Product Owner S4 Supply: Production at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end Supply / SAP process across the Africa ERP landscape –including existing and new ERPs.
• Gather, design and deliver business and process requirements in collaboration with the Zone / In-country Business Function as part of the ERP programme delivery team.
• SAP Functional expertise and skills in the following Areas: meet business requirements, including material requirements planning (MRP), production orders, capacity planning, and shop floor control.
• Accountable for the successful implementation of the end-to-end function by considering the needs of the business in line with the Steering Committee success factors.
• Manage and prioritize tasks according to business priority / value, identify and mitigate risks in liaison with project leadership, zone business leadership and global business leadership.
• Work with Change Management to identify change impacts and work in collaboration with Change Team to identify and embed the necessary change
• Basic understanding of Minimum Internal Control Standards would be beneficial.

Key Competencies:

• Leadership and technical competencies.
• Technology related B Degree, Diploma or business-related qualification.
• Leadership, influencing, and team building skills.
• Effective communication techniques - including verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of Agile, DevOps, and lean process tools and techniques.
• Continuous Improvement and Problem solving skills
• Skill in analysing complex issues to determine root causes and to find innovative solutions.
• Demonstration of characteristics such as creativity and motivation.
• Ability to engage with and influence senior leaders and stakeholder.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of an organization focused on value creation, impediment & waste removal, and overall velocity increase.
• Strategic, execution and innovative thinking - demonstrated success delivering complex  projects quickly using agile mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach teams and lead peers.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role with industry expertise in Consumer Goods (preferably Beverages or Alco-beverages).
• SAP functional experience and or Supply functional knowledge.
• Excellent communication and people skills across all levels of the business.
• Balanced blend of business and functional experience (process, solution and master data).
• Ability to articulate and clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple and logical manner.
• Critical thinker coupled with the ability to solve complex problems.
• Experience with Agile, Hybrid and DevOps delivery methods would be advantageous.