Process Artisan at AB InBev
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?
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The Key Purpose of a Process Artisan is to operate and maintain the Packaging process to achieve minimal variability in product quality, and maximum throughput whilst
minimizing waste.
Key roles and responsibilities:
OPERATING AND PROCESS CONTROL:
- Operating manual equipment in packaging and associated process areas according to the Standard Operating Procedures.
- Supporting the plant control system under instructions of the Packaging Team Leader.
- Operating sub-processes of the packaging plant according to the Standard Operating Procedures, supporting the plant control system and verifying that process control is being maintained
- Assure quality of raw materials by monitoring conformance to Company and Regional Standards, and any deviations corrected
- Repairing plant for start-up by ensuring Brand and process changes correctly identified, all inputs are available including utilities, documentation and verified & calibrated equipment is available. And plant is visually inspected for availability to produce and set up in accordance with SOP’s.
- Starting and operating the Packaging process by complying with OH+S requirements whilst taking corrective action when deviations occur to prevent non-standard product.
- Ensuring that non-standard operations are documented and that the Concession/Permit procedures are fully adhered.
- Shutting down the plant in accordance with WI and any deviations recorded.
- Carrying out CIP cleaning, sampling and measuring CIP outputs, external cleaning of plant and work area, and visual cleanliness inspections.
- Controlling inputs usage i.e., stock levels maintained as per region requirements, regular quality checks on stock, usage ratios checked, and all inputs stored in correct demarcated areas
- Ensuring plant availability via ensuring that scheduled maintenance plans happen, identifying ad hoc maintenance tasks and referring to others to correct, giving on-going assistance to team members to identify root causes of breakdowns, observing required ‘lock-out’ procedures and other OH+S Act requirements.
- Constantly reviewing process performance against target and recording short stops. Where process performance does not meet target, or trends indicate the existence of problems, corrective action must be initiated.
- Recording waste on the appropriate documentation or information systems and reviewing waste trends to identify problems or opportunities timeously.
- Responding rapidly to upstream or downstream triggers that could result in out-of-control process situations.
- 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
MAINTENANCE OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
- Carrying out in-depth cleaning, lubrication and inspection of plant equipment according to the Standard Operating Procedures and/or maintenance schedules.
- Performing autonomous tasks, in accordance with the maintenance schedule, and where required requesting the assistance of an artisan.
- Identify maintenance problems, and report these through to the team leader for resolution.
- Assisting Packaging Artisans in executing running repairs on shift.
- Completing all documentation including job cards, COSWIN notifications and other shift documentation
QUALITY CONTROL AND ANALYSIS
- Carrying out the required quality checks/analyses as per Standard Operating Procedures and recording the results on the appropriate information system.
- Constantly reviewing quality performance against targets and conducting trend analysis to identify problems timeously.
- Coaching, mentoring, verifying and transferring knowledge whist providing assistance to fellow team members in the execution of quality checks.
- Where quality problems have occurred, identifying and resolving them using the correct problem-solving approaches.
COMMUNICATION
- Actively participating in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions.
- Using gap lists to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
- Understanding the team goals and participating in team goal review sessions.
- Making use of relevant communication media (e.g., shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
- Completing required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated
PROBLEM SOLVING
- When problems occur, applying the appropriate techniques (e.g., Quick Fix Routines, 5 Why, etc.) to identify and correct the problem.
- Where a problem cannot be resolved escalate to the team leader.
- Where problems have been resolved, verify that the problems have been eliminated
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
- Using Short Interval Control charts to review trends and to identify opportunities for the removal of waste and variation in the process.
- Constantly seeking opportunities for continuous improvement and ensuring these are recorded on the gap list.
- Participate in regional or divisional plant optimization trials.
VOYAGER PLANT OPTIMIZATION PRACTICES
- Execute all shift routines in accordance with Voyager Plant Optimization principles.
- Continuously improve own competence and support competence development of team members in accordance with the Global Competence Framework (commonly known as CAP).
- Conduct self-management of own performance and participate in team and individual performance management practices in accordance with the company’s performance management system
Key Attributes and Competencies
- Team Player and a self-starter
- Good communicator
- Analytical, and is a Problem-solver who is willing to operate in an unstructured environment
- Achievement-driven
- Results-driven whilst taking accountability for their work area
Minimum Requirements:
- Trade certificate
- Mechanical or electrical aptitude
- Experience in an FMCG environment
- Basic PC literacy (Microsoft Office)
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Additional information:
- BAND : X
ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev 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.
Inventory Analyst at AB InBev
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 role is to ensure all governance processes and documentation are followed and completed to ensure that all physical movement of inventory is correctly reflected in SYSPRO, this includes but are not limited to raw materials, finished goods, containers, pallets and reconciliation of transporter accounts.
Key roles and responsibilities:
INVENTORY REPORTING
- Adhere to all physical pre-stock stake processes
- Print and action pre-stock take reports
- Ensure all known adjustments are done prior to stock count
- Ensure that the GIT account is clean prior start of any stock count and or any valid entries are signed off by relevant departmental managers
- Facilitate and participate in daily/weekly/monthly stock counts of all raw materials, finished goods, empties and pallets
- Ensure stock counts are conducted according to company standards and procedures and ad-hoc where we have unresolved variances
- Ensure that handheld devices (where rolled out) are set up correctly and maintained accordingly
- Print stock variance report daily and investigate all variances
- Post all authorized unresolved variances daily/weekly as per relevant process into the correct accounts
- Compile daily/weekly/monthly stock take pack and have this signed off by all relevant parties
- Report monthly on compliance to Inventory Policy and ensure actions are identified and closed to improve adherence
SHIPMENT RECONCILIATIONS
- Ensure that all post goods issues have been processed for all deliveries and driver corrections
- All delivery notes have been checked and accounted for
- Check and sign off missing and unsigned invoice register daily
- Ensure that all daily load plans and distribution gate registers have been checked are on file
- Assist with resolving and correcting invoice queries
- Follow up on all T1 GIT shipments if not received
- Confirm inter depot movements with all sites on monthly basis
- Ensure recharges for breakages and missing bottles are done in time and in the right account
PACKAGING INTERFACE
- Balance daily with packaging team on all inventory given to packaging team and received from them
- Balance cullet with packaging weekly
- Reconciliation of issued containers vs packed volumes
DISTRIBUTOR STOCK MANAGEMENT
- Ensure missing, broken and foreign surveys are conducted according to policy
- Ensure this survey results are captured daily into the survey sheet
- Communicate missing, foreign and broken bottles to the customers and ensure the customer are charged for this
- Verify daily that all returns are credited correctly and that inventory levels reflects returns; both pallets and returnable glass
- Sign of daily on the reconciliation together with logistics manager and ensure its filed
REPORTING AND RECONCILIATION OF PALLET REPAIRS
- Manage destruction and repair processes with clear cost tracking
- Manage contractor performance, reconciliation and payment
- Always ensure enough pallet inventories to meet production plans
- Track time that pallets spend in trade as well as quantity in trade per customer
- Track, count and report weekly on the number of pallets currently at site
- Annually review the SOP for pallet management and ensure all parties are aligned
- Annually set the budget for repairs for the coming year with clear KPI’s and PI’s to be tracked
MAINTAIN PRODUCT QUALITY
- Ensure FEFO principle is applied to stock movements by printing bin pulling sheets for warehouse
- Ensure adherence to stock age policy by raising all concessions and getting the necessary approvals
- Full adherence to product recall policy
- Blocked stock must be physically isolated and blocked in Syspro in order to stop orders from being placed and to reflect correct DOC
- Weekly meetings with Trade Quality Specialist on quality issues in trade
- Analyze customer feedback and create and close actions
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
- 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
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Key Attributes and Competencies:
- High level of computer literacy (MS Office, Syspro, Teams, etc.)
- Syspro proficient
- Fluent in English and Swahili
- Strong numerical capabilities especially around reconciliations
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with good interpersonal skills
- High level of attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to adapt to change effectively
- Results oriented
- Excellent coaching capabilities
Minimum Requirements:
- 3 Year relevant diploma/degree in Supply Chain/ Logistic
- 2 to 3 years’ experience in warehousing and inventory management
Additional information:
- BAND : VIII
ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev 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
Distribution Supervisor at AB InBev
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 to is to drive a consistent Service Level by ensuring superior POC execution of the Delivery Process while executing our competition strategy responsibly. Grow profitability by exploiting delivery mode opportunities.
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 with in 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
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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
- Knowledge of customer service principles
- Demonstrates reliability
- Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
- Ability to work under pressure
- Verbal ability and communication skills
- Excellent self-management and planning skills
- Strong achievement orientation
Additional Information
BAND: VIII
SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements.
Warehouse Supervisor at AB InBev
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 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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Additional Information:
Band: VIII
SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev 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.
