T1 execution Supervisor at The South African Breweries (SAB)

The Role

As the world’s leading brewer, we at AB InBev family are always on the lookout for bold decision-makers, who are ready for responsibility and thirsty for innovation, to join our teams in Africa. We are looking for T1 Execution Supervisor to be based in Johannesburg. The key purpose of this role to is to provide a strong link between T1 Operations, the T1 Control Room, Breweries, DCs and Ads.

The key responsibilities of the T1 Execution Supervisor (but not limited to):

• The incumbent is responsible for identifying and investigating opportunities to optimize and transform logistics activities within the T1 network (Breweries to DCs and DCs to customers)
• Responsible for leading and managing the Control Room to ensure delivery of the T1 logistics strategy
• To achieve the objectives of this role, the incumbent is responsible for T1 execution, Control Room performance and delivery of KPIs as defined and within ABInBev standards
• Leading the Tier 1 operation across internal and external stakeholders
• Tier 1 Control Room management, administration and engagement
• Ensure optimal planning and execution of the DSNP load plan
• Ensuring adherence of the optimised TMS plan and reporting thereof
• Reviewing and adherence of the Shipment Scheduler plan
• Load prioritization and allocation to prevent out of stocks
• Continuous management of service levels and VLC performance as well as routine reporting and analysis
• Routine measurement and management of contractors against set KPI’s
• Total cycle time management at Breweries, DC’s and Appointed Distributors
• Actively minimising empty collections through effective vehicle utilisation
• Adherence to contractor allocation as defined in the Procurement strategy
• Review of supply plans vs RetPack availability to reduce packaging downtime
• Key support role to the Rates and Payment steam in ensuring accurate and on-time supplier payments
• Implementation of key deliverables as defined in the LCP handbook for transportation scheduling and execution
• Supporting and implementation of safety initiatives
• Provide leadership for the implementation of projects to improve distribution efficiencies

The ideal candidate is someone who holds a degree or equivalent tertiary qualification with 3-5yrs operational experience in FMCG.

Miminum requirements include (but not limited to):

• Experience at management level
• People management and administration
• Exposure and understanding of the transport industry and legislation
• Understanding of ABInBev Logistics and Planning principles
• Improvement through root cause and trends analysis using Belt methodology
• Clear and strong communication skills
• Must be able to work under continuous pressure for extended periods
• Must be able to foresee efficiency and cost saving opportunities
• Innovative thinker
• Critical decision making ability
• Strong financial analytical capability