Jenni Sacks

Experience

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  University of the Witwatersrand

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Academic Tutor: Applied Mathematics; Statistics - whilst studying

  School of Applied MathematicsSchool of Statistics and Actuarial Science

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  EY

  Mar 2007 - Nov 2009

  Consulting (full time whilst studying)

  Wrote response to the Federal Government Green Paper on Carbon Trading.

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  Thea Gafin Studios

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Teacher & Director (whilst studying)

  Speech & DramaScripted, directed and choreographed "Broadway Beat '05" - Won Double Gold (Prestige) at The South African Speech and Drama Festival.Director "Side portion of Shakespeare"- Won Double Gold (Prestige) at The South African Speech and Drama Festival.

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  PwC

  Mar 2010 - May 2012

  Deals, Transaction Services, Advisory
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  Asahi Beverages

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2017

  Strategy and implementation 4 key areas: overall organisation, technology, process re-engineering, people. Leading the Group Transformation program for the Schweppes Group and Asahi Premium Beverages. Includes Legal and Risk, IT, Shared Business Services, Supply Chain, Commercial and Strategy and Corporate Finance, Internal Business Planning, RPA and Corporate PMO and Special Projects functions. Accountability for formulating Vision, Strategies, Implementation Plans and Delivery including organisation, process, technology and people; Change management and communications; Influencing stakeholders (Leadership Team, Function Teams across the entities); and Thought Leadership. • Organisation: Realise synergies from the management of legal entities; cross functional interdependencies; org/functional structure; inter-function operating model/s; Group function strategies to deliver on business strategies; Tailored strategic roadmaps for each function; Establishing centres of excellence (business partnering; analytics; stewardship and governance; transaction services and specialist services); optimising activity location; development of balanced scorecards, P&L restructure; implementation of fully absorbed ABC costing, implementation of a 2 year rolling forecast and IBP process. • Process: Self-developed diagnostic; Business process redesign/optimisation; Identify and reduce performance gaps and increase value add activities; Eliminate and/or simplify complex structures, processes and technology. • Technology: IT strategic Roadmap aligned to group and business strategies; Standardise and integrate systems leveraging enabling technology; delivered cross-functional, finance impacted / led system implementations. • People: Tailored competency development programs; Talent management including succession planning strategies; Rewards and incentives; Culture strategies (engagement and innovation). Show less Provide ongoing business partnering to the GM: Commercial Finance and Strategy, Head of Direct Commercial Channel , Supply Chain and Finance Business Partners in delivering key objectives for example:-Sales and channel effectiveness: influence through identification and strategies on key segments and customers, maximising revenue on existing customers, modelling and strategies for pitches of new customers/renewal. Including product and category optimisation and strategy alignment.-Increasing underlying operating profit and return on investments through channel effectiveness, management and optimisation of indirect expenses and capital investment.-Developing and implementing the right tools for monitoring channel performance and strategic alignment, and robust forecasting and budgeting modelling based on historical performance and future strategies.-Pricing and tradespend investment strategy. -Reward and incentives calculation (KPI’s) to align sales improvement/ targets and behaviour motivation. Show less

  • Head of Transformation

    Sept 2013 - Sept 2017

  • Business Partner - Head of Direct Channels - Commercial Finance & Strategy

    Jul 2012 - Sept 2013
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  Impakt It

  Sept 2017 - now

  Managing Director