Inventory Clerk: Brewing job at ABInBev

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 co-ordinate the receiving, issuing, counting and storage of all Raw Materials & M&P Sundries, whilst managing and optimising resources (equipment and people).

Raw material Quality Management

• Raw material quality standards are adhered to as per VPO requirements
• Raw material sampling and batch recording to ensure traceability of all raw materials
• Raw material Inventory accurately blocked in SAP with physical blocking mechanism in place as per VPO standards for quality related & obsolescence stock
• Ensure stock stored correctly and compliance to the freshness and rotation policy (FEFO) as per VPO standards

Raw materials Leadership

• Lead through VPO and support all VPO Pillar requirements.
• Ensure sufficient human resources availability according to raw material delivery plan.
• Ensure all VPO procedures and systems are adhered to.
• Ensure internal customers are supplied with their raw material requirements in terms of supporting the daily brewing plan.
• Efficient handling and storage of stock, stock rotation according to FEFO, utilization of storage facilities.
• Ensure and promote a safe and healthy work environment and ensure effective housekeeping / 5S.
• Highlight deviations to Service level Agreements with suppliers and internal customers.
• Maintain plant and equipment (scales, forklifts, hoists, harnesses, etc.).
• GRIR / VIM Query Management.
• Manage and track KPI’s, PI’s.

Raw Materials Inventory management:

• Independent inventory counts conducted on all raw material Inventory reconciled to SAP inventory.
• Inventory count difference identified, investigated, resolved & reported. Un-resolved inventory count differences escalated to DPR/RMSM/PPM with commentary & action plans.
• All physical movements of raw material stock transacted in SAP accurately, ​and records kept of all stock batches for traceability.
• Management of MES stock receipts updated real time.
• Adherence to storage and stacking policies and procedures.
• ICE stock count pack compliance.

Minimum Requirements:

• Ideally National Diploma in Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics or relevant studies
• 2-3 years’ experience in a Stock Control environment
• Knowledge of Stock Control Processes
• Knowledge of Brewery processes beneficial
• FLT license an advantage
• MS Office & SAP proficiency

• Co-ordinate the receiving, issuing, counting and storage of all Raw Materials & M&P Sundries.
• Manage and optimise resources (equipment and people).
• Ensure raw material quality standards are adhered to as per VPO requirements.
• Conduct raw material sampling and batch recording to ensure traceability.
• Accurately block raw material inventory in SAP with physical blocking mechanisms.
• Ensure stock is stored correctly and complies with freshness and rotation policy (FEFO).
• Lead through VPO and support all VPO Pillar requirements.
• Ensure sufficient human resources availability according to the raw material delivery plan.
• Ensure all VPO procedures and systems are adhered to.
• Ensure internal customers are supplied with their raw material requirements to support the daily brewing plan.
• Manage efficient handling and storage of stock, stock rotation according to FEFO, and utilization of storage facilities.
• Ensure and promote a safe and healthy work environment and effective housekeeping / 5S.
• Highlight deviations to Service level Agreements with suppliers and internal customers.
• Maintain plant and equipment (scales, forklifts, hoists, harnesses, etc.).
• Manage GRIR / VIM Queries.
• Manage and track KPIs, PIs.
• Conduct independent inventory counts on all raw material inventory and reconcile to SAP inventory.
• Identify, investigate, resolve & report inventory count differences. Escalate unresolved differences with commentary & action plans.
• Accurately transact all physical movements of raw material stock in SAP and keep records of all stock batches for traceability.
• Update MES stock receipts in real time.
• Adhere to storage and stacking policies and procedures.
• Ensure ICE stock count pack compliance.

• Stock Control Processes
• MS Office proficiency
• SAP proficiency

• National Diploma in Finance, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics or relevant studies
• 2-3 years’ experience in a Stock Control environment
• Knowledge of Stock Control Processes
• Knowledge of Brewery processes beneficial
• FLT license an advantage
• MS Office & SAP proficiency