CATEGORY MANAGER: RAW MATERIAL IMPLEMENTATION MANAGER BU SOUTH

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?The key purpose of this role is to be responsible for supporting the development and execution of category strategies within the Raw Materials (Malt, Barley, Adjuncts) categories under the Raw Materials Sourcing Manager – Africa. It involves ensuring the successful implementation of these strategies in BU South, providing regional support for categories managed by the Global Procurement Office (GPO), and managing end-to-end sourcing and contractual agreements. The position oversees and supports Country Procurement Managers, embeds effective procurement practices, and offers commercial advice to stakeholders. It also manages relationships with GPO, RPO, Agri, Logistics, and Supply, resolves supplier disputes, ensures security of raw material supply, supports LE, budget, and commodity hedges, and assists in negotiating Co-Operative barley contracts in South Africa.Key Roles and Responsibilities:Support Sourcing Strategy Execution / ImplementationResponsible for all operational elements related to Raw material Sourcing execution and supply security for BU SouthResponsible to support the development of category strategies within the Raw Materials (Malt, Barley, Adjuncts) categories, which falls under the control of the Raw Materials Sourcing Manager - AfricaResponsibility for the successful execution of the strategies developed by the Raw Materials Sourcing Manager – Africa for BU SouthProvide Regional implementation support for categories managed by the Global Procurement Office (GPO)End-to-end responsibility for the Implementation of Sourcing Strategies and Contractual Agreements in the Raw Materials categoryManage, coach, support a team of Country Procurement Managers on implementation of the Raw Materials Strategies and AgreementsRecommend embed ways of working for procurement interface with all stakeholders in the businessProvide commercial advice and work jointly with internal stakeholders in ensuring introduction of best practice and management of procurement principlesManage stakeholder relationship between GPO, RPO, Agri, Logistics, Supply and other key stakeholder to ensure maximum benefit is obtained for the ZoneManage day-to-day Supplier relationships and resolve supplier contractual disputes and security of supply risksEnsure security of supply of all Raw Materials in BU SouthSupport and manage the financial management of LE, budget, hedges and reporting for the Raw Materials Category in BU SouthSupporting negotiations of Co-Operative contracts for barley in South AfricaEnsure all materials required for the demand plans are delivered on time and in fullContinuous ImprovementManage and improve on planning accuracy of all materialsDevelop and execute regional and country procurement pricing initiatives in collaboration with the Raw Material Sourcing ManagerDevelop and execute regional value engineering projects in coordination with Supply and the Raw Material Sourcing ManagerExecute improvements in payment terms and working capital in collaboration with the Raw Material Sourcing ManagerDefine and executive innovation and sustainability strategy in collaboration with the Raw Material Sourcing ManagerFinancial ManagementSupport and deliver LE Accuracy for BU South Across all Raw MaterialsSupport on the Annual Budgeting processSupport on Commodity pricing and hedging and preparation of monthly commodity feedback presentationsMaterials in scope:MaltBarleyMaizeBrewing Syrups (Maltose, Dextrose and DMH)HopsSugarRiceSorghumCassavaOther AdjunctsKey Attributes and Competencies: Strong commercial and contract negotiation skillsStrong stakeholder management skills and the ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and teamsGood presentation skillsStrong people, leadership and presentation skillsStrong analytical skillsSound contracts knowledgeSound technical skills and technical understandingBasic knowledge of finance and accounting allowing the ability to run/read analysis P&L and balance sheetLanguages: English as working language, other languages are an advantage. An agile mind-set – a go-getter. ResiliencePreferred skills for this position:Pan African / Regional or Global category management experienceExcellent at owning, managing and driving change – a change agent within procurement and cross functionally. Communicating effectively by conveying information and ideas in a clear, meaningful, and timely manner, providing information to ensure understandingSound knowledge of procurement systems like Ariba, eAuction, SAP and AnaplanMinimum Requirements: Minimum degree in Procurements, Finance, Commerce or any related qualificationCIMA, MCIPS, SAPICS, or other procurement certificationsStrong Microsoft Excel/PowerBI/Knowledge of SAP is an advantageMinimum 2 year's experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chainSound knowledge of finance, accounting and budgeting concepts/processes including standard costingSound knowledge and understanding of procurement strategic sourcing methodology and PRoMsAdvanced knowledge of MS Excel and the use of data analysis features. Additional InformationBand: VISAB/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.In accordance with South African Breweries Pty (ltd) duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is safe for of our employees and their families, our customers and visitors, and the community at large from infectious diseases that may be reduced by vaccinations, we require all new appointments to be vaccinated as a condition of employment at our company.