Brewery Logistics Manager

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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 this role is to implement and uphold ABInBev’s safety standards. Manage the brewery and regional distribution, fleet & safety, inventory, and warehousing functions so that customer service levels can be optimized and that benchmarked productivity standards are met. Implement standard operating processes in line with DPO and VPO standards. Manage VLC, ZBB and SCOH costs in line with annual flexed targets.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

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Fleet & Safety:

Ensures a safe and healthy working environment for internal and external stakeholders
Ensures that the site(s) operates in a lawful and ethical manner, abides to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, Road Transport Act, Governance Codes (Combined Code) of practice pertaining to Safety and Fleet Management
Ensures that legislative requirements are met and fully implemented
Maintains a robust system of SIO generation and close out
Quarterly safety reviews are conducted with the Logistics and Supply Directors to identify risk trends and mitigation plans
Completes an annual risk review of internal and external processes, identifying relevant mitigation plans and implementing them
Ensures company fleet is in good operating condition
Implement and enforce safety protocols and procedures across all site and regional operations to ensure compliance with industry standards
Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments to identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions promptly

Quality:

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Ensures that logistics teams adhere to quality guidelines specified by the Zone so that customers receive stock as per ABInbev’s quality guidelines
Adheres to Zone blocking mechanisms to ensure that blocked stock is at no time a risk to our stakeholders
Manages DOC & stock age for finished goods inventories in order to proactively identify opportunities or alleviate write off risks with functional peers in Planning, Sales and Supply

DPO/VPO:

Ensures that Daily, Weekly and Monthly Meeting routines are adhered to in line with mandatory DPO/VPO guidelines (OWD’s, SCL, MCL, mandatory meetings)
Conducts the Daily Logistics Meeting as per the specified TOR’s listed in the DPO/VPO framework
Ensures that processes are standardized via SOP’s and work standards are monitored and improved by using Operational Work Diagnoses (OWD’s)
Track KPI’s on a daily, weekly and monthly basis in line with DPO/VPO requirements; Ensures that appropriate problem- 3 solving tools are applied for out-of-range KPI’s in line with DPO/VPO methodology
Lead innovation and benchmarking efforts to identify process improvement opportunities that enhance sustainable DPO/VPO/LCP KPIs

Service Level:

Maintains a healthy relationship with T1 &T2 carriers to ensure brewery throughput is maintained
Maintains interactions with RD’s to identify opportunities for return of glass back to the brewery
Engages with Planning Team around glass availability and sales requirements to support service level
Ensures there is strict adherence to Inventory Policy within the warehouse
Manages Service Level Agreements (SLA) on a weekly basis with Fleet, Quality and Sales/CIC
Escalates relevant MBFU policy transgressions and takes appropriate actions to mitigate packaging downtime
Manages weekly SLA with Sales with clearly documented information on sizing, sales forecast and potential SCOH; performance measures to be shared weekly includes refusals performance, sales curve index, OODD, drop size and OOS constraints Cost Management
Drives a strict adherence to flexed budgets with the delivery, warehouse and inventory management teams
Ensures that accountability is aligned to package owners • Assumes overall accountability for Brewery Logistics spend on both VLC, ZBB and SCOH
Accounts for over/underspends on a weekly and monthly basis dependent on the GL frequency
Utilize data analytics to assess operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, adjusting as necessary to meet targets
Act as a liaison between the country operations and commercial, supply functions to align on customer service strategies

Cost Management:

Drives a strict adherence to flexed budgets with the delivery, warehouse, fleet & safety, and inventory management teams
Ensures that accountability is aligned to package owners
Assumes overall accountability for Brewery Logistics spend on VLC, ZBB, SCOH and CAPEX
Accounts for over/underspends on a weekly and monthly basis dependent on the GL frequency

People Management:

Ensure that the Shop Floor are aligned in terms of goals and meeting routines to drive continuous improvement
Ensures that Monthly One on Ones are conducted in line with the target review process
Maintains a healthy industrial relations climate with key stakeholders through documented SLA Meetings
Communication channels are open to relevant stakeholders via Monthly All Employee meetings
Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern
Recruitment of talent and building of pipeline
Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings
Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members, promoting professional development and growth

Key Attributes and 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 and advanced excel skills

Minimum Requirements:

Degree or more 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

Additional Information:

BAND: VI

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements