VPO 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 identify, cooperate and actively participate in strategic & systematic level value chain improvement initiatives and to provide

leadership for the Implementation of prioritized Strategic intents from the VPO Manufacturing Strategy of the Plant.

Key Roles And Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Safety standards and guidelines and drive a safety culture to ensure safety in the work environment.
• Management Pillar Owner for the Plant.
• Support Plant achievement of Supply KPI targets and results
• Use effective Loss and Waste analysis to identify gaps in the Plant. Management system vs. VPO. Drive actions to close the gaps.
• Monthly review of VPO gap closure and score managed.
• Quarterly review of VPO managed. Monthly and quarterly updates sent to the Zone.
• Co-ordinate VPO for the Plant working with other Pillar owners to ensure an integrated VPO implementation and improvement process.
• Interface with Zone VPO team with regards to monthly and quarterly reporting for VPO for the Plant (across all Pillars)
• Identify and develop VA initiatives for future VA commitments and drive and monitor current year committed VA initiatives.
• Ensure Plant's routine meetings (MCRS and TOR's.) are documented and standardized.
• Interface with Zone VPO management Pillar and regional VPO team members to ensure Plant implementation and
• Improvement plans meet expectations.
• Ensure and assure suitable training capability exists (material and facilitators) suitable to cover Management Pillar training needs.
• Co-ordinate, track and monitor GOPs compliance across Plant. Submit monthly compliance scores to Zone.
• Lead, coach and train team members.
• Ensure continuous improvement in engagement of people in the Plant.
• Own, guide and standardize 5S implementation across the Plant Departments.
• Co-ordinate and assure Tracking and Monitoring Management Pillars and Plant VPO information for the Plant and to the Zone is correct and timeously submitted.
• Lead, facilitate and coach Problem Solving (5-Why, Ab-reports, PDCA, Gapa, ITF, Belts)

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Ability to initiate improvement activities within a subsystem which would optimize the larger system in which it resides
• Ability to apply problem solving skills at all levels (shopfloor to exec teams)
• A good understanding of Change Management Processes Excellent skills and tools transfer
• Astute at reading interplays and subtleties between stakeholder groupings and individuals
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Clear capability and credibility to influence at all levels
• Ability to exert influence on technical teams
• Ability to mobilize teams during periods of varied operational stability capabilities (Train and coach others)

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc or Engineer (Mechanical / Electrical / Chemical / Industrial)
• 1-3 years' experience in manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated understanding of VPO principles
• Prior experience in applying varied industrial engineering related improvement techniques
• Project management capabilities to ensure delivery of initiatives from start-up through implementation to entrenchment, using appropriate communication milestones

Additional Information:

• BAND: VII

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements