Maintenance SME: Cost People KPI Specialist at The South African Breweries (SAB)

• The key purpose of this role is to implement policies, tools, techniques, best practices and routines to establish the behaviors necessary to sustain a culture of continuous improvement, maximizing products at a cost that is at world-class levels. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide input into the development of the 3YP/1YP Zone Maintenance plan and Life Cycle budgeting.
• Measure the performance of the Life Cycle in agreement with the corrective actions with the person responsible for the resources of the area for the execution of the Maintenance.
• Works with planners and maintenance execution personnel to ensure that costs are captured correctly and accurately in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and Maintenance subpackages.
• Builds area training on Maintenance Cost Management. Identifies and implements maintenance techniques to achieve manufacturing excellence.
• Identify capability gaps in the Maintenance team and support with L&D solutions
• Develops and implements the necessary tools and processes to enable the management of maintenance costs.
• Collaborates with Spare Parts SME and ZTEs to perform cost initiatives such as warranties, strategic parts, original equipment vendors (OMMs), and develop alternative material suppliers (AMMs).
• Ensure accuracy of all Maintenance KPI reporting for Zone.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to foster effective working partnerships.
• Problem solving ability to be able to guide Plants in developing actions plans to improve both KPI performance and VPO means scores.
• Experience in coaching and training and guiding plant leadership teams.
• ABI Principles profile.

Minimum Requirements:

• BSC degree Engineering or Finance qualification or equivalent.
• 5 years minimum in Financial and/or Operations Management of Maintenance/Engineering.
• High level of SAP system knowledge, especially PM / Financial Module.
• Must have experience in L&D, Engagement, People Cost Management and People Pillar (Excellence Programmes).