Hot New Jobs at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Data Collection and Management

• Gather employment equity data from multiple sources, including HR systems, payroll, and recruitment databases.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness by conducting regular audits and reconciliations.
• Maintain a secure and organized database of employment equity information in compliance with company policies and data protection regulations.

Skills Development Administration

• Coordinate and administer skills development programs, including bursaries, learnerships, internships, and workplace training initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records of training schedules, attendance, and outcomes.
• Prepare and submit mandatory skills development reports, such as the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR), in compliance with SETA requirements.
• Monitor the implementation of skills development initiatives to ensure alignment with the organization’s strategic goals and transformation objectives.
• Liaise with training providers, employees, and management to ensure smooth execution of skills development activities. Skills Development Administrator Responsibilities 
• Skills Development Administration 
• Coordinate and oversee training programs for employees 
• Maintain accurate records of training attendance, grant tracking, learner progress tracking and certifications 
• Course creation (WD) 
• Monthly attendance audit (MIP) 
• Capturing of training register on WD 
• Monthly learner check-ins (engagement sessions) 
• Monthly internal and external stakeholder engagement sessions 
• Update Master Information Plan 
• BBBEE Reporting & Compliance 
• Collect, verify, and compile data for Skills Development and Employment Equity as per BBBEE scorecard requirements. 
• Track and manage training spend on designated groups (e.g., unemployed learners, disabled employees). 
• Ensure all supporting documentation is in place for audits and BBBEE verification. 
• Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) & Annual Training Report (ATR) Submission 
• Compile and submit the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) to the relevant SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority) within the required timelines. 
• Engage with internal stakeholders to gather training data and support skills development strategies. 
• Ensure compliance with SETA regulations and manage grant applications for mandatory and discretionary funding. 
• Learnership & Internship Management 
• Coordinate learnership, apprenticeship, and internship programs, ensuring proper implementation. 
• Learner enrollments on Indicium system (SETA) 
• Monthly learner engagement sessions 
• General Administration & Reporting 
• Maintain a centralized database of training records, qualifications, and certifications. 
• Generate monthly and annual training reports for management. 
• Assist with audits by ensuring documentation is accurate, complete, and up to date 

Analysis and Reporting

• Analyse employment equity data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Generate and present employment equity reports, including demographic breakdowns and progress against targets.
• Assist in preparing statutory reports, such as the EEA2 and EEA4 submissions, in line with South African Employment Equity legislation.

Compliance and Administration

• Support the implementation of the company’s Employment Equity Plan by tracking and reporting on progress.
• Coordinate employment equity committee meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, and documenting minutes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, including the Employment Equity Act, and provide administrative support for audits and inspections.

Stakeholder Support

• Collaborate with HR, recruitment, and line managers to ensure employment equity objectives are incorporated into workforce planning and talent management.
• Provide training and support to stakeholders on employment equity policies and systems.
• Respond to internal and external inquiries regarding employment equity data and reports.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve data collection, analysis, and reporting processes.
• Recommend and implement system enhancements to support employment equity compliance and reporting.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Accuracy and timeliness of employment equity reports.
• Compliance with statutory reporting deadlines.
• Progress toward employment equity targets as per the company’s Employment Equity Plan.
• Stakeholder satisfaction with data insights and administrative support.
• Efficiency improvements in data collection and reporting processes.
• Successful implementation and reporting of skills development initiatives.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 2-3 years of experience in HR data analysis, employment equity administration, or a similar role.
• Experience with HRIS, payroll systems, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel).
• Experience in administering skills development programs and compiling WSP and ATR reports is advantageous.

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Key roles and responsibilities:

