Open Job Vacancies at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Summary

The key purpose of this role is to operate the process area according to work instructions, execute non-destructive quality checks and routine maintenance. The Packaging Leave Artisan has a primary focus on the asset care activities of the team as well as being multi skilled in order to provide support in the role of Leave Artisan and operating machinery sporadically.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Operating the process area according to the work instructions and adhering to usage standards
• Carrying out the required quality checks as described in the quality control and analysis work practice
• Recording waste on the appropriate documentation or information systems, and reviewing waste trends to identify problems or opportunities timeously
• Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and completing all short interval control documentation
• Responding rapidly to upstream or downstream triggers that result in stoppages
• Appropriate problem solving approaches, as detailed in the problem solving work practice must be followed
• Performing housekeeping tasks, applying 5S principles and following safe work practices
• Unsafe work practices must be identified and corrected
• Assisting fellow team members in the execution of their tasks
• Carry out in depth cleaning, lubrication and inspection of machines according to the work instructions, and following the schedules supplied by the maintenance planner
• Carrying out routine maintenance activities according to the maintenance schedule
• Where routine maintenance reveals larger problems, and the process artisan is unable to resolve these, it must be escalated t o t he team leader
• Taking part in maintenance and cleaning days
• This work must be executed in support of the maintenance support team and in accordance with the schedule issued by the maintenance planner
• Taking part in maintenance post mortems
• This must be done in support of maintenance specialist support
• Monitoring trends when conducting routine maintenance
• Where trends indicate the existence of underlying problems, corrective action must be Quality Control and Analyses taken

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Trade Test
• Minimum N3 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation
• 5-years experience highly advantageous

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Summary

The key purpose of this role is to contribute to the malting barley development program by:

• Being responsible for overseeing the entire life cycle of barley seed production and distribution within Africa.
• Strategic planning, coordination with various stakeholders, and ensuring the quality and efficiency of barley seed operations.
• Provide an information service to barley producers on the cultivation of malting barley to enhance quality and yield.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for barley seed production and distribution in alignment with organizational goals.
• Analyze market trends, demand, and activities to identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with agricultural experts and local producers to optimize barley cultivation practices.
• Implement best practices for seed selection, planting, harvesting, and storage to ensure high-quality barley seeds.
• Establish and enforce quality control measures throughout the seed production process.
• Work closely with research and development teams to incorporate the latest advancements in barley seed technologies.
• Manage the end-to-end supply chain, including transportation, warehousing, and distribution of barley seeds.
• Foster relationships with suppliers and distributors to ensure a reliable and efficient supply network.
• Stay abreast of local and international regulations related to seed production and distribution.
• Ensure all operations comply with legal and environmental standards.
• Handle all contacting with stakeholders.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Seed Production Yield:

• KPI: Achieve and maintain a target yield per hectare for each barley seed variety.

Components:

• Monitor and analyze soil health to optimize planting conditions.
• Implement precision agriculture techniques to maximize yield.
• Collaborate with producers to ensure proper crop management practices.

 Quality Assurance:

• KPI: Maintain a percentage of seeds meeting or exceeding specified quality standards.

Components:

• Implement stringent quality control measures at each stage of production.
• Conduct regular inspections and testing for germination rates, purity, and disease resistance.
• Collaborate with research teams to incorporate the latest advancements in seed genetics.

Supply Chain Efficiency:

• KPI: Ensure timely delivery of barley seeds to distributors and farmers, minimizing delays in the supply chain.

Components:

• Optimize logistics for seed transportation and distribution.
• Implement inventory management systems to prevent stockouts.
• Establish effective communication channels with distributors and farmers.
• Seed Exports to Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania

Cost Management:

• KPI: Keep production and distribution costs within a defined budget while maintaining or improving quality.

Components:

• Regularly review and optimize production processes for efficiency.
• Negotiate cost-effective contracts with suppliers and service providers.
• Implement cost-saving measures without compromising quality.

Customer Satisfaction:

• KPI: Implement a system for gathering feedback from farmers and distributors, aiming for a high satisfaction rating.

Components:

• Establish feedback mechanisms, such as surveys and on-site visits.
• Address customer concerns promptly and effectively.
• Implement customer-centric initiatives based on feedback.

Regulatory Compliance:

• KPI: Ensure 100% compliance with local and international regulations related to seed production and distribution.

Components:

• Stay updated on evolving regulatory requirements.
• Conduct regular audits to ensure adherence to standards.
• Develop and update compliance protocols as needed.

Team Productivity:

• KPI: Improve team efficiency and productivity by a certain percentage over a specific period.

Components:

• Provide ongoing training and development opportunities for succession.
• Foster a positive and collaborative team culture.
• Implement performance management systems to track individual and team achievements.

 Innovation in Seed Technology:

• KPI: Introduce a specified number of innovative seed technologies or practices to enhance production and quality.

Components:

• Collaborate with R&D teams to identify and implement cutting-edge technologies.
• Pilot new cultivation and seed dressing techniques.
• Monitor and evaluate the success of implemented innovations.

Profile:

• Degree in an agricultural (plant production) discipline with at least five years relevant experience.
• SANSOR Diploma for production and certification of pure seed for cultivar maintenance with at least three years relevant experience.
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Creativity
• Credibility
• Leadership qualities
• Conceptual skills
• Decision making skills
• Persuasion skills
• Computer skills
• Supervisory skills
• Technical skills relevant to agriculture
• Mechanical skills

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Job Summary

The key purpose of this role is to load, unload and stack materials safely and efficiently while maintaining our governance and Customer service standards.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Conduct pre-trip inspections prior to the start of each shift using the forklift inspection checklist.
• Ensure that the forklift is operated and maintained in optimal condition
• Ensure that fuel and fluids are at accepted operating levels Adherence to the health, safety and environmental standards
• Department of Labour stacking exemptions complied with Site housekeeping standards maintained and adhered to
• Appropriate personal protective equipment used as designated by site safety standards. Effective stock quality management
• Warehouse stock age standards maintained by ensuring stock rotation principles applied
• Ensures quality control through checking packaging on warehouse floor and prior to loading
• Effective inventory management
• Maintain clear and effective communication with Inventory Manager, Controller and Supervisor
• Accurate checking, loading and unloading of vehicles
• Load Summary used to load correct quantities of split and full pallets
• Shipment status updated in SAP
• Accurate recording of returns on handheld device prior to unloading
• Participation in handover process before and after every shift
• Accurate daily stock count performed using handheld device
• Generate variance report in SAP and resolve discrepancies Efficient loading and unloading of vehicles
• Maintain clear and effective communication with Logistics Coordinator / team members
• All documentation accurately and comprehensively completed
• Ensure production continuity (where applicable)
• Load empties and raw materials onto production lines whilst ensuring optimal productivity
• Remove and stack finished product from line to bin whilst ensuring optimal line productivity
• Conversant with relevant business information, policies, processes and procedure

