Engineering Stores Controller at AB InBev Tanzania

The Key Purpose of this role is to ensure effective stock and resource optimization within the engineering stores, in order to maintain an acceptable service level for customers.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure integrity through management of staff and a stock control system.
• Manage adherence to stores business processes to ensure governance and optimum inventory.
• Work with all departments to critically assess and analyze stock holding to minimize operational risks while reducing stock asset value.
• Work with buyers and vendors to ensure that purchasing opportunities to reduce stock costs are realized.
• Do purchases of stock and non-stock items as well as payment of Vendors and Contracts.
• Develop and maintain a healthy vendor partnering program.
• Manage the tool store to optimize required tool and free issue consumable holdings and to ensure that tools remain in a good condition.
• Work with the finance department on stock management projects and to ensure that the required financial governance is in place.
• Do management reports as and when required.
• Manage the performance of the Stores Team to ensure good customer service.
• Ensure a safe, healthy and tidy working environment as per the OHS Act and Inventory Management Requirements.
• Control Engineering consumable items
• Manage the Stores Assets (spare parts, tools, etc.)
• Lead, motivate and facilitate team activities.

Key Competencies and Attributes:

• Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems (eg. COSWIN,IBIS)
• Strong leadership potential demonstrated
• Proven leadership skills
• Good communicator, with effective team-related skills
• Initiative and self-managing
• Analytical problem solver
• Good understanding of maintenance practices
• Good understanding of the principles and practices VPO

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Stores Management/Engineering/Procurement
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office applications
• 4 - 7 Years technical mechanical/electrical and entire brewery experience in a leadership capacity in a FMCG environment
• 4 - 7 years’ experience in running of a store with a computerized inventory system.
• Knowledge of buying practices and experience as a buyer.
• Certified from National Board of Materials Management

Additional information:

• Band: VIII

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with 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.