CONA Specialist

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 optimize production and allocation across Southern markets by preventing lost sales, presenting an accurate 12–18-month unconstrained production plan, and maintaining core models and policies such as LCP, inventory data books, and the Least Cost Model. The role serves as the primary link between SCD, Supply, and Demand Planning by communicating opportunities or bottlenecks early, enabling scenario planning, and translating brewery production plans into clear KPI metrics (GLY, NST, OAE). It also focuses on balancing long-term capability, capacity, cost, and service levels while supporting commercial plans and providing cash-flow budgets and full-year latest estimates.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Publish an optimized monthly long term production plan from M+2 with at least a rolling 12 months incorporating WSNP handover​

• Monthly Production plan with cost and allocation optimization solving for lost sales down to DC level​

• Manage key Supply Planning KPI’s & Costs (T1 VLC; CONA & Allocation Efficiency; WSNP efficiency)​

• Lead and prepare Supply Review deck in accordance with TOR and ​

• Sign off on monthly inventory LE’s to cash flow team​

• Ensure monthly ‘handshake’ on S&OP process between WSNP & CONA teams as well as with the Supply team​

• Attending all S&OP routines and S&OE​

• Input analysis - demand publish accuracy​

• Input analysis – capacity, capability, line speeds, NPD and project timelines. ​

• Output analysis – Lost sales​

• Output analysis – IR movements and T1 cost

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity​

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills required across different levels of seniority in the organization​

• Strong negotiation skills and ability to build rapport and influence across all levels in the organisation​

• Excellent self management practices with a pro-active, energetic and committed approach​

• Excellent analytical understanding and strong excel capabilities advantageous​

• Ability to manage multiple streams of information optimally with attention to detail​

Minimum Requirements:

• Candidate should have a Bachelors degree with a preference but not restricted to Supply Chain, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics qualifications​

• A minimum of 5-year Planning experience required. ​

• An orientation towards the quantitative disciplines of mathematics, statistics and economics would be advantageous​

• Effective numeracy and analytical skills & problem solving at both operational and tactical levels​

Additional Information:

• Band: VI

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