Trending Jobs at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Specialist Analysis:

• Carry out specialised micro analysis according to standard and the minimum micro sampling plan. Ensure traceability of results and record on appropriate information systems
• Communicate results clearly and timeously to production teams and stakeholders
• Conduct ad hoc analysis to assist with problem solving
• Provide production with good quality, yeast for propagation free of contaminants
• Management and execution of basic maintenance and calibration schedules on test equipment

Quality Auditing:

• Conduct required and requested quality audits, completing the appropriate documentation and communicating the results
• Review quality analysis procedures for updates when required
• Where required, initiate corrective actions to close gaps generated by audits

Problem Solving:

• Support production teams in problem solving by providing specialist knowledge on micro sampling and techniques
• Lead, facilitate or take part in problem solving sessions as a functional expert when required

Training:

• Assist in training, coaching and mentoring of plant personnel on good hygiene practices
• Take part in the development of training material
• Complete the competency guide for the micro lab technician role

Continuous Improvement:

• Carry out specialised analyses in support of the evaluation of continuous improvement opportunities
• Where required, take part in team evaluations of continuous improvement opportunities
• Take part in regional and divisional process optimisation initiatives as required
• Drive the Quality VPO through adhering to the minimum micro sampling plan and standards
• Support the production teams with problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives
• Traceability of samples and accuracy results when reporting to production teams
• Effectively communicating with all levels of the business and follow up when necessary
• Working timeously and managing individual workloads effectively to ensure sample frequencies are met

Minimum Requirements:

• Microbiology/Bio-Chemistry Diploma/degree
• Biotechnology Diploma/degree
• Food Technology Diploma/degree
• 2 Years experience in the Food Industry and in a micro laboratory environment is ideal
• Packaging and/or Brewing experience is preferable
• Knowledge of SAP PDM, Microsoft Office packages and LIMS will be an advantage
• May be called on to work overtime as required

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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 competition.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum requirement of grade 12.
• Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification (Sales/Marketing qualification preferred).
• 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.
• Ability to work in a flexible working environment (working on weekends).

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Sampling is carried out as per manualised methods
• Relevant apparatus, equipment and reagents are prepared as per manualised method
• Analysis is performed using fundamental laboratory techniques and practices
• Accurate results generated, recorded and reported on time
• Carry out lab equipment maintained and calibration as per manualized methods
• Comply to company safety policy and procedure( Hazardous substance, PPE, MSDS, Safety incidents, lab safety rules)
• Adhere to 5S and Housekeeping schedules
• Conduct required and requested quality audits, completing the appropriate documentation and communicating the results
• Coach, check, mentor and assist shift based production teams on problem solving and correct use of problem solving techniques
• Take part in regional and divisional process optimisation initiatives as require ​

Minimum Requirements:

• National Diploma in Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years working experience in FMCG industry
• Knowledge of VPO quality

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Packaged Volumes:

• Ensure that hl. packed by brand/pack are in accordance with plan
• Supply full beer to warehouse and agree on stock numbers
• Maintain/increase number of hl packed per day in accordance with plan and laid down factory efficiency standards​
• Packaged Product Quality:
• Ensure that the packaging process is controlled such that all quality standards are maintained
• Implement correct action to prevent substandard product and reinforce continuous improvement​

Productivity:

• Achieve and improve all targets i.e. hl per man hour; % GLY and hl / factory hour targets; % LEF and hl / machine hour targets​
• Control fixed costs, beer loss and container loss
• Prepare and implement plans that produce required outcomes, including materials, machine maintenance and subordinate deployment
• Motivate and manage human resource, including performance appraisals, discipline, administration, training, IR climate, absenteeism etc.
• Comply with laid down safety standards and statutory requirements
• Ensure packaging line is clean / tidy at all times
• Report on efficiencies, downtime, and other production related issues​
• Recruit, select and appoint staff
• Outplacement of staff
• Team and individual goals set and monitored​
• Conduct team reviews
• Performance reviews conducted
• Address training and development needs
• Career planning
• Opportunity to improve processes are identified
• Plans developed to optimize resources​
• Discipline and grievance handling
• Analytical ability
• Team leadership​
• Persuasiveness
• Concern for detail and accuracy​
• Desire to do better (achievement orientation)

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc Engineering or B-Tech Mechanical / Electrical
• Packaging Traineeship (in-house)
• Packaging experience (high speed plant and equipment)
• Ability to work shifts
• Good understanding OHS and NOSA requirements
• Should have good verbal, sight and hearing abilities in order to be able to do the job as prescribed

