Analyze your CV for Planning Manager at Anheuser-Busch InBev

Company Description


Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 200,000 employees based in more than 50 countries worldwide.




Job Description


To manage and direct the planning department, processes and systems so that the sales and marketing demands are met at lowest cost, service levels are optimized, risk is minimized, and a sustainable competitive advantage is achieved.
Interprets country strategic plan into tactical supply plans

Demand Planning: Accountable for the Collaborative Demand and New Product Management and process for specific country
Supply Network Planning: Manage the Supply Chain Network Planning process for the country in order to satisfy the demand plan – achieving optimal customer service whilst optimizing Variable Industrial Cost (VIC) and Variable Logistics Cost (VLC). This spans across breweries and distilleries as well as vertical operations
Inventory Management: Manage the Inventory Plan to deliver the targets required in line with Inventory Policy & Core Working Capital budgets for the country – this includes finished goods, raw materials, packaging, containers, spare parts, work in progress and VOPS
Stock (Finished Goods) & Empties Deployment Planning: Manage the Stock Deployment plan of finished goods and empties in the country to ensure product optimal product placement
Develop and execute a robust process to align with all stakeholders in order to update all the inputs and parameters required for the 1Y plan
Facilitator of S&OP and S&OE processes

LCP Implementation

Overall responsible for the 9 LCP Planning Blocks roll out and implementation in country
Owner of the Portfolio, Demand, S&OP blocks whilst ensuring Planners are progressing and evolving on MRP, SNP, Inventory Policy, IDP, Circular Pack
Owner of Management Pillar and Block within the Planning Department
Establish routines and ensure adherence are tracked
Develop and implement standardized Country SOP’s and policies with regards to all planning areas and processes

Development and implementation of Finished Goods and Raw/Packaging Material Inventory Policy

Review and publish FG and Raw/Packaging Material Inventory Policy every six months taking into consideration all variables
Track & report daily, weekly and monthly adherence to policy

Master data management

Regularly reviewing all master data with various functions in the organization to ensure data quality and accuracy
Drive regular routines to keep master data up to date in the planning tool. This includes but are not limited to SNP parameters including plants and DC’s, products, resources, lanes, penalties, BOMs, lead times etc

KPI’s, Routines & Reports

Ensures that Daily, Weekly and Monthly Meeting routines are adhered to in line with mandatory LCP & internal guidelines
Ensures that processes are standardized via SOP's and work standards are monitored and improved
Track KPI's on a daily, weekly and monthly basis in line with LCP requirements
Ensures that appropriate problem-solving tools are applied for out of range KPI's in line with LCP methodology
Publish reports on time as per LCP guidelines and internal processes

Cost Management

Develop annually the T1 budget for all inter depot movements
Develop annually together with Zone team the Retpack CAPEX budget
Develop in conjunction with Zone and Finance Teams the annual working capital budget
Drives a strict adherence to flexed budgets with the T1 (inter depot) and raw material delivery process
Assumes overall accountability for Planning spend on both VLC (T1), FLC, SCOH and Retpack capex
Accounts for over/underspends on a weekly and monthly basis dependent on the GL frequency

People Management

Ensure that the Planning Team 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
Follow up on Engagement Survey results with clear actions to correct areas of concern
Recruitment of talent and building of pipeline
Capability building of the planning team
Perform 180 reviews and address poor performance where required by means of improvement plans and or disciplinary hearings.





Qualifications



Logistics/Supply Chain degree or another 3-year degree in related field
Preferably 3-5 years manufacturing and planning management experience within FMCG company
Deep knowledge of supply chain planning processes
Experience of planning tools, techniques and accountabilities ranging from tactical planning, distribution and supplier management
Proven experience with ability to influence and interface with senior stakeholders
Able to understand and interpret sales trends, manufacturing and distribution chains and to convert into appropriate planning strategy
Proven experience with ability to influence and interface with senior stakeholders across various functions
Proven managerial experience with an ability to convert market opportunities into cost saving initiatives
Customer focused mindset and approach
Demonstrate problem solving skills with an ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
Ability to work under pressure and multitask
Good verbal and communication skills; must communicate across all levels in the organization with personal gravitas and credibility
Good self-management principles
Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
Strive for continuous improvement
Strong analytic and numerical skills





Additional Information


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
Kindly attach CV in PDF format
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. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than 09 August 2021.