Inventory Analyst - SAB Tzaneen Depot at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conduct random security checks and ensure security cameras are operational at key points
• Perform 3-point independent checks on all shipments for compliance. Reporting and Analytics
• Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reports on inventory status, mass balance, losses, and costs
• Prepare and present findings and recommendations to management

Process Improvement and Collaboration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement process improvements
• Monitor the effectiveness of strategies and adjust as needed to optimize inventory management
• Stock Age and Freshness Management
• Ensure compliance with stock age, freshness, and rotation policies, report deviations
• Maintain warehouses with only good quality finished goods and empties, clearing aged stock

Finished Goods Quality Management

• Ensure all Finished Goods (FG) inventory meets quality standards as per Distribution Process Optimisation (DPO) and LCA requirements
• Accurately block inventory in SAP and physically, for quality or obsolescence, in line with DPO & LCA standards
• Enforce compliance with freshness and rotation policies
• Oversee inventory controls, including accurate counts, best before dates, and clear bin card displays
• Apply and manage inventory concession policies for product age, ensuring proper approvals
• Oversee the repacking of salvaged goods and the decanting/disposal of obsolete stock according to SOPs

Inventory Control and Reconciliation

• Investigate, resolve, and report inventory discrepancies; escalate unresolved issues with commentary and action plans
• Ensure all physical inventory movements are accurately reflected in SAP, including T1 & T2 shipments and packaging receipts
• Conduct regular and independent inventory counts, reconciling results with SAP and reporting differences
• Review and clear pre-count and post-count reports, ensuring all documentation is signed off and securely stored
• Proof of Delivery (POD) management and tracking on weekly basis Breakages, Obsolescence, and Salvage Management
• Process and sign off on breakages, obsolescence, and salvage stock in SAP
• Analyse breakage trends and collaborate with warehouse teams to address issues
• Ensure all obsolescence stock is decanted or discarded per global policy

Returns and Inbound Losses Management

• Analyse returns versus credits and perform 3-way match verification for RTP returns
• Process inbound loss claims and related documentation as per company procedures
• Report and analyse bottle loss and packaging interface accuracy
• Returns and Inbound Losses Management
• Analyse returns versus credits and perform 3-way match verification for RTP returns
• Process inbound loss claims and related documentation as per company procedures
• Report and analyse bottle loss and packaging interface accuracy

Governance, Compliance, and Risk Management

• Ensure all inventory documentation is properly signed, filed, and stored in accordance with policy
• Implement and monitor compliance with DPO, LCA, and other excellence programs

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
• 2–3 years of experience in a stock control or inventory management environment

End Date: April 21, 2026