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Mechanical Engineer - Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Specialist

1200 Nelspruit  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline Placements24

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A rapidly growing manufacturer of specialized industrial components is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with expertise in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to join their team in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga . This role is crucial for managing and optimizing the entire lifecycle of mechanical products, from initial design through development, manufacturing, service, and end-of-life. You will be responsible for implementing and leveraging PLM software systems, ensuring data integrity, streamlining workflows, and facilitating collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain departments. The ideal candidate possesses a strong mechanical engineering background combined with in-depth knowledge of PLM principles and software. This is a unique opportunity to shape product development processes in Nelspruit .

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and administer the company's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill).
  • Oversee the digital product data, including CAD models, drawings, BOMs, specifications, and change orders.
  • Develop and maintain engineering workflows and processes within the PLM environment.
  • Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security across all product-related information.
  • Collaborate with mechanical design engineers to ensure designs are properly managed and released within the PLM system.
  • Facilitate cross-functional collaboration by providing access to relevant product data and documentation.
  • Support the implementation of new PLM features and upgrades, including testing and user training.
  • Analyze product lifecycle data to identify areas for process improvement and cost reduction.
  • Develop reports and dashboards to track key product development metrics.
  • Stay current with PLM best practices and emerging technologies.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in mechanical engineering, with a strong focus on product data management or PLM systems.
  • Hands-on experience with a major PLM software platform (e.g., Teamcenter, Windchill, ENOVIA).
  • Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) and understanding of CAD data structures.
  • Knowledge of engineering change management processes, BOM management, and version control.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
  • Good understanding of manufacturing processes and the product development lifecycle.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to train and support users.
  • Familiarity with scripting or database management is a plus.
Benefits

Our client offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, and a retirement savings plan. We provide significant opportunities for professional growth, advanced training in PLM technologies, and career advancement within a stable and expanding company. This position is based at our modern facility in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga , offering a collaborative and innovative work environment. Join us in optimizing product development processes.

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Product Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa Product

Cape Town  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline Amazon

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The Amazon team is a passionate group of mission-focused leaders working quality and speed deliveries . In this role, you will work with a wide range of stakeholders across operations, technical, business, retail, and finance teams.
The successful candidate will focus on analyzing customer trends and behaviors, deep diving opportunities to improve site-level performance across key metrics including traffic, conversion, and order economics. They will set up and lead programs of work that optimize future performance by identifying structural improvements, testing hypotheses, and implementing data-driven solutions that enhance the customer experience and accelerate growth.
You are expected to work through ambiguity, cut through clutter to find right problems to solve and partner with stakeholders across operations, tech and business (instock, operations excellence, marketing, category) to build world class solutions. All this while building with right speed.
Key job responsibilities
* Develop product roadmaps and define product requirements
* Collaborate with engineering, legal, finance, and business teams to build
* Analyze performance and iterate based on customer feedback and business metrics
* Prioritize opportunities based on business impact and customer value
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of product management experience
- Experience managing technical products or online services
- Experience in product, program, or project management in leading cross-functional teams in delivery of major new products or services
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of SQL and VBA at an advanced level
- Experience building and analyzing cost/benefit scenarios and business cases and communicating results throughout the organization
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
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Production Team Lead

Johannesburg  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline BIC Corporation

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**Production Team Lead**
Johannesburg, ZA, 2042
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Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 80 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways.
Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission.
**JOB SUMMARY**
To ensure the smooth and efficient flow of production within the Assembly and Moulding departments by coordinating operational activities and resources effectively. The Production Team Leader is responsible for ensuring that Assembly and Moulding production targets are achieved in line with the Sales and Operations Planning requirements and daily production adherence plans. This includes managing and supporting Production Supervisors and operators to ensure that production schedules are executed efficiently, quality standards are maintained, and safety procedures are strictly followed.
The role is also responsible for monitoring and improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by minimizing downtime, addressing process inefficiencies, and ensuring that equipment is utilized optimally. The Team Leader will work closely with production, maintenance, quality, and planning teams to resolve operational challenges, implement continuous improvement initiatives, and maintain disciplined manufacturing practices such as 5S and Autonomous Maintenance. Through strong leadership, performance monitoring, and proactive problem-solving, the Team Leader ensures that production operations run reliably, efficiently, and in alignment with the company's operational objectives.
**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES / TASKS**
**Production Planning and Execution**
+ Ensure daily production targets are achieved in accordance with the S&OP plan and production adherence requirements.
+ Coordinate production activities across Assembly and Moulding to ensure a consistent and uninterrupted production flow.
+ Monitor production performance throughout the shift and take immediate action to address deviations from planned targets.
+ Ensure effective allocation of labour and equipment resources to maximize operational efficiency.
+ Maintain clear communication with planning, maintenance, and quality teams to resolve operational constraints that may impact production output.
**Team Leadership and People Management**
+ Lead, manage, and support Production Supervisors and production staff to ensure optimal team performance.
+ Provide clear direction, guidance, and expectations to the production team to ensure alignment with operational objectives.
+ Monitor team performance and provide coaching, feedback, and support to develop employee capability and accountability.
+ Foster a positive and disciplined work environment that promotes teamwork, accountability, and engagement.
+ Ensure proper shift handovers and effective communication between shifts to maintain production continuity.
**Equipment Performance and OEE Management**
+ Monitor and drive improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) across Assembly and Moulding operations.
+ Identify and address equipment downtime, performance losses, and inefficiencies in the production process.
+ Work closely with maintenance teams to ensure timely resolution of technical issues and preventative maintenance activities.
+ Ensure production teams operate equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures to maintain reliability and product quality.
**Autonomous Maintenance Implementation**
+ Drive the implementation and sustainability of Autonomous Maintenance practices within the production environment.
+ Ensure operators perform routine equipment cleaning, inspection, and basic maintenance tasks according to established standards.
+ Train and guide production teams to identify early signs of equipment wear, abnormal conditions, or potential failures.
+ Support the maintenance department by ensuring that minor equipment issues are identified early and addressed proactively.
**5S and Workplace Organization**
+ Implement and maintain 5S standards within Assembly and Moulding production areas to ensure organized, safe, and efficient workspaces.
+ Conduct regular workplace inspections and audits to ensure compliance with 5S standards.
+ Encourage team ownership of work areas to maintain cleanliness, organization, and visual workplace management.
+ Identify opportunities to improve workplace layout, storage systems, and visual controls.
**Continuous Improvement**
+ Identify opportunities for operational improvements to enhance productivity, quality, and efficiency.
+ Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing waste, improving processes, and optimizing production performance.
+ Encourage employee participation in improvement initiatives and idea generation.
+ Utilize production data and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities and implement corrective actions.
**Quality Assurance**
+ Ensure all products produced meet required quality standards and specifications.
+ Monitor quality performance and address defects or non-conformances promptly.
+ Support root cause analysis and corrective action implementation when quality issues arise.
+ Promote a culture of "right first time" production within the team.
**Safety and Compliance**
+ Ensure compliance with all safety procedures, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
+ Promote a proactive safety culture by encouraging employees to identify and report potential hazards.
+ Participate in incident investigations and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
+ Ensure all team members follow safe working practices and use appropriate protective equipment.
**Reporting and Communication**
+ Monitor and report production performance, downtime, and operational challenges.
+ Maintain accurate production records and shift reports.
+ Communicate key operational updates, performance results, and improvement opportunities to management.
+ Participate in daily operational meetings and contribute to cross-functional coordination
**Idea Driven Organization**
+ Promote and support the principles of an Idea Driven Organization by encouraging all employees, leaders, stakeholders, and contractors to actively contribute improvement ideas through the BIC Up program.
+ Foster a culture where employees feel empowered and responsible for identifying opportunities to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and workplace conditions.
+ Ensure that improvement ideas submitted through the BIC Up platform are reviewed, validated, and approved where applicable in collaboration with direct reporting leaders and relevant stakeholders.
+ Monitor the progress of submitted ideas and ensure that approved initiatives are implemented within appropriate and agreed timelines.
+ Provide support and guidance to teams in developing and refining ideas to ensure they are practical, measurable, and aligned with operational objectives.
+ Track and report on idea generation, implementation progress, and the impact of improvement initiatives within the department.
+ Recognize and encourage employee participation in continuous improvement initiatives to sustain engagement in the BIC Up program.
**Qualifications and Experience**
+ Grade 12 (Matric) - compulsory
+ Diploma in Production, Operations Management, or related field - compulsory
+ Minimum of 5 years' experience managing people and production processes in a manufacturing environment
+ Experience within the FMCG industry is required
+ Technical or engineering experience will be advantageous
+ Formal training in supervision or production management will be advantageous
**Skills and Knowledge**
+ Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
+ Experience with stock control systems and ERP platforms (e.g., JDE)
+ Strong understanding of production performance management, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
+ Good knowledge of Quality Management Systems, work instructions, and operational procedures
+ Ability to train and guide operators on quality standards, work instructions, and procedures
+ Sound understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) practices in a manufacturing environment
+ Knowledge of ISO standards, particularly ISO 9000 and ISO 14000, will be advantageous
BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.
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Product Marketer- SADAC

