Helen Wilson Recruitment

Helen Wilson Recruitment Helen Wilson Recruitment provides a professional and exclusive recruitment service, linking their va

Helen Wilson Recruitment is able to assist a select group of clients with all of their recruitment needs including executive search, contingency based recruitment and response handling. As we are an independent niche market agency we are able to recruit at all levels from CEO to PA and still provide the client with a unique and individual service. We pride ourselves on our reputation for honesty and integrity and have been associated with many of our clients for over ten years.

📍 Tshwane Informal Sector Sales Manager – FMCGSalary: Market Related + Commission + Company car & petrol + Cell phone al...
28/05/2026

📍 Tshwane Informal Sector Sales Manager – FMCG

Salary: Market Related + Commission + Company car & petrol + Cell phone allowance

Do you have a proven ability to drive revenue growth, build strong client relationships, and lead high-performing teams? Are you skilled in strategic sales planning, client acquisition, team leadership, and promotional campaigns? Are you recognized for consistently exceeding targets and delivering measurable business outcomes in competitive markets?

✅ Essentials for the role

🔹 Self-starter who is keen, hungry, and happy to drive into townships in Tshwane regularly to visit Retail and Wholesale customers

🔹 Proven Business Development & Client Acquisition experience selling to Wholesale and Retail customers in Townships

🔹 Experience in Sales Strategy & Target Achievement

🔹 Excellent Negotiation & Deal Closing abilities

🔹 Prior experience in Market Research & Competitor Analysis

🔹 Successful Team Leadership, Coaching & Mentorship experience

📌 Duties

• Direct sales operations across Tshwane informal markets, ensuring consistent achievement of revenue and growth targets

• Lead and coach a team of sales representatives, driving performance through structured training and on-site mentorship

• Implement promotional strategies to increase product visibility and improve rate of sale for a Premium Maize Meal 🌽

• Build and maintain strong relationships with wholesale and retail partners, securing long-term contracts and expanding market share

• Conduct competitor and market analysis, identifying opportunities that drive growth in Tshwane informal market sales

• Report on regional KPIs, forecast trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management

Please follow the link to apply: https://www.ditto.jobs/job-details?id=2626143582

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

🚛 Logistics Specialist from Transport Broker 🌾📍 Location: Centurion – Hybrid working (3 days in office)💰 Salary: Negotia...
26/05/2026

🚛 Logistics Specialist from Transport Broker 🌾

📍 Location: Centurion – Hybrid working (3 days in office)

💰 Salary: Negotiable depending on suitable experience

Our client, operating within the 🌽 soft commodities trading industry, is looking to appoint a dynamic and driven young professional (2–3 years’ experience) to join their logistics and ex*****on team.

This role is focused on supporting the Logistics Manager with the co-ordination and movement of commodities both locally and cross-border 🌍.

We are specifically looking for a candidate who has experience dealing with multiple transporters simultaneously 🚚🚚🚚, ideally someone coming from a transport broking environment where they have managed relationships with 10–20 transporters at any given time. The successful candidate must be comfortable working outside of standard office hours ⏰ when operational demands require it.

✅ Requirements:

• 2–3 years’ experience in logistics, ideally from a Transport Broking company 🚛

• Experience managing multiple (10–20) transporters simultaneously 📦

• Strong communication 🗣️ and problem-solving ability 🧩

• Ability to work under pressure within a high-volume operational environment ⚡

• Willingness to work extended or irregular hours when required 🌙

• Strong administrative and coordination skills 📋

• Exposure to soft commodities or agricultural logistics 🌾 would be advantageous

📌 Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the ex*****on of physical trades from contract stage through to final delivery 📄➡️📍

• Sourcing transporters 🚚

• Booking trucks 📦

• Working closely with transporters to ensure the timely movement of goods ⏱️

• Monitoring delivery timelines and resolving ex*****on-related issues as they arise 🔍

