British American Tobacco South Africa - People and culture

People and culture

People and culture

We are bold, fast, empowered, responsible and diverse, with great people and an engaging culture that are key to successfully delivering our strategy. Our reputation as a Top Employer helps us stand out in an increasingly competitive international employment market.


Given the scale of our business, we have a professional and strategic approach to talent management. We work hard to ensure BAT South Africa attracts and retains excellent people, inspires engaged teams while being a great place to work.

As competition for good talent intensifies, we constantly strive to build a strong and clearly differentiated value proposition as an employer. We offer the attraction of a rewarding career with a major international business that values individual contribution and supports professional learning and development. These are the key factors that drive the decision to work for us.

Our approach

We offer a stretching and supportive culture founded on personal commitment and responsibility that attracts, engages and retains the most talented and diverse people. To achieve this, we focus on:

  •  Driving high performance
  •  Developing the next generation of leaders
  •  Valuing the diversity of our employees
  •  Encouraging and rewarding entrepreneurial behaviour
  •  Creating an engaging culture where individuals and teams can be successful
  •  Providing a safe place to work, protecting our employees’ well-being and valuing their views and opinions