Materials Analyst

AB InBev Africa; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

AB InBev Africa seeks a skilled planner to manage forecasts and material supply processes. The role involves collaborating with operational and marketing teams to ensure efficient resource management and address risks. Candidates should possess strong analytical and communication skills, along with a bachelor’s degree and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related fields.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in planning or materials management.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage medium- to long-term forecasts for raw materials.
• Monitor S&OP plans and escalate risks to management.
• Control materials against cash flow budgets and inventory policy.

Skills

Numeracy

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Negotiation Skills

Attention to Detail

Excel Capabilities

Education

3-year Bachelor level degree in Sciences or Commercial

Job description

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 Produce a medium- and long-term forecast for all raw materials excluding Returnable packaging. Supporting Operational teams in the breweries and in BSC structure - embedding short term call offs and planning processes into the overall monthly plan and clear update to Exec S&OP. Actively working with the portfolio and marketing teams on any promotions, write off risks and changes in packaging.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Monitor S&OP plans produced by the NoCC team and escalate risks to BU Planning manager
• Produce long term MRP plans 3-18 months
• Prepare and present materials related KPIs, gaps and opportunities in supply review
• Manage materials within cash flow budgets and against inventory policy
• Ensuring material supply against requirement
• Control/Loss Prevention and Obsolete Management
• Materials management for NPD, Promotions and discontinuations, including phase in and phase out planning
• Risk identification and mitigation
• System and Master Data maintenance
• Identify and implement cost avoidance and cost reduction initiatives
• KPI tracking – DCBL material, Inventory Out of Range
• Reporting
• LCP Material and Management Pillar
  
  

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Effective numeracy and analytical skills & problem solving at both operational and tactical levels
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• Good communicator across all levels within and external to the organisation
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to build rapport and influence across all levels in the organisation
• Excellent self-management practices with a pro-active, energetic and committed approach
• Excellent presentation and report drafting skills
• Excellent analytical understanding and strong excel capabilities advantageous
• Ability to manage multiple streams of information optimally with attention to detail
• An orientation towards the quantitative disciplines of mathematics, statistics and economics would be advantageous
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Candidate should have a 3-year Bachelor level degree in Sciences or Commercial or similar degree or equivalent tertiary education
• Ideal candidate should have between 3 – 5 years
  
  

Additional Information:

• Band: VII
  
  

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. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. 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.