Country Logistics Lead at AB InBev Africa

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The Key Purpose of this role is to ensure alignment to overall business strategy from a logistics and planning perspective. To deliver against customer service, volume, market share and profitability targets in an ethical, safe, and sustainable manner.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
 
Safety & Quality

Ensure a safe and healthy working environment for internal and external stakeholders.
Ensure that legislative requirements are met and fully implemented.
Maintain a robust system of SIO generation and close out.
Weekly safety reviews are conducted with the teams and monthly safety reviews with the Logistics Director to identify risk trends and mitigation plans
Ensure that logistics teams adhere to quality guidelines specified by the Zone so that customers receive stock as per ABInbev’s quality guidelines;

 
DPO/VPO/LCP

Ensure that Daily, Weekly and Monthly Meeting routines are adhered to in line with mandatory DPO/VPO/LCP guidelines
Ensure that processes are standardized via SOP’s and work standards are monitored and improved
Track KPI’s on a daily, weekly and monthly basis in line with DPO/VPO/LCP requirements;
Ensure that appropriate problem-solving tools are applied for out of range KPI’s in line with DPO/VPO/LCP methodology.

 
KPI’s, Routines & Reports

Ensure that Daily, Weekly and Monthly Meeting routines are adhered to in line with mandatory DPO, VPO, LCP & internal guidelines
Ensure that processes are standardized via SOP’s and work standards are monitored and improved ➢ Track KPI’s on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis in line with requirements
Ensure that appropriate problem-solving tools are applied for out of range KPI’s in line with LCP, DPO 7 VPO methodology.
Publish reports on time as per LCP, DPO & VPO guidelines and internal processes.

 
People Management

Ensure that the Logistics and Planning Teams 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.
Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern.
Recruitment of talent and building of pipeline
Capability building of the logistics team
Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings.

 
Cost Management

Drive a strict adherence to flexed budgets with the delivery, warehouse, inventory management & planning teams.
Ensure that accountability is aligned to package owners
Assumes overall accountability for Country Logistics spend on both VLC, FLC and SCOH
Develop annually together with Zone team the bottom up budgets for all packages (VLC, people, retpack, capex etc.)
Develop annually the 1YP together with Zone
Annual Champions initiatives and tracking of the same

 
Key Attributes and Competencies:

Customer focused mind set and approach
Demonstrate problem solving skills with an ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
Ability to work under pressure and multitask
Good verbal and communication skills; must communicate across all levels in the organization with personal gravitas and credibility
Good self-management principles
Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
Strive for continuous improvement
Strong analytic and numerical skills

 
Minimum Requirements:

Logistics/Supply Chain degree or another 3-year degree in related field
Minimum 5 years manufacturing, distribution, and planning management experience within FMCG company
Deep knowledge of supply chain processes both from operational and planning perspective
Proven experience with ability to influence and interface with senior stakeholders across various functions
Proven leadership experience with an ability to convert market opportunities into cost saving initiatives

 
Additional Information:

BAND: V

 
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality.
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