Jobs at International Breweries

The key purpose of this role is to source, negotiate, and manage the supply of packaging materials to ensure timely delivery, cost efficiency, and quality compliance while supporting business production needs, sustainability goals, and supply security. This role also collaborates with cross-functional teams to optimize the supply chain and drive continuous improvement.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting the development of stretching category strategies that clearly deliver Cost of Goods sold (COGS) initiatives and numbers in the Packaging Category.
• Responsible for the promotion of most effective and efficient use of company’s funds in the acquisition of goods and services through procurement of the right quality at the right price on time and in full.
• To contribute to profit growth though the brilliant execution of Category management to create value and deliver Procurement and business-initiated savings projects.
• Identify and evaluate suppliers of packaging materials (e.g., bottles, crates, labels, wraps, crowns) globally and locally.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure continuous and reliable supply of packaging materials.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules to ensure optimal costs and inventory levels.
• Manage supplier performance through regular reviews, KPI tracking, and performance audits.
• Monitor packaging material costs and implement cost-saving strategies without compromising quality.
• Manage the budgeting process for packaging materials and provide cost forecasts to management/stakeholder.
• Collaborate with the supply chain and production teams to ensure the timely delivery of packaging materials and avoid production delays.
• Work closely with R&D, marketing, and product development teams to understand packaging needs and contribute to the design of new packaging solutions.
• Supplier Performance Evaluation to Contract/Vendor Growth Plan, Contract Management, Supplier Selection and Strategic Sourcing, Support the Head of Procurement in driving the Procurement Function, acting as a key member of the team by leading the team’s robust application of key category management tools.
• Assist the Head of Procurement to form, coach and develop Procurement into a high performing team, by enhancing local Procurement capability in all aspects of best-in-class Procurement skills – Strategy development, Contract management, Industry/Economic/Supplier Analysis, Value chain mapping, etc.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Ensures that processes follow established compliance requirements
• Collaborate with supplier and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of sourcing strategy outputs / agreements
• Good knowledge, understanding and use of Microsoft Office tools
• Good analytical skills
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Sound knowledge of procurement systems like Ariba and use of eRFX and eAuction
• Knowledge of SAP an advantage
• Good presentation skills and experience of facilitating workshops/brainstorm sessions
• Being highly adaptable to frequent and rapid changes in workflow and project execution and willing to take on new challenges
• Capacity to work flexibly, proactively and unsupervised both individually and within a global team
• Ability to comfortably liaise across functions and at a senior level
• Willingness to learn and develop both the role and personally
• Proven leadership qualities and ability to inspire action and deliver high quality results

Minimum Requirements:

• Min. of B.Sc./HND in any related discipline.
• Relevant Tertiary Qualification
• 6 years+ procurement experience managing categories
• Regional or Global category management experience
• Sound knowledge and understanding of procurement strategic sourcing methodology

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The Key Purpose of this role is to fully own the Budget, forecast and tracking of Supply & Procurement BU South ZBB. Including, driving initiatives and projects with different stakeholders to deliver required synergies without compromising the quality of our products, safety of our people, and the perception of our consumers. Additionally, to drive coordination, alignment and consolidation, across the BU for VIC and champions and ensuring adherence to business cycle.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

ZBB

• Monthly Routines (reporting/analysis/review) for Supply & Procurement ZBB packages.
• Support the implementation and drive the governance of the Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) with relevant stakeholders.
• Monthly ZBB actuals & ZBB Champions initiatives tracking reporting and review.
• Benchmarking across Plants to identify synergies and opportunities.
• Responsible for actuals reporting in line with Control guidelines.
• Provide early view on actuals of the month.
• Provide actuals review and analysis during monthly deep dive meetings.
• Deep dive in all new variance drivers, find route cause and work with the Plant PPM’s on identifying adequate gap closing action plans.
• Partner with VOPS and Procurement directors on identifying cost impact on champion initiatives.
• Perform Latest Estimate (LE) process for the BU for ZBB Supply and Procurement Function monthly for submission to FP&A & FD. Collate risks and determine if any savings are bankable.
• Conduct annual ZBB business cycle for the BU for Supply and Procurement Function. Develop 1YP and budget base assumptions:
• Combine recent performance and benchmarks with planned initiatives to build base assumptions.
• Develop and continuously improve model at a comprehensive level of detail.
• Track major project initiatives and report impacts to 1YP / budget costs.

Business Cycle

• Lead consolidation at BU level for Monthly VIC Actuals reporting.
• Ensure BU adherence to month end closure checklist.
• Own the BU routine for target tracking and communication to BU leadership.
• Lead tracking and monitoring as well as consolidation at BU level for Champions initiatives and lead BU routines.
• Lead BU Level PPM Dashboard compliance and adherence.
• Support the PPM lead in setting up all management reporting for the BU.
• Develop and maintain BU best practice processes related to report and insight generation and help standardize across the BU.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to convey a clear message.
• Strong in decision-making, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership capabilities, confident and resilient.
• Thrives under pressure, executes with discipline and a sense of urgency to deliver superior results.
• Strong stakeholder management and can work across teams and interact assertively at all levels.
• Motivated team player comfortable working independently.
• High level of service mindset and demonstrated ability to influence action at a senior leadership levels.
• Proven ability to successfully challenge the status quo and implement.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or similar qualification.
• +3 years experience in financial and accounting management or similar management experience in FMCG or Beverage industry.
• +3 experience in business budgeting, planning and analysis.
• Experience within Business Management an advantage.
• Experience in supply is preferred.
• Solid knowledge of accounting and control activities.
• Knowledge of ZBB Policies.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial information.
• Highly skilled in Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Experience in Anaplan is preferred.