• Liaising with suppliers, customers, and internal teams 🤝 to ensure smooth operational flow

• Handling operational queries relating to shipments, stock, and deliveries 📦

• Co-ordinating local and cross-border logistics operations 🌍 (Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Zambia 🇿🇲, Mozambique 🇲🇿)

• Managing transporter communication and scheduling 📞🗓️ to ensure operational efficiency

• Assisting in scaling logistics operations in line with business growth 📈

🚛 The operation currently manages approximately 500 local truck movements per month, with plans to scale this to 1,000 trucks monthly. Cross-border movements currently average around 50 trucks per month and are expected to increase to approximately 100 trucks monthly in future. 📊

Please follow the link to apply: https://www.ditto.jobs/job-details?id=3584586794

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

🌾 Trainee Agricultural Commodities Proteins Trader 🌱📍 Gauteng💰 Entry level salary plus potential performance bonus🔍 Esse...
25/05/2026

🌾 Trainee Agricultural Commodities Proteins Trader 🌱

📍 Gauteng

💰 Entry level salary plus potential performance bonus

🔍 Essentials for the role:

Suitable candidates must be recent graduates with qualifications in BSc Agriculture 🌽, Agricultural Economics 📊 or Agri Business Management 🚜 who have a passion for Agri Commodity Trading 🌍📈

🗣️ Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans

📚 SAFEX exams (preferred but not essential)

🧑‍💼 Little or no work experience necessary for this role, but the suitable candidate MUST be:

• ⚡ A quick thinker and learner with the ability to function under pressure and think on his/her feet

• 🤝 Excellent at building and maintaining relationships with clients and customers and have a strong personality

• 📊 Able to analyse Excel spreadsheets and have excellent numerical ability

• 💪 Hard working and prepared to get involved in all aspects of the job including trading, admin and ex*****on, capturing daily positions and trade confirmations, monitoring and creating contracts etc.

✨ In addition, the following attributes will secure the role:

✔️ Able to cope with change

✔️ Business savvy

✔️ Decisiveness

✔️ Ability to problem solve

✔️ Creative and able to think outside the box 💡

✔️ Strategic thinker ♟️

✔️ Assertive and confident

✔️ Energetic, action orientated and results driven 🚀

✔️ Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines ⏳

✔️ Integrity and ability to inspire trust 🤝

✔️ Strong negotiation skills 💬

To apply please use the link: https://www.ditto.jobs/job-details?id=781626773

🌍 The role involves working directly under the Chief Commercial Manager of this local company and learning about the overall buying and selling of all protein products ranging from the buying of seed 🌱 to selling of soya meal and other edible oils

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

NGO NEW Business Development Manager- Services Sales Exp Essential📍 Location: Rosebank💼 Type: Permanent, On-site💰 Salary...
07/05/2026

NGO NEW Business Development Manager- Services Sales Exp Essential

📍 Location: Rosebank

💼 Type: Permanent, On-site

💰 Salary: Market Related – Negotiable

👥 Reports: Management of 12 employees

✨ Role Output:

An NGO client is looking for an experienced and resourceful NEW Business Development Manager to develop and implement growth opportunities in existing and new markets. We’re searching for professionals who have a solid track record of creating long-term value for organisations within the NGO or related sector.

🎓 Qualifications & Experience
✔ A bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related fields.
✔ A master’s degree is advantageous.
✔ People management is essential
✔ Strong understanding of B-BBEE legislation and policy essential
✔8-10+ years working experience in Business Development with some exposure to the NGO market
✔B2B C-suite and Board level experience essential
✔ Must have strong, proven track record in Services Sales NOT in PRODUCT environments
✔ Practical experience in managing finances, accounting, budgeting, control and reporting.
✔ Knowledge of the SA macroeconomic and microeconomic fundamentals
✔ Expertise in Microsoft Office applications
✔Experience in rolling out implementation of a CRM tool advantageous
✔

🔑 Key Responsibilities
📌 Identify and pursue new business opportunities and markets
📌 Prepare and deliver sales presentations and proposals to Corporate Clients
📌 Develop and implement business development strategies
📌 Generate leads through networking, referrals, and industry engagement
📌 Build business relationships with current and potential clients
📌 Create informative presentations and delivering information to potential clients
📌 Manage team members in management of a database (Salesforce, CRM, Excel, etc.)

Please visit www.helenwilson.co.za to apply

⚠ If you have not received feedback within 5 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

📄 By sending your CV and additional documents, you consent to HWR processing and retaining your personal information for current and future opportunities.

Azure DevOps and Governance Lead – CI/CD Tools ⚙️🚀📍 Location: Rosebank🏢 Type: Permanent, on-site💰 Salary: R1.5 million🌍 ...
05/05/2026

Azure DevOps and Governance Lead – CI/CD Tools ⚙️🚀

📍 Location: Rosebank

🏢 Type: Permanent, on-site

💰 Salary: R1.5 million

🌍 EE/AA: Preferred

Role Output 🧩

• Build clean, reliable CI/CD pipelines 🔄

• Introduce coding standards that developers follow (reusable pipeline templates to standardise delivery across teams) 📏

• Ensure code goes to production without chaos 🚀

• Bring structure to a fast-moving, AI-assisted development environment 🤖

• Define and enforce engineering standards across the stack (React, PHP, Python, MySQL) 🏗️

• Monitor systems for performance, reliability, and architectural consistency 📊

• Support and mentor developers across varying experience levels 👩‍💻👨‍💻

• Improve overall code quality and delivery consistency 📈

• Develop clean, structured prototypes to demonstrate best practices 🧪

• Translate architectural decisions into reusable patterns and templates 🧱

• Implement and maintain monitoring and logging systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) 📡

• Identify performance bottlenecks and reliability risks early ⚠️

• Support the transition from Azure to Huawei Cloud ☁️

• Ensure systems remain stable, scalable, and integrated during migration 🔗

• Help define and implement cloud architecture best practices 🏛️

Required Skills & Experience 🛠️

• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) ⚙️

• Solid full-stack understanding (React, PHP, Python, MySQL) 💻

• Experience in cloud environments (Azure preferred; Huawei or willingness to learn) ☁️

• Familiarity with observability tools and practices 👁️

• Experience in fast-paced engineering teams ⏱️

• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools is advantageous 🤖

Key Competencies 🌟

• Strong systems thinking and problem-solving ability 🧠

• Ability to introduce structure without slowing delivery ⚖️

• Comfortable working alongside senior technical stakeholders 🤝

• Attention to detail in reviewing code and system behaviour 🔍

• Ability to mentor and guide developers 📚

Please visit www.helenwilson.co.za to apply

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

🌾 Agri Commodity Trade Administrator 📍 Pretoria💰 Market-related salary + fuel allowance + cell phone allowance + 13th ch...
05/05/2026

🌾 Agri Commodity Trade Administrator



📍 Pretoria

💰 Market-related salary + fuel allowance + cell phone allowance + 13th cheque

🏢 On-site (office-based)

Overview

A dynamic local agri-trading business is seeking a detail-oriented Trade Administrator to support its trading and ex*****on functions.

This role is critical in ensuring that contracts, logistics coordination, and financial processes are accurately managed within tight deadlines.

Y

ou will work closely with Traders, Logistics/Ex*****on, and Finance teams to ensure seamless transaction flow from contract creation through to delivery and payment.

