Business Transformation Lead: Projects & BAU at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Responsibilities

• Project & Portfolio Management: Full lifecycle from initiation through hypercare and benefits realization; charters, business cases, roadmaps and plans; governance structures, SteerCo forums, RAID and reporting; KPI-based health monitoring and recovery plans.
• CAPEX Management & Investment Governance: Identify and prioritize capital investment opportunities; challenge and validate CAPEX requirements across functions and markets; build robust business cases; track budgets, forecast vs. actual spend and variances; ensure governance compliance and measure ROI.
• Transformation Delivery: Lead SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Automation, AI and Digital initiatives; standardize processes across OTC, PTP, ATR and MDM; deploy global solutions and best practices; support centralization into Shared Services and post-deployment stabilization.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Build partnerships across Zone leadership, Business Units, Global Product Owners, Tech, Finance and Operations; influence senior stakeholders with data-driven recommendations; manage vendors and system integrators; enable executive SteerCo decision making.
• Governance, Risk & Controls: Maintain governance standards; manage RAID logs and mitigation plans; ensure MICS, SOX, audit, privacy and security compliance; run change and scope control; escalate key risks through the right forums.
• Change Management & Adoption: Drive organizational readiness and stakeholder engagement; embed new processes, technologies and operating models; ensure smooth transition into BAU; measure adoption and value realization post go-live.

Key Performance Indicators

• Delivery Excellence: % projects on time and within budget, % benefits realized vs. business case, schedule adherence.
• CAPEX Governance: Forecast accuracy, budget variance (%), business case realization, ROI achievement.
• Operational Performance: Cycle time and productivity improvement, automation benefits, service level adherence.
• Governance & Controls: Audit findings, MICS compliance effectiveness, risk closure rates.
• Stakeholder Management: Satisfaction scores, executive SteerCo feedback, change adoption effectiveness.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8–12 years’ experience in ERP transformation, SAP S/4HANA & ECC, Finance/OTC/PTP processes and multi-country delivery.
• Advanced Project and PMO Methodologies.
• Portfolio Management.
• CAPEX Planning and Financial Governance.
• Business Case development.
• SAP S/4HANA and ECC.
• Finance Process Transformation (PTP, OTC, ATR).
• Benefits Realization; Budget Management and Financial Analysis.
• Process Excellence; Analytics and Dashboards (Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Risk and Control Frameworks.

AB InBev Leadership & Cultural Competencies

• Ownership: Acts like an owner, accountable for outcomes not activities, escalates early.
• Results Orientated: Delivers against commitments, focused on value and business impact.
• Bias for Action: Moves with speed and agility, simplifies complexity, decides with data.
• Strategic Thinking: Connects delivery to business objectives and challenges ways of working.
• People Development: Builds capability, encourages coaching and knowledge transfer, creates an inclusive environment.
• Collaboration & Influence: Builds cross-functional partnerships and influences without authority.