Kenya Breweries Ltd (KBL) produces & distributes a large portfolio of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and operates throughout the East Africa region. Our business model includes publicly quoted companies, joint ventures and 3rd party distributors. We sell a wide range of local beer and spirit brands including Tusker, Guinness, Balozi, Whitecap & Pilsner (beer) and Singleton, Kenya Cane, Chrome and Kane Extra Gold (spirits). KBL’s association with Diageo make it also the leading premium spirits company in East Africa, and its great brands include Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff Vodka & RTDs and Baileys.KBL has a significant growth agenda over the next few years that includes continuing our expansion into new geographies and embedding our Total Beverage Alcohol (TBA) strategy. Investing in our markets to get closer to our customer and consumers. The trading environment of the FMCG category is changing from a pure commodity approach to brand and image building. Key Accounts are slowly emerging, which will result in specialization and concentration of decision power. To gain competitive advantage and to enhance brand, volume and profit performance the trade marketing and distribution organizations need to successfully implement EABL’s trade marketing and distribution standards.
Purpose of Role
The role supports supply chain business partners in plan, source, make and move. Some of the key deliverable is to translate supply chain strategies into trackable financial plans, business performance management and providing high quality data driven insights to facilitate effective decision making.
Top Accountabilities
- Business partnering with supply chain leadership and stakeholders
- Drive data analytics and insights agenda for supply chain
- Translate Supply chain strategies into actionable financial plans
- Custodian and monitoring of service levels agreements with shared services centres
- Lead monthly Business performance review meetings
- Own and drive annual operating plans for supply chain
- Review and track drive out cost’s initiatives
- Support supply chain team at the key decision gates of innovation and other business cases/projects.
- Lead monthly discussions and consolidation of risks and opportunities
- Review of Repairs and Maintenance spend
- Lead weekly and monthly review of COGs P&L with shared service
- Lead supply finance trainings for non-finance business partners.
- Monitor and drive continuous improvement of Cogs at constant mix agenda.
- Lead supply chain process improvement, controls, governance and compliance agenda
Leadership Responsibilities and Decision-Making rights
- INSPIRE THROUGH PURPOSE – Standing up for what you feel is right and important without exception. Building great relationships with business partners and stakeholders. Demonstrate and role-model high integrity, including being open and honest at all times. Value the differences in people and treat everyone with dignity and respect.
- SHAPE THE FUTURE – Think about how finance and operational processes operate and support the business in understanding performance. Develop and apply great understanding of business context and impact on supply chain. Generates ideas for improvements to existing ways of working. Moves urgently to action with a focus. Goes extra miles when needed to deliver on plans.
- INVEST IN TALENT – Take ownership for individual and overall performance outcomes. Build, coach and inspire individual teams working. Proactively identify, drive and lead how to embed sustainable performance management culture within KBL driving cost efficiencies.
- WIN THROUGH EXECUTION – Demonstrate drive to make a positive difference to business performance across the supply chain. Identify clear priorities and focus on them at all times. Demonstrate brilliant execution in all aspects of work. Have a positive outlook, and channel energy into finding solutions. Committed to outstanding team performance. Embraces change and take ownership for driving initiatives in own area
Qualifications and Experience Required
Qualifications
- Qualified Professional Accountant- CPA(K)/ACCA/ACMA
- Business related Degree.
- At least 4 – 6 years working experience in a multinational corporate environment, with minimum of 3 years in manufacturing/supply finance.
- Capable of working in a deadline driven environment.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully engage senior managers and stakeholders
- Demonstrated English proficiency (read, write and speak)
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Relevant experience with integrated systems such as SAP is an advantage.
- MS applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Word, etc.)
- BFC and MSTR knowledge is an advantage
Barriers to Success in Role
- Insufficient understanding of supply chain processes and reporting to drive best practice in market
- Inadequate analytical and problem-solving skills
- Inadequate communication skills
- Inadequate commercial understanding and ability to model financial implications of various scenarios required for decision making on a timely basis
- Inability to work as part of a team
- Lack of attention to detail
- Inability to identify financial insights
- Inability to build relationships and credibility with remote business partners.
- Inability to work in a deadline driven environment
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