forecast inventory needs and plan replenishment orders
• Performance analysis of the overall budget/expenses for the logistics operation and determine the most cost-effective and efficient means of transport services
• Ensure the logistics processes are streamlined
• Implement best practices for warehouse management, including organising stock, implementing FIFO system, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations
• Negotiate pricing for market rates and drive improvements
• Negotiate and conclude contracts for inbound and outbound logistics
• Ensure efficient management, control, compliance and reporting of the function in accordance with legislation, fraud prevention, risk management principles, company strategic supplier relationships and negotiations
• Manage international import and export processes

REQUIREMENTS

• BCom Logistics/Procurement, Bachelors Industrial Engineering or similar qualification
• Minimum 5 years experience in a similar role including managerial experience
• Competent in Google Workspace/MS Office
• Bilingual (multilingual beneficial)
• Quick-service restaurant (QSR) experience advantageous
• Warehouse management experience
• International trade experience
• Willingness to travel
• Valid driver’s licence

COMPETENCIES

• Resilience and stress tolerance
• Delivering results
• Financial management
• Problem-solving
• Decision making
• Analytical
• Negotiation
• Collaboration
• Emotional intelligence
• Planning and scheduling
• Adaptability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail

Technical Buyer

About the Role

We are seeking a Technical Buyer with experience in the QSR industry and a background in chicken abattoirs to join our dynamic procurement team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of technical purchasing, supplier management, and supply chain logistics, with a willingness to travel frequently to various countries, suppliers, processing facilities and operational sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers to ensure cost-effective procurement.
• Conduct supplier audits and site visits to assess quality, compliance, and efficiency.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and service agreements to optimize cost savings and quality assurance.
• Monitor inventory levels and coordinate just-in-time procurement to minimize downtime and disruptions.
• Work closely with production to understand technical requirements and provide procurement solutions.
• Ensure all purchases comply with industry standards, food safety regulations and company policies.
• Prepare reports on procurement performance, cost analysis, and supplier evaluations.
• Stay up to date with new technologies and trends in abattoir equipment and QSR supply chain management.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Technical Buyer in the QSR or food manufacturing industry, specifically within chicken abattoirs.
• Strong understanding of technical procurement, supply chain management, and vendor negotiation.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently for supplier audits, inspections, and negotiations.
• Proficiency in procurement software and ERP systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
• Knowledge of food safety standards, equipment maintenance and operational requirements in chicken processing.
• Degree or diploma in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related field (preferred)

Operations Manager – QSR Angola

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have an opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our team based in Angola. The purpose of the role is to drive the operational standards in designated areas and to take accountability to achieve/exceed operational business KPIs.

This position requires frequent travel and the successful incumbent must speak fluent Portuguese.  This a non-negotiable.

DUTIES

Operations Management: 

• Oversee the operations to meet business goals and projections.
• Empower the regional operations team with the leadership and resources they need to complete operations initiatives successfully; lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication.
• Positively represent the company at all times through a success-oriented and professional demeanour.
• Partner with department heads to accomplish short and long-term operational goals.
• Measure and report on operational performance and develop plans to improve relevant success measurements.
• Evaluate performance through analysing and interpreting data and metrics.

People Management:

• Provide effective functional leadership to direct reports to ensure operational excellence.
• Communicate overall business and operational strategies to direct reports to empower them to achieve established targets and objectives.
• Monitor and analyse the staff movement and turnover trends in regions to ensure sufficient manpower and team stability.
• Build people capability through the implementation of a culture of learning, succession management practices, execution of bench planning and internal promotion processes within the region.

