Product Owner Supply Chain Analytics - HQ Sandton at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job Purpose:

The Supply Chain Analytics team is responsible for the development and management of all Analytics for Logistics & Procurement across the Zone. The Product Owner will be accountable for:

• Partnering  with Logistics & Procurement stakeholders and teams to enable delivery of all business requirements
• CAPEX Budget management annually
• Lead the strategy and execution of all Analytics investments related to Supply Chain Analytics in the Africa Zone.
• Transforming how we engage with our customers and building the best Analytics landscape in Africa
• Delivering all key Analytics initiatives across all the countries in the Africa Zone
• Lead the local and Global development teams to build the appropriate models
• Identify and track financial benefits of all initiatives

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Continuously engage with stakeholders to generate sustainable Analytics  based on business needs though a robust managed backlog
• Identify soft & hard benefits of Analytics models, track and report on these to Zone & Global stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for new models that solve business problems
• Working with Global counterparts in the GAC to deliver new models and make decisions to enhance models based on business needs and changes
• Ensure data accuracy and consistent reporting by working with the BrewDat team to ensure all relevant data is ingested and readily available for new Model development
• Manage the reporting landscape to ensure reports are refreshed timeously, used as agreed with stakeholders and decommissioned when no longer needed
• Ensure compliance with globally aligned service policies, procedures, standards, tools and operating plans. (As per agreed policies)
• Work closely with business teams to understand the business requirements to build sustainable Logistics reporting
• Establish ways of working with Supply Chain functions at the Zone and related teams in the business
• As a squad member, responsible for collaboration and embracing the change of agile ways of work, ensuring team accountability and shared responsibility
• Owning work on the sprint backlog, pushing the boundaries for excellent delivery and focus on root cause problem solving, using diverse and collective skills to support other members of the squad

Minimum Requirements:

• Excellent stakeholder management skills and experience – Band IV & Up
• Relevant 3-year university degree in Logistics, Commerce, Engineering, Information Systems or related field
• Proven track record delivering within agreed timelines
• Well-articulated and structured communication skills is a mandate as the person will be pivotal in communicating with business from across the globe and development team.
• Thorough understanding of ERP Systems (SAP, SYSPRO) and PowerBI functionality
• Analytical approach / good problem-solving skills
• Ability to build productive working relationships – internally and externally
• Strong interpersonal/business skills and time management skills
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills with an ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• Strong understanding of Agile & Scrum with a proven track record of delivery
• Business Analysis skills
• Requirement documentation and elicitation
• Capable of being entrusted with confidential information