• Development and communication of national and regional promotions
• Facilitate and co-ordinate communication between various stakeholders including project process team, brand, marketing, procurement, key accounts and regional marketing throughout the process
• Operationalize plans in terms of objectives, target segments, dates, budgets, reaches, merchandise and mechanics
• Develop, order and manage promotional point of sale and prizes
• Manage communication of promotional plans
• Conduct in-trade assessment of campaigns to measure effectiveness
• Adhere to Critical path analysis process from concept to commercialization, ensuring timeous handoff and execution of individual activities
• Leverage internal and external best operating practice that will enhance the company’s promotional outputs
• Ensure integrated calendar is aligned to the Group Account KOP process
• Management of the Spiritual Home project, Capex and Opex budgets, supplier relationships & reporting and communication of project to regional stakeholders
• Operationalize the QD roll out framework, identify new opportunities for cost saving and efficiencies
• Development of Brand channel toolkits and coordination of ordering and execution
• After action reviews of all campaigns with TMM Core/+ investment
• Development of Tactical campaigns by channel based on business priorities and identified opportunities. Includes identifying gaps and opportunities proactively, based on key commercial metrics (Lead by TMM Core/+)
• Budget management: raising all requests and actioning feedback to suppliers, updating the TMM Core/+ budget tracker and ensuring compliance on submitted phasing. Supplier, requestor relationship management, ensuring on time GRN’s and accurate view of project specific budgets as well as entire Core/+ budget
• National Wholesale Team: point of contact for promotional calendar/activity. Development and implementation of additional tactical WHS campaigns, under the guidance of TMM Core/+ and National WHS Director. Identifying new opportunities in terms of promotional activity and adhoc activity to ensure impactful and innovative trade mechanics in the channel.

Key attributes and competencies

• In-depth knowledge of commercial Channels
• Superior communication skills
• Superior negotiation skills
• Superior conceptual skills
• Creativity
• Assertive
• Attention to detail
• Strong work ethic
• Commercial and business acumen
• Project Management skills
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills

Minimum requirements:

• Degree in Business or related field preferred
• Minimum 3 years in a sales or marketing related management position (preferably in SAB)
• Sales/Promotions Management experience
• High degree of Brand Literacy

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Key Roles & Responsibilities:

Promotional Campaign Development & Execution:

• Assist in designing promotional strategies tailored to on-consumption settings to boost brand awareness and consumer engagement.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to ensure timely and effective execution of promotional activities.
• Oversee the distribution and setup of promotional materials, including signage, samples, and digital content, within on-consumption channel.
• Support the organization of promotional activations, such as product tastings and special promotions, to attract and engage consumers.
• Collaborate with venue managers and staff to ensure seamless event execution and a positive brand experience for consumers.
• Ensure all promotional activities comply with legal regulations and company policies.
• Uphold brand standards and messaging consistency across all promotional materials and communications.

Ad Hoc Requests: Market Research & Analysis:

• Provide analytical support for marketing campaigns by collecting and interpreting data on consumer behavior, sales trends, and market dynamics.
• Assist in the development of marketing forecasts and budgets based on analytical findings.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to conduct A/B testing and analyze results to optimize marketing strategies.

Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with on-consumption partners & Stakeholders.
• Serve as a liaison between the marketing department and on-consumption partners, ensuring alignment of promotional activities with business objectives.

Campaign Execution Administrative Support & Reporting:

• Maintain accurate records of promotional activities, budgets, and inventory of promotional     materials.
• Prepare regular reports on campaign performance, including sales data, consumer feedback, and ROI analysis.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and track the effectiveness of campaigns.
• BEESVision management and analytics, ensuring sales force implementation is accurate & ensure trade standards are maintained.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Statistics, or a related field.
• Prior experience in marketing analysis, data analytics, or a similar role, preferably within the on-consumption sector.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software (e.g., Excel or similar platforms).
• Strong understanding of data visualization techniques to effectively communicate insights.
• Ability to interpret complex data sets and translate them into strategic recommendations.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and data integrity.
• Skilled in identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies within data.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Effective time-management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Creative thinking with the ability to develop engaging promotional concepts tailored to the on-consumption market.
• Openness to new ideas and approaches to enhance promotional effectiveness.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and with external partners.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing marketing trends and consumer preferences.

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Draft campaign execution plan

• Presents all draft plans to GAMs, captures and provides detailed campaign feedback to brand in draft campaign planning meetings
• Supplies brand with group account reach for the draft plan
• Provides suggested group reaches
• Provides guidance on POS elements, number of elements and prizes per group
• Provides reach splits by region/ by Group
• Provides detailed feedback on campaign timing, mechanics, by group in the draft campaign planning meeting.
• Feedback includes changes to POS, merchandise, kit allocations and delivery dates as agreed

Merchandise

• Defines merchandise requirements per group and merchandise fit to group shopper profile
• Determines type and number of elements per kit (for different Groups)
• Responsible for sign off of all merchandise samples in group accounts

POS

• Accountable for fit-for-purpose POS in key account chains
• Defines POS requirements per group and communicates requirements to brand
• Determines number of elements per kit
• Determines the specifications POS element
• Reverts on all artwork for different or participating Group Accounts
• Responsible for signing off artwork with all internal and external stakeholders (brand, COT, key account, legal, SMCC)

Revised campaign execution plan

• Presents all revised plans to GAMs, captures and provides detailed campaign feedback to brand in revised campaign planning meetings
• Captures feedback on mechanics, reach and frequency and provides detailed feedback to brands
• Feedback includes: campaign timing, POS, merchandise, kit allocations and delivery dates
• Provides brand with detailed artwork feedback per group (logo requirements, specs etc.)

Final campaign execution plan

• Signing off of the final brand campaign plan before the brand communicates the plan to the regions

Artwork

• Responsible for sign off of all group artwork for FOP & Groups.
• Assist with the sign off of artwork with GAMs.

Execution Phase:

• Ensure Campaigns runs according to plan:
• Timelines met as per stipulated in Final Brand Campaign plan and CPA adherence,
• Implementation tracker_ OTIF executed, tracking of direct Group deliveries. (added on) query responses etc.
• Close out Campaign – Winner selection & prize distribution & SAB Incentive close out. 
• AAR – support Brand with feedback relating to GA’s/ FOP/ URDs.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-year Business Degree
• 1/2 years+ relevant commercial experience, including experience of best practice Sales, Marketing and Customer marketing in a FMCG environment 
• Evidence of outstanding coaching and consulting skills
• Strong bias for action and learning through in-market pilots and test concurrently
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A self-motivated, self-starter and team player
• An achiever with strong stake-holder management skills
• High energy level with a bias for action
• Attention to detail is key
• Proven execution and leadership ability
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) at all levels
• Effective problem-solving & planning skills
• Ability to work and perform under pressure
• Excellent communication and influencing skills 
• Able to quickly and consistently reduce concepts to effective action
• General & People management skills
• Team player with outstanding interpersonal skills

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Promote beer brewing quality excellence in the value chain

• Communicate brewing process and product quality information / standards
• Effectively communicate changes in the brewing process or standards
• Provide leadership to ensure commitment to product quality in the brewing department
• Apply brewing sub department quality systems in the workplace

Provide Brewing process expertise (Technical depth) and Lead problem solving processes

• Assess brewing technical requirements and decisions where required
• Support implementation of recommendations
• Support implementation of process and product optimisation including CAPin and VA projects and trials
• Audit area standards (quality, process and work-practices) to ensure effective management of the area
• Support all 7 pillars standards in the workplace relating to VPO

Facilitate team problem solving and decision making

• Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles
• Interacts with brewing management and operations teams to ensure appropriate people are involved in problem solving sessions

Manage Health, Safety & Risk

• Manage occupational health, safety and risk for the area teams

Manage Productivity

• Control fixed and variable costs
• Minimize waste

Manage the brewing process

• Ensure conformance to brewing area production plans
• Ensure conformance to brewing area specifications and standards
• Ensure maintenance integrity in brewing area
• Ensure effective cost management on fixed and variable costs including by-product
• Optimise process availability to achieve delivery and reliability targets
• Support engineering integrity
• Support production and process optimisation including trials, VA and CAPEX projects
• Ensure adherence to environmental standards by area teams
• Ensure adherence to quality standards by area teams

System expertise

• Ensure adequate adherence and compliance to system processes as prescribed by MES, PTS, eQMS, PaQT and all other prescribed elements of technology for beer production through the brewing department

Management of People

• Apply performance management principles for employees (production teams)
• Apply self performance management principles
• Develop employees for current role and future roles to ensure proper pipeline?
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
• Manage and apply personnel practices
• Provide effective leadership
• Ensure employees are trained on technical and VPO standards
• Drive the high performance levels of autonomous teams without shift supervision

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc Degree in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Completed brewing traineeship
• IBD Papers 1,2&3 completed and passed
• At least 2 years production experience, of which 1 years’ operating at a management level within Brewing
• Master Brewer IBD qualification obtained - Studying towards MB Qualification
• Additional business qualification
• AP modules: WhiteBelt certification would be highly advantageous

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Achieve sales targets for assigned areas
• Manage and supervise Distributors of assigned sector (orders, payment, re-distribution)
• Ensure IB products are available in reasonable stock (complete range) in the customers and retail outlets
• Ensure merchandising (visibility of the brands in terms of POS and Chillers) in the customers and retail outlets
• Ensure chillers are properly placed in the performing outlet and used exclusively for IBPLC products in the assigned sector
• Monitor the recommended price of our product at sales outlets
• Closely monitor actions of the competitor

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-year degree qualification
• At least 2 years’ experience in a sales/marketing/FMCG environment
• Valid unendorsed Code 8 driver's license
• Basic computer literacy and experience working with Microsoft Office
• Local area knowledge is a requirement
• Excellent administration skills

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintain safe healthy and risk free working environment
• Ensure safety, healthy & environmental legislation compliance
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards Manage Human Resources
• Develop employees based on identified needs through OPR sessions
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
• Manage technical pipeline for key roles
• Manage apprenticeship and artisan development for site Ensure manufacturing systems and instrumentation integrity
• Maintain system integrity and change control
• Maintain and calibrate site instrumentation Ensure engineering standards compliance
• Ensure application documented standards
• Develop and update engineering standards through ZBS Maintenance and Energy & Fluids Leads the maintenance strategy as per VPO -Maintenance Pillar
• Optimise use of planned maintenance system
• Apply formal failure analysis process
• Apply relevant engineering spares strategy
• Implement VPO and associated GOP's
• Manage progress according to glide paths set and agreed
• Implement E&F tool kit and sustain derived improvements Manage all site projects
• Project completion on time and in budget
• Ensure compliance to MOC Manage financial performance
• Manage ZBB Maintenance and CAPEX budgeting process
• Control departmental costs
• Review financial results
• Manage the utilities usages
• Ensure accurate reporting and quick action taken for any deviations Manage identified VA & SWEEP Initiatives
• Source funds to implement VA initiatives
• Monitor for result improvements
• Implement E&F Global processes and best practices (GOPs, SWEEP, Levers etc.) Business Continuity & Risk Management
• Develop and standardize system Utilities availability BCP plans for plant
• Develops and implements approaches to mitigate obsolescence
• Ensure sharing of best practices for Utilities management
• Monitors Utilities quality parameters (IQMS)
• Implements Ammonia and Steam Process Safety Management programs Manage Safety, Upholding (UPP) and Cost CAPEX portfolios
• Ensure a 3 year plan exists for: - Maintenance and replacement of Plant Equipment across Sites - Maintenance and replacement of C&A infrastructure due to obsolescence Manage the operational requirements of the brewery Environmental function
• Ensure that environmental plant and equipment is operated and maintained as per best practice guidelines
• Ensure revenue streams from waste and by-products are optimised

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-year appropriate tertiary qualification, i.e. B-Tech: Mechanical or Electrical, BSc. Mechanical or Electrical
• Minimum 7 years' experience in a FMCG environment

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team to ensure alignment and effectiveness in delivering strategic goals, while overseeing customer data insights and customer journey initiatives
• Manage and enhance customer journeys across primary ordering platforms (BEES, BEES Link, EDI) by driving change through insights, strategic developments, and new features
• Collaborate with stakeholders to map out pain points, analyze root causes, and develop strategic solutions to improve customer experiences (NPS) and Route-to-Market (RTM) strategies
• Provide actionable insights and analysis to support and improve performance, working cross-functionally with Commercial, Logistics, Supply, and Marketing teams
• Oversee the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of data-driven training and processes for internal and external stakeholders
• Manage projects for B2B enhancements and developments within an Agile framework, ensuring seamless integration between sales and customer systems for future growth
• Act as a point of contact for Sales Teams, addressing queries related to BEES, Route-to-Market, tech sales, NPS and customer data, while ensuring successful execution of strategic priorities
• Develop and maintain analytics to identify opportunities and risks in RTM and Customer Experience strategies, contributing to the B2B roadmap
• Drive key KPIs and transformational initiatives, ensuring alignment with Global, Zone, and Business Unit strategies
• Engage with stakeholders to continuously optimize customer onboarding tools, retention strategies, and the overall customer experience
• Prepare and present insightful reports, project plans, and month-end presentations to drive decision-making and communicate progress.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in the beer or consumer products sales, distribution and customer relationship management
• 3 year post graduate qualification
• Excellent understanding of retail execution and FMCG sales process and sales technologies
• Strong systems and analytical skills, especially data modelling, big data management
• Experience in analytical roles (business analyst or information analyst
• Exceptional project and program management capability.
• Experience in strategic project design & management favorable

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Key roles and responsibilities:

Warehouse Management

• Ensure compliance to 5's Standard within and around Warehouse Operation and show results evolution
• Cascade all Global policies and ensure compliance to them
• Implement and design the management cycle e.g. Business Descriptions, SLA's, Process Maps, KPI Indicators and ensure compliance with all warehouse staff and show results evolution
• Develop and continuously validate SOPs through management routines by using tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees (LnA, SCLOWD)
• Team rooms managed and updated through routine meetings to solve problems and drive performance
• Develop and maintain MCRS/MCL routines and track adherence there off 
• Use problem solving tools e.g. 5 WHY, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPLs, RACI's, OWD's, PDCA's, etc. to develop action plans to show improvement on PI's and KPI's
• Cascade KPI's and PI's to individual warehouse employee level, standardize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual targets
• Ensure adherence to best practice generation process and execute approved projects and show result evolution 
• Make use of GOP's linked to warehouse KPS'S and insure 75% score is achieved
• Utilize GAPA and PDCA for chronic abnormality's and execute actions derived from analysis

Inventory

• Ensure daily compliance of inventory counts
• Ensure compliance to inventory policy and use management tools to close gaps
• Ensure compliance to Quality Policy and use management tools to close gaps
• Manage the process on how to destroy and write off obsolete product in compliance with legal/environmental requirements
• Identify the root cause of inventory count variances and put action plans in place through problem solving tools to improve Inventory accuracy KPI
• Reduce Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of problem-solving tools and management of stock age KPI's
• Track and trend all operating variances within in the warehouse and utilize management tools to improve results

Layout Implementation

• Ensure adherence to the layout in line of certain warehouse activities e.g. Empties zone; Refusal zone; Order Picking zone; Repack zone; Finished Goods zone
• Track and manage warehouse management tools to ensure ABC compliance
• Trough MCL routine track compliance to all safety related processes within the warehouse
• Track and trend ABC compliance to realize warehouse efficiencies, Time and Motion studies and show Results evolution

Loading & Unloading Activities

• Track loading/unloading productivity and show results evolution
• Implement and monitor load scheduling
• Utilize Management tools to diagnose and address route cause
• Ensure load verification is taking place for departure and returns on T1 and T2

Improve Quality Standards

• Manage, track and trend 1. warehouse cleanliness, 2. pest control schedule adherence, 3. cross contamination from non-food grade chemicals, 4. daily temperature control and 5. product exposure
• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Global Warehouse GOP
• Implement and adhere to a  Location-Based Inventory System to identify stored product
• Execute Action Plan to address the Stock Age Index KPI
• Track and trend %HL near to be blocked as a PI
• Ensure adherence to blocking standards on non conforming inventory
• Track, trend and manage sorting processes to reduce MBFU% and to improve sorting productivity by utilizing management tools
• Track and trend broken cases by operator, picker and sorter to develop action plan to improve total breakage costs
• Create a quality induction programme and ensure 100% compliance on training to warehouse staff
• Track, trend and manage the distribution returns policy to ensure alignment with the quality policy
• Track, trend and manage repacking operation to conform to quality standards and to improve repacking productivity

Picking Standards

• Ensure adherence to the standardized picking process and ensure compliance through management routines that ensure a safe and productive process
• Insure Picking area has a productive ergonomic layout that allows zero-man machine interactions
• Create and monitor picking KPI's/Pi's Case/Per man Hour, Replenishment adherence

Sorting Standards

• Sorting Guideline adherence & targets met -Sorting resources planned, trained & quality bottle sorting performed. Random bottle sorting inspection performed daily, gaps identified & action plans implemented
• Ensure sorting area has a productive ergonomic layout that allows zero man machine interactions
• Create and monitor sorting KPI's/Pi's CA's/Per man Hour, show positive brewery MBFU evolution

Productivity & Capacity Managed

• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Warehouse Labour Productivity GOP to improve the KPI
• Design and maintain sizing simulator to address optimal Labour and equipment resourcing
• Allocate and assign Labour activities utilizing the SKAP tool
• Develop and Manage the Warehouse Capacity Utilization model to improve Warehouse efficiency
• Implement and manage waste plan and recycling operation by type of material: paper/carton, plastic by type: PET, PS, PP etc.,metal–aluminium, iron, etc., glass, food remains, other types, unrecyclable
• Manage TCT and there are actions plans visible to improve it and it is also measured in Loading/Unloading and Replenishment

Safe Warehouse Practices

• Ensure & maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks

Minimum requirements:

• 3 year relevant diploma/degree
• 3+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience advantageous
• Highly level computer user (MS Office, Oasis, Handheld devices)
• 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

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Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the implementation of the global PPM processes
• Monitor the performance of the organisation (trading update) and recommend corrective actions, when needed in order to deliver against budget volumes and revenue, focusing on Innovations in the Africa zone
• Benchmarking and analysis of campaigns and programmes to identify areas of opportunity and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Manage business cycle routines by standardizing reports and analyses, including global updates
• Represent sales in the S&OP process with planning
• Manage the planning cycles (S&OP and other commercial meetings)

Determine revenue budgets by doing the following:

• Phasing of volume and revenue targets
• Set out calendar of initiatives for financial year with revenue and volume targets
• Zone Innovations NR projections and updates with phasing
• Determine volume scenarios for NPD’s, and triangulation of new SKU’s
• Support resolution of commercial crises e.g. stock ageing and poor sales performance
• Ensure visibility of the revenue and volume performance dynamics of key brands and packs in the market and also of our key competitors. This includes creating visibility on mix contribution & top-line growth and identifying opportunities for optimisation
• Assist with consumer analytics (with trade marketing) to understand where tastes and preferences are shifting and what are the implications for the business with regards to inflation, employment & other macro-economic factors within and across other consumer categories

Profile:

• Relevant Commercial qualification
• 5 years + relevant experience
• Experience within FMCG environment
• Attention to detail
• High energy levels
• Results focused and action oriented

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

FG Quality Management

• FG Inventory quality fundamentals standards are adhered to as per DPO & VPO requirements​
• FG Inventory accurately blocked in SAP with physical blocking mechanism in place as per VPO/DPO standards for quality related & obsolescence stock​
• Ensure compliance to the freshness & rotation policy as per VPO & DPO standards
• Inventory count are recorded accurately with quantities & BBD x SKU& bin cards clearly displayed as per DPO & VPO standards
• Inventory concession policy applied & approved as per VPO product age standards​
• FG Inventory accurately blocked in SAP with physical blocking mechanism in place as per VPO/DPO standards for quality related & obsolescence stock​
• All FG salvages are repacked as per VPO & DPO standards
• All obsolescence stock are decanted as per standard policy & procedure

Inventory Management

• Independent inventory counts conducted on all FG Inventory reconciled to SAP inventory
• Inventory count difference identified, investigated, resolved & reported. Un-resolved inventory count differences escalated to BLM / DCLM & RLM with commentary & action plans​
• All physical movements of FG Inventory are transacted in SAP accurately. T1 & T2 movements, Packaging receipts validated by line counters, write-off's are verified against signed-off documentation & gate sheets​ Breakages, Obsolescence & salvages stock are signed-off & processed in SAP accurately​
• All daily controls, open shipments for T1 & T2 are reviewed & resolved. All claims are processed timeously with signed-off backup documentation & SAB re-imbursed
• POC & T2 driver route settlement corrections reviewed, approved & signed-off​
• SCO BUD vs ACT costs are monitored with gaps & action plans reports

Governance and Risk​

• All Documentation signed-off by relevant persons, filed & securely stored as per Inventory Control Policy - Inventory stock packs, T1 & T2 shipment packs, gate register, etc.
• Security cameras in key points on site & random verification conducted​
• 3 Point independent checks are conducted on all T1 & T2 shipments for departure & arrival - Random checks conducted

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Engineering, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics or Sciences
• 2-3 years’ experience in a Stock Control environment​
• Knowledge of Stock Control Processes
• MS Office proficiency

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Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Maintain safe healthy and risk free working environment
• Ensure safety, healthy & environmental legislation compliance
• Ensure compliance the VPO Standards for the environment and safety pillars
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards Manage Human Resources
• Develop employees based on identified needs through OPR sessions
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
• Manage technical pipeline for key roles in safety and environment team
• Leads the management and implementation of the Safety and Environment VPO Pillar in the plant
• Ensure requirements of all 23 Blocks of the Safety Pillar are implemented
• Performs Safety and environment monitoring and audits
• Performs regular VPO Safety and environment Pillars' audits and reviews using the Pillar Questionnaires
• Performs legal Compliance Audit Monitors and analyses leading and lagging Safety and environment KPI’s and implements interventions to improve
• Ensures all Safety and environment Incidents and Observations are captured and reported in Credit360
• Manage the problem solving process to ensure all Safety and environment accidents/incidents are captured and reported in Credit360 and escalated as per VPO requirements
• Ensures all efficient and effective problem solving and implementation of loop closure for all Safety and environment/accidents reported in Cr360 as per VPO requirements
• Ensures optimum use of Safety App or equivalent system to raise Safety and environment Incidents and Observations
• Performs Loss and waste analysis on Safety and environment Incident and Observations
• Develops an action plan to close SIO's based on priority
• Performs safety and environment monitoring using the Supervisor or Managers Check Lists Leads the safety and environment strategies as per VPO-Safety and environment Pillars
• Implement Behavioral Safety Program at all levels
• Implement focused safety and environment interventions for critical/priority blocks
• Apply relevant Safety and environment Standards & SOPs
• Develops and coordinate Safety and environment Investment Programme
• Implement Safety and Environment VPO and associated GOP's
• Manage progress according to glide paths set and agreed
• Implement E&S Dashboards and sustain derived improvement Manage small Safety and Environment site Capex Projects
• Manage Safety and environment requirements during Projects execution
• Project completion on time and in budget
• Ensure safety and environment compliance of all new equipment during commissioning
• Manage financial performance
• Manage ZBB and CAPEX budgeting process for Safety and Environment
• Control departmental costs
• Review financial results
• Manage and maximize By-product revenue Manage Safety and environment Pillar knowledge and awareness
• Leads organizes and participates in World Safety and environment Day/Week and other planed safety and environment awareness activities
• Shares relevant safety and environment alerts with operational teams
• Mandatory training provided to all employees to ensure as per VPO Safety and environment Pillar VPO
• Train all TL’s and UM’s on department-specific safety & environment requirements
• Ensure effective induction, training and awareness for new employee, service providers and Contractors
• Identify environment and safety legal training needs, arrange and co-ordinate training program Business Continuity & Risk Management
• Develop and standardize system emergency and disaster recovery (BCP) plans for plant
• Develops and implements approaches to mitigate obsolescence
• Ensure sharing of best practices for Safety and environment management
• Ensures implementation of Ammonia Process, Steam Process, Dust Process and Electrical Process Safety Management programs

Minimum Requirements:

• 3 year appropriate tertiary qualification i.e. BSC/ BTech: Mechanical/ Electrical
• South African Department of Labour issued Government Certificate of Competence or equivalent legal requirement for appointment to the appointment of responsible person for Safety and Environment
• Tertiary qualification in Safety and environment Management and Auditing
• Minimum 5 years experience in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods environment

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, healthy and risk-free working environment for selected machine group
• Provide equipment that is safe to operate, compliant to environmental requirements and can delivery products that meet the required quality requirements
• Support and coaching of artisans and operators to achieve 100% Uptime, Zero Safety incidents, Zero Quality incidents, VIC usages like water, energy etc. in control
• Must understand VPO, how the pillars are interconnected and support the journey to world class operations
• Drive the implementation of Autonomous Operations through hands-on execution of each of the steps
• Equipment restored to an "as new" condition, in which initial deterioration is eliminated or controlled
• Provides a stable platform from which natural deterioration linked failures can be appropriately addressed with preventive and predictive maintenance activities
• Use data driven techniques to sustain and drive systemic improvements in equipment reliability for selected machine group by developing, improving and optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance plans Optimized maintenance costs, medium and long term plans and spare parts holding to achieve the agreed ZBB Budget
• Use data driven techniques to identify, develop, train and assess technical skills interventions to improve skills related performance gaps
• Improved equipment performance as a result of improved technical skills of relevant personnel
• Codification of technical knowledge through SOP's and SWI’s
• Actively participate in problem solving (5 Why reviews, Abnormality Reports and PDCA/ITF's) to provide deep technical knowledge to ensure correct root cause identification and that suitable preventive measures are identified and implemented
• Improved equipment performance through effective implementation of preventive measures
• Manage machine related projects for selected machine group to improve overall performance (reliability, quality and cost) as agreed with Pack Engineer or ZTE
• Project completion on time, within budget and according to agreed specification
• ZBB Maintenance budget compliance for selected machine group
• Collaboration with ZTE's, Vendor's and Reverse Engineering Specialist to deliver KPI’s

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Demonstrated and proven technical knowledge of process measurement instrumentation (level, temperature, pressure, pH, etc) operating principles and calibration procedures
• Technical understanding of Control Systems architecture (network architecture, servers, plc’s, workstations, network switches, etc)
• Basic knowledge of data historian systems (In SQL, etc)
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of Fieldbus technology (ASI, Profibus industrial Ethernet)
• Problem solving abilities on process control systems. (PLC’s, SCADA, Batch systems, Fieldbus, instrumentation, Ethernet, industrial switches etc)
• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting wireless control networks
• Ability to execute small software changes and projects
• Contribute and maintain C&A Good operating practices
• Knowledge of the Brewing, Utilities and Packaging Process K

Minimum Requirements:

• N6 and a Trade Test Qualification
• Minimum of 3 years instrumentation equipment maintenance and PLC experience as well as a good fault-finding capabilities
• Experience with Instrumentation, Concept, Siemens, RS Batch, InTouch, Fieldbus Networks (Asi, Profibus, Ethernet) and in SQL
• Knowledge of OHS act, NOSA

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Key Roles and responsibilities:

Maintenance Planning

• Facilitate and lead the planned maintenance pre-meeting with a focus on required work, problems to be addressed and resource requirements
• Plan all required work on the planned maintenance schedule
• Ad hoc tasks should be included and prioritised and relevant works requests generated
• Determine resource requirements to complete work and assign tasks to specific resources
• Interaction with departmental heads to obtain resources necessary for task completion
• Partake in planned maintenance period in support of the maintenance team, assisting with problem solving, work prioritisation and resource re-allocation
• Reschedule incomplete work to the next planned maintenance period and capture all required information from the planned maintenance period on the maintenance systems
• Facilitate and lead the maintenance postmortems and document any problems encountered, opportunities identified, and lessons learned

Problem Solving

• Where problems have occurred during routine or planned maintenance activities, apply structured problem solving approach to resolve
• Where required calls in additional resources to assist in problems solving or escalate to engineer for direction
• Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request
• Take part, as a functional expert, in FFA’s on request

In addition:

• Ensure maintenance and cleaning day and annual shutdown programs are completed
• Ensure all required asset care work is carried out and complies with asset care standards
• Ensure spares needed to support asset care program are available on time and within costs
• Identify asset care training needs in the Machine Specialist’s as well as in the shift teams and make recommendations
• Analyse SAP maintenance system to identify recurring problems and make recommendations to enhance the asset care schedules
• Co-ordinates resource allocation of process artisans and machine specialist on maintenance and cleaning day and annual shutdown
• Participate as a subject matter expert in asset care problem solving sessions
• Understanding of Maintenance Processes and Practices
• In depth knowledge of Brewing and Utilities plant equipment and processes
• Assertive leadership, good people management
• Strong diagnostic ability

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical) or equivalent
• 3 to 5 years production Engineering Experience
• Solid SAP experience
• PC literate (Proficiency in Microsoft Office package)

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Operate the boiler according to the SOPs and adhering to safe working practices at all times
• Stop the boilers if it appears to endanger the equipment and personal safety
• Maintain the boiler according to good maintenance practices
• Maintain housekeeping standards in the area of operation
• Fully utilize VPO tools in carrying out tasks
• Manage and achieve shift and team KPIs
• Carry out ATO through deep cleaning of boilers, lubrication and inspection of equipment according to the work instructions and in accordance with the maintenance schedule
• Identify defective boiler parts and report these through to the process artisan or team leader for resolution
• Assist the process artisan in executing running repairs on shift
• Carrying out the required quality checks and analyses and record results in appropriate information system
• Utilise available reaction plan and escalation procedure when tracked PIs on SPCs and SICs are out
• Manage and achieve shift and team KPIs
• Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. making use of the gap list to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities
• Fully understand the team goals and participate in team goal review sessions
• Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated
• Where problems occur, use 5Whys and QFRs to identify the possible origin and report these to the process artisan for resolution
• Identify sources of waste and report these to the team leader

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Basic human relations skills
• Must have concern for safety, tidiness and cleanliness
• Able to read simple instructions and standardized forms of limited content
• Basic writing ability
• Physically and medically fit
• Hard working
• Ability to do shift work

Minimum Requirements:

• BGCSE or any Technical Qualification
• Boiler Operator Certification
• 2 - 3 years on the job experience