Profile:

• Matric / Grade 12 or equivalent
• Valid forklift driver license
• Experience operating a double handler
• Computer literate
• SAP literacy advantageous
• Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good verbal and communication skills
• Good self-management principles
• Ability to adapt to change effectively
• Lives the values of the organisation
• Good numerical ability

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Job Summary

The key purpose of this role is to load, unload and stack materials safely and efficiently while maintaining our governance and Customer service standards.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Conduct pre-trip inspections prior to the start of each shift using the forklift inspection checklist.
• Ensure that the forklift is operated and maintained in optimal condition
• Ensure that fuel and fluids are at accepted operating levels Adherence to the health, safety and environmental standards
• Department of Labour stacking exemptions complied with Site housekeeping standards maintained and adhered to
• Appropriate personal protective equipment used as designated by site safety standards. Effective stock quality management
• Warehouse stock age standards maintained by ensuring stock rotation principles applied
• Ensures quality control through checking packaging on warehouse floor and prior to loading
• Effective inventory management
• Maintain clear and effective communication with Inventory Manager, Controller and Supervisor
• Accurate checking, loading and unloading of vehicles
• Load Summary used to load correct quantities of split and full pallets
• Shipment status updated in SAP
• Accurate recording of returns on handheld device prior to unloading
• Participation in handover process before and after every shift
• Accurate daily stock count performed using handheld device
• Generate variance report in SAP and resolve discrepancies Efficient loading and unloading of vehicles
• Maintain clear and effective communication with Logistics Coordinator / team members
• All documentation accurately and comprehensively completed
• Ensure production continuity (where applicable)
• Load empties and raw materials onto production lines whilst ensuring optimal productivity
• Remove and stack finished product from line to bin whilst ensuring optimal line productivity
• Conversant with relevant business information, policies, processes and procedure

Profile:

• Matric / Grade 12 or equivalent
• Valid forklift driver license
• Experience operating a double handler
• Computer literate
• SAP literacy advantageous
• Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good verbal and communication skills
• Good self-management principles
• Ability to adapt to change effectively
• Lives the values of the organisation
• Good numerical ability

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Job Summary

The key purpose of this role is to co-ordinate the receiving, issuing, counting and storage of all Raw Materials & M&P Sundries, whilst managing and optimizing resources (equipment and people).

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Raw material Quality Management​

• Raw material quality standards are adhered to as per VPO requirements​
• Raw material sampling and batch recording to ensure traceability of all raw materials
• Raw material Inventory accurately blocked in SAP with physical blocking mechanism in place as per VPO standards for quality related & obsolescence stock​
• Ensure stock stored correctly and compliance to the freshness and rotation policy (FEFO) as per VPO standards​

Raw materials Leadership

• Lead through VPO and support all VPO Pillar requirements.
• Ensure sufficient human resources availability according to raw material delivery plan.
• Ensure all VPO procedures and systems are adhered to.
• Ensure internal customers are supplied with their raw material requirements in terms of supporting the daily brewing plan.
• Efficient handling and storage of stock, stock rotation according to FEFO, utilization of storage facilities.
• Ensure and promote a safe and healthy work environment and ensure effective housekeeping / 5S.
• Highlight deviations to Service level Agreements with suppliers and internal customers.
• Maintain plant and equipment (scales, forklifts, hoists, harnesses, etc.).
• GRIR / VIM Query Management.
• Manage and track KPI’s, PI’s.

Raw Materials Inventory management

• Independent inventory counts conducted on all raw material Inventory reconciled to SAP inventory.
• Inventory count difference identified, investigated, resolved & reported. Un-resolved inventory count differences escalated to DPR/RMSM/PPM with commentary & action plans.​
• All physical movements of raw material stock transacted in SAP accurately, ​and records kept of all stock batches for traceability.
• Management of MES stock receipts updated real time.
• Adherence to storage and stacking policies and procedures.
• ICE stock count pack compliance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ideally National Diploma in Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics or relevant studies ​
• 2-3 years’ experience in a Stock Control environment​
• Knowledge of Stock Control Processes ​
• Knowledge of Brewery processes beneficial
• FLT license an advantage
• MS Office & SAP proficiency
• Attention to detail​
• Problem solving ability

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Job Summary

The key purpose of this role is to maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, healthy, risk free working environment at all times by abiding to all rules and regulations of the safety policies
• Perform maintenance and operation on various machines while ensuring that the machine is safe before maintenance tasks are carried out
• Maintain and repair plant & associated devices at minimum cost while maintaining highest quality standards
• Optimise and improve plant, process equipment & systems in case of Electricians/ Instruments
• Need to ensure that all tasks performed meets the requirements of South African Bureau of Standards Act 1945
• Ensure that maintenance tasks are completed to the standard work instructions set out by SAB
• Standby duty required as per roster set out with minimum disruptions
• Key outputs and responsibilities (continued):
• Key competencies and attributes:
• Ability to solve problems on FMCG machines
• Ability to communicate technical knowledge to operation staff improving their skills sets
• Ability to train, coach and mentor operation staff on ATO and 5’s principles
• Ability to optimise usages and reduce wastage with permanent solutions
• Interpersonal Skills
• Work in Teams and Collaborate
• Ability to work no supervision (strong self-management practices)
• Ability to problem solve using basic problem solving tools (5 why; fishbone)
• Ability to reduce machine downtime to minimum while ensuring the all problems have permanent solutions
• Ability to analyse various graphical data and open gaps to improve performance
• Ability to identify non-standard work and tag the defects
• Ability to work out spares requirements for machines and request via the sap system

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum N4 Technical qualification or higher
• Trade test qualification in Electrical/ Instrumentation
• Experience in Packaging would be advantageous
• Summative assessment in current role would be advantageous
• 2 year’s post trade test experience would be advantageous
• Basic computer skills in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Basic operations of electronic communication devices

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Job purpose:

Budgeting, Forecasting, Tracking and Monitoring of the People Package for Zone and ZHQ functions. Tracking of Marketing KPIs, FTE and Payroll analysis to improve performance of the Marketing Package. Synergy opportunities tracking and monitoring with Procurement, Rewards and the People teams. Budgeting, Forecasting, Tracking and Monitoring of other ZBB packages in the People Function.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Marketing Package annual budgeting which includes the communication of guidelines, with the use of resource allocation tool to the country People Leads and ZBB Managers
• Final approved budget for ZBB on the Marketing Package to meet the Marketing target and drive synergy
• Marketing Package monthly tracking and monitoring, to review variances against the budget, risks and opportunities
• Analysis to support the People country leads and Director in managing costs and identifying opportunities to ensure the budget is delivered
• Marketing Package monthly forecasting to align with the ZBB timelines and input for the country and BU EBITDA forecasting
• Forecasting for the P&L and ZBB to ensure that the budget is met and opportunities and risks are communicated timeously
• Marketing KPI tracking
• Consolidation and tracking of Marketing KPIs for the Marketing Director to report on in the monthly functional and BU leadership meeting
• Adhoc projects and analysis
• Provide analysis and key recommendations based on the project objective and expected outcomes
• Insights and analysis of performance for forecasting
• Expected insights on performance to assist leadership team with decision making
• Find solutions to problems
• Work across cross functional teams to develop solutions to problems
• Drive policy compliance
• Prepare Townhall deck on a monthly basis
• Prepare Global requests when required
• Bi-weekly MLT agenda 

Additional:

• Implement Zone BU policies, procedures and systems to control and report marketing resource status on a near real-time basis. Identify best practices and standardize processes across all groups.
• Direct and control the marketing & sales package policies across all business entities. Develop and communicate new policies/revise existing policies as needed.
• Serve as marketing & sales key contact to provide resolution of issues and control failures, implementation of business and organization changes, identification of mitigating controls, and migration to GHQ's MICS.
• Develop marketing budget allocations by brand and function, ensuring compliance with Marketing objectives and brand positioning statements; develop and establish procedures and systems to identify and track metrics to provide a basis to evaluate marketing program efficiency and effectiveness (ROI).
• Adherence to the local and global ZBB policies Role has a great impact in analyzing Marketing Package performance contributing to the Marketing budget. Identification of Risks and Opportunities to be shared with the People Director, Finance Director and BU Presidents. Extrapolating synergy opportunities including follow up of key actions. Decisions on key timelines, identifying opportunities and making recommendations for decisions to be taken by the leadership teams in the BU and functions.

Profile:

• A degree and 3 to 5 years experience in the business dealing with Finance and Analytics
• A Finance degree and experience in Supply or Commercial is desirable
• Proficient knowledge and experience in PowerPoint and Excel for working on analysis and presentation
• SAP/Syspro and HFM system knowledge and experience is desirable
• Proactive, diligent and well organized employee who can interact and communicate with members at all levels

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Key purpose:

The key purpose as the Financial Reporting Lead is to oversee the processing of information to ensure that the BSC operational excellence and customer service objectives are achieved; to ensure accurate reporting and appropriate governance of all elements contained in the balance sheet. This position reviews daily activities related to the balance sheet transactional processes ensuring accuracy and validity and reporting.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Managing the health of all balance sheet accounts in terms of risk, ageing, validity of transactions within the account, debit transactions in credit accounts including bank accounts
• Management of CAPEX process, asset disposal, transfer, scrapping of assets and ensure compliance with the company policy
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles internally in line with global policies and externally with regards to financial reporting standards
• Drive the reduction of reconciling items, present and implement corrective action and preventative action for recurring process related issues.
• Engagement with all functions within the business to provide detailed review of the balance sheet process and preparation of commentary for month end reporting to stakeholders in line with their expectations
• Review of Balance sheet account risk analysis quarterly and quality reconciliations for completeness and integrity.
• Provide visibility of balance sheet and journal risk items to senior management
• Ensures sustainability of the balance sheet hygiene and RTP process
• Overall release of balance sheet journal entries (accruals, intercompany recharges invoices, FI payments
• Drive the reduction of MJE and maintain Jean tool sustainability
• Ensuring adherence and proper documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements including MICS and SOX Controls and SLAs
• Adhere to internal control protocols and provide information as required to internal and external audit
• Prepare, maintain and archive documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements
• Providing ongoing financial accounting technical & business support to the zone for all underlying accounting process
• Assist team with weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLAs and KPIs.
• Assist team in identifying process improvements, excellence and process automation and efficiency opportunities to improve the way we operate and work closely with technology to leverage system
• Co-ordination and planning of hard close and year end activities for the business
• Perform Ad hoc requests and projects

Minimum Requirement:

• Degree in accounting or related field, post-graduate qualification will be an advantage.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years in FMCG environment and managing financial performance and working capital.
• Competency in Computer skills (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI), with particularly strong Excel skills
• Knowledge of SAP, Syspro, FCCS (Financial Close and Consolidation System, COGNOS system)
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively.
• Ability to build productive working relationships – internally and externally.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Strong interpersonal / business skills and time management skills.
• Excellent analytical and good problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to ensure that the team works efficiently, is customer centric and delivers on business expectations
• Ability to uphold confidentiality, integrity and availability of information, records or processes associated with services provided
• Ability to be flexible with duties and scope of work and meeting deadlines
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively with effective planning and organizing.
• Strong Business knowledge and commercial acumen
• Understanding of the Agile Methodology and WOW
• Leads by example, and lives the company’s values
• Continuous improvement review and implementation for all processes housed in working capital.

