Raw Materials Operator (Newlands Brewery) at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job Description

The key purpose of the overall function of this position is to manage and control the ordering, issuing and receiving of stock for Brewing Raw Materials whilst maintaining the required governance and inventory control standards & complying to the Zone Inventory Policy.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• To ensure internal controls & governance compliance of all brewing raw materials and transfer losses
• To control inventory stock levels on all local and imported Brewing raw materials, M&P's, hops and cleaning chemicals for Brewing against Inventory Policy
• Order & expedite raw materials required for Production
• To provide accurate and timeous management information to facilitate pro-active decision making to line management
• Perform stock counts, balance physical stock to SAP
• Interact with Brewing daily on stock requirements in line with plan changes
• Liaise with Suppliers on expediting of raw materials
• Work effectively in a team
• Document Control (Delivery notes & COAs) for traceability purposes
• Monitor costs and usages of Brewhouse, Ferment and filtration
• Report and explain out of control costs
• Prepare weekly & monthly ICE packs
• Planning, scheduling and procurement of all Brewing Raw materials
• Analyse weekly Cost variance report on usages
• Update & reconcile raw materials on MES against SAP
• Update lab report for traceability. Resolve SSC queries & clear GR/IR reports
• Analyse and administer stock count information
• Co-ordinate the movement of stock
• Malt and adjunct reconciliation
• Execute tasks in line with VPO Standards and guidelines

Key competencies and attributes:

• Good Team player and the ability to work independently
• Good customer ethics
• Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to liaise with all levels inside & outside the organisation
• Very good written and verbal communication skills
• Good negotiation skills (negotiate with internal customers and external suppliers)
• Methodical, systematic and attention to detail, good administrator
• Excellent numerical abilities

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric
• Tertiary qualification in Stock control/management or Supply Management
• 2-3 years experience in a Stock control environment
• Strong mathematical aptitude
• Excellent knowledge of Stock Control processes
• Analytical problem solving ability
• Sound knowledge of MS Office & SAP
• Sound knowledge of the MES system