Distribution Controller at AB InBev
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 to is to drive a consistent Service Level by ensuring superior Customer/POC execution of the Delivery Process while executing our competition strategy responsibly. Grow profitability by exploiting delivery mode opportunities and other productivity outputs in line with DPO/VPO standards.
Key outputs and responsibilities:
Delivery Productivity & Execution Management
- In trade coaching with errant offenders on Bottle Loss, MBFU, Refusals, OOS to ensure optimal Service Levels
- Ensuring that delivery modes share is adhered and continually look for opportunities to pursue cheaper modes.
- Master Data verified for accuracy & standards verification
- Carry out 3PL and Own Driver load execution and verification
- Adherence to market visit plan, conduct, coordinate and train drivers in meetings ensuring adherence to SOPs and OWDs done to open the gap where necessary
- Ensure adherence to MCRS routines in line with the DPO SCL standards
- Adherence to DPO/VPO Pillars and Means Requirements to drive KPI and PI results
- Adherence to Financial Controls and Budget setting support
- Continuous improvement through tracking, measuring and reporting on KPI/PI’s through the use of problem solving tools & mindset
- SLA’s established and managed with key stakeholders
Financial Controls
- Manage Tier 2 financial performance and execution against the budget, and ensure alignment with Variable Logistics Costs.
- Ensure Latest Estimate is calculated with plans to recover on deviations – Variable Logistics Performance achieved
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.
- Ensure that the driver base is trained and equipped to identify quality related issues and understands correct handling methodology to minimize issues
Safety as Priority
- Ensure Safe Operating practices in line with our Safety Culture
- Maintain Safe work and delivery environments
Profile:
- Relevant 3 year tertiary degree/diploma, preferably in Supply Chain and or Logistics
- 4 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/Syspro experience will be preferred
- Knowledge of customer service principles
- Demonstrates reliability
- Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
- Ability to work under pressure
- Verbal ability and communication skills
- Excellent self-management and planning skills
- Strong achievement orientation
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Additional Information:
Band: VII
ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev 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.
Fleet And Safety Supervisor at AB InBev
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?
Key roles and responsibilities Fleet & Spares:
- To ensure compliance with the OHS Act of 93 and the Road Traffic Act
- Accountable to maintain sustainable fleet standards to the site
- Business hazards are not contained within perimeter fencing but one has to devise smart plans to work in collaboration with multiple stakeholders
- Ensure compliance of daily stringent inspections of the depot fleet for compliance against legal and company requirements
- Report on daily fleet availability (Trucks, Trailers, FLT’s and MFLT’s) daily
- Ensure good record keeping and legal requirements including maintenance job cards, licensing history, and pre-trip inspections
- Execute and sustain the DPO Fleet and Safety Pillars through DPO Self Assessments and Zone DPO Audits
- Consolidate Asset verification in line with the BRN
- Own masterdatarequisitionsandchanges
- Understand vehicle-specific maintenance and service requirements for all vehicle categories (trucks, trailers, forklifts and warehouse cleaning equipment)
- To develop and maintain site standards to minimize losses, ensure compliance to legal provisions (e.g. OHS Act, Environmental Act, COVID Act) and limited exposures.
- Manage expenditure against the budget (VLC) with monthly latest estimate (LE) align to period phasing (DC)
- Spare Part Management to ensure min / max levels adherence (Includes tyres) and ensure Inventory Controls Process adherence ie stock counts
- Workshop Safety 5s and review maintenance SOP’s to ensure safe practices are followed
- Entrench the Safety culture & SHE programmes
- Implement site procedures and work instructions are maintained, ensure adherence to
- Accountableto ensurethatthesesafetyrisks areadequatelyaddressedand tomonitoraudits/surveys/maintenance
- Ownership end to end on Safety standards, governance and culture in the operations
- Execute DPO/VPO/LCP Means and standards, Drive innovation, benchmarking & process improvement initiatives to improve the Sustainable DPO/VPO/LCP KPIs.
Profile:
- Relevant 3 year tertiary degree / diploma
- 2 – 3 years fleet functional work experience
- Applicable Occupational Health and Safety Act , Road Traffic Act and governance knowledge
- Business and financial acumen
- Inventory control acumen
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word and knowledge of SAP
- Strong analytical ability demonstrated
- Good performance track record
- Heath and Safety knowledge
- People management experience (an advantage)
Additional Information:
Band: VIII
ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev 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.
