VPO Manager
The Key Purpose of this role is to identify, co-operate and actively participate in strategic & systemic level value chain improvement initiatives and to provide leadership for the implementation of prioritized Strategic intents from the VPO Manufacturing Strategy for the Brewery.
Key outputs and responsibilities:
- Ensures that Africa / Global standards have been implemented in the Plant;
- Manage the VPO program via a structured VPO Steerco;
- Ensure VPO Pillar Owner compliance;
- Develop annual VPO plan and set short term plans to achieve these targets;
- Monitor VPO progress across all pillars and provide feedback;
- If Zone / Global standards have been adapted due to plant specifics these changes have been approved by Zone ;
- Conduct monthly Management Pillar department reviews and provide constructive feedback to departments on status with recommendations to drive continuous improvement;
- Coaches and guides all levels on the VPO Management Pillar in practice;
- Ensure implementation of VPO and the adherence to VPO principles across all pillars;
- Ensure that where training implementation is undertaken, it is done following AB Inbev policies and procedures;
- Interact with management teams to determine training needs;
- Where necessary, develop training material to address specific needs of shift based and engineering teams;
- Conduct problem solving training;
- Facilitate problem solving teams;
- Review progress and report on effectiveness of problem solving;
- Verify KPI results tracking for ZEP/WEP programs;
- Support KPI training / education at all levels;
- Ensure the accurate and timely submission of monthly VPO reporting info.
Key attributes and competencies:
- Demonstrated understanding of VPO principles;
- Prior experience in applying varied industrial engineering related improvement techniques;
- Project management capabilities to ensure delivery of initiatives from start-up through implementation to entrenchment, using appropriate communication milestones;
- Ability to initiate improvement activities within a subsystem which would optimize the larger system in which it resides;
- Ability to apply problem solving skills at all levels (shop-floor to exec teams);
- A good understanding of Change Management Processes Excellent skills and tools transfer capabilities (Train and coach others);
- Astute at reading interplays and subtleties between stakeholder groupings and individuals;
- Excellent interpersonal skills;
- Clear capability and credibility to influence at all levels;
- Ability to exert influence on technical teams;
- Ability to mobilize teams during periods of varied operational stability.
Minimum Requirements
- Engineer (Mechanical or Electrical);
- 5+ years experience in manufacturing environment;
- 3+ years experience in implementing supply chain, production or proces improvement related initiatives.
Additional Information
Band: VII
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