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.

To ensure alignment to overall business strategy, deliver against customer service, volume, market share and profitability imperatives in an ethical and responsible manner.

Key Outputs and Responsibilities:

• Ensure safety is first priority in all Botswana & Namibia operations
• Execute the strategy for T2 Transportation and Warehouse capacity and operations
• Act as the national intermediary with the commercial function to support in delivering the best customer service strategy within each sales region
•  Deliver Variable Logistics Cost (VLC) results under T2 responsibility & scope
• Ensure optimal productivity levels and process uniformity across T2 warehousing by sharing best practice and cascading, monitoring and course correcting KPIs across the brewery/DC operation regions
• Drive innovation, benchmarking & process improvement initiatives to improve the sustainable DPO KPIs
• Develop & implement strategic plans to reduce operating costs & improve customer service throughout the T1/T2 warehouses
• Assist in developing annual Botswana & Namibia ZBB budget plus analyze and report and rectify any deviations throughout year
•  Plan for CAPIN including timing and execution of spend
•  Implement DPO within Botswana & Namibia, with priority of Gaborone DC qualification achievement
•  Support implementation of Champion’s/VA initiatives

• Degree in Logistics or any other related field
•  5+ years in FMCG, distribution or supply chain planning operating at a managerial level
• Knowledge of all relevant legislative requirements
• Knowledge of customer service principles
• Credibility within the business
•  Familiar with local market environments
• Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships
• Superior planning ability
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good verbal and communication skills
• Good self-management principles
• Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
• Excellent coaching capability
• Strives for continuous improvement
• Demonstrates leadership skills
• Good decision making ability
• Excellent numerical ability
• Good analytical ability

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.

1. Internal applicants require Line manager approval
2. Kindly attach CV in PDF format
3. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than (29 November 2021). 

This job is open for both Botswana and Namibia applicants.

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