Decision Support Manager

About us

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character, and in 250 years, nothing has changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It's why we trust them with our legacy and reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world's very best people. Feel encouraged? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) is a fully integrated beverage business in Diageo Africa (supply and demand for beer and spirits).

SBL flagship brand is Serengeti Premium Lager. Other brands in the portfolio include Serengeti Lite, Guinness, Pilsner and SIB. Headquartered in Dar es Salaam, SBL is also the distributor of several global Diageo international world-class spirits brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Gordon's, Bailey's and Captain Morgan.

About the Function:

• Partner with Site leadership Teams to understand current and future spend requirements and ensure delivery of operational efficiencies and cost initiatives underpinning financial forecasts to ensure spend is within Budget.
• Lead reviews of monthly performance and providing guidance and insight to drive decision making.
• Understand and challenge KPIs to be able to articulate key movements in spend and to drive cost efficiencies include process end to end understanding.
• Ensure proper monitoring of variances to standard prices both locally and imported products.
• Ensure quality data in SAP, COGS Insights, and other ERPs used for reporting.
• Perform CARM controls to ensure successful audits and correct statutory reporting in this regard.
• Coordinating the monthly and annual stock counts across all stock categories. Ensure that all Stock variances are fully explained.
• Ensure that all Raw Materials and components used in the month are issued to the process orders within the month.
• Ensure that the monthly stock variances are approved in line with SOA
• Always ensure stock accounts are fully reconciled to the GL and Physical Stocks on the monthly basis.
• Oversee the controls around beer and Empties processes.
• Monitor the status of Stock obsolescence to ensure adequate provision is maintained.
• Ensure monthly cost center reviews and Materials spend analysis are happening and all actions are closed timely.
• Ensuring input-output assessments is performed on monthly basis and any discrepancies are resolved timely.
• Work with SSC teams to ensure production processes are compliant controls framework and with reporting and tax related requirements (ETS)

• At least 5 years' experience working in Supply Chain, Finance functions
• Degree level (B. Com/BBA (Accounting option) with strong academic record
• Partly Qualification (CPA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Highly numerate / strong analytical skills / comfortable with detail but able to interpret detail for senior stakeholders
• Strong systems skills (SAP in particular)
• Excellent Microsoft Excel