Vacancy title:
Warehouse Controller

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Beverages, Category: Manufacturing & Warehouse]

Jobs at:
AB InBev

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, July 15 2025

Duty Station:
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 3 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The key purpose of this role is responsible to implement and uphold ABInBev safety standards. Manage the Inventory and Warehousing function so that customer service levels can be optimized and that benchmarked productivity standards are met. Implement standard operating processes in line with DPO standards. Manage VLC, ZBB and FLC budgets in line with annual flexed targets.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance to 5's Standard within and around Warehouse Operation and show results evolution
• Cascade all Global policies and Ensure compliance to them
• Implement and design the management cycle e.g. Business Descriptions, SLA's, Process Maps, KPI Indicators and ensure compliance with all warehouse staff and show results evolution
• Develop and continuously validate SOPs through management routines by using tools and ensure understanding by all warehouse employees (LnA,SCL OWD)
• Team rooms managed and updated through routine meetings to solve problems and drive performance
• Develop and maintain MCRS/MCL routines and track adherence there off 
• Use problem solving tools e.g. 5 WHY, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPLs, RACI's, OWD's, PDCA's, etc. to develop action plans to show improvement on PI's and KPI’s 
• Cascade KPI's and PI's to individual warehouse employee level, standardize the KPI/PI achievements and monitor individual targets
• Ensure adherence to best practice generation process and execute approved projects and show result evolution
• Make use of GOP's linked to warehouse KPI's and insure 75% score is achieved
• Utilize GAPA and PDCA for chronic abnormality's and execute actions derived from analysis 

Inventory 

• Ensure daily compliance of inventory counts
• Ensure compliance to inventory policy and use management tools to close gaps
• Ensure compliance to Quality Policy and use management tools to close gaps
• Manage the process on how to destroy and write off obsolete product in compliance with legal/environmental requirements
• Identify the root cause of inventory count variances and put action plans in place through problem solving tools to improve the Inventory accuracy KPI 
• Reduce Supply Chain Overheads through the utilization of problem-solving tools and management of stock age KPI’s 
• Track and trend all operating variances within in the warehouse and utilize management tools to improve results
• Track and trend all operating variances within in the warehouse and utilize management tools to improve results

Layout Implementation 

• Ensure adherence to the layout in line of certain warehouse activities e.g. Empties zone; Refusal zone; Order Picking zone; Repack zone; Finished Goods zone
• Track and manage warehouse management tools to ensure ABC compliance
• Trough MCL routine track compliance to all safety related processes within the warehouse 
• Track and trend ABC compliance to realize warehouse efficiencies, Time and Motion studies and show Results evolution
• Improve Quality Standards 
• Manage, track and trend
• Warehouse cleanliness
• Pest control schedule adherence
• Cross contamination from non-food grade chemicals
• Daily temperature control and product exposure
• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Global Warehouse GOP 
• Implement and adhere to a Location-Based Inventory System to identify stored product
• Execute Action Plan to address the Stock Age Index KPI
• Track and trend %HL near to be blocked as a PI
• Ensure adherence to blocking standards on non-conforming inventory 
• Track, trend and manage sorting processes to reduce MBFU% and to improve sorting productivity by utilizing management tools
• Track and trend broken cases by operator, picker and sorter to develop action plan to improve total breakage costs 
• Create a quality induction programme and ensure 100% compliance on training to warehouse staff 
• Track, trend and manage the distribution returns policy to ensure alignment with the quality policy
• Track, trend and manage repacking operation to conform to quality standards and to improve repacking productivity
• Picking Standards
• Ensure adherence to the standardised picking process and ensure compliance through management routines that ensure a safe and productive process
• Ensure Picking area has a productive ergonomic layout that allows zero-man machine interactions
• Create and monitor picking KPI's/Pi's Cas/Per man Hour, Replenishment adherence 

Sorting Standards 

• Sorting Guideline adherence & targets met - Sorting resources planned, trained & quality bottle sorting performed.
• Random bottle sorting inspection performed daily, gaps
• Identified & action plans implemented
• Ensure sorting area has a productive ergonomic layout that allows zero man machine interactions 
• Create and monitor sorting KPI's/Pi's CA's/Per man Hour ,show positive brewery MBFU evolution 

Productivity & Capacity Managed 

• Ensure 75% Compliance to the Warehouse Labour Productivity GOP to improve the KPI 
• Design and maintain sizing simulator to address optimal labour and equipment resourcing 
• Allocate and assign labour activities utilizing the SKAP tool 
• Develop and Manage the Warehouse Capacity Utilization model to improve Warehouse efficiency
• Implement and manage waste plan and recycling operation by type of material: paper/carton, plastic by type: PET, PS, PP etc., metal – aluminum, iron, etc., glass, food remains, other types, unrecyclable
• Manage TCT and there are actions plans visible to improve it and it is also measured in Loading/Unloading and Replenishment

Safe Warehouse Practices

• Ensure & maintain a safe warehouse operation driving awareness and compliance to all the relevant safety bloc

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Good interpersonal skills / builds good relationships 
• Superior planning ability
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good verbal and communication skills 
• Good self-management practices
• Strong achievement orientation
• Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
• Excellent coaching capability

Minimum Requirements:

• 3-years relevant diploma/degree 
• 3+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience advantageous
• Highly level computer user (MS Office, Oasis, Handheld devices) 
• SAP proficient 

Additional Information:

• BAND: VII

AB InBev  is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with AB InBev 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.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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