PPM MANAGER
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The Key Purpose of this role is the full responsibility for planning, reporting and control cycle of Supply (VIC, FIC, ZBB) on a monthly, quarterly and year end base for the plant.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Annual Plan / Budget
Adhere to all deadlines, milestones and submission requirements to the BU PPM Manager
Review all budget calculations for BOMs and own the end-to-end process
Lead the ZBB budget process for the plant and ensure all guidelines, templates and timelines are adhered to
Lead the headcount and pay cost planning process for the plant
Ensure all champions initiatives are properly embedded in the budget while avoiding double counting
Prepare management review presentations for Zone, respecting guidelines, templates and timelines
Ensure final budget is properly uploaded in all relevant tools (SCFD, SAP)
Provide correct bottom-up VIC standards and actuals for MACO reporting
Monthly Process (reporting / analysis / review / LE)
Responsible for the preparation of a full year forecast outlook (LE) for the plant
Identify opportunities to continuously improve results
Identify risks, respective route causes and identify gap closing action plans
Consolidate and report LE monthly to the BU Supply PPM team
Review of new BOMs monthly as and when required
Review of the plant P&L and validation that the results reported are accurate and there is no material misstatement
Review of headcount & pay cost reporting on a monthly basis
Leads the completion and presentation of the monthly plant T&M deck with the Plant Manager
Monitors coherence between Budget, CAPEX and ZBB Performance of the Plant
Responsible for monthly and year end closing activities in supply (esp.. validation of accruals)
Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financial results in line with approved policies & procedures
Manage Relationship with Network of Capability Centre (NoCC ) for outsourced activities
Tracks performance targets for the Brewery Operations to reach World Class Excellence Operational efficiency. (e.g. TEL calculation, by product income tracking, packaging & brewing beer loss etc.)
Ad Hoc
Define recommendations to support Senior Management decisions
Manage projects as required; participate in ad hoc projects
Perform detailed analyses to determine cost opportunities at a plant level and participates actively in benchmarking activities
Perform strategic studies to streamline the business
Ensure the application of coherent definitions and reporting requirements.
Mediate on behalf of Supply PPM on performance (P&L) issues/ conflicts across functions.
SPOC for the Supply function towards Plant
Key Attributes and Competencies:
Working in a multi cultural environment
High level of service mindset
Coordination skills
High sense for accuracy
Communicative, team oriented and open for change
Ability to work in a well organized, accurate and reliable manner
Basic business sense
Excellent analytical and reporting skills & problem solver
Used to working with deadlines
Highly results focused
Leads by example, and lives the company’s values
Presentation skills
Able to work on own initiative and prioritize workload effectively
Minimum Requirements:
Relevant 3-year university degree in i.e., accounting, business, economics, engineering or similar. MBA / CPA/ ACCA would be advantageous
3+ years of experience in finance in a manufacturing environment
Experience Product Costing, financial Reporting, general accounting and consolidation practices, project management, problem assessment and solving skills
Working in an ERP environment and working in a process-oriented organization
Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). Good knowledge of consolidation & reporting tools, knowledge of ERP Systems SAP S/4HANA / Syspro
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. The advertisement has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.