BU Management Specialist at International Breweries Plc

International Breweries Plc - Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients.

Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: BU Management Specialist

Job ID: 30089380
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary

• The Key Purpose of this role is to Implement, entrench and improve the use and effectiveness of VPO/DPO and Logistics Pillar in African Breweries and Vertical Operations to deliver business results.​​

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of expected business results through DPO/VPO with specialization in Logistics Pillar​
• Implement the Logistics Pillar to deliver expected business KPI and means results​
• Support Plants to attain VPO Logistics Pillar to achieve agreed plans and targets​
• Work together with Logistics function and DPO team when Auditing Sites around Africa​
• Be a deep specialist on VPO Logistics Pillar and also fully knowledgeable on DPO Warehouse Pillar​
• Guide and drive Pillar implementation across Africa​
• Monitor and track implementation progress to plan per Plant​
• Train and coach Plant personnel on Logistics Pillar​
• Analyze Plant KPI performance vs. means scores, previously identified gaps, agreed actions prior to audits​
• Audit Plants, together with other Pillar Specialists ​
• Agree actions with Plants to close gaps identified during the audits (in the Logistics Pillar)​
• Track and monitor closure of actions by plants against agreed timelines​
• Evaluate Plant KPI performance and means performance looking for examples of Best Practice​
• Best Practices identification, standardization, and roll out. Escalation to Global when appropriate​
• Test and entrench best practices using PDCA and SDCA and the standard DPO/VPO tools​
• Document and track means scores and action closure​
• Compile monthly DPO/VPO report according to the Global DPO/VPO Business Cycle​
• Own and Maintain all DPO/VPO documentation​.

Minimum Requirements

• Tertiary Degree is essential in a related field.
• +5 years’ experience in Warehousing, Planning and Logistics management.​
• Experience working in Warehousing, Planning and Logistics in a Plant or equivalent.​

Key Attributes and Competencies:​

• Must have experience in effective implementation of management systems.​
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels of the organization.​
• Ability to foster effective working partnerships across business functions, specifically between Logistics and Supply, VPO and DPO.​
• Problem solving ability to be able to guide Plants in developing actions plans to improve both KPI performance and VPO means scores.​
• Experience in coaching and training and guiding plant leadership teams.​
• Must enjoy and be effective at training and coaching.​
• Ideal candidate would have appropriate experience and would have worked in middle/senior management roles.​
• Frequent travel throughout Africa a big part of this job. Indicatively travel will vary between 20% - 60% depending on the time of year​.

Additional Information:​

• Band: VI.

Application Closing Date
24th October, 2025.