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Job Purpose

The key purpose of this role is to maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, healthy, risk-free working environment
• Perform maintenance
• Maintain and repair plant & associated devices
• Operate and maintain all machines & associated devices in the Brewing process
• Optimise plant, process equipment & systems
• Ensure that maintenance tasks are completed appropriately
• Standby duty required as per roster
• Communicate technical knowledge
• Train, coach, and mentor operators

Profile:

• Minimum N3 Technical qualification or higher
• Trade test qualification Electrical
• Experience in Packaging would be advantageous
• Summatively assessed in current role would be advantageous
• 2 year’s post trade test experience would be advantageous
• Problem solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

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Job Purpose

The Production Technical Trainee programme is a structured 18 month programme which is designed to address the acquisition of technical skills and experience for graduates as well as familiarize them with the company culture and principles. The rigor of the programme should ensure that an individual that has completed the programme can be allocated an area of responsibility immediately.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• The Production Technical Traineeship is primarily a hands-on, self-study program where the Trainee is expected to gain a full understanding of the theory, principles and operation of the Maltings Plant
• Participation in projects in Production Maltings aligned to the program requirements and Plant priorities
• Apply VPO principles
• Diagnosis of systemic and situational problems and troubleshooting
• Participation in team structures including acting roles in identified leadership positions within the Production department
• Communication of learnings and solutions across various levels of the business

Profile:

• A Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biological sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or equivalent BTech

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Job Purpose 

As a Talent Attraction Specialist , you’ll work in a team environment owning and managing the talent attraction process end-to-end, to deliver top talent to our business to lead future growth. We’re searching for someone who always pushes themselves and others to reach higher and achieve more with a desire to excel in all aspects of recruitment including sourcing, candidate generation, pipelining and customer/stakeholder relationships and utilizing social media strategies/campaigns.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Use and leverage recruiting tools available to identify candidates from numerous sources, initiates job postings, screens and qualifies candidates and performs reference checks
• Identify screening criteria and screen pre-qualified candidates, presenting a shortlist to the hiring managers for review
• Provide feedback on candidates to hiring managers, agencies and/or directly to candidates
• Monitor and maintain internal and external job postings
• Leverage the Employee Value Proposition and other materials to build and improve our employer brand from a talent attraction point of view
• Ensure the recruitment process lifecycle is completed in a fast, efficient and professional manner at all times, minimizing time to fill
• Collaborate with people directors, people managers, people business partners and talent and development teams to understand short and long-term talent objectives and hiring forecasts for the area of responsibility
• Ensure compliance with company policies and guidelines, recruiting process and regulatory requirements
• Create search strategies by developing and maintaining market intelligence, researching target companies, and building network relationships to attract and hire top talent
• Understand the company’s organizational structure and desired skill sets and profiles needed for each position
• Source, screen, present and managing candidates across multiple functions in the organization
• Lead routine meetings with functions to discuss active and passive searches, including but not limited to candidate and role status and progress, metrics, key insights, and challenges
• Share recruitment knowledge base with the team/customers/stakeholders by providing best practices and tips on relevant industries and talent pools
• Drive continuous improvement in the recruitment process by bringing innovative solutions and leveraging industry benchmarks to address existing gaps and elevate the recruitment team
• Supporting various special projects as and when needed

Profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Industrial/Organisational Psychology or related field required
• Experience in advising & influencing leaders and teams
• Ability to own and drive the recruitment process with all levels of leadership
• Effective analytical and project planning/project management skills
• Comfortable with communicating professionally to all levels of candidates and leaders
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Able to speak and write in English and one other South African language (e.g. Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana, Swati, Venda, Ndebele)

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Key purpose:

The key purpose of an Employee Services Analyst is to execute and effectively deliver the transactional People Service processes, ensuring that business needs are consistently being met. This includes effectively addressing employee queries; ensuring queries are resolved within SLA; drive a customer service mindset; and accurate and timeous maintenance of employee data in relevant systems, ensuring high employee data integrity

Key roles and responsibilities:

Agile Ways of Working:

• As a squad member, this role is responsible for collaboration and embracing the change of agile ways of work, ensuring team accountability and shared responsibility.
• It requires ownership of work, pushing the boundaries for excellent delivery and focus on root cause problem solving, using diverse and collective skills to support other members of the squad.

Delivery outputs:

• Maintain a customer service mind set to deliver quality transactional and high-volume people services to all Business Units, across all people / work levels
• Regular upskilling on Zone People policies to ensure continuous support to all Business Units across the Zone.
• Ensure that all personal employee data change requests on Workday, SAP and Payspace are processed timeously and accurately.
• Ensure effective and efficient query response and resolution in accordance with agreed SLA, including general enquires related to policy and procedures.
• Ensure that overall employee data integrity is maintained, and that the Workday HR system remains effective
• Deliver on the continuous improvement of operational processes by assisting the Employee Services Lead in identifying opportunities and driving implementation of strategies to close gaps
• Collaborate closely with Global teams and leverage best practices.
• Support Zone Employees, Managers and BPs with providing adequate and timeous responses to all employee queries

Minimum Requirement:

• SAP HR, Workday and ServiceNow system experience preferred
• Knowledge of People Policies across the Zone required
• Business knowledge and acumen
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail
• Used to working with deadlines
• Ability to work in a well-organized, accurate and reliable manner
• Working in a multi-cultural environment
• High level of service mindset
• Coordination skills, Presentation skills and a high sense of accuracy
• Communicative, team oriented and open for change
• Highly results focused
• Leads by example, and lives the company’s values
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively

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Job Purpose

The key purpose of this role is the full responsibility for planning, reporting and control cycle of Supply budgets (VIC, FIC, ZBB, CAPEX, People, Internal Control) on a monthly, quarterly and year end base for the plant.

This includes engaging with key stakeholders, drive adherence to governance and financial KPI’s, budget co ordination and reviews, standard reporting and provide actionable recommendations to leadership based on performance data.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

Annual Plan / Budget​

• Adhere to all deadlines, milestones and submission requirements to the Zone Supply PPM team ​
• Review all budget calculations for Income Statement and Balance Sheet and own the end to end process 
• Lead the ZBB budget process for the plant and ensure all guidelines, templates and timelines are adhered to ​
• Support on the completion of the CAPEX budget as required​
• Lead the headcount and paycost planning process for the plant​
• Ensure all champions initiatives are properly embedded in the budget while avoiding double counting​
• Prepare management review presentations for Zone, respecting guidelines, templates and timelines ​
• Ensure final budget is properly uploaded in all relevant tools (COGNOS, SCFD, SAP, TM1)​
• Provide correct bottom up VIC standards and actuals for MACO reporting​

Monthly Process (reporting/analysis/review/LE)​

• Responsible for the preparation of a full year forecast outlook (LE) for the plant ​
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve results​
• Identify risks, respective route causes and identify gap closing action plans ​
• Consolidate and report LE on a monthly basis to the Zone Supply PPM team​
• Review of the plant P&L and validation that the results reported are accurate and there is no material misstatement ​
• Review of headcount & paycost reporting on a monthly basis​
• Leads the completion and presentation of the monthly plant T&M deck with the Plant Manager​
• Monitors coherence between Budget, CAPEX and ZBB Performance of the Plant​
• Responsible for monthly and year end closing activities in supply
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results in line with approved policies & procedures​
• Manage Relationship with Network of Capability Centre (NoCC) for outsourced activities​
• Tracks performance targets for the Plant to reach World Class Excellence Operational efficiency.
• Assess Operational efficiency Supply, identify initiatives and lead actions plan to optimize the Supply performance and to close the gaps towards 3YP, Budget, LE, Global Benchmarking.​
• Executes Management Reporting for the plant to enable best-in-class operational performance management ​
• Review of fixed asset management​
• Ensure effective tax compliance​
• Prepare monthly Lifecycle reports for global maintenance routine
• Support maintenance package owner with monthly analysis as required
• Support SMS requirements (Specifically management and functional pillars)
• Preparation & reporting of Audited Financials and Tax Return Preparation
• Preparation of the annual Hop Harvest Grower Payment Models
• Preparation & execution of the annual Hop Harvest payment calculations
• Balancing & Valuation of the annual hop crop
• Hop Crop Costs to Cost of sales Calculations
• Hop Cone Fair Value Calculations
• Final Pellet Production Cost Calculation & Stock Balancing
• SAB Hop Price Sales Price Calculations
• Hop Pellet Volume Production Planning -  Based on Projected farm yields, Projected Crop Yield and Planned Brewing Volumes
• Balancing & Valuation of the annual hop crop
• Hop Crop Costs to Cost of sales Calculations
• Hop Cone Fair Value Calculations
• Final Pellet Production Cost Calculation & Stock Balancing
• SAB Hop Price Sales Price Calculations
• Hop Pellet Volume Production Planning -  Based on Projected farm yields, Projected Crop Yield and Planned Brewing Volumes
• Preparation of annual & monthly SAB Hop Farms Income Statement & Balance Sheet.
• Preparation of Financial Year End- Costs to Cost of Sales calculations

Ad Hoc​

• Define recommendations to support Senior Management decisions.​
• Manage projects as required; participate in ad hoc projects​
• Challenge and monitor capacity utilization and footprint strategy where applicable​
• Perform detailed analyses to determine cost opportunities at a plant level and participates actively in zone benchmarking activities. ​
• Perform strategic studies to streamline the business.​
• Ensure the application of coherent definitions and reporting requirements.​
• Mediate on behalf of Supply PPM on performance (P&L) issues/ conflicts across functions.​
• SPOC for the Supply function towards Plant.​
• Maintain an effective financial control environment at the plant, this includes but is not limited to ensuring that the following activities take place:​
• Fixed asset verification ​
• Inventory control effectiveness​
• Stock counts​
• Facilitate SARS audits​

Key attributes and competencies:

• Working in a multi-cultural environment ​
• High level of service mindset ​
• Coordination skills​
• High sense for accuracy​
• Communicative, team oriented and open for change​
• Ability to work in a well organized, accurate and reliable manner​
• Basic business sense​
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills & problem solver​
• Used to working with deadlines​
• Highly results focused​
• Leads by example, and lives the company’s values​
• Presentation skills ​
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively

Education:

• Relevant 4 year university degree in i.e. in accounting, business, economics, engineering or similar
• MBA / CIMA / CA (SA)  would be advantageous

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in finance in a manufacturing environment
• Experience Product Costing 
• Knowledge of Financial Reporting
• Knowledge of general accounting and consolidation practices
• Project management, problem assessment and solving skills ​
• Working in an ERP environment​
• Working in a process-oriented organization

Technical Competencies: 

• Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
• Good knowledge of consolidation & reporting tools (Cognos, TM1, BI)
• Knowledge of ERP Systems SAP R/3 Module FI/CO, SAP BW

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Job Summary:​

We are seeking a creative and detail-oriented Multimedia Animator/Editor to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating engaging and visually appealing animations and videos that align with our brand's vision. This role requires a strong proficiency in animation software, video editing tools, and a keen eye for visual storytelling.​

Key Responsibilities:​

• Animation Creation: Develop 2D and 3D animations using software such as Adobe Animate, Blender, or Maya.​
• Video Editing: Edit raw footage into polished videos using tools like Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.​
• Storyboarding: Collaborate with the creative team to conceptualize and create storyboards that outline the visual flow of animations and videos.​
• Visual Effects: Incorporate visual effects to enhance the quality and engagement of videos.​
• Graphic Design: Create motion graphics and visual elements for multimedia projects.​
• Audio Integration: Sync audio, including voiceovers, music, and sound effects, with visual content.​
• Project Management: Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to brand guidelines.​
• Collaboration: Work closely with other team members, including designers, brand partners, and writers, to produce cohesive and high-quality content.​
• Quality Control: Review final products to ensure they meet technical and quality standards before publication.​

Qualifications:​

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Animation, Multimedia Arts, Graphic Design, or a related field.​
• Experience: At least 4-5 years of experience in animation and video editing.​

Technical Skills:​

• Proficiency in animation software (e.g., Adobe Animate, Blender, Maya).​
• Strong video editing skills using software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve.​
• Knowledge of motion graphics and visual effects tools (e.g., After Effects).​
• Familiarity with graphic design tools (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator).​
• Creative Skills: Strong artistic abilities with a keen eye for detail, color, composition, and typography.​
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.​
• Time Management: Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines.​
• Portfolio: A strong portfolio demonstrating a range of animation and video editing projects.​

Preferred Qualifications:​

• Experience with 3D Animation: Knowledge of 3D animation tools such as Cinema 4D.​
• Interactive Media: Experience with interactive media or game design.​
• Scripting Skills: Basic understanding of scripting languages (e.g., Python) for animation automation.

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Key Purpose

The Key Purpose of this role is to perform end to end daily activities related to Africa Zone and Global processing of information to ensure that the Business Service Centre operational excellence and customer service objectives are achieved. The role ensures accurate processing of financial transactions, reporting and appropriate governance of all elements contained on the balance sheet, Income Statement and plus all processes housed in working capital. Financial transactions performed across various systems, including SAP, Oracle FCCS, and Cognos.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Preparation of intercompany chargeback requests
• Prepare and execute intercompany billings, payments, netting, cash application, accrual entries, adjustments and correction entries as needed
• Review intercompany charges for completeness and integrity to the process
• Prepare quality intercompany reconciliations, account analysis and provide detailed transactions to non-finance teams
• Prepare and upload intercompany related journals as required by the business, including accruals; recharges and creating invoices
• Managing the health of all intercompany balance sheet accounts in terms of risk, ageing, validity of transactions within the account and clear reconciling items
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items with the aim to clear mismatches and aged items on FCCS and Cognos in line with the Global policy
• Present and implement corrective action and preventative action for recurring process related issues.
• Assist the team to meet weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLA’s and KPI's
• Participate in monthly closing for entities including balance sheet, income statement and other financial information for internal and external reporting purposes
• Prepare the Intercompany Trial balance for FCCS upload and Cognos reporting.
• Investigate and resolve month end reconciling intercompany differences on FCCS and Cognos
• Provides customer support and responds to requests and accounting-related inquiries for intercompany processes
• Adhere to internal control protocols and provide information as required to internal and external audit
• Ensuring adherence and proper documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements including MICS and SOX Controls and SLAs
• Present to the Team Lead key challenges, insights and workarounds. Trouble shoot issues and share improvement ideas with Team Lead
• Maximize efficiency and effectiveness of process area, as the Subject Matter Expert for the process
• Identify automation opportunities to improve the way we operate and work closely with technology to leverage system functionalities to improve the process.
• Maintenance of role training documentation. Assisting in knowledge transfer to new employees within the role
• Perform Ad hoc projects and requests as assigned and identify process improvement, automation and efficiency opportunities to improve the way we operate.
• Understanding of Exchange Control Legislation and Company Requirements

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of IFRS will be an advantage
• Strong knowledge of Procurement to Pay processes and query resolution •
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively.
• Building and influencing diverse teams including senior management
• Ability to build productive working relationships – internally and externally and stakeholder management
• Strong interpersonal/ business skills and time management skills and the ability to generate team cooperation
• Excellent analytical and good problem-solving skills

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in accounting or related field
• 3 -5 years prior related position experience in financial accounting required
• Competency in Computer skills (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI), with particularly strong Excel skills
• Financial Systems, SAP, FCCS (Financial Close and Consolidation System, COGNOS system)

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Position Summary: 

We are seeking an inspirational and charismatic leader with a proven track record in building and directing high-performing teams. The ideal candidate will be dynamic, energetic, smart, and thoughtful, with a passion for innovation in the communications and marketing industry. This role involves driving acquisition, managing expenses with full P&L responsibility, and ensuring best-in-class strategy and execution of campaigns. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Leadership & Team Management: 

• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team to achieve and exceed goals. 
• Create an engaging and positive work environment that promotes wellness and diversity. 
• Develop and implement recruitment, onboarding, and performance management processes. 

Strategic Planning & Execution: 

• Drive acquisition of work from brands, manage expenses, and maintain full P&L responsibility. 
• Set departmental goals and KPIs, and ensure teams meet/exceed targets.
• Monitor annual budgets and ensure cost avoidance targets are met. 

Innovation & Growth: 

• Stay ahead of industry trends and integrate new capabilities into our portfolio. 
• Research and implement new initiatives to drive service offerings, focusing on quality and cost efficiency.
• Drive the monetization of DraftLine’s ecosystem and explore opportunities to sell services externally. 

Stakeholder Management: 

• Ensure exceptional stakeholder experiences, as measured by feedback and net promoter scores. 
• Keep global and local stakeholders informed of company developments and performance updates. 
• Collaborate with VP, directors, partners, and global teams to achieve company objectives. 

Performance Monitoring: 

• Continuously monitor campaign performance, aggressively testing to improve ROI. 
• Develop business plans and monitor their efficacy and progress. 
• Prepare and present 1-year and 3-year plans for DraftLine. 

Profile:

Education & Experience: 

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant tertiary qualification. 
• 5-10+ years of experience effectively leading high-performing teams, preferably in an agency environment. 

Skills & Competencies: 

•  Knowledge of KPI setting and management for performance marketing excellence. 
• Proven ability to grow and lead cross-functional teams (Business Intelligence, Digital Products, Creative, Development, Social Media, Analytics). 
• Excellent communication and client servicing skills with a passion for client retention. 
• Strong business acumen and operational know-how to run and grow a complex start-up. 
• Digitally savvy with an in-depth understanding of how technology can transform a business. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment. 
• Extensive experience driving excellent ROI for stakeholders using superior marketing and technology solutions. 

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Key Purpose

The Key Purpose of this role is to coordinate and prepare the Financial Sustainability Index (FSI) program results and improvement plans. This role will also support benchmarking across the zones and support countries in the effort to continuously improve their finance processes and value generation. You will be able to translate high-level business requirements in detailed technical and functional requirements and be responsible to implement those within the ABI infrastructure in collaboration with other teams.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

• FSI coordination: manage the collection, quality & visibility of KPI data
• Tracking and monitoring of results and ensures the appropriate results are communicated to Finance community
• Representation Letters: manage the collection, quality & visibility of the responses, performs the tracking and monitoring of it and prepare respective deliverables
• Implementation of Visibility in PowerBI or other tools
• Ensure the accuracy of the information on the FSI program
• Discuss improvements in processes and reports
• Project leadership

Key Competencies & Attributes:

• Good communication: written and spoken.
• Negotiation skills
• Organized and with sense of urgency.
• Focus and Discipline in the execution and management of the routine
• Dynamism and flexibility
• Team building and ability to disseminate knowledge
• Problem Solving

Minimum Requirements:

• Accounting, Business or Economics
• MBA in Accounting/Finance is a plus
• 2 years’ experience in FP&A area or in finance/accounting
• IFRS knowledge
• Power BI (Dashboards) & Microsoft Office (word, excel and power point)

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Key Purpose

The key purpose of this role is to manage, lead and support the Quality Assurance team and to support internal customers (Plant Management - S&D, and Manufacturing and Innovation/marketing) so that product quality and integrity are maintained across the value stream and business is conducted in an environmentally friendly and safe manner.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Maintain safe, healthy and risk free working environment
• Implement safety, health/environmental procedures and legislation
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
• Manage Human Resources
• Develop employees
• Ensure a positive employee relations climate
• Manage and apply personnel practices
• Quality control governance for the brewery
• Standards are in place and well understood
• Training is done against the specified methods
• Verification of the execution of the procedures to ensure that they comply with the standards
• Ensure that equipment is calibrated and is functioning as per original standard
• Highlight of any deviations to the Brewing manager, Packaging manager and Plant manager for action and stopping of the process when necessary
• Manage quality control environment
• Conform to value chain requirements
• Manage QC administration
• Optimise the availability of measuring equipment
• Maintain and control consumable stock levels
• Optimise quality control management system
• Optimise team performance
• Facilitate effective team dynamics
• Maintain performance management system
• Communicate effectively in the workplace
• Lead Quality strategy as per VPO
• Improve quality compliance and management on site and reduce reputational risks for the site
• Achieve VPO targets and Quality KPI and PI targets for the site

Minimum Requirements:

Education

• Min – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology or 4 year equivalent training
• Min – 3-6 months on the job training, Ideal – 6-9 months on the job training

Experience

• 2-3 Years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation
• Understanding of process control within a brewing and packaging process environment
• Assertive and analytical
• Proactive and proven leadership ability
• Good understanding of the principles and practices of Manufacturing Excellence
• Knowledge of Core Laboratory practices
• Communication / interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels
• Conceptual thinker. Analytical. High level of numeracy
• Conducts audits, interprets results and disseminates information to ensure operational efficiently
• Sets and manages department costs within budget constrains and ensures safety standards are adhered to
• Develops Quality procedures and systems for approval and subsequent implementation.
• Develops and manages the Supplier Partnership Programme
• Provides leadership in the area of the application of quality principles and techniques across the value chain

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Job Summary

The key purpose of this role is to load, unload and stack materials safely and efficiently while maintaining our governance and Customer service standards.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Conduct pre-trip inspections prior to the start of each shift using the forklift inspection checklist.
• Ensure that the forklift is operated and maintained in optimal condition
• Ensure that fuel and fluids are at accepted operating levels Adherence to the health, safety and environmental standards
• Department of Labour stacking exemptions complied with Site housekeeping standards maintained and adhered to
• Appropriate personal protective equipment used as designated by site safety standards. Effective stock quality management
• Warehouse stock age standards maintained by ensuring stock rotation principles applied
• Ensures quality control through checking packaging on warehouse floor and prior to loading
• Effective inventory management
• Maintain clear and effective communication with Inventory Manager, Controller and Supervisor
• Accurate checking, loading and unloading of vehicles
• Load Summary used to load correct quantities of split and full pallets
• Shipment status updated in SAP
• Accurate recording of returns on handheld device prior to unloading
• Participation in handover process before and after every shift
• Accurate daily stock count performed using handheld device
• Generate variance report in SAP and resolve discrepancies Efficient loading and unloading of vehicles
• Maintain clear and effective communication with Logistics Coordinator / team members
• All documentation accurately and comprehensively completed
• Ensure production continuity (where applicable)
• Load empties and raw materials onto production lines whilst ensuring optimal productivity
• Remove and stack finished product from line to bin whilst ensuring optimal line productivity
• Conversant with relevant business information, policies, processes and procedure

Profile:

• Matric / Grade 12 or equivalent
• Valid forklift driver license
• Experience operating a double handler
• Computer literate
• SAP literacy advantageous
• Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good verbal and communication skills
• Good self-management principles
• Ability to adapt to change effectively
• Lives the values of the organisation
• Good numerical ability

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Job Summary

The key purpose of this role is to manage shift to efficiently execute both T1 & T2 load plans to satisfy internal and external Customer service levels.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Physically perform and lead the morning inventory count process
• Identify the root cause of inventory count variances and put action plans in place through problem solving tools to improve the Inventory Accuracy KPI
• Reduce Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of problem solving tools
• Create and manage warehouse management tools to ensure FEFO.
• Track and trend Inventory Accuracy
• Ensure movement of materials reflects in the SAP system at all times
• 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 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
• Ensure adherence to blocking standards on non conforming inventory
• Product quality induction programme conducted
• Track, trend and manage repacking operation to conform to quality standards and to improve repacking productivity
• Adhere to a standardized picking process and ensure compliance through management routines to ensure a safe and productive process
• Track, trend and manage picking accuracy and productivity through management tools Productivity & Capacity Managed
• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Warehouse Labour Productivity GOP to improve the KPI
• Allocate and assign labour activities utilizing the SKAP tool Warehouse Management
• Implement, track, trend and improve 5S results
• Support the design of the management cycle e.g. Business Descriptions, SLA's, Process Maps, Indicators and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees
• Develop and continuously validate SOP's through management routines and tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees (LnA)
• Team rooms managed and updated through routine meetings to solve problems and drive performance
• Develop and maintain SCL routines and track adherence thereof
• 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, calendarize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual target Safe Warehouse Practices
• Ensure & maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks
• Track and measure the PI of the loading/unloading bay allocation tool with action plans to improve productivity
• Track, trend and manage related KPI's/PI's e.g. TCT, baytime utilization, Hl/man Hour

Profile:

• 3 year relevant diploma/degree
• 2+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience
• 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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The Key purpose of this role is to Define, develop and audit food safety systems standards and work practices to ensure compliance to product safety based on global policies for Africa Zone. Define, develop, support all analytical chemistry and good laboratory practice requirements across all laboratories in Africa Zone.

Key Roles & Responsibilities (Food Safety):

• Develop and provide training for food safety and quality requirements to Regional Quality Assurance Mangers
• Validate all HACCP plans for all facilities in Africa
• Develop and maintain documentation such as SOP’s, as well as maintenance of manuals, policies and procedures as relate to any food safety concerns
• Ensure effective monitoring of all CCPs
• Ensure verification and validation is in place for all CCPs
• Conduct facility food safety audits as well as manage third party audits
• Ensure Legal requirements are adhered to in all operations
• Monitor and verify activities to ensure that all products coming in and out of the facility meet food safety standards in addition to quality standards
• Update existing food safety procedures and documentation to keep up with changing global  requirements
• Assist buyers with training and educating potential suppliers to ensure compliance
• Oversee proper maintenance and sanitation of all facility to comply with food safety requirements
• Ensure that all company food safety and quality assurance procedures are followed and documented correctly at all times
• Support Regional Quality Assurance Managers in developing GMP action plans and CAPEX requirements to improve overall site GMP for all sites in Africa
• Accountable for due diligence test programme implementation
• Drive closure of gaps for non-conformances in due diligence 
• Ensure legal and mandatory requirements for food safety are maintaining in all countries via legal registers
• Ensure analytical capabilities and strategies meets existing and future business needs.
• Good understanding of analytical instrument and technologies to advise the business on the correct equipment to source
• Depth understanding of the principles of analytical instrument, trouble shooting and training ( GC, HPLC, ICP, Gallery Beer master etc.)
• Good understanding and application of analytical methods for both breweries and maltings
• Ability to interpret complex analytical data and advise the business
• Sound knowledge of analytical method development ( Accuracy, precision, recovery test etc.)
• Ability to train, audit and run methods in the lab and generate the results
• Sound knowledge of chemistry and chemical analysis
• SME on GC, HPLC and lab process.
• Knowledge of validation system ( BWC/MAC/BAPS/MAPS/DAPS, Gage R&R, verification routines)
• Develop BWC sampling plan and ensure all process are followed including statistical analysis and reporting
• Management of due diligence and ensure the results are interpreted correctly and lead problem solving
• Write and present scientific reports relevant teams.
• Must have extensive knowledge of ISO 17025 accreditation
• Collaborate with L&D to define training needs and train delegates on advanced analytical instruments.

