Description:
Join the dynamic team at Agrimark Operations Ltd, a growth-focused business and subsidiary of KAL Group Ltd, which is proudly listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Spanning over 100 locations across South Africa and a growing ecommerce presence, Agrimark Operations Ltd with its retail branches and specialist brands offer high-quality farming supplies, solutions, and a broad range of retail products to a diverse customer base that share the same love of the land, sense of community, and can-do attitude.
Job Specification
Reporting into the Director Human Resources, the incumbent will be responsible for all compensation, funds, and benefit programs. Develops, implements, and monitors remuneration policies, systems, and procedures, making recommendations to senior management regarding same. Responsible for the preparation of statutory returns relating to tax, social and regulatory obligations to the relevant government departments or local authorities. Prepares and follows HR budget including any collective bargaining agreements.Minimum Requirements
- National Diploma related to remuneration/compensation field
- 8 Years’ extensive remuneration & benefits experience in a retail and/or agricultural retail related industry of which 5 years as Head of a Remunerations Department
- Advanced knowledge and experience in employment & compensation, and tax laws
- Advanced knowledge and experience in Pension Fund Administration
- Excellent MS Office and payroll operating systems experience. Experience with SAGE 300 operating systems will be an advantage
Key performance indicators
The GOLD business imperatives displayed below are to be used as key indicators in sourcing competent candidates for this critical role.
Growth
- Ability to influence and provide guidance to the business in respect of the effective payroll & benefits integration of acquired and/or new businesses
- Effectively drive our Employee Value Proposition (“EVP”) offering that includes remuneration benchmarking and pay design
Optimisation
- Payroll Administration: Lead all aspects of pay administration including preparation, documentation and disbursement of all payroll cheques and payroll taxes
- Pension Fund Administration: Lead all aspects of fund administration including withdrawals, retirements, and deaths
- Benefits Administration: Delivers high quality HR products and services for the organisation including medical aid administration. Provides human resources benefits guidance to internal and external customers, in a timely and courteous manner
- Governs internal company policies, procedures, processes, and external regulations and legislation as it relates to the remuneration & benefits environment
Leveraging Culture & Diversity
- Ability to lead a high impact team and collaborate with different stakeholders
- Building trusting relations and inspire relations amongst the internal and external stakeholders
Digital Transformation
- Drive the automation/optimization of remuneration and benefits processes and control platforms
- Ensure a systematic and integrated approach HR analytics & measures, using VIP payroll systems
Key leadership attributes
The incumbent would need to have t he ability to progress and add continuous incremental value – having impact.
- Dealing with complexity
- Sound pragmatic judgement
- Self-awareness
- Achievement orientation
As part of the KAL Group Ltd – a diversified JSE-listed retail group that operates in agricultural retail, fuel & convenience, and manufacturing markets – you will join a group of companies with more than 270 operating units across South Africa and Namibia.
You will have an opportunity to grow your career and thrive in an accelerating performance environment that values resilience and customer service, and embraces communication, alignment, and relationships. We are committed to providing our employees with opportunities within the KAL Group Ltd to take on new challenges.
If this excites you, learn more about Agrimark Operations Ltd and KAL Group Ltd here: www.kalgroup.co.za/careers/life-at-kal-group
Candidates who are not contacted within 14 working days of the closing date can accept that their application was unsuccessful. Agrimark Operations Ltd applies the principles of equal employment in line with our company’s Employment Equity objectives. Please note that in order to consider your application or interest, KAL Group Ltd will have to process your personal information and that such processing will be subject to the KAL Group HR Processing notice which can be accessed by viewing it on the KAL Group Ltd website under the following hyperlink: https://www.kalgroup.co.za/legal/
Requirements:
- National Diploma related to remuneration/compensation field
- 8 Years’ extensive remuneration & benefits experience in a retail and/or agricultural retail related industry of which 5 years as Head of a Remunerations Department
- Advanced knowledge and experience in employment & compensation, and tax laws
- Advanced knowledge and experience in Pension Fund Administration
- Excellent MS Office and payroll operating systems experience. Experience with SAGE 300 operating systems will be an advantage
- Ability to influence and provide guidance to the business in respect of the effective payroll & benefits integration of acquired and/or new businesses
- Effectively drive our Employee Value Proposition (“EVP”) offering that includes remuneration benchmarking and pay design
- Payroll Administration: Lead all aspects of pay administration including preparation, documentation and disbursement of all payroll cheques and payroll taxes
- Pension Fund Administration: Lead all aspects of fund administration including withdrawals, retirements, and deaths
- Benefits Administration: Delivers high quality HR products and services for the organisation including medical aid administration. Provides human resources benefits guidance to internal and external customers, in a timely and courteous manner
- Governs internal company policies, procedures, processes, and external regulations and legislation as it relates to the remuneration & benefits environment
- Ability to lead a high impact team and collaborate with different stakeholders
- Building trusting relations and inspire relations amongst the internal and external stakeholders
- Drive the automation/optimization of remuneration and benefits processes and control platforms
- Ensure a systematic and integrated approach HR analytics & measures, using VIP payroll systems
- Dealing with complexity
- Sound pragmatic judgement
- Self-awareness
- Achievement orientation
09 May 2025;
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