The South African Breweries (SAB) is a subsidiary of AB InBev. Founded in 1895, SAB is South Africa’s top brewer and leading distributor of beer.
For more than 120 years SAB has been an integral thread in the social fabric of our country and continues to play a crucial role in the national economy. The company operates seven breweries and 40 depots in Sout...
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Proactively analyze and troubleshoot and manage the following to ensure the FG & empties load plan is executed optimally; using but not limited to VSC, TMS and Power BI reports:
Brewery and DC throughput
Carrier no shows, travel time, communication, etc.
Safety alerts and/or incidents by severity type
Tracking and escalating cycle time (ATCT) at Breweries, DC’s and ADs
Empties availability to prevent DCBL (Down Time Cause by Logistics)
Ensuring adherence of the TMS plan
Responsible for delivering on key KPI’s for example but not limited to WPS, LPA, LSA, DLPA, VLC, other
Actively minimizing empty legs and OOL (out of lane) triangulations but ensure effective and optimal vehicle utilization.
Understand production adherence and amendments and the impact on the load plan
Amending load plans via escalation to Supervisor/IDP where required to prevent dropped loads or trucks from standing based on production and stock availability, or via Spotlight interface stock swop outs when enabled.
Understanding and reporting on route causes for dropped loads
Proactively managing stakeholder expectations with real time information tracking
Close collaboration with IDP and Ret-Pack
Execution of loads via formal assigned allocation process and/or Spotlight Track and Trace system and provide feedback on enhancements to T1 Supervisor/development team.
Responsible to amend out of stock items on load plan in accordance with Spotlight stock swop out recommendations.
Conduct reviews of RCA’s and present continuous improvement initiatives to be implemented.
Responsible with T1 Supervisor for providing feedback on closing out all national tracking queries regarding open “in transit” cycles and other investigations.
Drive and maintain the centralized T1 carrier safety module to ensure adherence to safety requirements as per FORTRESS/VPO requirements.
Accountable with support of the T1 carrier back office to capture and communicate all safety incidents in accordance with guidelines on CR360 and communication deadlines.
Setup up 24hr/48hr/7day/30day incident calls and compile action logs with follow ups on action closures.
Ensure T1 Safety program FORTRESS monthly submissions are submitted and conduct the determined sample validations and calibrate if needed.
Ensure the daily telemetry outputs for the BUSA dashboard is received and populated and action log to be drafted and addresses with carriers if applicable.
Lead the agenda in meetings and safety incident reviews with carriers.
Minimum Requirements:
A logistics diploma/degree or equivalent tertiary qualification is preferable
Understanding of ABInBev Logistics and Planning principles