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Weekly update & review of 13 weeks glass plans and actively communicate any risks or opportunities in S&OE (internally + externally with supplier).
• Ensure alignment between WSNP plan and supplier with 13 week and  long-term requirement in NRB glass.  (Supplier S&OE)
• Analyse the container performance metrics to ensure optimal container population utilisation (within the 13week plan + Cona plan)
• LCP requirements for MRP and Retpack and other LCP blocks part of the team
• Weekly circular packaging actual inventory tracking and monitoring; including blocked containers.
• Develop and maintain 13-week container population models for each container group.
• Analyze weekly container movements and track container metrics; RTIs, Losses and GRNs.
• Benchmark container performance metrics to identify opportunity gaps.
• Accountable for ensuring accurate planning of Non-Returnable glass BU South (close collaboration with Procurement and Retpack Team).
• Weekly allocation and load plans of NRB glass for Bu South to be shared with breweries & supplier.
• Ensure supply security for NRB and RB injections 13 week & Monthly Cona plan

Minimum Requirements:

• Preferred Candidate should have a tertiary qualification in an analytical field
• Ideal candidate should have between 3 – 5 years' experience in supply chain or commercial disciplines in an FMCG environment
• Proficiency in MS Excel is required.
• An inclination towards the quantitative disciplines of mathematics, statistics and economics would be advantageous
• Basic business financial understanding would be advantageous

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Barley grading across the process from pre-harvest, intake, composite, transfer and LTS outloading and quality monitoring.
• Execute food safety compliance testing (collecting/compiling sample sets/liaising with third party laboratories to conduct analysis and securing reports, communicating results to stakeholders)
• Support pre-harvest process compliance by storage partners and Barley quality team: ensuring equipment calibration, grader certification and ring test analysis is conducted internally.
• Manage/execute ad hoc refresher training by barley quality team with storage partners on specific parameters identified as risk pre-harvest, to reduce rejections at mill door.
• Track and report progress on analysis vs requirements and communicating status of crop analysis effectively to relevant stakeholders.  
• Track disputes between Maltings and storage partners when applicable or disputes between barley quality team and storage partners and communicate outcomes.
• Track rejections and conducting problem solving for barley rejections along with the Barley Quality Specialist.
• Support closure of improvement actions plans for rejections.
• Support heatmap data management through ensuring all relevant data is captured and reviewed weekly (temp monitoring data/fumigation compliance data etc) for accurate risk allocation.
• Ensure all analysis data is updated and available for VOPs weekly reviews and approval to order or reject stock and capturing decision on heatmaps.
• Execute depot visits, reporting findings and tracking action plan via weekly engagements with storage partners.
• Supports gap closure on storage facility compliance to operational standards through weekly storage partner engagements.
• Support storage partner compliance to contractual agreements and storage practices through monthly depot visits, inspections and ad hoc visits for DMR investigations.
• Executes DMR investigations from VOPs with storage partners, report findings and support action plan closure.
• Manage laboratory consumable stock (Track and monitor stock levels, Raise POs/liaise with suppliers).
• Manage laboratory equipment maintenance through timeous calibration, maintenance and inspections of equipment.
• Support planning and execution of ad hoc trial or research project analysis and data reporting.
• Support SMS implementation.

Minimum Requirements:

• Food science or related tertiary qualification
• Data: Statistical analysis and evaluation/data interpretation capability.
• Experience with working in multi-disciplinary teams is critical.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Initiative and self-starter.
• Barley grading certificate (beneficial)
• Auditor certification (beneficial)
• Experience with barley grading, handling and storage (beneficial)

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Key roles and responsibilities: .

FG Quality Management

• FG Inventory quality fundamental 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 re-packed as per VPO & DPO standards
• All obsolescence stock are decanted as per standard policy & procedure

Inventory Management

• Independent inventory counts conducted on all returnable containers & reconciled to SAP inventory
• Inventory count differences identified, investigated, resolved & reported un-resolved
• Inventory count differences escalated to BLM / DCLM & RLM with commentary & action plans
• All physical movements of containers 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 open shipments for T1 & T2 are reviewed & resolved
• All container 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 report

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

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Engineering, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics or Sciences
• 2-3 years’ experience in a Stock Control environment
• MS Office proficiency
• Attention to detail
• High level of accuracy
• Ability to manage self
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Sound knowledge of the SAP R3 system
• Good verbal ability and communication skills
• High levels of Integrity and ethics

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Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Build an end-to-end change strategy, aligned to the ABInBev change management methodology, to meet the project objectives including a milestone flight plan.
• Conduct a Change Impact Assessment that articulates the detailed people impacts of the transformation and highlights risks for the project..
• Create and continuously update the stakeholder matrix and persona profiles. Identify key leadership stakeholders and create leadership roadmap to ensure buy in and change commitment.
• Create and define a detailed communication and engagement plan for the program or project.
• Identify and agree on change success measures and metrics for the program. Adoption approach is identified and agreed with key stakeholders. Conduct surveys Identify utilisation and productivity reports where required for the projects.
• Create change agent networks where required. Enable change agents through knowledge transfer and training. Create routines and key milestone activities for change agent network. Measure and manage change agent effectiveness and mitigate any risks.
• Develop the change training approach. Identify all training requirements through a thorough training analysis. Ensure training content is developed in line with AbInBev methodology and standards. Where required liaise with training vendors to develop training material. Ensure evaluation of knowledge transfer as part of the readiness criteria.
• From time to time required to build training material, reports and dashboards as well as conduct change management training.
• Must be able to create communication and infographics.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent with 2+ years of experience in Change Management, HR or business
• Embodies the AB InBev culture and 10 principles
• Flexible and agile
• Leadership & project management capabilities
• Practical experience in change management or similar positions advantageous
• Ability to think conceptually and strategically, while maintaining a cost-conscious and practical approach to using time and resources
• Works with energy and enthusiasm to solve business problems
• Must be able to work under pressure and executes with discipline and a sense of urgency
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work with all levels of the organization
• Ability to work in and understand multicultural environments, interacting with various Country, BU, Zone and Global teams

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Zone Ownership and active management of the empties losses in the supply chain.
• Cross-functional action plans, mitigations in reducing empties’ losses.
• High level Reporting and presentations to directors and VP’s of Empties, Losses and Root-Cause Analysis.
• Strong relationship with global to ensure global best practices are adopted in the Zone.
• Tracking and reporting on empties losses and gap closure through mitigation plans put in place.
• Coach and implement best practices to mitigate excessive empties losses in inventory holding.
• Coach and implement best practice to ensure adherence to inventory count procedures and assist with coordinating monthly stock count activities.
• Manage and mitigate losses in all areas of the supply chain.
• Optimization, target-setting and tracking of losses by area.
• Identification and implementation Value-Add (VA) initiatives/opportunities.
• Returnable containers loss  budgeting, tracking and monitoring.
• Review of Daily controls impacting empties and ensuring standardized best practice is applied across the Zone.
• Maintain and ensure a high standard of data accuracy within the Inventory reporting system(s).
• Liaising with the respective planning teams to in order to deliver input into the Medium to Long-Term Inventory planning.
• Deliver input into the 1YP budgeting, tracking and measuring teams for STI performance sign off.
• Inputs into all Excellence programs undertaken by zone (DPO/VPO/LCP).
• Knowledge of MBFU and FRI processes.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors or Post-Graduate degree qualification in a relevant field: B.Sc. Degree in Engineering or Econometrics, Finance or Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain, Economics, Accounting Science, MBA recommended.
• 5 Years experience in logistics and supply chain management and finance background.
• Experience in FMCG Industry would be advantageous.
• SYSPRO and SAP proficient.

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Delivery Productivity Management
• In trade coaching with errant offenders on MBFU, refusals and OODD
• Ensuring that delivery modes share us adhered and continually look for opportunities to pursue cheaper modes
• Master Data verified for accuracy
• Carry out in-trade Owner Driver standard verification
• Adherence to market visit plan within trade presence at a minimum of x4 days a week ensuring adherence to SOPs and OWDs done to open the gap where necessary Quality Management
• Ensure Quality is clear in the Route Delivery Execution Process and people know and follow it.
• Ensure all employees understand the customer complaint process. Process is in place, KPI is tracked and there are action plans to improve results. Consumer complaints GOPS are being tracked and implemented
• Ensure that the driver base is trained and equipped to identify quality related issues and understands correct handling methodology to minimise issues Capacity Occupation and Refusal Management
• Establish SLA with 2DCP on Capacity Occupation daily optimization
• Ensure that appropriate communication channel in place and action plans have been developed to track Refusals
• Ensure return policies are in place and they cover all items and they are adhered to and updated. Support Service Social Systems
• Establish routines to with CXC to track performance
• Create an environment that allows for cross functional learning and integration.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant 3 year tertiary degree/diploma, preferably in Supply Chain and or Logistics
• 2 years’ experience in a customer service role within an FMCG Supply Chain and or Logistics
• Valid Code 08 Drivers License
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• SAP experience will be preferred

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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 competition.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3 year degree qualification
• At least 2 years’ experience in a sales/marketing/FMCG environment
• Valid unendorsed Code 8 drivers 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:

• Apply engineering principles in assisting Brewing and E&F production teams to achieve optimal plant performance
• Provide line support for situational and systemic problem-solving
• Execute identified process optimisation initiatives
• Execute identified process capability studies
• Provide design support for regional capital projects
• Support the execution of regional capital projects
• Lead small CAPIN projects in Brewing and/or E&F plants
• Provide coaching to process engineering trainees
• Assist with the identification and closure of Brewing and E&F technological gaps
• Manage, co-ordinate and implement improvement projects to ensure optimisation of Brewing and E&F plant and process

Minimum Requirements:

• Min BSc Chemical engineering or equivalent qualification
• Checked out Process Engineer
• 3 –5 Years’ Experience
• Knowledge of problem techniques and process optimization
• Deep understanding of E&F and Brewing plant, Process Controls and Automation, design and   commissioning
• Rigorous analytical skills and ability to apply them to complex problems
• Ability to develop project plans and meet project deadlines
• Ability to multi-task
• Work on his/her own initiative