Brewery Logistics Manager at AB InBev Tanzania

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 be responsible for implementing and upholding ABInBev’s safety standards. Manage the brewery and regional distribution, fleet & safety, inventory, and warehousing functions so that customer service levels can be optimized and that benchmarked productivity standards are met. Implement standard operating processes in line with DPO and VPO standards. Manage VLC, ZBB and SCOH costs in line with annual flexed targets.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Fleet & Safety

• Ensures a safe and healthy working environment for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensures that the site(s) operates in a lawful and ethical manner, abides to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, Road Transport Act, Governance Codes (Combined Code) of practice pertaining to Safety and Fleet Management.
• Ensures that legislative requirements are met and fully implemented.
• Maintains a robust system of SIO generation and close out.
• Quarterly safety reviews are conducted with the Logistics and Supply Directors to identify risk trends and mitigation plans.
• Completes an annual risk review of internal and external processes, identifying relevant mitigation plans and implementing them.
• Ensures company fleet is in good operating condition.

Quality

• Ensures that logistics teams adhere to quality guidelines specified by the Zone so that customers receive stock as per ABInbev’s quality guidelines.
• Adheres to Zone blocking mechanisms to ensure that blocked stock is at no time a risk to our stakeholders.
• Manages DOC & stock age for finished goods inventories in order to proactively identify opportunities or alleviate write off risks with functional peers in Planning, Sales and Supply.

DPO/VPO

• Ensures that Daily, Weekly and Monthly Meeting routines are adhered to in line with mandatory DPO/VPO guidelines (OWD's, SCL, MCL, mandatory meetings).
• Conducts the Daily Logistics Meeting as per the specified TOR's listed in the DPO/VPO framework.
• Ensures that processes are standardized via SOP's and work standards are monitored and improved by using Operational Work Diagnoses (OWD's).
• Track KPI's on a daily, weekly and monthly basis in line with DPO/VPO requirements
• Ensures that appropriate problem- 3 solving tools are applied for out-of-range KPI's in line with DPO/VPO methodology.

Service Level

• Maintains a healthy relationship with T1 &T2 carriers to ensure brewery throughput is maintained.
• Maintains interactions with RD’s to identify opportunities for return of glass back to the brewery.
• Engages with Planning Team around glass availability and sales requirements to support service level.
• Ensures there is strict adherence to Inventory Policy within the warehouse.
• Manages Service Level Agreements (SLA) on a weekly basis with Fleet, Quality and Sales/CIC.
• Escalates relevant MBFU policy transgressions and takes appropriate actions to mitigate packaging downtime.
• Manages weekly SLA with Sales with clearly documented information on sizing, sales forecast and potential SCOH; performance measures to be shared weekly includes refusals performance, sales curve index, OODD, drop size and OOS constraints Cost Management.
• Drives a strict adherence to flexed budgets with the delivery, warehouse and inventory management teams.
• Ensures that accountability is aligned to package owners.
• Assumes overall accountability for Brewery Logistics spend on both VLC, ZBB and SCOH.
• Accounts for over/underspends on a weekly and monthly basis dependent on the GL frequency.

Cost Management

• Drives a strict adherence to flexed budgets with the delivery, warehouse, fleet & safety, and inventory management teams.
• Ensures that accountability is aligned to package owners.
• Assumes overall accountability for Brewery Logistics spend on both VLC, ZBB and SCOH.
• Accounts for over/underspends on a weekly and monthly basis dependent on the GL frequency.

People Management

• Ensure that the Shop Floor are aligned in terms of goals and meeting routines to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensures that Monthly One on Ones are conducted in line with the target review process.
• Maintains a healthy industrial relations climate with key stakeholders through documented SLA Meetings.
• Communication channels are open to relevant stakeholders via Monthly All Employee meetings.
• Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern.
• Recruitment of talent and building of pipeline.
• Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Proficient in logistics software, inventory management systems, and KPI tracking tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience applying operational tools such as Operational Work Diagnoses (OWD).
• Familiarity with legislative requirements relevant to fleet, safety, and warehouse management (OHS Act, Road Transport Act, Governance Codes).
• Competent in using data to drive decision-making and improve operational performance.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to maintain healthy stakeholder relationships at all organizational levels.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and facilitate meetings including Daily, Weekly, and Monthly routines.
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives and foster a positive industrial relations climate.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• Professional certification in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Safety Management (e.g., APICS, CILT, NEBOSH) is preferred.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in logistics, fleet management, or supply chain roles within the beverage, FMCG, or manufacturing industry.
• Proven experience managing fleet & safety operations adhering to OHS and transport regulations.
• Demonstrated track record in implementing quality management systems and driving compliance to quality guidelines.
• Experience in cost management, budget adherence, and financial accountability in a logistics environment.

Additional Information:

• Band: VI

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.