DO YOU HAVE THE APPITITE TO GROW YOUR MAGIC?

Consumers everywhere are increasingly conscious of the quality of the food they eat. Puratos develops, produces, and distributes a unique range of ingredients for bakers, pastry-chefs and chocolatiers who demand the very highest quality.

Founded in Belgium in 1919, From humble beginnings to worldwide success, join us on our journey and discover our history and heritage.

We’ve evolved from a father-and-son start-up in Belgium, to a global group with more than 9000 employees, 93 innovation centers, and more than 65 manufacturing operations across 81 countries to date. It’s with great pride that we look back on this century of hard work, courage, and innovation. Thank you for making it all possible and let’s continue building the next 100 years of shared success!

Our passion for innovation, pioneering spirit, and core value our communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Based at Durban to further strengthen our local Sales team, we are currently seeking a:

TA JUNIOR– (Durban, South Africa)

Reporting directly to the Sales Manager, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible for:

• Baking and working closely with the Sales team to reach sales target.
• Demonstrating finished goods in assigned channels.

III. - KEY TASKS

• Bake all products with excellence.
• Train customers bakers on our products.
• Present finished goods and sell concept solutions – present to a minimum of ten (10) people.
• Sleep away from home.
• Work with the Sales team to build and grow the business.
• Plan and execute daily and weekly bakery production, and implement at store level.
• Build relationships with customers.
• Give Technical advice.
• Facilitate and train groups of people (maximum of 25 people) and be able to control them.
• Follow up post-sale to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Create new innovative products form existing and newly developed products.
• Perform under pressure during shows, presentations and store openings.
• Present to different calibre of people (Management, in-house staff, Bakers).
• Calculate, teach and implement costings at store level.
• Perform any other duties required by the department.

IV. – JOB REQUIREMENT

1. 1. 1. • Grade 12 is compulsory.
         • Drivers License is a requirement.
         • Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
         • Familiarity with bakery industrial processes.
         • Computer Literate and proficient in excel word and PowerPoint
         • Experience: Minimum of eight (8) years as a baker and confectioner, of which at least 3 years in a supervisory role (managerial role advantageous); B2B is an advantage; food sector (FMCG market) is an advantage.

V. – REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Collaborating effectively: spontaneously helps team members, networking, sharing information/results.
• Communicating effectively: actively listening, reporting, provides clear explanations that are easy to follow.
• Driving performances: results-driven, persistent, planning & prioritizing, solving problems
• Training\facilitating effectively: facilitation skills, flexible, strong presentation skills, grounded, openness, persistent.
• Improving continuously: adapts flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback
• Managing customer needs: understanding customer environment, builds and maintains relationship of customers, implement most suitable solutions that meet customer expectations.

Offer

Puratos provides a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment that encourages our people to take initiatives and bring ideas that will contribute to the success of the company. Of course, Puratos offers a competitive package (salary, and market related benefits) but additionally, offers you a position that you can further develop and shape.

Interested persons who meet the requirements may apply at:

www.chipkinspuratos.co.za

Interested internal employees may use SuccessFactors to apply.

Closing Date: 18 June 2025