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Inventory Clerk

Zambian Breweries

Lusaka
Deadline: 31 May 2025

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 co-ordinate the receiving, issuing, counting and storage of all raw Materials, whilst managing and optimising resources (equipment and people).

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Raw Material Quality Management:

• Adherence to raw material quality standards as per VPO requirements
• Conducting sampling and batch recording to ensure traceability of all raw materials
• Perform accurate inventory blocking in system and physically as per VPO standards for quality related & obsolescence stock
• Ensure stock stored correctly and compliance to the freshness and rotation policy (FEFO) as per VPO standards

Raw Materials Leadership:

• Lead through VPO and support all VPO Pillar requirements
• Ensure sufficient human resources availability according to raw material delivery plan
• Ensure all VPO procedures and systems are adhered to
• Ensure internal customers are supplied with their raw material requirements in terms of supporting the daily brewing and packaging plan
• Ensure efficient handling and storage of stock, stock rotation according to FEFO, utilization of storage facilities
• Ensure and promote a safe and healthy work environment and ensure effective housekeeping / 5S
• Highlight deviations to Service level Agreements with suppliers and internal customers
• Maintain plant and equipment (scales, forklifts, hoists, harnesses, etc.)
• Manage and track KPI’s, PI’s.

Raw Materials Inventory management:

• Independent inventory counts conducted on all raw material Inventory reconciled to system inventory
• Inventory count difference identified, investigated, resolved & reported. Un-resolved inventory count differences escalated with commentary & action plans
• Ensure all physical movements of raw material stock transacted in the system accurately, and records kept of all stock batches for traceability
• Adherence to storage and stacking policies and procedures.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Attention to detail
• Problem solving ability

Minimum Requirements:

• Diploma in Finance, Procurement, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics or relevant studies
• 2-3 years’ experience in a Stock Control environment
• Knowledge of Stock Control Processes
• Knowledge of Brewery processes beneficial
• FLT license an advantage
• MS Office & Syspro, Flocentric proficiency

Additional Information:

Band: XI

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with 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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