Duties

• Capture and send contracts

• Request daily information from clients and producers and capture it in the system

• Calculate transport payments according to the payment schedule

• Inform traders of unpriced contracts so they can engage producers timeously

• Liaise with Logistics/Trade Ex*****on regarding weight or contract discrepancies and transport rates

• Request PODs (Proof of Delivery) for loads with discrepancies

• Provide Finance with required information to ensure timely invoicing and payments

• Ensure all queries are submitted promptly to avoid delays

• Maintain accurate records of deliveries, contracts, and supporting documents

• Handle F**A documentation and upload to the system

Requirements

• 2–4 years’ experience in a similar Trade Administration / Logistics / Finance support role

• Exposure to commodity trading, agriculture, or logistics environments advantageous

• Strong numerical ability with high attention to detail

• Experience with contracts, reconciliations, and data capturing

• Proficiency in Excel and internal systems

Please visit www.helenwilson.co.za to apply

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

📄🚚 Contracts and Logistics Ex*****on Specialist📍 Location: Centurion (Hybrid working conditions)💰 Salary: R30–R40K + bon...
29/04/2026

📄🚚 Contracts and Logistics Ex*****on Specialist

📍 Location: Centurion (Hybrid working conditions)

💰 Salary: R30–R40K + bonus

A dynamic 🌾 agricultural commodity trading company based in Centurion—with a strong presence across South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa 🌍, and international markets—is looking for an experienced Trade Support Administrator to join the team.

You will assist in areas including Operations ⚙️ / Logistics Ex*****on 🚛 / Contracts Administration 📑 and general trade administration.

🔧 Duties and Responsibilities

🚚 Logistical Ex*****on

• 📦 Coordinating the ex*****on of physical trades from contract through to delivery

• 🚛 Working closely with transporters to ensure timely movement of goods

• ⏱️ Monitoring delivery timelines and resolving ex*****on-related issues

• 🤝 Liaising with suppliers, customers, and internal teams to ensure smooth trade flow

• 📊 Handling operational queries related to shipments, stock, and delivery

📑 Contracts Administration

• 🗂️ Managing the full lifecycle of contracts from creation to completion

• ✍️ Drafting, issuing, and sending contracts to counterparties for signature

• ✅ Ensuring all contracts are signed and returned timeously

• 🔄 Processing and recording all contract amendments accurately

• 📉 Managing open and unpriced contracts in collaboration with the commercial team

• 💻 Maintaining accurate and up-to-date contract records within the system

Please visit www.helenwilson.co.za to apply

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

📊 Financial Reporting Accountant – Head Office Reporting💰 750k to 800k neg according to experienceAccountant with Articl...
29/04/2026

📊 Financial Reporting Accountant – Head Office Reporting

💰 750k to 800k neg according to experience

Accountant with Articles required for this full-time, in-office role for the logistics vertical of a global commodity trading company based in 📍 Sandton. The role reports to the CFO and will entail financial variance analysis and reporting of weekly, monthly, and annual reports, as well as liaison with auditors 🤝

✅ Essentials for the role

• 🎓 Accounting qualification required with Articles – CA(SA) is preferable

• 📈 3 – 5 years’ experience in reporting, financial & variance analysis, and consolidations

• 📚 Candidates must be au fait with IFRS/statutory and regulatory reporting

📌 Role includes:

📅 Weekly Reporting and Analysis of:

• 💼 Working Capital Reports

• 🏦 Bank Balance Reports

• 💱 FX Exposure Reports

🗓️ Monthly Reporting and Analysis of:

• 📊 Consolidated Income Statement

• ⚖️ Consolidated Actuals vs Budgets

• 📑 Consolidated Balance Sheets

• 💳 Consolidated Debtors Review

• 💰 Consolidated Treasury Management

📆 Annual Budgets:

• 🧾 Consolidation of budgets from various Heads of Finance

• 🔍 Understanding and interpretation of each budget from Head Office Accounts (x6 Companies)

🌍 Stakeholder Engagement:

• 🤝 Liaise with in-country Finance Heads in South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Mauritius

• 🌐 Liaise with Senior Group Finance in Dubai

• 🧑‍💼 CEO reporting and presentations

Please visit www.helenwilson.co.za to apply

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

🌾 Financial Manager - Agri Trading Essential 📊 Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer📍 Location: Durban🕒 Employment Type:...
14/04/2026

🌾 Financial Manager - Agri Trading Essential



📊 Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer

📍 Location: Durban

🕒 Employment Type: Permanent

Qualifications and Experience:

• 🎓 Relevant financial and accounting qualification with three years completed SAIPA/SAICA articles.

• 📈 Experience: 6–10+ years in finance with at least 3–5 years in Agri commodity trading essential.

• 💱 Exposure to SAFEX/JSE, FX, and trade finance essential.

• 📚 Strong knowledge of IFRS/IFRS for SMEs, VAT (imports/exports/zero-rating), SARB exchange control, customs, and Companies Act.

• ⚙️ Demonstrated ability to drive system enhancements and automation.

• 🗣️ Excellent presentation, communication skills and time management skills.

• 💡 Confident character to challenge and influence management with the objective to improve the business.

📌 Responsibilities:

📊 Financial Reporting & Control

🌍 Commodity Trading Finance (Front-to-Back Support)

🚜 Inventory, Costing & Logistics Finance

💰 Treasury, Liquidity & FX

🧾 Taxation & Regulatory Compliance (South Africa)

⚖️ Credit Risk & AR/AP Governance

🖥️ Systems, Data & Process Improvement

👥 Leadership & People

Please visit www.helenwilson.co.za to apply

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

📊 Financial Accountant: Stock💰Salary: Market Related 🏢 Department: Finance 👤 Reporting to: Financial Manager 📍 Location:...
26/03/2026

📊 Financial Accountant: Stock

💰Salary: Market Related

🏢 Department: Finance

👤 Reporting to: Financial Manager

📍 Location: Umhlanga

📄 Role Type: Permanent

🎯 Role Purpose:

International commodity trading company requires a Stock Accountant to be responsible for the accurate financial accounting, reconciliation, valuation, and reporting of all stock-related transactions within the trading business.

This role manages end-to-end stock accounting processes, including:

📦 Stock reconciliations

🌾 Supplier (farmer and co-op) stock payments

🏦 Stock financing with banks

📅 Month-end close activities

The position supports a high-volume trading environment and requires:

📈 Strong analytical skills | 🔍 Attention to detail | ⏱ Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines

🤝 Key Working Relationships:

Internal:

• 👨‍💼 CFO

• 📊 Head of Trading & Traders

• 🚚 Logistics / Ex*****on

• 💻 IT / ERP

External:

• 📑 Auditors

• 🏛 SARS

• 🏦 Banks

🎓 Qualifications / Experience:

• 🎓 Relevant financial/accounting qualification + at least 3 years completed SAIPA/SAICA articles

• 📊 3–5+ years’ finance experience (trading, agriculture or stock-intensive environment preferred)

• 📦 Experience in stock accounting, reconciliations & stock financing (essential)

• 📚 Strong knowledge of IFRS / IFRS for SMEs and VAT (imports/exports/zero-rating)

• ⚙️ Proven ability to drive system enhancements & automation

• 🗣 Excellent presentation, communication & time management skills

• 💡 Confident personality able to challenge and influence management

• 📉 Advanced Excel skills

🧾 Responsibilities:

• 📦 Stock Reconciliations

• 💸 Stock Payments (Farmers & Co-ops)

• 🏦 Stock Financing with Banks

• 📅 Month-End Accounting & Reporting

• 🔐 Financial Controls & Compliance

• ⚙️ Systems & Process Support

To apply please visit www.helenwilson.co.za

If you have not received any feedback from us within 5 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

**By sending your CV along with other additional documents you give consent to HWR to process and retain your personal information for the current opportunity as well as for future opportunities**

Address

2nd Floor, South Wing, Office Towers, Hyde Park Corner Shopping Centre
Johannesburg
2196

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday 09:00 - 16:00
Friday 09:00 - 16:00

Telephone

+27113254591

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