BU VIC Price Procurement Performance Manager (PPM) 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.

Job Summary

• We are seeking a highly motivated, super organized self-starter to fill the role of BU VIC Price PPM in our Team. 

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Price Variance reporting for the BU
• Price variance problem solving
• Price variance savings initiatives support
• Procurement VIC accruals processing and reversals management
• Monitor & track one offs
• Supplier recon facilitation. Confirming FX & commodity rates as well as reasonability for hidden FX & commodity exposure
• Weekly & Monthly review of PV reasonability and own directive on corrective actions
• Monthly price variance interrogation and commentary with CPM/CatMan
• Price reconciliation for COGNOS build up for VIC price
• Monthly VIC RAU T&M deck completeness accuracy, completeness & review (NG BU PPM only)
• Monthly VIC Pack T&M deck completeness accuracy, completeness & review (NG BU PPM only)
• Monthly VIC S&P T&M for price deck completeness accuracy, completeness & review (NG BU PPM only)
• Finished good FX & excise population into CTRM
• Finished goods end to end management
• WAPT & Payables alignment support
• MAP report population
• Preclosing routines to ensure month end in line with expectation

CTRM: Volume accuracy and Validation:

• Manage forecast accuracy of consumption volume with planning
• Maintaining & sense check correct conversion factors between material & commodity
• Manage accuracy of monthly actual quantities consumed into LE tool
• Manage accuracy of monthly actual commodity volume into CTRM
• Manage accuracy of forecast quantities consumed into LE tool
• Manage accuracy of forecast commodity volume into CTRM

FX exposure population & management for the BU:

• Responsible for accuracy of FX exposure in FX currency and timing
• Responsible for FX review with treasury

Mark up: BU markup validation and accuracy:

• Liaising with control & MUBEX on differences and matching
• Support in reconciliation on Mark up between what has been generated by ERP and what has been posted by Mubex

Annual:

• Bottom up budget load into ERP
• Bottom up Budget support on accuracy interrogation and adherence to 1YP
• LE volumes, historic prices. UoM alignment in BU tool
• Bottom up timeline management
• Bottom up/top down reconciliation for plug analysis and allocation and 1YP target accuracy
• Comm/NC split correct by plant by material

Minimum Requirements

• Relevant 3-year University Degree in i.e., Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering or similar
• MBA / CIMA / CA (SA)would be advantageous.

Experience:

• 2+ years of experience in finance in a manufacturing environment
• Experience Product Costing
• Knowledge of Financial Reporting
• Knowledge of general accounting and consolidation practices
• Project management, problem assessment and solving skills
• Working in an ERP environment
• Working in a process-oriented organization.

Technical Competencies:

• Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Good knowledge of consolidation & reporting tools (Cognos, TM1, BI)
• Knowledge of ERP Systems SAP, SYSPRO.

Application Closing Date
18th March, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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