About AB InBev

AB InBev’s operations in Tanzania are conducted through its subsidiary, Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) Plc. TBL is a leading producer and distributor of beers and non-alcoholic malt beverages in Tanzania, with popular brands such as Kilimanjaro Lager, Safari Lager, Castle Lite, and Konyagi spirits. The company has a long history in Tanzania, with four breweries, a distillery, and a malting plant, and is committed to sustainability and community empowerment.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Monitor adherence to inventory-related roles and responsibilities across operational teams.
Support operational teams in identifying and closing inventory-related risks.
Facilitate accountability by ensuring signoffs and documentation are completed for all inventory routines.
Escalate non-compliance or recurring issues to relevant managers for resolution.
Coordinate and track training on inventory policies, SOPs, and control routines.
Ensure training records are maintained, and refresher sessions are conducted as needed.
Drive accountability & responsibility to the appropriate operational and functional owners to ensure consistent execution and ownership of inventory management processes.
Audit compliance with inventory management routines, including stock recons, counts, Stock loss investigations, MBFU & BITs management and recharge process, bottle loss, RTI and Time In Trade management and aging POs/GRNs tracking.
Track execution of standard operating procedures (SOPs) across all sites and flag deviations.
Verify completion of daily/weekly/monthly inventory routines and ensure documentation is filed.
Ensure alignment with inventory governance policies and recommend corrective actions where gaps are found.
Review and validate the integrity of inventory-related reports submitted by operational teams.
Monitor and report on adherence to Minimum Internal Controls (MICs) across all inventory processes.
Support KPI management, with a focus on inventory-related cost drivers such as SCOH (Supply Chain Overheads).
Identify trends in non-compliance or inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.
Leverage excellence programs (e.g., LCP, VPO, DPO) to embed best practices and drive stronger inventory control routines and results.
Monitor ERP (e.g., Syspro) data integrity, ensuring that all inventory movements are accurately captured and reconciled.
Analyse stock variances and investigate root causes in collaboration with site teams.
Track stock master system usage (e.g., handheld devices, stock variance reports) and ensure tools are used as intended.
Generate compliance dashboards and reports to highlight trends, risks, and improvement areas.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

Strong experience in management of finished goods and/or raw materials management
Strong end to end Supply Chain expertise.
Ability to effectively communicate at senior levels at MANCOM and Global Levels.
Able to effectively communicate and interact with cross functional stakeholders, Internal and external customers at all levels of the Company.
Strong knowledge of finance management
Strong people management and influence.
Excellent presentation and written communication skills
Ability to solve complex problems individually and quickly
Strong work ethic: Setting and achieving goals
Consistently following through
Team-oriented: Making the most out of collaboration
Strong record of high performance

Minimum Requirements:

B.Sc. Degree in Engineering or Econometrics, Finance or Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain, Economics, IT, Accounting Science, MBA recommended.
3-5 Years experience in logistics and supply chain management and finance background

Additional Information:

Band: VIII

AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing.