OPERATIONS CONTROLLER

The South African Breweries; Empangeni; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Breweries is seeking an experienced Depot Operations Manager to lead and optimise our depot’s business and financial plans. You will oversee warehousing, distribution, asset protection, and cash management while developing staff and ensuring safety and compliance.

With at least 6 years in management, logistics, warehousing and finance, you’ll drive efficiency, improve information systems and negotiate service contracts, all within SAB/ABInBev’s inclusive culture and enterprise

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years experience including management, logistics, distribution/warehousing and finance.
• Team leadership experience in a warehouse/distribution setting is essential.
• Strong communication, verbal and written.
• Proven ability to evaluate financial performance and budgets.
• Able to plan, organise and lead complex operations.
• Demonstrated risk management and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements and manages business and financial plans and budgets.
• Ensure resource management and achievement of business targets.
• Oversees the Warehouse to ensure stock availability and quality.
• Oversees the Distribution function to ensure planned volume targets are met.
• Manages subordinates, monitors industrial relations and ensures compliance with legislative requirements.
• Oversees and controls cash management.
• Manages training and development of staff.
• Ensures a safe and healthy working environment and asset protection.
• Negotiates and manages service contracts (e.g. cleaning, catering).
• Optimise information systems within the Depot.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Financial evaluation

Planning

Delegation

Organisational skills

Education

Appropriate tertiary qualification

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 develop, implement and manage business and financial plans for Depot operations. To satisfy customers service needs and optimize, develop and safeguard resources and eliminate waste.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements and manages business and financial plans and budgets.
• To ensure resource management and the achievement of business targets.
• Oversees the Warehouse to ensure stock availability and quality.
• Oversees the Distribution function to ensure planned volume targets are met.
• Manages subordinates, monitors industrial relations and ensures compliance with legislative requirements and maintains a healthy industrial relations climate.
• Oversees and controls cash management.
• Manages the ongoing performance and training and development of staff.
• Ensures a safe and healthy working environment to meet required safety and legislative standards.
• Ensures asset protection.
• Negotiates and manages all service contracts e.g. cleaning, catering etc.
• Optimise information systems within the Depot.

Minimum Requirements:

• Appropriate Tertiary qualification.
• Minimum 6 years experience including management, logistics, distribution/warehousing and finance.
• Team leadership.
• Management skills (plan, organise , lead,
• Communication skills (verbal and written).
• Delegation.
• Analytical ability.
• Financial evaluation and techniques.

Additional Information:

• Band: VII

SAB/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.