DPR Controller-Commercial

BevCo; Durban; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in KwaZulu-Natal seeks a DPR Controller. The role involves consolidating efficiency reports, managing production data, and collaborating with multiple departments. Candidates should have a relevant diploma and at least 3 years of experience in production or materials management, with strong SAP and Excel skills. This position is critical for enhancing productivity and minimizing waste.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in production, engineering, or materials management.
• Experience with SAP PP and MM or similar systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly reports managed through a batch-to-batch process.
• Engage key stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate data reporting.
• Generate daily material usage variance and efficiency reports.

Skills

SAP PP

SAP MM

Excel

FMCG manufacturing experience

Education

Relevant diploma

Job description

DPR CONTROLLER

Operations

Responsible for consolidating all efficiency, material usage variances, and production-related activities. This role works closely with production, engineering, and finance to ensure accurately aligned reports that deliver optimal efficiency, timely information, reporting, and investigation with the team.

Job Purpose

Produce daily, weekly, and monthly reports managed through a batch-to-batch process from raw materials handover to production and warehousing. Ensure accurate movement of all inputs into different processes and validations through SAP reporting, working closely with logistics, production, finance, engineering, and warehouse teams. Align reporting with financial data to provide consistent updates, and ensure efficiency and productivity data are accurate with short interval controls. Coordinate with financials and KPIs on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Key Responsibilities

1. Maintain safety standards across all plant operations.
2. Engage key stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate data reporting for decision-making during daily reviews.
3. Develop departmental competencies through department heads, ensuring accurate and timely information provision.
4. Create accurate productivity reports aligned with BevCo and finance reporting standards for raw material consumption and efficiency.
5. Generate daily material usage variance and efficiency reports, ensuring departmental compliance with business processes.
6. Update process flows for all materials according to WCM standards and training protocols.
7. Ensure departmental compliance with efficiency and material usage procedures.
8. Review reports with finance daily and weekly to ensure alignment with financial plans.
9. Manage system interfaces to ensure departmental compliance, publishing daily and weekly non-compliance reports for plant leadership.
10. Collaborate with production, finance, and engineering to ensure transactions follow standard work practices and SOPs.
11. Develop and update weekly reports for plant routines.

Key Deliverables

1. Accurate reports that add value and help reduce material usage variances, losses, and waste.
2. Monitor and communicate the financial impact of losses, implementing short interval controls with relevant departments.

Qualifications and Experience

Relevant diploma, with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in production, engineering, or materials management. Experience with SAP PP and MM or similar systems is advantageous. Excellent Excel skills. FMCG manufacturing experience is beneficial.

Core Competencies

Core Knowledge: Deep understanding of material movement within a plant, including calculations related to downtime and efficiency impacts.

Leadership: Ownership, results-driven leadership, coaching, innovation, effective communication, interpersonal skills, planning, integrity, creativity, continuous learning, and cross-departmental collaboration to ensure accurate reporting inputs.