Planning and Performance - Manager

Anheuser Busch InBev; Mysuru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

End-to-end supply chain exposure

Leadership path in supply chain

Job summary

Anheuser Busch InBev in Mysuru, India, is seeking a finance-focused professional to drive budgeting, forecasting and cost optimisation for a brewery. You will partner with HQ PPM, department leads and operations teams to manage costs, build ROI-driven capex cases and maintain KPI data integrity.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, ownership of results, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of finance & accounting principles.
• Familiarity with manufacturing operations.
• SAP ERP experience preferred.
• Beer/alco-beverage/soft drink industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting with HQ PPM and department leads to drive cost efficiencies.
• Forecasting monthly actual cost vs budget and ensuring alignment.
• Identify opportunities to optimise costs and deliver savings against budget.
• Collaborate with Capex team to build business cases and track ROI post-implementation.
• Ensure data integrity of brewery KPIs and align with budget.
• Adhere to monthly reporting routines and deliver analyses on time.
• Prepare presentations for weekly/monthly/quarterly reviews with India leadership.
• Perform rigorous data analysis to spot process gaps and drive KPI improvements.

Skills

Financial acumen

Data analysis

Communication & influence

Ownership & accountability

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Accountabilities:

• Budgeting:Work with HQ PPM & Department Leads at brewery to build cost efficiencies for budget both variable & fixed costs
• Forecasting:Work with brewery leadership team to forecast actual cost vs budget cost for the year every month. Ensure that actual cost incurred in any given month is within the forecast
• Optimization:Work with HQ subject matter experts & brewery leadership team to find opportunities to optimize the cost further and deliver savings against budget cost
• Capex:Collaborate with Capex team to build business cases for required capex in the brewery, provide ROI for the capex and track actual ROI vs business case ROI post project implementation
• Brewery KPIs:Ensure data integrity of KPIs input by brewery operations team on a regular basis, collaborate with brewery leadership team to ensure actual KPIs remain within budget
• Monthly Routines: Ensure adherence to monthly routines set up by global reporting team, submit required reports & analysis on time with HQ PPM team
• Presentations: Build presentations for weekly/monthly/quarterly review of brewery performance with India leadership
• Analysis:Help brewery leadership & operations team to improve KPIs & reduce costs by opening gaps in existing processes/ways of working through rigorous data analysis

Knowledge Skill:

• Basic understanding of finance & accounting principles
• Familiarity with manufacturing operations
• Candidates with experience of using SAP based ERP in previous organization will be given preference.
• Candidates with past experience of working in Beer/Alco-beverage/Soft drink industry will be given preference

Professional Skill:

• Logical and analytical thinker with ability to foresee & plan for future risks.
• Comfortable in working with large sets of unorganized data.
• Strong communication skills & ability to influence others.
• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint & other office tools, candidates proficient in PowerBI will be given preference.
• Self-motivated, someone who thrives in ambiguous/chaotic situations.
• Someone who demonstrates high degree of ownership of their work and has big career ambitions.
• Highly ethical & maintains integrity in toughest of situations

What is on offer:

• An opportunity of a lifetime – to understand end-to-end supply chain of a manufacturing plant – both operational as well as financial aspect
• As a shadow of the brewery manager – this role prepares the candidate for future leadership roles in supply chain vertical.