DPO Pillar Specialist-2

DPO Pillar Specialist-2Applylocations: HQ Bryanstontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: May 27, 2026 (7 days left to apply)job requisition id: 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 create specific Pillar specialists, that will own the Pillar/s across Africa. This could be either one Pillar, or 2 Pillars. This will assist in clear ownership of the practices, approach, coaching and support of their respective Pillars Key Roles and Responsibilities: Pillar Target: Coordinate and manage the respective Pillars annual targets/glidepaths across Africa (per site) Monthly tracking of the respective Pillars self-assessments against glidepaths Track key identified focus blocks monthly progress Ensure Pillar glidepaths are loaded into the Portal as Pillar 'Plans' Ensure that target cascading is aligned across all BU's and sites Monthly Routines: Ensure monthly routines between Pillar Specialist and Zone/BU Pillar owners take place Implement IAL for these routines Monthly Pillar reports to be developed and reported on Best Practices and Shared learnings: Coordinate and manage the respective Pillars best practices and shared learnings across Africa Track the implementation of the best practices Ensure monthly adherence to digital tool usage for best practices Source and coordinate best practices from other zones for the respective Pillars Development and updating of the respective Pillar Playbooks Best Practice and/or Shared Learning workshops to be held with lagging sites KPI Management: Identification of key K/PI's linked to focus blocks Implementation of tracking tool to track these K/PI's on a monthly basis Ensure the respective PI's are tracked by the sites in the sites relevant routines Ensure reporting adherence of all the respective Pillar sKPI's on a monthly basis, according to reporting deadlines Manage and coordinate K/PI's report development (ensuring one source of information) Own the report specifications for your respective K/PI's and PowerBI views Year end Process: Tracking and sign-off of sites final achievements (as part of C2C reports) Identification of respective Pillar nominations for DPO awards Ensure following year Pillar/s strategies as per normal annual management cycle CTC: Ensure allocation of the respective Pillar coaches for respective Pillars Develop key C2C focused approach Share good practice deck after C2C Review sites final C2C Pillar pages and scores Ensure all sites loading evidence onto the online portal Logistics Convention: Support the successful annual Logistics convention with the rest of the team LCP: Support, and own (where applicable) the implementation of LCP block across the BU's and Zone, together with the Zone Pillar owner Support the LCP monthly routines per BU and Zone Key attributes and Competencies: Demonstrable problem-solving skills with an ability to manage complexity and ambiguity Must be able to work under continuous pressure for extended periods Clear and strong communication skills Must be willing to travel extensively Excellent coaching skills High levels of integrity and honesty Innovative thinker Meticulous attention to detail Demonstrate initiative and drive Critical decision-making ability Customer centric Minimum Requirements: Relevant Bachelor's degree in Planning, Supply Chain Management or Logistics 3 - 5 years operational or planning experience in FMCG Deep Knowledge of respective Pillar/s requirements (at operational and strategic level) Excellent understanding of DPO (structure, approach and requirements) Understanding of Abin Bev Logistics principles Additional Information: Band : VISAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB 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.