Cape Town  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline RELX INC

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Are you interested in shaping how innovative products connect with customers across diverse African markets?
Would you enjoy bringing product, sales, and marketing teams together to drive digital adoption and B2B growth?
About our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today's top model creators for each individual legal use case. The company employs over 2,000 technologists, data scientists, and experts to develop, test, and validate solutions in line with RELX Responsible AI Principles.
About the Role
As a Product Marketer, you'll connect product development, sales, marketing, and regional strategy teams to drive market adoption and commercial success. You'll shape compelling product positioning, create engaging messaging, and deliver go-to-market strategies focused on localization, digital adoption, and B2B growth across key African regions.
Responsibilities
+ Lead the launch of new products and features, coordinating cross-functional teams to support effective market entry.
+ Manage the end-to-end delivery of go-to-market plans and ensure effective integration across departments.
+ Develop core messaging, value propositions, and differentiated product and brand narratives for diverse audiences.
+ Analyse customer needs, market trends, competitor activity, and changing market dynamics to inform strategy.
+ Create marketing collateral, presentations, case studies, battlecards, and other sales-enablement tools.
+ Partner with sales, product, and regional teams to align product marketing and commercial strategies.
+ Develop integrated campaigns across social media, content marketing, SEO, and traditional channels to build awareness, demand, and engagement.
+ Track lead generation, retention, satisfaction, and loyalty, using CRM and analytics data to improve performance.
Requirements
+ Experience adapting global product marketing messages for diverse African audiences, particularly across SADC and West Africa.
+ Ability to tailor strategies and content to local customer needs, cultures, and market conditions.
+ Experience using digital and traditional channels to build brand visibility, adoption, engagement, and growth.
+ Strong knowledge of SaaS and B2B technology markets.
+ Proficiency in using CRM platforms and analytics dashboards to inform product positioning and marketing strategy.
+ Ability to collaborate effectively with sales, product, marketing, and regional strategy teams.
+ Strong storytelling, content creation, communication, and presentation skills.
+ Demonstrated product marketing, brand management, business development, and project management capability, including delivering multi-channel campaigns and product launches.
Work in a Way That Works for You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working Pattern
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
Working for You
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
+ Medical Aid
+ Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
+ Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
+ Study Leave
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here ( to access benefits specific to your location.
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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.
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Vendor Manager , Consumables/FMCG Product Categories

Cape Town  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline Amazon

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Amazon is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical and creative candidate to join our team. You will work directly with strategic vendor partners to develop and manage their business, acting as a liaison and executing joint business plans that improve value, selection and convenience across their business portfolio.
The Vendor Manager will interface directly with manufacturers and brands to build relationships and business opportunities. Within this role, the individual will establish and maintain strong vendor relationships, and manage a P&L. In addition, this position is expected to provide leadership across categories - driving systems, process, and customer experience improvements - that will benefit all customers at amazon.com.
On application kindly ensure the product categories you support are mentioned on your resume/application
Key job responsibilities
The successful Vendor Manager must be able to:
- Define a strategy for the business and break it down into actionable goals
- Understand drivers and opportunities of the category P&L
- Manage relationships with vendors
- Institute best practices and processes which can be replicated across all categories
- Lead change with cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, while meeting tight deadlines
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of with Excel experience
- 6+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
- Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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Product Support and Logistics Specialist