Increase Profitability:

• Drive the achievement of regional operational excellence through managing food cost gaps, cost of labour and controllable expenses in line with budgets.
• Analyse information obtained from the food cost gap report to facilitate corrective measures.
• Conduct and or monitor the brand standard audits on all stores in the designated region to monitor profitability.
• Drive ownership of profit plans by aligning management teams, communicating goals and coaching on improvements.
• Facilitate operational excellence by ensuring that staffing levels adhere to the business and store requirements.
• Maximise profit by ensuring effective implementation of marketing promotions and identifying and recommending sales growth opportunities.
• Guide the regional management team to implement initiatives to improve profitability.
• Alert marketing/operations to competitive activities within the area and recommend actions.
• Monitor the effective and efficient implementation of in-store promotions in the region.

Customer Satisfaction:

• Continuously coach direct reports around policies, procedures and standards to enhance customer service excellence and ensure returned business.
• Monitor and analyse customer complaints in order to identify critical problem areas within the region.
• Design systems to enable the feedback of trends to the marketing department.

Risk Management and Compliance Assurance:

• Minimise risk by escalating serious matters and other issues to prevent legal action.
• Minimise risk by ensuring that serious customer complaints are handled correctly.
• Consistently maintain internal security is kept at a maximum level according to company policy and procedures.
• Oversee the consistent implementation of company policies and procedures by direct reports to ensure compliance.
• Ensure that the regions adhere to programmes initiated by departments e.g. HR, finance, etc. to ensure compliance.
• Ensure that company standards are met and that all procedures are followed at all times.
• Health and Safety – Ensure adherence to health and safety standards and evaluate the restaurants’ cleanliness and sanitation.
• Ensure that banking procedures are strictly adhered to in the regions.

REQUIREMENTS

• Fluent Portuguese and English essential.
• Willing to travel and or relocate to Angola.
• Knowledge of Angolan laws advantageous.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in management or hospitality is advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years’ senior management experience in the quick-service restaurant (QSR)/fast food industry.
• A minimum of 3 years managing levels above store operations teams.
• Solid understanding of financial and employment relations principles.
• Valid driver’s licence.

COMPETENCIES

• Leadership and people management
• Analytical thinking
• Strategy and execution
• Customer-centricity
• Decision-making and judgement
• Conflict management
• Interpersonal skills
• Integrity
• Resilience and stress tolerance
• Business acumen
• Emotional intelligence

Payroll Manager

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have an opportunity for an experienced Payroll Manager to join our team. The purpose of this position is to ensure that group payroll processes are Managed and supported correctly and efficiently.  Manage the payroll accounting process and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders with reconciliations and payroll payments.

DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage end-to-end processing of group payrolls for 9 countries.
• Manage 9000 staff and expanding in 9 countries.
• Facilitate foreign employment, regulation and tax input.
• Manage and assist payroll supervisors and administrators with the end-to-end payroll process.
• Responsible to bring efficiency in labour payments and payroll process
• Review all payroll hours imported for monthly and weekly payrolls via UKG Dimensions.
• Manage the release of all payslips via ESS portal as per payroll timelines.
• Manage Group Leave Management Process.
• Manage and assist Payroll Supervisor with all Payroll Payments.
• Responsible for all 3rd Party Payments and Bank Allocations.
• Responsible for all Payroll Journal Process and Reporting to Finance.
• Manage the Administration all Payroll Queries via FreshDesk Portal.
• Maintain payroll operations by following policies and procedures; reporting necessary changes.
• Provide staff with maternity and termination documents.
• Resolve payroll queries on FreshDesk Portal.
• Assist with the monthly Group Tax Validation Process.  
• All mandatory master data to be completed and up to date..
• Assist the Payroll Team with Ad Hoc duties and on-going projects.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Bring in new software and systems as the business continues to grow.
• Maintain strong procedures.
   

REQUIREMENTS

Essential:

• At least 5 years’ payroll management experience in a similar role.
• SAGE 300 People experience.
• Knowledge and experience in African country payroll administration and payroll accounting.
• Experience working in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
• Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft, especially Excel.

Desirable:

• Large payroll experience (7000 and more employees).
• UKG Dimensions Workforce Management (Time & Attendance).
• Monday.com experience.
• Working experience of G-Suite.
• QSR or retail branch network experience.
   

COMPETENCIES

• High resilience and stress tolerance.
• Attention to detail.
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality.
• Must possess conflict-management and resolution skills.
• Adaptability.
• Drive and commitment.
• Problem-solving. 
• Emotional intelligence.
• Self-starter and results-oriented.

Branch Manager – Robertson Reitz Street

WHO WE ARE

Operating in multiple African countries, with over 200 restaurants, Hungry Lion strives to provide high-quality products at affordable prices in a modern fast-food environment. We are a young, fun, dynamic and growing company full of opportunities with little to no corporate politics. Our mandate is to enlist smart, creative and hard-working people who are prepared for a challenge and want to be part of building something great.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have an opportunity for an experienced Branch Manager to join our team. The purpose of this role is to assume primary accountability and responsibility for running a profitable quick-service restaurant.  This includes achieving and/or exceeding sales targets, ensuring adequate staffing with competent staff, serving high-quality products, ensuring customer satisfaction, and driving operational efficiencies in accordance with company policies and procedures through effective team management.

REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12 with 4 years experience in a similar management role.
• A tertiary qualification is desirable.
• Experience managing a Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR).

COMPETENCIES

• People Management / Leadership.
• Effective communication.
• Planning and Organising.
• Business Acumen.
• Emotional Intelligence.
• Assertiveness.
• Teamwork.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Integrity.
• Quality Orientation.
• Client Centricity.
• Drive and Commitment.

Junior Manager – BAPONG KEYA RONA CENTRE

WHO WE ARE

Operating in multiple African countries, with over 200 restaurants, Hungry Lion strives to provide high-quality products at affordable prices in a modern fast-food environment. We are a young, fun, dynamic and growing company full of opportunities with little to no corporate politics. Our mandate is to enlist smart, creative and hard-working people who are prepared for a challenge and want to be part of building something great.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have an opportunity for a Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) Junior Manager to join our team.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that all daily duties are completed according to the Hungry Lion standard and to assist in ensuring that our food and health standards are enforced by assisting with the: 

• drawing up the daily cleaning schedules.
• daily cleaning of all equipment and the branch itself.
• daily preparation of food: filtration, preventative maintenance, temperature controls, code dating, food safety standards (be the custodian for food safety within a branch). 
• packing of ordered food.
• effective cash handling procedures by ensuring that the correct amount is banked according to the amount specified by the cashiers.
• voids on the tills and investigate any irregularities.
• stock control by ensuring that the ordered stock is correct and in the correct quantities according to the invoices, goods received vouchers and/or delivery notes. 
• daily and weekly stock takes by completing the required administration documents.

REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12.
• A tertiary qualification is desirable.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a supervisory capacity in a Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR).

COMPETENCIES

• Effective communication.
• Planning and Organising.
• Assertiveness.
• Teamwork.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Integrity.
• Quality Orientation.
• Client Centricity.
• Drive and Commitment.

Junior Manager – Piketberg

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have an opportunity for a Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) Junior Manager to join our team.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that all daily duties are completed according to the Hungry Lion standard and to assist in ensuring that our food and health standards are enforced by assisting with the: 

• drawing up the daily cleaning schedules.
• daily cleaning of all equipment and the branch itself.
• daily preparation of food: filtration, preventative maintenance, temperature controls, code dating, food safety standards (be the custodian for food safety within a branch). 
• packing of ordered food.
• effective cash handling procedures by ensuring that the correct amount is banked according to the amount specified by the cashiers.
• voids on the tills and investigate any irregularities.
• stock control by ensuring that the ordered stock is correct and in the correct quantities according to the invoices, goods received vouchers and/or delivery notes. 
• daily and weekly stock takes by completing the required administration documents.

REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12.
• A tertiary qualification is desirable.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a supervisory capacity in a Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR).

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