Ndola PPM Manager at 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?

 
Job Purpose:
The key purpose of this role is the full responsibility for planning, reporting and control cycle of Supply (VIC, FIC, ZBB) on a monthly, quarterly and year end base for the plant.
 
Key Outputs and Responsibilities:
 
Annual Plan / Budget

Adhere to all deadlines, milestones and submission requirements to the BU PPM Manager
Review all budget calculations for BOMs and own the end-to-end process
Lead the ZBB budget process for the plant and ensure all guidelines, templates and timelines are adhered to
Support the headcount and pay cost planning process for the plant
Ensure all cost Saving initiatives are properly embedded in the budget while avoiding double counting
Prepare management review presentations for Regional Manufacturing Director, respecting guidelines, templates and timelines
Ensure final budget is properly uploaded in all relevant tools (COGNOS, Anaplan, Syspro)
Provide correct bottom-up VIC standards and actuals for MACO reporting

 
Monthly Process (reporting / analysis / review / LE)

Responsible for the preparation of a full year forecast outlook (LE) for the plant
Identify opportunities to continuously improve results
Identify risks, respective route causes and identify gap closing action plans
Consolidate and report LE on a monthly basis to the BU Supply PPM team
Review of new BOMs on a monthly basis as and when required
Review of the plant P&L and validation that the results reported are accurate and there is no material misstatement
Review of headcount & pay cost reporting on a monthly basis
Leads the completion and presentation of the monthly plant T&M deck with the Plant Manager
Monitors coherence between Budget, CAPEX and ZBB Performance of the Plant
Responsible for monthly and year end closing activities in supply (esp… validation of accruals)
Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results in line with approved policies & procedures
Manage Relationship with Network of Capability Centre (NoCC ) for outsourced activities
Tracks performance targets for the Brewery Operations to reach World Class Excellence Operational efficiency. (e.g. TEL calculation, by product income tracking, packaging & brewing beer loss etc.)

 
Minimum Requirements

Relevant 3-year university degree in i.e., accounting, business, economics or similar
CIMA / CA would be advantageous
3+ years of experience in finance in a manufacturing environment
Experience Product Costing
Knowledge of Financial Reporting
Knowledge of general accounting and consolidation practices
Project management, problem assessment and solving skills
Working in an ERP environment
Working in a process-oriented organization
Technical Competencies:
Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Knowledge of ERP Systems Syspro

 
Additional information

Band : VII

 
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
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