FMCG Candidates
Find the Top Candidates for the FMCG industry with Armstrong Appointments. Having 20 years of experience in recruitment be assured we can help you find the right candidate for your vacancy.
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Armstrong Appointments is a leading South African recruitment agency specialising in Executive, Specialist skill Appointments and Headhunting Services across a wide range of commerce and industry sectors.
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Here at Armstrong Appointments, we pride ourselves on understanding the unique needs of our candidates and matching them with their perfect roles and fantastic opportunities. In addition to finding quality talent, we work hard to find experienced and reliable employees with relevant experience for our clients that come to us looking for a recruitment solution to find them the ideal candidate.
E-mail us on executive@armstrongappointments.com if you would like to view one of the below resumes or discuss your recruitment needs with an executive consultant.
As we receive hundreds of enquiries we cannot guarantee that we will be able to reply to everyone or promise that we will be able to place candidates.
We encourage candidates to apply for the jobs suited to them to be in with the best chance to be placed.
Sales and Marketing Manager – Johannesburg
Salary expectation R1.4 million per annum. Candidate Reference KH3
Highly organised professional with 24 years working experience within FMCG and Retail environments, who can establish long term positive relationships with corporate clients, co-workers and outsides resources. Holds MBA and B-Tech Marketing Degrees to name a few as well as various awards throughout the years. This highly qualified candidate has extensive operations, marketing, sales and regional management experience and is open to relocation. Availability 1 month negotiable.
AA Operations Manager – JHB
Salary expectations R950K to R1.1mil neg – Candidate Reference NT2
A seasoned professional Logistics Operations Manager with over 12 years’ experience in both the FMCG (beverages) and Chemical Engineering environment, of which that being; 7 solid years of experience in a senior management role in Logistics and 6 years as Production Engineer. In his current and previous roles, he has been a strategic influence on the business strategy and been involved in wholistic structural changes within the Logistics space. He holds a BTech in Chemical Engineering and currently busy with his Post Graduate Diploma in Management Practices which serves as his competence levels in the FMGC industry. He has excellent communication skills and is able to provide, one on one coaching and support to his team. He believes people are the most important element to a winning business. He strives to create an environment and culture where everyone needs to show leadership, drive and innovation. Currently based in JHB, open to relocation and/or travel and is available immediately.
Big Data Analyst (FMCG) – Durban (Open to relocate)
Salary expectation: R46K – R48K ctc – Candidate Reference BB16
BCom Accounting, Current studies: Management stage of CIMA, Notice period: One calendar month. Our candidate has more than 6 years of experience in FMCG consumer data analysis. Starting in a grad program she was quickly identified as an achiever and moved into an MIS Analyst role. From here she wanted to expand her knowledge and experienced and moved into a more technical role as a BI Application Developer specialize understanding the business needs and translating that into technical requirements. After gaining the experience in building dashboards and data visualization applications she was approached by a global FMCG corporate to join their team as a Big Data Analyst focusing on consumer data and combining her technical and business skills.
EE Regional Sales Manager – Durban
Candidate Reference NT3 Salary expectations R 1.080mil to R1.2mil neg.
Vastly accomplished Sales Manager with over 23 years’ sales experience within the retail industry. Her qualifications include a Masters’ of Commerce (Management) and BCom Honours (Management) – majoring in Strategic Management & Advanced Marketing. She is a highly qualified candidate with extensive operations, sales, marketing, and regional management experience. Her ambition and tenacity to achieve the impossible, have been the driving force throughout her career. She is a passionate leader with a solid work ethic. Currently based in Durban, open to travel and available on 1-month notice
AA– R&D Manager/Senior Food Technologist – Durban (Open to relocate)
Salary expectation: R800K (local) or R880K (relocation) Candidate Reference – BB19
Post Grad Diploma in Food Security + Project Management NQF6 + BTech Food Technology. Available: One Calendar Month. Our candidate has over 20 years of experience in Food Products Development of which 10 years has been in management. Her experience has been gained with some of South Africa’s largest food producers including chicken production, fast food and quick service restaurants, catering and hospitality and more recently international flavours and ingredients. Her professional skills lie across a vast area ranging from new product development, ISO & HACCP implementation, brand insight and maintenance, account management, quality management and very strong project management. She is looking for career development on the “client” side where her skills can add value to the end consumer.
FMCG Recruitment FAQ
FMCG stands for fast-moving consumer goods and broadly covers any retail goods with a short shelf life, either due to short shelf life or due to high consumer demand.
The FMCG industry is fast-moving, with brands constantly re-branding and marketing their products in new ways to compete with their competitors. Working in an FMCG environment rewards innovative thinking and flexibility.
Selling FMCG allows you to gain a wide range of sales experience due to the extensive variety of products you will work with. Working in FMCG sales is a fantastic opportunity for job seekers who are looking to gain more experience in sales.