Consumer and Industrial Products and Services (CIPS)
What does CIPS mean, you ask? CIPS is the acronym for Consumer
and Industrial Products and Services.
In today’s CIPS marketplace, there are few rules and no boundaries. PwC
has extensive expertise across the CIPS landscape. The prime focus for
our global CIPS practice are the companies and related suppliers within
the sectors of automotive, retail and consumer goods, pharmaceuticals
and healthcare, industrial products, transport and logistics, and higher
education.
Both CIPS groups in the Gauteng region offer extensive industry-specific
training and have dedicated knowledge management teams working
with all staff. To further assist you in acquiring the skills and knowledge
of your specific clients’ industry, we have a global PwC portal for all our
CIPS sub-industries which contains industry issues, thought leadership,
capability statements, client citations, conference and event information,
and Learning and Development course information (e-learning).
On the whole, our CIPS groups deal with some of the biggest products
and brands that you see and buy on a daily basis. I invite you to take a
glimpse into the week of a CIPS trainee (and how our clients impact us
every day):
It’s Friday morning, and you start off the day brushing your teeth with
GSK Aquafresh toothpaste and water from your Cobra taps! Wearing
your smart Pringle shirt from John Craig, designer shoes from Aldo, and
bag from Nine West and other House of Busby lines, you are ready to face
another day. Breakfast includes Ouma Rusks and Sunbake toast with
Yum Yum peanut butter from Nola and, of course, a cup of Jacobs coffee
from Kraft Foods that’s sweetened with Selati sugar.
Your flights on South African Airways will take you there in no time. You
can rest easy knowing that your house is monitored by Chubb security
and you have locks on all the doors, which you bought at Cashbuild.
Don’t forget to pack the Titleist golf clubs which you bought from
Acushnet and your Nike board shorts for the Lost City golf course and
the Valley of the Waves. On the plane trip to Sun City you fly over some
of the Earlybird chicken farms where you were auditing Astral Foods
last week. The air hostess asks you if you would like a chicken, beef or
vegetarian meal which is supplied by LSG Skychefs.
As you arrive at the Valley of the Waves, a Piemans pie, Cadbury
chocolate and ice-cold Coca-Cola from ABI await you before you hit the
water! Your golf game ends early because you wanted to watch the rugby
action at Ellis Park Stadium on the Sony TV where the Golden Lions
Rugby Union took on their opponents. What is a rugby match without a
Weber braai sizzling away with products from Foodcorp and of course
the cooler box filled with Castle Lager from South African Breweries?
Finally, you get to your hotel room at the Palace, where you pass out on a
comfy House and Home mattress. The headache from all this excitement
is quickly managed with a tablet from Aspen. What a day!
On a more serious note, CIPS trainees get to see the acquisition process,
the manufacturing process and the sale of the end product to the
marketplace (the end-to-end process). We audit a range of listed entities
and have an awesome client base which takes us around the world.
The CIPS practice operates within a global network, which affords our
trainees the opportunity for secondments to the global PwC offices.
Interested? Join one of our groups in 2015 to learn more and obtain
hands-on experience.
The drive to work is in a Toyota Yaris kitted with Goodyear tyres fitted by
Hi-Q, and protected by Tracker. Your MTN cellular phone rings and it’s
a manager who needs your help next week to audit the casinos at Sun
International’s Sun City resort. You are excited knowing that you will
be joining the team already there for the weekend to watch Miss South
Africa and stay at the Palace before work on Monday.
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CIPS Sunninghill
“We look forward to welcoming you to PwC and to our CIPS family where
we are engaged, passionate about our firm, our people and client service.
I am sure that you are buzzing with excitement and that you can’t wait to
start your challenging and fun journey with us. Get ready to work hard
and play hard, to build life-long relationships and to create awesome
memories. We encourage you to embrace the multitude of opportunities
to learn and grow in this dynamic environment while being supported
and mentored by your CIPS family. We wish you a promising and fulfilling
career and we hope that you enjoy this amazing journey!”
Zakiyya Karodia
CIPS Sunninghill, HC Partner
My most memorable moment with CIPS Sunninghill would have to be doing casino audits. This has
given me the chance to travel all over SA and Africa. I had the opportunity of going to Swaziland and
the experience was awesome as I got to work and experience a different country. The CIPS family is
very warm and everyone is always willing to help and assist.
Tshepo Khoza,
Trainee Accountant
Our support structure is continually helping me to glide effortlessly into and through the working world
where our allocated “big brothers/sisters”, coaches and other team members are always just a question
away! CIPSUN is the perfect place to start your rat - race - fun run!
Hansie Vermooten,
Trainee Accountant
Hard work and effort does not go unnoticed in CIPS Sunninghill. Being awarded the PwC experience
award during my 1st month at CIPS was pleasantly surprising and much appreciated
Jessemaine Manickum,
Trainee Accountant
CIPS Sunninghill puts an end to the stereotype “boring accountant” because there are many fantastic
opportunities to interact with your colleagues outside of the work environment.
Linda Welman,
Trainee Accountant
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CIPS Sunninghill – Major Clients
Aspen Pharmaceuticals
Miele
Astral Foods
MTN
Avon
Nike
Avroy Shlain
Mister Sweet
Busby
Nokia Siemens Networks
Cadbury
Novartis
Cashbuild
OK Furniture/House and Home
Caterpillar
Omnia
Clarins
Reckitt Benckiser
Chubb Group
Robert Bosch
Dawn
South African Airways
DHL
Sanofi Aventis
Dunns
Sony
Fidelity Security
South African Breweries
Foodcorp
Sun International
GlaxoSmithKline
Thebe Investment Corporation
Hans Merensky
ThyssenKrupp Engineering
Kraft Foods
Toyota
LG Electronics
Tracker
Lexmark
TSB Sugars
MAN Truck and Bus
Ultimate Sports Nutrition
Metair Limited
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CIPS Menlyn
“You have embarked on the next leg of your journey. PwC welcomes you
and we are here to coach, guide and advise you. Together we will realise
your true potential and help build your professional career. So do not take
your eye off the goal – embrace the challenges that lie ahead and maximise
all opportunities provided.”
Pravitha Persad
CIPS Menlyn, HC Partner
CIPS Menlyn has afforded me the best opportunities and I am able to gain experience on clients ranging
from small private companies to large listed corporations.
Zubair Aboobaker
Trainee Accountant
Everyday is a challenging and exciting experience. From the people to the clients and the environment
all come together to make CIPS Menlyn a great place to start my career.
Welile Masondo
Trainee Accountant
It has been amazing to come into contact and learn from people that are in such senior positions, both
inside and outside of PwC. Where else are you going to sit around a table with the top financial people
from some of the biggest companies in SA as a first year working professional.
Thomas Stone
Trainee Accountant
With a sound mix of honesty, courage and human respect you can meet the challenges of your new role.
More to the point, you can create the sort of leadership environment within your new workplace that,
ultimately, puts career control back in your hands.
Rouxle Fourie
Assistant Manager
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CIPS Menlyn – Major clients
AFRIT
Nelson Mandela Foundation
AFGRI
OK Furniture
AVBOB
Quintiles
Blue Label Investments
Royal Bafokeng Administration
Blue Bulls
Royal Bafokeng Holdings
ER24
Saab Group
FORD Motor Company
Sheraton Hotels
Financial Services Board
Southern Sun Group
Jansen Pharmaceutical
Specpharm
Kharafi Group
Tshwane University of Technology
Lenovo
Tsogo Sun
Medihelp
UD Trucks Southern Africa
MGK
UTI Pharmaceuticals
Momentum Health Group
Venture Aut
National Credit Regulator
Vodacom Group Limited
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