Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 200,000 employees based in more than 50 countries worldwide.

The successful candidates will report to the Country Logistics Lead Zambia and will be mainly responsible for the following:

• Manage Brewery Logistics operations – Warehouse & Distribution according to VPO and DPO standards, routines and reporting
• Accountable for cost management of Ndola site including VLC and FLC as well as ZBB (Inventory Counting differences; Breakages and Supply Chain Overheads of the site
• Completes an annual risk review of internal and external processes, identifying relevant mitigation plans and implementing them
• Ensures that logistics teams adhere to quality guidelines specified by the Zone so that customers receive stock as per ABInbev’s quality guidelines
• Manage 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
• Engages with Planning Team around glass availability and sales requirements to support service level
• Maintains interactions with RD’s to identify opportunities for return of glass back to the brewery
• 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
• Accounts for over/underspends on a weekly and monthly basis dependent on the GL frequency
• Assumes overall accountability for Brewery Logistics spend on both VLC, FLC and SCOH
• Ensure that the Shop Floor is aligned in terms of goals and meeting routines to drive continuous improvement
• Ensures a safe and healthy working environment for internal and external stakeholders
• Maintains a robust system of SIO generation and close out
• Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings
• Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern

This job is particularly suitable for candidates who meet the following requirements:

• Grade 12 certificate with Six credits
• Minimum Degree or diploma in related field
• Minimum of 2 years working experience in a Production plant
• Ability to communicate well
• Knowledge of customer service principles
• Proven leadership capability (high team engagement)
• Proven problem solving skills and ability to apply problem solving tools and strategies for root cause analysis
• Ability to work in a high pressure environment
• Presentation and communication skills (PowerPoint & Excel skills are essential)  
• Good decision-making ability
• Ability to analyze data; trend analysis and numerical ability

The company policy requires that your immediate manager is informed of your intention to apply for the role.

“Zambian Breweries PLC is an equal opportunities employer and we promote gender equality in the company.” 

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing