Barley Quality Specialist at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Barley Quality Specialist

As the world’s leading brewer, we at AB InBev family are always on the lookout for bold decision-makers, who are ready for responsibility and thirsty for innovation, to join our teams in Africa.  

We currently looking to recruit a Barely Quality Specialist

So, what does a Barely Quality Specialist do?

• Develop and manage the annual crop quality heat map for applicable growing regions
• Manage all activities associated with barley sampling and analysis
• Ensure that work is adequately allocated between laboratory technicians
• Own and implement the annual barley handling and storage internal audit plan
• Participate in quality dispute management and ensure required information is available and records kept for traceability and auditing purposes
• Own and ensure data integrity
• Ensure that the annual agrochemical due diligence screening is executed in all contracted growing areas to adequately mitigate risk
• Ensure that the annual mycotoxin due diligence programme is executed in high risk growing areas
• Allocate correct resourcing to ensure that the internal audit plan is supported - aligned with identified seasonal crop risk (as applicable)
• Identify, prepare and own the master-sampling standard for industry ring testing
• Support all new expansion growing areas within the zone • Lead applicable improvement projects within the barley industry
• Responsible for applicable company fleet use management in line with agreed policies
• Responsible to assist with implementation and maintenance of applicable SANAS certification standards

The ideal candidate is someone who holds a University Degree (with a sound track record) OR a passionate individual with a proven track record that wants to make a difference within the business.

Miminum requirements include (but not limited to):

• Valid Driver’s License (Code B minimum), mobile and able to travel locally and regionallye
• Highly assertive and conflict resolution skills
• Certified Grain Grader
• Experience managing internal and external stakeholders
• Advanced MS Excel proficiency, highly organized and detailed orientated
• Ability to self-manage, disciplined and results driven, highly confident and diplomatic
• Data management and a solid understanding of statistics
• Proven execution skills delivering results in changing environments
• Communicating effectively by conveying information and ideas in English, in a clear, meaningful, and timely manner, providing information to ensure understanding;
• Establishing collaborative working relationships
• Languages: English as the working language, other languages are an advantage
• Strong presentation skills / Data Analytical skills