AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including hot beverages, sweet and savory biscuits, and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

AVI Field Marketing is a shared services business unit within AVI. Field Marketing focuses on sales and merchandising for the beverages, snacking, and cosmetic business units to provide greater focus and to achieve an improved execution at store level. Field Marketing has its very own National Call Centre to support the Field Marketing team.

An exciting opportunity exists for an HR Officer for our Field Marketing regional office in Bloemfontein, Free State. Individual must be self-managed and organized in order to assist and support Line Management within Field Marketing Free State region through effective and efficient HR Administration and services. This includes coordinating HR activities related to the region's payroll, HR reporting, employee administration in an effort to ensure Field Marketing is well-positioned to offer comprehensive guidance and advice with regards to HR. 

Line Manager: HR Manager

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Attraction and retention
• Training and development
• Employee relations
• HR administration
• Benefits administration
• Engagements
  
• Terminations

Minimum Requirements:

Experience: 

• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in a corporate environment in an HR Officer function 
• Payroll administration experience
• HR reporting experience
• Recruitment and selection experience
• SAP knowledge advantageous

Qualifications:

• A completed qualification in HR / IR / or Industrial Psychology is required

Additional Requirements:

• A valid driver’s license and own vehicle
• Knowledge of payroll systems, e.g. SAP
• Computer literacy (MS Office and MS Outlook)
• Knowledge of HR practices
• Interviewing skills
• Knowledge of labor legislation (i.e. Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labor Relations, Skills Development, South African Qualifications Authority)
• Role involves travel within the region