Compliance and Contract Manager at The South African Breweries (SAB)

End Date: September 25, 2026

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure procurement activities comply with legal, regulatory, ethical, and internal policy requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate procurement policies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Monitor compliance controls, conduct reviews, and support internal and external audits.
• Review supplier contracts and commercial agreements to ensure legal and policy compliance.
• Identify and mitigate contractual risks in partnership with Legal and Procurement teams.
• Monitor adherence to contractual obligations across the procurement lifecycle.
• Oversee BBBEE compliance, regulatory reporting, and the implementation of legal, regulatory, and governance requirements impacting procurement.
• Lead third-party risk management activities, including supplier due diligence, risk assessments, and ongoing risk monitoring.
• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships while driving communication, awareness, and adoption of procurement compliance, governance, and capability initiatives.
• Monitor, analyse, and report on compliance, audit, risk, and capability development performance, driving continuous improvement and corrective actions where required.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong commercial and legal acumen
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional, Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager)

Minimum requirements:

• Essential: Bachelors Degree in Law (LLB, BCom/BA Law)
• Preferred: Masters Degree (LLM, MBA, MCom)
• 5 years' experience in legal, compliance, governance, or related functions
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying legal and regulatory requirements within a corporate environment.
• Experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts and compliance frameworks.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships across business, legal, procurement, and executive functions.