Warehouse Controller at The South African Breweries (SAB)

End Date: March 18, 2026

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Excellence Programmer:

• Ensure implementation and compliance of VPO and DPO Excellence Program

Safety:

• Ensure compliance with the OSHA
• Conduct Risk Assessments to identify and mitigate potential hazards
• Work with Fleet & Safety Supervisor to ensure maintenance schedules are adhered to for Forklifts
• Analyze safety performance to identify trends and improve safety
• Lead by example and foster an environment where safety is a shared responsibility
• Investigate incidents to determine root causes and prevent recurrence
• Develop CAPEX plans to enhance safety within the Warehouse
• Organize and oversee onboarding and training of new and existing employees
• Ensure emergency preparedness of Warehouse

Quality:

• Quality Standards are adhered as per the VPO and DPO requirements including GOPs
• Product quality induction program conducted
• Quality Standards on all Inbound and Outbound Logistics (FEFO, BB date, Batch Management etc.) including receipts from Packaging are adhered to and managed on shift
• Ensure Stock Stored correctly and compliance to the Freshness and Rotation Policy (FEFO) as per VPO Standards
• Collaborate with quality teams to quarantine, inspect and release goods
• Track and Trend Quality issues to identify root causes – Work with other departments to improve quality related KPIs
• SCOH Management
• ERP transactions reflect all Loss Points in the Logistics Operation (Breakages, Inbound Losses etc.) to ensure GL losses are reflected timeously in ERP
• Reduce Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of problem-solving tools.
• Gate Control SOPs on Inbound and Outbound Loads are followed to ensure Un-accountable Losses are negated.
• Forklift Management
• Permit to Work Management
• Supplier Management vs SLA
• 5S Compliance within Logistics Operations
• Ensure implementation and compliance of LCA Audit Requirements

PTP Process:

• GRIR/VIM Query Management

General:

• Liaison with Internal and External Customers
• Support Team Goals and VPO Principles
• Ensure strong routines for both Finished Goods and Raw Materials Warehouses to ensure KPIs are reviewed and managed
• Security cameras in key points on site & random verification conducted.

Contractor/3PL Management:

• Standardizes Supplier and Internal Customer Management through SLA reviews
• Ensure Contractors/3PL alignment to Business Strategy
• Create an engaging environment to foster business partnerships and good relations
• Continuously engage Contractors/3PL to extract maximum productivity responsibly
• Ensure Contractors comply with SAFE requirements
• Statutory
• Adherence to the Health, Safety and Environmental Standards
• Department of Labour Stacking Exemptions complied with
• Site housekeeping standards maintained to ensure adherence to site safety standards
• Ensure compliance to all relevant legislation

Financial Management:

• Develops and manage budgets and forecasts
• Controls expenditure against budgets and forecasts
• Minimize overtime and temporary employee usage
• Minimize use of Contractors/Temps and manage within relevant legislation
• Authorizes expenditure and ensure adherence to the Procurement to Payment policy
• Continuously look for financial optimization opportunities internal and external
• Weekly monitoring of general ledger accounts to ensure adherence to budget and forecasts
• Monthly financial performance analyzed and necessary plans put in place to correct if required
• Optimizes SCOH Management and ensures Problem Solving approach is followed

People:

• Enhance people capability and development through SKAP, IDP Coaching and Training
• Employees are managed in accordance with the Company’s Performance Management philosophy and principles
• Input into Training needs analysis to ensure sustainability and continuation
• Provide on the job coaching and mentoring to ensure continuous improvement
• Manage Employees in a manner that maintains a healthy industrial relations climate
• Employee’s punctuality and attendance managed to meet operational requirements
• Effective Leave Management
• Time and attendance, overtime and shifts via SAP administration effectively managed
• Ensure that all Employees are conversant with relevant business information, policies, processes and procedures
• Support social systems
• Create an environment that allows for cross functional learning and integration.

Stock Count:

• Ensuring daily counts are completed to ensure ERP vs Physical are aligned and where variances these are investigated and closed to ensure all movements 100% of all material and SKUs is counted monthly as per MICs requirements
• Ensure Obsolescence write offs risks are mitigated
• Manage KPIs and PIs linked to Inventory (E.g. Stock Posting Time, Inventory Accuracy, OOR, DIO)
• Reduction in Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of Problem-Solving Tools

Inbound & Outbound Logistics:

• Ensuring any escalations of Delivery Schedules and Inbound Retpack Plans not materialising takes place timeously with Supplier and T1 Control Room before risk materialises
• Monitoring Outbound Plan is sufficient to manage Warehouse Capacity , FTCT and OTIF
• Manage KPIs and PIs linked to Inbound and Outbound Process (E.g. FTCT and all related PIs, DLPA )
• Reliable Supply of Quality Raw Materials to ensure no production stoppages. OOR KPI Managed to ensure
• Packaging Line and Brewing Process Area Interfaces for Raw Materials, Finished Goods and Returnable Containers
• Problem Solving Stock Discrepancies and ensuring route cause is identified and resolved
• Actions developed to improve process control together with packaging and brewing process area owners.

Bottle Loss:

• ERP transactions reflect all Loss Points in the Logistics Operation (Breakages, MBFU from Sorting, Inbound Losses etc.) to ensure GL losses in ERP match Mass

Balance Results:

• Packaging Interface Processes and Routines as detailed above to ensure losses are reflected in the correct areas to drive problem solving
• Problem Solving Inventory Counting discrepancies to minimize swings

​Additional Interface Requirements:

• Management of DCBL Process and Problem Solving DCBL impacts to ensure Sites and Customers not adhering to sorting standards are held accountable
• Review MBFU and FRI Results Captured and drive Problem Solving on gaps identified
• Operations (Picking, Sorting, Pallet Repairs, Decanting, Overpacking)
• Management of Daily Priorities and efficiencies based on Operational Requirements. Management encompassing the PI/KPI results, Safety, Problem Solving to Improve
• Payment for Services etc)
• Some important KPIs/PIs E.g. DOC, Packaging and Brewing Plans, OTIF, T1 vs T2/DS, Export Requirements, WNP, WQI, FNP etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant 3-year Diploma\Degree
• 3+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience advantageous
• Highly level computer user.
• SAP proficient
• Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
• Superior planning ability
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good verbal and communication skills
• Good self-management practices
• Strong achievement orientation
• Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
• Excellent coaching capability.