Supply Chain Digital Optimisation Specialist

The Heineken Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global beverage company seeks a Supply Chain Connected Digital Specialist in Johannesburg to establish a Connected Brewery, leveraging digital technologies for supply chain efficiency. Candidates should have a relevant degree, experience with Microsoft Power BI, and knowledge in process automation. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to innovate and improve operational practices within the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Relevant educational background in IT or Engineering is advantageous.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI and Power Platform is essential.
• Knowledge of process automation and control systems required.

Responsibilities

• Support Connected Brewery strategy execution and product implementation.
• Develop and maintain dashboards for data-driven decision making.
• Ensure effective functioning of Connected Brewery applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for use case development and testing.
• Provide ongoing user support and training for connected tools.

Skills

Data Engineering

Power BI

Process Automation

Stakeholder Liaison

Education

Relevant Bachelor’s degree or NQF 7 equivalent

Microsoft Power Platform

Microsoft Power BI

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Grafana

Job description

We Go Places! How about you?
Immediate Superior:Mike du Toit
Job Grade:20
Location: Johannesburg
Function: Supply Chain
Sub Function: Supply Chain - Total Productive Management
Type of Contract: Permanent
Reference Number: 146190
Closing Date: 30/10/2025

Purpose of the Job

The Supply Chain Connected Digital Specialist is responsible to establish the Connected Brewery within Heineken Beverages to leverage digital technologies and create a more streamlined and effective supply chain. The key focus of this position will support the implementation and establishment of the Connected Brewery products and product use cases to improve the supply chain digital maturity and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Supply Chain Connected Brewery Lead in the execution of the Heineken Beverages Connected Brewery roadmap and strategy to establish and expand the Connected Brewery product footprint within Heineken Beverages.
• Support operational excellence (TPM) initiatives and improvement activities and support shopfloor practices to accelerate and enhance operational efficiency within the Supply Chain (key deliverables for volume/OPI improvements)
• Ensure the effective functioning of the Connected Brewery applications - One2Improve, MTBA, Parsable, SwipeGuide, Smart Kills, IIoT Server and Grafana
• Facilitate new use case evaluation, development, and implementation on bespoke applications to assist Heineken Beverages Supply Chain operationally. This includes but is not limited to:

• Liaise with key stakeholders to define, review, test and successfully implement use case requirements
• On-going use case development and implementation across Heineken Beverages Supply Chain for all for the entire product range
• On-going system troubleshooting, maintenance and support
• On-going use case maintenance and support
• Data validation
• Develop training material for Connected Brewery tools and use cases
• On-going user support and training
• Back-end development and maintenance including integration into other systems
• Develop Power Platform solutions to support TPM and Supply Chain initiatives
• Ensure compliance and adherence to Global and Heineken Beverages standards, best practices and governance

• Leverage Data Engineering and Data Analyst knowledge and methods to develop, implement, troubleshoot and maintain visual management tools (dashboards) for the Supply Chain to enable data-driven decision making. This includes but is not limited to:

• Power BI Data Flows and Datasets
• Power BI dashboards
• Grafana dashboards

• Leverage process and process automation knowledge to ensure effective IIoT use case development and implementation. This includes but is not limited to:

• Identifying suitable process measurements for use cases
• Enabling data collection from PLC’s
• Validating data from PLC’s
• Building SQL queries to ensure reliable and accurate data transformation
• Adhering to cyber security standards

• Actively pursue enhanced efficiencies in the use case development governance process to ensure use cases are developed in a controlled yet efficient manner
• Provide input into the Supply Chain digital budget
• Support the Supply Chain Connected Brewery Lead in building a digital community and culture within Heineken Beverages (Heineken Digital Citizen program) to enable the Connected Worker
• Collaborate with CoE’s, D&T, other OpCo’s as well as Global resources to ensure alignment and effective use case development

Job Requirements

Education

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree or NQF 7 equivalent (IT/Engineering advantageous)
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Microsoft Power BI
• Process Automation (Instrumentation and Control)

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity.You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.