Profile:

• BSc or BTech degree
• Excellent knowledge of food industry rules and regulations 
• Strong technical skills in identify adulteration in goods 
• Experience in investigating complaints of food products 
• Familiarity with food production, customer service, hygiene, fire, and health regulations 
• Ability to use accounting software, databases, and inventory management software 
• Excellent presentation, report drafting, and problem-solving skills 
• Subject matter expertise in food safety
• Knowledge of brewing, quality and packaging management systems and processes
• Ideal candidate would have experience in quality systems and have worked in middle/ senior management roles

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Job Purpose

• The key purpose of this role is to manage shift to efficiently execute both T1 & T2 load plans to satisfy internal and external Customer service levels.

Key outputs and responsibilities:
Inventory Counts

• Physically perform and lead the morning inventory count process
• Identify the root cause of inventory count variances and put action plans in place through problem solving tools to improve the Inventory Accuracy KPI
• Reduce Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of problem solving tools
• Create and manage warehouse management tools to ensure FEFO
• Track and trend Inventory Accuracy
• Ensure movement of materials
• reflects in the SAP system at all times

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

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
• Ensure adherence to blocking standards on
• non conforming inventory
• Product quality induction programme conducted
• Track, trend and manage repacking operation to conform to quality standards and to improve repacking productivity

Picking Standards

• Adhere to a standardised picking process and ensure compliance through management routines to ensure a safe and productive process
• Track, trend and manage picking accuracy and productivity through management tools

Productivity & Capacity Managed

• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Warehouse Labour Productivity GOP to improve the KPI
• Allocate and assign labour activities utilizing the SKAP tool

Warehouse Management

• Implement, track, trend and improve 5S results
• Support the design of the management cycle
• e.g. Business Descriptions, SLA's, Process Maps, Indicators and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees
• Develop and continuously validate
• SOP's through management routines and tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees ( LnA
• Team rooms managed and updated through routine meetings to solve problems and drive performance
• Develop and maintain SCL routines and track adherence thereof
• 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 KP I' s
• Cascade KPI's and PI's to individual warehouse employee level, calenderise the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual target

Safe Warehouse Practices

• Ensure & maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety blocks
• Loading and Unloading activities
• Track and measure the PI of the loading/unloading bay allocation tool with action plans to improve productivity
• Track, trend and manage related KPI's/PI's e.g. TCT, baytime utilization, Hl/man Hour

Profile

• 3 year relevant diploma/degree
• 2+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience
• 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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Job Summary

Our dream is to become a World Class Procurement organization, driving value creation and enabling sustainable growth in the Zone. We have an evolved and simplified organizational strategy that enables us to deliver on business requirements Our focus, to achieve this dream, is to transform our Supply Chain through Smart Procurement and innovative sustainability initiatives.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Responsible to support the development of Category Strategies within the Agencies, Media & Production Category, which falls under the control of the Regional Procurement office (RPO).
• Responsible for the successful execution of Category Strategies across all 11 markets in Africa Zone.
• Provide Regional support for Categories managed centrally by the Global Procurement Office (GPO).
• Recommend & embed ways of working for Procurement interface with all stakeholders across the business.
• Provide commercial advice and work jointly with internal stakeholders to implement best practice and management of Procurement principles across Africa Zone.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across different functions in the organization to drive value through centrally negotiated agreements.
• Manage Supplier relationships and resolve disputes in collaboration with functional counterparts.
• Ownership of Simple Packages for the RPO through data analytics related to the Categories and plan for execution.
• Definition and execution of Categories Strategies; This includes mitigation of risks within the Category and creating value through identified opportunities.
• Analyse spend and user specific requirements for all sub-packages within the Category.
• Conduct market research to assess Zone dynamics related to the Category and use research outcomes for future planning and value generation in line with company strategy.
• Develop, in conjunction with GPO/Zone counterparts, Category Strategies for each sub-package, as guiding documents for value generation within the Category.
• Manage supplier relationships and internal & external collaborations across the Agencies, Media & Production scope.
• Ensure readiness across both zone and country for strategy execution.
• Resolve and escalate supplier performance issues where necessary.
• Support Collaborative Optimization activities where applicable.
• Handle second level escalations with suppliers/internal stakeholders to resolve performance issues.
• Collaborate with supplier and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of Category Manager sourcing outputs / agreements.
• Ensure suppliers are correctly enabled through the PSS.
• Ensure contractual terms & conditions are effectively “operationalized” within business.
• Support collection and analysis of Zone ZBB, WAPT, eAuction analytics and driving Champions initiatives across all sub-packages within scope.
• Accountable for monthly reporting as per the KPIs within the Commercial Indirects Procurement scope.
• Drive collaboration between RPO, PSS, GPO, FP&A, and other parties involved in daily Category activities.
• Track sourcing events and projects to ensure delivery of targets and support business operations.
• Enhance and develop ways of working with Country, RPO, and GPO counterparts.

Profile:

• University Degree
• Minimum 2 years’ management experience
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and teams
• Strong commercial and contract negotiation skills
• Strong people , leadership  and presentation skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Sound contracts knowledge
• Sound technical skills and technical understanding
• Basic knowledge of finance and accounting allowing the ability to run/read analysis P&L and balance sheet
• Communicating effectively by conveying information and ideas in a clear, meaningful, and timely manner, providing information to ensure understanding across different levels in the company
• Pan African / Regional or Global Category management experience.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Procurement strategic sourcing methodologies
• Good knowledge, understanding and use of Microsoft Office tools
• Sound knowledge of Procurement systems such as Ariba
• Knowledge of SAP is an advantage prospective candidates
• Must be willing to travel across African markets