Johannesburg  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline AGCO Corporation

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Product Support and Logistics Specialist
Date: Oct 13, 2026
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Location:
Johannesburg, ZA
Workplace Type: Onsite
Employment Duration: Permanent
Do you want to help solve the world's most pressing challenges? Feeding the world's growing population and slowing climate change are two of the world's greatest challenges. AGCO is a part of the solution! Join us to make your contribution.
Our Marketing team iscommittedto excellence,deliveringindustry-leading products and servicesefficientlyand cost-effectively.We are seeking a Product Support and Logistics Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will primarily be based at the Kestel Logistics Facility in Bethlehem / Kestel.This role coordinatesproduct readiness, logistics administration, equipment documentation and stakeholder support for units at the Kestel Logistics Facility.Working under moderate guidance from the on-site Product Support Specialist, theroleanalysesequipment status, managespreparation priorities,maintainsaccurate records andsupportsprofessional handover to dealers and distributors.
**Your Impact**
**A. Product support coordination and equipment readiness**
+ Coordinate shipping shortages, transport damage, PDI progress, accessories and equipment preparation to meet OEM standards.
+ Review arrival inspections and documentation, track readiness actions and escalate missing, damaged or non-compliant items.
+ Prepare and fit machines with accessories, missing parts and or replace damaged parts to ensure machine readiness.
+ Strip machines of parts or accessories to support part supply shortages as approved and deemed necessary.
+ Support dealer and distributor handovers by confirming, documentation, cleaning of equipment, readiness checks and release requirements.
+ Maintain accurate records and provide clear status updates and escalation notes to support timely decisions.
**B. Training, events and demonstration coordination**
+ Coordinate equipment preparation for training, show days, field days and demonstrations.
+ Liaise with relevant teams and providers to confirm equipment availability, site readiness and shipping documentation.
+ Track the return, condition and storage of demo or training units and document follow-up actions.
**C. Logistics, warehousing and stock management**
+ Inspect and document incoming equipment condition, including damage, missing items, specification, cleanliness and overall condition.
+ Support stock-takes, reconciliations, equipment movement, organised storage, housekeeping and safe warehousing.
+ Coordinate dealer and distributor shipment readiness in line with SOPs, documentation and release requirements.
+ Maintain supporting records and verify equipment, attachments, keys, manuals, loose parts and documents before dispatch.
**D. Health, safety and teamwork**
+ Apply site health and safety procedures around machinery, tools, transport equipment and warehouse operations.
+ Promote accurate reporting of hazards, incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions, and communicate follow-up actions.
+ Collaborate with internal teams, logistics providers and dealer or distributor contacts to support changing priorities.
**Your Experience and Qualifications**
+ Relevant diploma, degree or equivalent work experience in supply chain, logistics, administration, agricultural mechanization, product support or related discipline.
+ 2 - 5 years of working knowledge and experience in own discipline, with exposure to equipment assembly and readiness, logistics coordination, stock control, documentation management or dealer support operations.
+ Strong computer literacy, including MS Office, electronic checklists, stock records, reporting tools, photographs and document control.
+ Understanding agricultural equipment or machinery terminology would be advantageous, but the role is primarily focused on professional coordination, analysis, documentation and process support.
+ Valid driver's license, own transport and willingness to travel when operationally required.
+ Role is based at the Kestel Logistics Facility and requires regular coordination across office, warehouse and equipment storage environments.
+ May require site walks, equipment inspections, documentation checks, interaction with logistics providers and exposure to warehouse or outdoor conditions.
+ Flexibility required to support training days, show days, demonstration events and urgent dealer or distributor dispatch priorities.
**Your Benefits**
AGCO South Africa offers a value proposition to our employees, whereby we value our employees, teamwork and have a welcoming culture, inspired by our 3 Tractors at the Main building entrance. Our employee benefits / programmes are benchmarked within the market and with AGCO globally. These include Health Insurance Benefits (Day-to-day & Major medical care needs), Risk Insurance Benefits (Disability, Life Cover, etc.), Retirement Planning Benefits, and Free Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) to cater for those life events / unforeseen circumstances causing stress or when good, confidential advice & support is needed.
We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.
**Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!**
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Product Manager , 3P Marketplace

Cape Town  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline Amazon

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We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead product development of key features in our product roadmap, drive key business metrics, and develop requirements for innovative technologies.
As a successful candidate, you will have experience managing complex businesses, solving technical challenges, and influencing key partner teams to drive initiatives to completion. You have a strong bias toward data driven decision making and an innate ability to understand how metrics relate to business problems and to each other. You are a product leader who has the ability to communicate priorities and work effectively with stakeholders, including teams across software engineering, logistics, product management, legal, finance, and core retail businesses. You should be comfortable with an extremely high degree of ambiguity, can work across a wide cross section of stakeholders, and relish the idea of solving challenging problems. You will tackle novel, situations every day and given the size of this initiative, you'll have the opportunity to work with Amazon teams around the globe.
Amazon knows that a diverse, inclusive culture empowers us all to deliver the best results for our customers. We celebrate diversity in our workforce and in the ways we work. As part of our inclusive culture, we offer accommodations during the interview and onboarding process. If you'd like to discuss your accommodation options, please contact your recruiter, who will partner you with the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT). You may also contact ACAT directly by emailing We want all Amazonians to have the best possible Day 1 experience. If you've already completed the interview process, you can contact ACAT for accommodation support before you start to ensure all your needs are met Day 1.
Key job responsibilities
*Build and manage high quality product roadmaps based on business vision and strategy.
*Manage prioritization and trade-offs to ensure the right features are built with the right quality at the right time.
*Promote/drive decision making throughout the team.
*Partner with global product teams to identify and influence development of new products and services.
*Address barriers through problem solving and coordination with stakeholders. Gain support for your strategy and roadmap from stakeholders by writing narratives and influencing peers and senior leadership.
*Own, build and drive the customer experience with key local and global stakeholders such as , legal, accounting, operations and tech.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or above in business administration, finance, economics, computer science, data science, engineering, or other related field
- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Experience performing statistical analysis of data using SQL, Excel and other tools
- Experience in high impact roles in operations including Vendor Management, Supply Chain, and Retail Operations
- Experience working with internal consumers, especially in emerging countries
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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Sr. Product Manager

Cape Town  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline Amazon

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Are you excited about shaping products that reach millions of customers? Do you thrive when translating complex problems into clear strategies and actionable roadmaps? As a Sr Product Manager, you will lead product development of key features in our product roadmap, drive key business metrics, and develop requirements for innovative products for our customers.
You will work backward from customer needs, define compelling product strategies, and partner with engineering, design, and cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to tackle ambiguous challenges, make high-judgment decisions, and drive products from concept through launch and beyond. If you are a self-starter who combines analytical rigor with creative problem-solving, we want to hear from you.
Key job responsibilities
- Define product vision, strategy, and roadmap by working backward from customer needs, and using first-principles thinking to set clear priorities and make transparent trade-offs across competing demands.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with engineering, design, science, finance, marketing, and operations partners to deliver exceptional customer experiences on time and with high quality.
- Leverage data, customer research, usage patterns, and market trends to inform product decisions, define success criteria and KPIs, and continuously refine your roadmap investments for maximum impact.
- Influence alignment across teams with different priorities by producing clear, concise documents and driving product discussions with leadership, building consensus without direct authority.
- Own end-to-end product launches, monitor operational health post-release, and iterate rapidly by applying generative AI tools and experimentation to accelerate learning cycles and unlock new forms of innovation.
A day in the life
You might start your morning reviewing customer feedback and usage metrics to validate a hypothesis you tested last week. By mid-morning, you are in a design review refining prototypes with your UX partner, ensuring every interaction is intuitive and simple. After lunch, you lead a roadmap prioritization discussion with engineering, weighing technical trade-offs against customer value. Later, you draft a strategy document for an upcoming product initiative, pulling insights from recent market research and stakeholder conversations. Throughout it all, you balance deep analytical work with collaborative problem-solving.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Proficiency in SQL and data analytics
- Experience building program/product and roadmap strategy, managing end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior stakeholders
- Experience owning/managing large program or projects
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in supply chain, ecommerce, operations or retail
- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
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Workshop Supervisor

Johannesburg  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline Fluor

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Workshop Supervisor
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**Workshop Supervisor**
**Job details**
Posted
14 October 2026
Salary
ZAR Negotiable
Start date
14 October 2026
LocationJohannesburg
Job type Contract
Discipline Logistics
, Food and Beverage
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Job Function Workshop Manager
**Job description**
Our client is a leading logistics and transport solutions provider based in Fiji, delivering reliable transportation, fleet management, and operational support services across a range of industries. With a strong commitment to safety, operational excellence, and customer service, our client continues to invest in its people, fleet, and systems to support sustainable growth and exceptional service delivery.
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on **Workshop Supervisor** to lead the maintenance and operational readiness of our heavy vehicle and equipment fleet. This is an excellent opportunity for a strong leader with a proven background in fleet maintenance and workshop operations to play a key role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and efficiency of our growing transport fleet. This position is located in **Fiji.**
**Job Responsibilities:**
+ Oversee maintenance and repairs of trucks, trailers, tankers, forklifts, generators, and other fleet assets.
+ Manage preventative maintenance schedules to maximize fleet availability and reduce downtime.
+ Lead and supervise mechanics, technicians, and workshop support staff.
+ Coordinate breakdown response and emergency repair activities.
+ Ensure all maintenance work complies with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
+ Manage workshop inventory, spare parts, consumables, and maintenance costs.
+ Monitor fleet performance and prepare maintenance and operational reports.
+ Drive a strong safety culture and continuous improvement initiatives across the workshop.
**Qualifications & Skill Requirements:**
+ Diploma or Trade Qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Heavy Diesel Mechanics, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.
+ Minimum **5 years' experience** in fleet maintenance, workshop management, or transport operations.
+ Minimum **2 years' experience** in a leadership or supervisory role.
+ Proven experience with heavy commercial vehicles, transport fleets, fuel tankers, or industrial equipment.
+ Strong knowledge of diesel engines, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical systems, and fleet diagnostics.
+ Experience using fleet maintenance management systems.
+ Valid driver's license.
+ Strong leadership, planning, problem-solving, and communication skills.
To apply for this opportunity please email our exceptional recruitment consultant **Bradley Ramrattan** at / or apply via the link.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.
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AI Product & Experience Lead: P&C Technology

Cape Town  R300 000 - R800 000 per year  help_outline NTT America, Inc.

Posted 9 days ago

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**Make an impact with NTT DATA**
Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.
**Your day at NTT DATA**
The AI Product & Experience Lead: P&C Technology owns the AI roadmap across HR technologies, ensuring AI is embedded into architecture, employee journeys, workflows, and product roadmaps. The role connects business needs, product owners, AI technical teams, and stakeholders to deliver scalable, governed, high-value AI-enabled employee experiences.
The AI Product & Experience Lead: P&C Technology is a strategic role responsible for shaping and driving the AI technology roadmap across NTT DATA Inc's People & Culture technology landscape.
This role sits between the AI technical lead, product owners, architecture teams, and business stakeholders. It ensures AI is not delivered as isolated point solutions, but embedded into the broader P&C architecture, employee experience, workflows, data foundations, and product roadmaps.
The role provides product and experience leadership for AI-enabled employee and manager experiences, translating business needs, AI capability, and employee experience opportunities into a coherent, prioritised roadmap.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Own and drive the AI technology roadmap across the P&C / HR technology landscape.
+ Shape the AI-enabled employee and manager experience roadmap across the P&C ecosystem.
+ Partner with AI technical leads to translate AI capabilities, patterns, and technical possibilities into practical business and product outcomes.
+ Work with P&C product owners to identify, prioritise, and sequence AI opportunities across Talent Acquisition, Talent Growth, Core HR, Learning, Workforce Planning, HR Service Delivery, Employee Experience, and other P&C domains.
+ Ensure AI is embedded into the broader P&C architecture and not delivered as disconnected pilots or point solutions.
+ Define how AI enables personalised guidance, knowledge discovery, case triage, workflow automation, recommendations, proactive nudges, task execution, and agentic support.
+ Engage business stakeholders to understand employee needs, operational pain points, strategic priorities, and value opportunities.
+ Translate business opportunities into AI product concepts, use cases, experience journeys, capability requirements, and roadmap items.
+ Define and manage the cross-P&C AI opportunity backlog, prioritised by business value, employee impact, feasibility, risk, adoption, and architecture alignment.
+ Define MVPs for AI-enabled capabilities to support rapid validation, adoption, and value realisation.
+ Work with architecture, data, security, privacy, risk, and platform teams to ensure AI solutions are scalable, governed, secure, and aligned to enterprise standards.
+ Identify reusable AI patterns and capabilities that can be leveraged across multiple P&C products and journeys.
+ Provide guidance to product owners on how AI can be embedded into their product roadmaps.
+ Support AI design principles, experience standards, governance guardrails, and prioritisation criteria.
+ Engage senior stakeholders on roadmap priorities, investment decisions, risks, dependencies, adoption needs, and value measures.
+ Monitor AI trends, vendor capabilities, and HR technology innovation to inform the roadmap.
+ Partner with change and communications teams to drive trust, adoption, and awareness of AI-enabled experiences.
+ Track adoption, feedback, product performance, and business value to continuously refine the roadmap.
**Knowledge and Attributes**
+ Strong understanding of AI-enabled product strategy, digital employee experience, HR technology, product ownership, and enterprise technology roadmaps.
+ Good understanding of generative AI, conversational AI, agentic AI, automation, knowledge retrieval, semantic search, AI assistants, and workflow orchestration.
+ Ability to translate AI concepts into business capabilities, employee journeys, product roadmaps, and delivery priorities.
+ Strong understanding of P&C / HR technology, including employee experience platforms, HR service delivery, talent platforms, learning, workforce planning, skills intelligence, knowledge management, and workflow tools.
+ Ability to connect business strategy, employee experience, data, process, architecture, and technology into a coherent AI roadmap.
+ Strong stakeholder engagement skills across business, product, technical, architecture, vendor, data, security, privacy, and change teams.
+ Strong product thinking, including roadmap development, backlog prioritisation, MVP definition, value-based decision-making, and outcome measurement.
+ Ability to identify where AI creates genuine value versus where workflow, process, data, or platform improvements may be more appropriate.
+ Strong analytical, communication, storytelling, and problem-solving skills.
+ Good understanding of responsible AI, including privacy, security, transparency, human oversight, bias mitigation, and ethical use.
+ Ability to operate in a complex, global, matrixed environment with competing priorities.
+ Curiosity about emerging AI capabilities and a practical mindset for turning innovation into scalable enterprise value.
**Academic Qualifications and Certifications**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Human Resources, Digital Product Management, Data Science, Organisational Psychology, or a related field.
+ Relevant certifications in Product Ownership, Product Management, Agile, Scaled Agile, Design Thinking, AI, Data Analytics, HR Technology, Enterprise Architecture, or ITIL would be beneficial.
+ AI-related certifications or training in generative AI, responsible AI, prompt engineering, Microsoft Azure AI, or digital transformation would be advantageous.
**Required Experience**
+ Significant experience in product ownership, digital product management, HR technology, AI-enabled transformation, employee experience, enterprise technology strategy, or a related role.
+ Experience shaping technology roadmaps across multiple product or business domains.
+ Experience working with AI-enabled solutions, digital assistants, automation, workflow, knowledge management, employee experience platforms, or enterprise service technologies.
+ Experience translating business needs into product concepts, user journeys, requirements, roadmaps, and prioritised backlogs.
+ Experience working with AI technical leads, architects, data teams, security teams, platform teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
+ Experience in a global or multi-country organisation, preferably in technology services, consulting, professional services, HR transformation, or a large enterprise environment.
+ Experience with HR technology ecosystems. Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Phenom, learning platforms, workforce planning tools, skills intelligence platforms, employee experience platforms, or AI assistant technologies would be advantageous.
+ Experience supporting adoption, governance, and value realisation for enterprise technology products.
**Workplace type** **:**
Remote Working
**About NTT DATA**
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune
Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through
responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with
unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and
application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move
confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more
than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as
established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each
year in R&D.
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