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Product Owner: Execution (Warehousing & Transportation)

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?

Job Purpose

The Tech Logistics Execution team is responsible for the roll out of all transformation technology for Logistics warehousing & transportation. The Project Owner will be accountable for:

• Transforming how we engage with our customers by building the best Warehouse Execution application landscape in Africa
• Responsible for delivering and supporting the Warehouse Execution ecosystem of products across all the countries in the Africa Zone 
• Lead development teams to build the appropriate enhancements and interfaces to enable all required Warehouse Execution capabilities. 
• Lead the strategy and execution of all tech investments related to Execution in the Africa Zone.
• Partner with the business to enable the Digital Transformation of the markets that we operate in

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Lead the technical team to deliver products that meet business requirements by working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.
• Support SAP enhancements which enable improved business processes
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements. 
• Work closely with the scrum master, scrum team, external customers and stakeholders to deliver technology products that our customers love and that create value for our business
• Manage multiple projects by ensuring clear delegation of duties and effective communication
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and communicate effectively to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Define training methodologies and roll out strategies
• Support the business throughout the change process
• Define project KPIs and track for improvement
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings and performing requirements analysis. Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.

Beneficial Experience:

• Sound SAP SD understanding (formal qualifications beneficial)
• Experience in warehouse operations in the SAB business or FMCG environment
• Technology related B Degree or business-related qualification is beneficial
• Sound knowledge of DevOps/CAB processes and Agile methodology
• Management experience

Profile:

• Proven track record delivering projects within agreed timelines
• Well-articulated and structured communication skills is a mandate as the person will be pivotal in communicating with business from across the globe and senior stakeholders locally.
• Understanding of AB InBev commercial principles
• Retains the pulse of domain or business area by remaining connected to various stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills with an ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• Strong understanding of Agile & Scrum with a proven track record of delivery
• Business Analysis skills
• Requirement documentation and elicitation

Additional Information:

• Band: VI

SAB/AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing. In accordance with South African Breweries (Pty) Ltd duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is safe for of our employees and their families, our customers and visitors, and the community at large from infectious diseases that may be reduced by vaccinations, we require all new appointments to be vaccinated as a condition of employment at our company.

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SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

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 act as the key custodian for our amazing brands and lead social media communications in a professional, fast-paced and engaging manner.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Consistently drive and champion the craft and quality of social media to drive earned media through the development of compelling content
• Manage the day-to-day messaging, monitoring, and moderation of assigned social media channels
• Ensure content is posted timeously across social media platforms
• Ensure complaints are managed efficiently, professionally and timeously and that negative sentiment is closely monitored
• Drive engagement and conversations with the community that are conversationally led, relevant and ‘real-time
• Identifying tactical and relevant opportunities to engage with the community through daily, weekly and/or campaign war Rooms
• Being the gate keeper of ensuring that content follows internal brilliant basics, media principles and is compliant to legal guidelines
• Inter-agency relationship building and management
• Maintain the highest editorial standards for all copy and ensure that it conforms to the evolving brand voice within the social playbook
• As a brand custodian for the respective brands you work on, proactively review and advise what content produced throughout the year is high quality and aligned to brand playbooks
• Input into campaign ideas and creative brainstorming sessions
• Working closely with the Trends and Insights team to drive positive sentiment and optimize on content opportunities
• Assisting in compiling weekly social media platform reports with conversation and community trends and campaign reports in conjunction with the Data and Insights team
• Track performance of social media campaigns, content, and overall health of the assigned social handles with regular reporting inputs to the data and insights team
• Be the point-of-contact in all crisis response – following the playbook guidelines for escalation procedures and crisis management workflows
• Assist with compiling crisis reports timeously while measuring and reporting on the reach, influencers, conversation topic drivers and level or reputational threat to the brand
• Finding new ways to communicate, identify new content opportunities and ways to repurpose /create content
• Exploring new angles and tactics for your content approach
• Collaborating with creative teams to craft content that best answers social media content briefs

Key attributes and competencies:

• Strong understanding of South African / African culture
• Must be confident and have clear passion points to be allocated to according brands
• Fun and energetic
• Able to work under pressure and deal with working on multiple accounts
• Strong leadership skills
• Driven and clear understanding of KPIs and how to action them
• Have a self-starter mindset
• Self-motivated, organied and passionate
• Pro-active
• Ability to adapt and understand
• Confidence
• Ability to perform under pressure when crisis hits

Minimum requirements:

• Matric
• Higher Certificate/Diploma) or relevant tertiary qualifications / certifications
• 3 + years in community management 
• 2 + years in social media management
• Live event coverage experience
• High understanding of social media and the platforms
• Proven work experience as a Community Manager or very similar role 
• Experience with planning and leading community initiatives 
• Ability to identify and track relevant community KPIs 
• Foundational knowledge of paid social media ads (Meta Ads, Twitter Ads, etc.)
• Understanding of broader digital marketing ecosystem, including content marketing, email marketing, and digital analytics

Additional information:

• Band: VIII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.

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Digital Strategist

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 the role is to Drive creative effectiveness and digital implementation of communication strategies into comprehensive digital strategy across the conversion funnel. Working with BI, Data, Media, Social and Creative to drive the brand’s objectives across online, trade and experiential touchpoints to optimize performance.

Overview:

We are seeking a dynamic Digital Strategist. The ideal candidate possesses exceptional communication and digital strategy skills but also deeply understands online social culture, ensuring strategies align with current trends and effectively engage our target audiences. They will also demonstrate a strong appetite for operational excellence, seamlessly driving projects from brief to creative output. A thorough understanding of e-commerce, consumer acquisition, retention, and community building through strategic initiatives is crucial.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement digital content strategies tailored to meet business objectives, with a strong emphasis on e-commerce growth, consumer acquisition, and retention.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, product, and creative teams to ensure alignment of content strategies with overall brand objectives and messaging.
• Clearly and persuasively communicate strategic recommendations to internal and external stakeholders with varying levels of understanding.
• Contribute to leading integrated, multi-platform marketing campaigns.
• Create compelling and relevant content across various digital platforms, including website, social media, email marketing, and digital advertising.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of how businesses, brands, and consumers interact.
• Collaborate seamlessly with creative teams to develop compelling concepts and campaigns.
• Generate and lead strategic and creative workshops for clients, fostering collaborative ideation and alignment.
• Optimize content for SEO, SEM, and other relevant digital marketing channels to maximize visibility and reach.
• Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships and collaborations to expand brand reach and drive community engagement.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in digital content and e-commerce, and share insights with the team to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
• Develop annual digital playbooks, campaign strategies, and rollout plans, including measurement and reporting frameworks.
• Possess a deep understanding of individual digital channels such as SEO, SEM, and SMM, and demonstrate how they interconnect to achieve overarching goals.
• Exhibit expertise in paid, owned, and earned media, implementing and optimizing tactics for maximum impact.
• Conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and best practices in digital content and e-commerce.
• Utilize a solid data and insights background to inform strategic decision-making.
• Possess in-depth knowledge and experience in consumer research, both qualitative and quantitative, and utilize a wide range of approaches.
• Excel in interpreting research findings, differentiating between observations and insights, and applying them effectively to marketing strategies.
• Synthesize research and business data into actionable insights and generate innovative ideas.

Key Attributes:

• Strategically minded
• Critical thinker
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Client-facing with presentation skills
• Storyteller
• Digital native
• Curious
• Persuasive
• Self-motivated, organized and passionate
• Natural diplomacy skills
• Team player

Minium Requirements:

• Matric
• (Higher Certificate/Diploma) or relevant tertiary qualifications / certifications.
• 5+ years’ experience in digital marketing with a background in social media strategy / digital strategy and media strategy.
• Experience in performance marketing and content benchmarking.
• Proven experience in digital content strategy, e-commerce, consumer acquisition, retention, and community building.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing principles, including SEO, SEM, social media, and CRM.

Additionalinformation:

• Band: VII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.

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Junior Controls Analyst

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?

Job Purpose

The IT Junior Controls Analyst supports the IT Service Governance Manager in maintaining a strong internal control environment across the Zone. The role is responsible for testing ITGCs, application, and security controls to ensure compliance with MICS, SoD requirements, internal policies, and SOX (where applicable). This position reports to the Africa Zone IT Service Governance Manager and plays a key role in ensuring audit readiness and control effectiveness.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

1. IT General Controls

Perform walkthroughs and test the design and operating effectiveness of IT General Controls in areas such as:

• Access Management (e.g., user provisioning, termination, segregation of duties)
• Change Management (e.g., code and configuration changes, emergency changes)
• IT Operations (e.g., system monitoring, backups, job scheduling)

2. Control Evaluation

• Evaluate and test controls for key systems and applications in scope for SOX and internal audits.
• Clearly document testing procedures, evidence, and results in accordance with internal audit standards and methodologies.

3. Control Gaps & Remediation

• Identify control gaps, assess their impact, and support remediation planning with IT and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with external auditors by providing required documentation and responding to audit inquiries.

4. Documentation & Tracking

• Maintain accurate test trackers, control matrices, and evidence repositories.
• Support the design and implementation of IT controls during process changes, new system deployments, or enhancements.
• Drive continuous improvement and contribute to the optimisation of the IT control testing framework.

5. Support to IT Service Governance Manager

Assist the IT Service Governance Manager with:

• Ensuring compliance with MICS, SOX, SoD requirements, and other control policies.
• Rolling out IT Internal Control requirements across all entities/locations in the Zone.
• Translating global IT process and control requirements into Zone-specific practices.
• Tracking and monitoring implementation progress and compliance status across the Zone.
• Engaging control owners to define action plans, resolve control deficiencies, and improve compliance.
• Maintaining up-to-date MICS documentation including risks, controls, control owners, and design updates.
• Coordinating self-assessments, quarterly reviews, and year-end operational testing cycles.
• Managing testing documentation and ensuring timely closure of deficiencies with sustainable actions.
• Ensuring accurate and timely reporting of assessments and control status to Zone IC and local management.
• Aligning with external audit teams on timelines, testing scope, and reporting expectations.

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented individual with strong integrity and a passion for improving compliance and IT processes. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication and influencing skills, thrive under pressure, and be able to build strong cross-functional relationships. They should act as a change agent, supporting the implementation of IT controls and new processes across the Zone in collaboration with internal stakeholders.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or a related field is a requirement
• CISA, ITIL Foundation or equivalent will be beneficial

Experience:

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, or SOX controls testing.
• Familiarity with ITGC frameworks (COBIT, COSO) and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX).
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle) and supporting IT infrastructure.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles and access controls.

Technical Knowledge

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for documentation, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience with SOX compliance tools and platforms such as SAP GRC; familiarity with ServiceNow, APP360, or similar governance, risk, and compliance tools is an advantage.
• Good understanding of IT control frameworks and audit testing principles, including control design and evaluation.
• Good understanding of SAP environments, including key modules and their relevance to IT General Controls (ITGCs) and application controls.
• Ability to interpret and assess risks related to access management, change management, and IT operations within enterprise systems.

Additional information:

• Band: VIII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.

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BREWERY CONTROLLER NEWLANDS

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 guarantee financial excellence at the brewery, implement stringent controls, foster accountability. Ensure the reliability of cost accounting key figures and/or P/L reporting for the brewery. Additionally, prioritize operational discipline, enhance visibility and predictability for price and performance in advance of month-end closing. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
 

Cost Leadership

• Oversight of the plant’s closing cycle, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the results including transfer price, VIC/VLC, ZBB and plant asset booking. 
• Ensure first time right postings, Avoid accounting errors and postings of manual journals.
• Assume responsibility for managing plant inventory and capital expenditure (CAPEX). This involves ensuring compliance with booking procedures, onsite management, and reviewing internal process compliance. The primary goal is to ensure that asset bookings conform to PRC and IFRS standards, asset management processes align with internal control policies, and relevant processes operate as efficiently as possible.

Controls and Compliance

• Serve as the first line of defense and oversee the execution of controls as defined by Internal Control 
• Ensuring that the brewery’s assigned controls accurately reflect the reality of the processes. This includes reviewing the PR-GR cycle, co-product lifecycle, and returnable package management.
• Oversee both internal and external tax reporting for the plant. Work closely with the tax team to ensure timely completion of tax filings, respond to inquiries, and meet tax inspection requirements mandated by the local authority

Forecasting & Planning

• Support brewery operations, Zone Financial Planning and PPM teams on the forecast by providing inputs for LE & 1 YP

Cost Management

• Analyze costs, variances on yields and consumptions
• Reasonability/accuracy of accruals
• Reconciliation of utility costs  (water, electricity, effluent) between internal and municipal readings & ensure accuracy of the accrual
• GRN Compliance (Open PO Management, UOM receipting accuracy)
• Review and understanding of the reallocation journals at the plant. Root cause analysis and process improvement to reduce number of journals.
• Approve journals and ensure DAG compliance
• Co-products – Ensuring that its accurately accounted for (Invoicing completeness, sundry debtor aging)
• Returnable packaging – Accurate Accounting + Controls
• MBFU recharge reconciliation (Missing, broken, foreign, unwashable glass)

Inventory Management

• Ensure Inventory management compliance of FG’s, RM and Spare Parts 
• Stock count controls (Quarterly stock count review, reconciliation and ensure that differences are posted) Monthly Review & Quarterly attendance
• Stock movements analysis and investigate anomalies

Capex Management

• Ensuring capitalization is captured correctly 
• Validation of Capitalization to the plant 
• Physical verification of assets 
• Impairments (identify, and request bookings)
• ZBB and UPP policy compliance

Tax Compliance

• Invoicing Management and the full scope of internal and external tax reporting for the plant
• Excise validation – calculated and shared by the BSC. SARS/RA POC at the plant
• Excise rebate liaison with RA and ensuring the decanting certificate is issued
• Collaborate closely with the Business Control Center (BCC) tax team to complete tax filings, respond to inquiries, and  meet tax inspection requirements from the local authority
• Maintain a network among HQ tax, BCC tax, tax compliance, planning, and all other tax-related routines

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support the Financial Planning and PPM teams on the forecast by providing inputs for LE & 1 year plan

Key Attributes & Competencies:

• Strong leadership skills
• Good communicator and the ability to work with financial and non-financial collaborators
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to synthesize complex issues into actionable activities
• Capacity to anticipate future trends and developments

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master in Business, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering or CA
• 2 to 3 + years, in industry context
• Knowledge of SAP/Syspro, Business Warehouse, Anaplan is a plus
• Previous controlling experience ( preferably site manufacturing )
• Working knowledge of Accounting

Additional information:

• Band:VII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talentrequirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.

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Internal Control Data Specialist

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 evaluating, developing, implementing, and enhancing internal control processes and procedures within the organization. Assessing existing systems, identify weaknesses or risks, propose improvements, and work closely with various departments to enhance compliance and operational efficiency.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Risk Mitigation and Compliance

• Leveraging data, identify risks and develop recommendations to mitigate identified risks by proposing and implementing effective internal control measures and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, company Control Frameworks, Delegation of Authority, and Policies through continuous monitoring and evaluation.

Controls Assessment and Process improvement

• Conduct assessments of existing internal control systems and processes to identify weaknesses, risks, and compliance gaps.
• Analyse financial and operational data to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (within and outside the Africa Zone) to identify opportunities for enhancing processes and controls to optimize operational efficiency.
• Implement improvements based on data analysis, risk assessment, and compliance objectives to enhance the effectiveness of internal controls.

Testing and Validation:

• Design and execute testing procedures to validate the effectiveness of internal control measures and ensure they are operating as intended.
• Document testing results and recommend corrective actions for identified deficiencies.
• Keep operational management and Internal Controls Lead appraised on the progress and any concerns to ensure delays are minimised and timelines are met.
• Communicate testing results, risk identified and quantification of risks timeously to process owners.
• Partner with operations to track, monitor and remediate process gaps.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of internal control processes, policies, and procedures.
• Generate and present periodic reports to management and stakeholders regarding the status of internal controls, risk assessment findings, and recommended actions.

Advisory and Consultation:

• Develop and conduct training programs for operations to increase awareness and understanding of internal controls, compliance requirements and the combined assurance approach.
• Provide guidance and support to departments to ensure compliance with Control Frameworks, Delegation of Authority, and Policies.
• Serve as an internal advisor to management and departments on matters related to internal controls, compliance, and risk management.
• Provide recommendations and guidance on best practices and industry standards to enhance internal control effectiveness.
• Collaborate with GRM and external auditors to optimise improvement opportunities.

Key Competencies and Attributes:

• A drive to learn and master new technologies and techniques.
• Motivated self-starter who can work efficiently with minimal supervision & direction.
• Strong organisational and time management skills; able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines.
• Strong understanding of internal control frameworks, risk assessment methodologies, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. Relevant certifications such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Accountant (CA), or similar are beneficial.
• Previous experience in internal controls, auditing, risk management, or compliance (typically 3+ years) is preferred.
• Data Analytics (non-negotiable)
• Previous experience in Sarbanes Oxley (SOx). Proficient in using software and tools (SAP, PowerBi, SQL) for data analysis and documentation.
• Exposure to Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector preferred in the areas of manufacturing, distribution and finance would be advantageous.

Additional Information:

• Band: VII

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.

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