AB InBev Africa
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The key purpose of the job is to ensure alignment to overall business strategy, deliver against Customer Service, Volume, Market Share and Profitability imperatives in an ethical and responsible manner.
Key roles and responsibilities:
- Ensuring safety is first priority in all Tanzania operations
- Execute the strategy for T1, T2 Transportation and Warehouse capacity and operations.
- Ensure Inventory Control and SCOH cost control
- Country intermediary with the commercial function to support in delivering the best Customer Service strategy within each sales region
- Deliver Variable Logistics Cost (VLC) results
- Ensure optimal productivity levels and process uniformity across T1, T2 and warehousing by sharing best practice and cascading, monitoring and course correcting KPIs across the Brewery/DC Operation Regions
- Execute DPO/VPO/LCP Means and standards, Drive innovation, benchmarking & process improvement initiatives to improve the Sustainable DPO/VPO/LCP KPIs.
- Develop & implement strategic plans to reduce operating costs & improve customer service throughout the T1/T2 Warehouses
- Developing annual Zone Africa ZBB Budget plus analyse and report and rectify any deviations throughout year
- Plan for capin including timing and execution of spend
- Support implementation of Champion’s/VA initiatives
Profile:
Qualification & Experience
- Degree in Logistics or any other related field
- 5+ years in FMCG, distribution or supply chain planning operating at a managerial level
- Knowledge of all relevant legislative requirements
- Knowledge of customer service principles
- Credibility within the business
- Familiar with local market environments
Behavioral Competencies
- Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
- Superior planning ability
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good verbal and communication skills
- Good self-management principles
- Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
- Excellent coaching capability, Strives for continuous improvement
- Demonstrates leadership skills, Good decision making ability
- Excellent numerical ability, Good analytical ability
Additional Information:
- Band: VI
- Reporting to the Country Logistics Lead
- Works closely with the Zone Logistics Team, Brewery & Planning teams, Sales, DPO/VPO, BOPs and Global team
- Also works with the relevant finance & audit teams
- Drives DPO/VPO/LCP implementation
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.