Leel:5B
Reports To:BPM & Supply Finance Manager
Context/Scope:v
Tanzania is the largest country in East
Africa by geography and by population (approx 42m people, with a growth
rate of 2.8%). It is a member of the East African Community whose
headquarters is in Arusha in Tanzania. The largest population, however,
is in Dar es Salaam, which is the commercial capital. Tanzania is well
endowed agriculturally and has vast mineral resources in the western
part of the country, where the largest urban centre is Mwanza.
Serengeti Breweries Ltd (SBL) operates
exclusively in Tanzania and is the 2nd largest beer company with a
market share of 27%. It is an integrated demand/supply business with 3
operational breweries in Dar and Mwanza, and a third one in Moshi, which
is situated in the northern part of the country near the Kenyan border.
SBL’s flagship brand is Premium Serengeti lager, which accounts for 50%
of SBL sales volumes. The other beer brands are Tusker, Tusker Malt
Larger and Pilsner.
This role will interface with all the
departmental heads, cross functional BPM and BSC teams across the Group
Companies, CARM leads within the business, external auditors and some
suppliers.
Leadership Responsibilities:
Build great relationships with those you work with and demonstrate personal integrity that inspires others
Stand in the future, anticipate trends and opportunities and act upon them
Be imaginative in finding solutions to issues and pursuing opportunities for the business
Ensure controls are in place to guarantee Diageo’s performance and reputation
Grow your commercial capability and experience. Look for and respond to feedback
Purpose of Role:
Leadership – provide leadership
coaching and development for supply finance team to enable great
business partnering and controls awareness at each site. Act as primary
business partner for SBL Supply Chain Director and support in delivery
of controls agenda as well as performance analysis and reporting to SBL
Executive and EABL leadership teams.
Performance reporting – deliver monthly
general ledger reporting for Cost of Sales, Distribution, Supply site
overheads, fixed assets and inventory to a igh standard that enables
quality business insight generation.
Controls and compliance – direct
oversight and stewardship of inventory management controls with
particular regard to the monthly inventory physical verification
exercise of inventory and annual verification exercise of fixed assets
across each site.
Accountabilities
Identify cost saving and production
efficiency opportunities through the Supply Chain operations at each
site to deliver and beat annual performance targets
Ensure accuracy and quality of financial
information on Cost of Sales, Logistics and Inventory, including
completeness and quality of performance analysis;
Manage Inventory forecast to deliver general working capital
Support Supply Director in Supply projects including Capex and cost initiatives
Satisfactory CARM and GAR audit results across the production sites and in areas of Cost of Sales and Inventory management.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
Qualifications
Degree level with strong academic record preferably B. Comm./ BBA (Accounting option)
Qualified accountant (CPA/ACCA)
Experience
2-3 years Supply finance or general business experience. SAP use is an added advantage
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