EU Reliability & Spare Parts Transformation Lead

AB InBev; Vlaams-Brabant; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

AB InBev in Belgium is seeking a Reliability Executive (Associate level) to lead OEM-to-alternative spare parts transformations and drive cost efficiencies across European breweries.

You will coordinate cross-functional validation, manage the European savings pipeline, and align maintenance strategies with procurement and finance. English is required; French is a plus. SAP experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and financial mindset to translate opportunities into robust business cases.
• 1–3 years of experience in manufacturing, procurement or related fields.
• Understanding of spare parts and re-engineering processes.
• Strong project and stakeholder management abilities.
• Commercial mindset with experience engaging suppliers.
• Highly structured, pragmatic and results‑oriented.
• Able to engage blue-collar stakeholders in transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of spare parts management and working with manufacturers/procurement.
• English required; French a plus.
• SAP experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own OEM-to-alternative supplier transformation for high-spend spare parts across European breweries.
• Identify and prioritize cost-saving opportunities based on spend, volumes, technical feasibility and business case.
• Lead re(verse)-engineering, catalogue alternatives and cross-zone benchmarking with alternative suppliers.
• Coordinate technical validation and industrial testing of alternative spare parts before conversion.
• Build and manage the European savings pipeline from opportunity identification through validated recurring savings.
• Develop centralized maintenance service strategies, consolidating locally managed contracts where scale benefits exist.
• Drive selected reliability improvement initiatives, including maintenance and supplier-performance topics.
• Establish and govern standardized processes, trackers, validation protocols and governance to enable scalable execution.
• Act as the link between breweries, Zone Brewery Support, Procurement, Finance and external suppliers.
• Share best practices across breweries and other zones and scale proven solutions internationally.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Financial mindset

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

Structured, pragmatic

Engage blue-collar stakeholders

Technical credibility

Cost transformation thinking

SAP usage

Tools

SAP

Job description

AB InBev in Belgium is seeking a Reliability Executive (Associate level) to lead OEM-to-alternative spare parts transformations and drive cost efficiencies across European breweries.

You will coordinate cross-functional validation, manage the European savings pipeline, and align maintenance strategies with procurement and finance. English is required; French is a plus. SAP experience is advantageous.