Company Address: Address East African Breweries Limited P.O BOX 30161 00100 Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya

  • Senior Innovation Manager

    Senior Innovation Manager

    Reports To: Head of Innovation EABL
     
    Context/Scope:
     
    The innovation team plays a critical role in shaping the future of the business, delivering innovations that respond to consumer and customer trends and innovations that are reshaping the choice available to our consumers. We are looking for a self-motivated, entrepreneurial individual who will be a great addition to the team and who shares our beliefs.
    To deliver that we need a black-belt Senior Innovation Manager, accountable for delivering game changing innovation projects. If you want to be part of this team that is passionate about customers & consumers & if you are excited about the opportunity to deliver game-changing innovation, then contact us.
    Dimensions
    Financial: Deliver the EABL Kenya Innovation contribution to the annual operating plan c. £100m (KES 14Bn) & convert +80% of new launches pipeline overlay in the financial year.
    Market Complexity: EABL is the market leader in this region within the Beverage Alcoholic drinks market. The market is further complicated by a number of factors that make the job infinitely more interesting, the experiences more valuable & the time spent in role all the more rewarding:
    Purpose of Role

    A key part of this role is to ensure the use of creative excellence, disciplined project leadership and management in crafting new opportunities and brands from multiple start points. Top 5 Accountabilities

    Product Innovation: Through a natural instinct of what consumers want.
    Project management: leading the development of multi innovation projects at once.
    World-Class Execution Launches: Working in partnership with the Supply brand change managers and Commercialisation Managers to develop and commercialize the product innovation.
    Influencing & Inspiring. It is critical that you can effectively influence & inspire the cross-functional project team to deliver the Ambition.
    Performance management: Through a strong understating of the business and understanding the relative commercial levers required to deliver the performance ambitions you will consistently measure and intervene to make sure all projects deliver to target.

    Qualifications & Experience Required:

    7+ years of marketing, innovation or commercial experience & have a proven track record of amazing results.
    Ddemonstrate meticulous project management, strong marketing judgement & commercial grounding to ensure delivery of plans.
    Strong entrepreneurial flair to both identify new opportunities & navigate your project challenges through the complex business landscape

  • Divisional Key Accounts Manager

    Divisional Key Accounts Manager

    This role requires that the job holder is 100% field based in DIVISIONS, with long periods unsupervised and extensive travelling with an occasional night away from home. The job holder works closely with the Divisional Team Leaders and the Sales Director.
    Dimensions
    Market Complexity:
    EABL (K) demand has 99% volume share of beer market. EABL (K) demand is the No.1 FMCG Company in Kenya and East Africa and also markets UDV brands.
    Market situation is changing rapidly due to the economic situation, declining disposable incomes and opening up of the economic trading blocks allowing in flow of products from other markets.
    There is increased threat from up and coming players in both beer and spirits especially in the lower and upper end market. The nature of competitors is complex with both illegal and established players operating within a market that has regulatory challenges. The outlets are more demanding, as they become more of profit units/driven vs. social. In certain markets the competition has grown up to even 50% of total alcohol from area centric competitors

    Competitors
    Regulatory
    Cultural
    Distribution

    Leadership Responsibilities:
    This role involves internal liaison at middle/ senior manager level and high level of cross functional support. The KAM is a key strategic contact between KBL and trade partners and is expected to have high levels of respect/contact required. Two Area Business Partners, 4 Customer Relations Managers and all associated resources and budgets are managed by this role.
    Purpose of Role:
    To manage All Take home trade channels, All supermarkets & Convenient Stores, AFCOs, Duty Frees, Hotels, Clubs & Style bars and manage the development and execution of Key Accounts’ plans to achieve mutually defined objectives, profits/NSV and brand growth targets.
    Top 3-5 Accountabilities

    Develop Key Accounts Management Program and Business Plans with Distributor owners / with KPIs maximizing our RTM value chain and working to drive both volume “Push and “Pull” within both distributors and at the retail end
    To define and deliver stretching Key Accounts business plans and the strategy for their implementation around a total alcohol, one portfolio approach
    Identify emerging trade trends and insights. Able to build activity plans at Key Accounts level and innovatively implement at retail
    Build KA and ABP training and development plans in conjunction with sales training (one portfolio beer and spirits)

    Qualifications

    A Bachelors’ degree in a business related field or equivalent

    Experience

    At least 5 years’ experience with 2 years as Area Business Partner or Customer Relationship Representation

  • Quality Analyst

    Quality Analyst

    Reports to Quality & Environment Manager Context/Scope:Barley, Malt, Sorghum and millet are the principal raw materials used in the manufacture of beer. East African Malting Limited has the strategic role of providing competitively priced brewing raw materials of world class quality standards to meet EABL supply requirements. The Quality Department will be responsible for management of systems to assure the quality of Malt and adjunct brewing materials. The department is involved in protecting the environment from pollution. The main aim being to achieve a standard product that meets and exceeds customer expectations while keeping the environment safe.
    Market Complexity:It is critical that the company maintain high quality of malt, barley, Sorghum and millet through effective Quality Control /Assurance procedures in order to remain at the top in the market and satisfy the expectations and needs of the consumer at competitive cost. Preventing environmental pollution and environmental compliance from the production processes
    Purpose of RoleLead quality assurance agenda within shifts to ensure product quality is constantly high and environmental compliance Manage customer/supplier relations
    AccountabilitiesQuality Assurance

    Management of raw material quality gates to assure quality throughout the supply chain
    Determine farmers/suppliers timely payments through provision of accurate and prompt quality data whilst paying close attention to customer/supplier relations.

    Manage quality assurance in the product realisation process to achieve the desired end product.

    Drive quality agenda within production through offering quality technical know-how to aid problem solving process

    Determine stock value at grain intake and monitor the storage quality to prevent quality loss hence maintaining the book value and stock value ratios.

    Manage customer relations through enhancing 2-way communication, complaints management & resolution and enforcing the quality requirements in the respective Service Level Agreements (SLA) for KBL, UBL, SBL and other customers.

    Management Systems

    Maintenance of the 4 ISO management systems: QMS, EMS, FSMS, OHSAS to deliver continued certification for the business by the Certification Body and drive compliance to Diageo’s Global Risk Management Systems(GRMS)
    Lead internal audits at EAML and external audits in all management systems.

    Research and Development

    Lead micro-malting research and development trials to facilitate varietal development and release in line with the business objectives on varietal improvement.
    Support R&D decision making through data analysis.

    Environment

    Manage the impact of EAML’s activities to the environment by monitoring environmental KPIs(energy, water, waste to landfill and COD) and drive compliance to regulatory, legal and Diageo standards

    Purpose of Role Manage quality assurance in the business to achieve customer delight and manage environmental compliance by maintaining effective management systems. Qualification Qualifications:

    Bsc. Degree in Food Science & technology, Chemistry or Biochemistry, Industrial Chemistry or Microbiology.

    Experience:

    Minimum of 2 – 3 years relevant work experience.
    Knowledge of Quality, Food safety, Safety and Environmental Management systems.

    Working Knowledge in Micro-malting, Malting and Brewing process is an added advantage.
    Barriers to success in Role

    Inability to connect and build positive relationships
    Inability to demonstrate key leadership qualities

    Lack of understanding of the commercial and demand agenda within the business

  • Internship Opportunities

    Internship Opportunities

    Educational Requirements:
    Interns must be 3rd/4th year or final year student – (i.e. going back to school to continue with studies after internship) in a public or accredited private academic institution undertaking a Bachelor’s Degree.
    Qualitative Requirements:

    A successful intern has a desire to gain professional experience and is incredibly eager to learn.
    Strong listening skills are also required to perform this role.
    Oral and written communication skills, the ability to follow directions, as well as not being afraid to ask questions will ensure a productive internship.
    An excellent Excel Spreadsheet skill is essential.
    Very articulate with fluent English.
    Patient, attention to detail, fast learner, committed, able to follow instructions, can work quickly and accurately under pressure.
    Keen to learn about the markets and also with a high attention to detail and pride in their work at this initial stage of their career development

    Mandatory Requirements:

    Letter from institution indicating you are a student there and/or require internship as part of requirement for course completion.
    Personal Accident insurance cover for the period of the internship
    Bank account details (Bank name, Account Number, Branch Code)
    Copy of National Identity Card
    KRA PIN
    NSSF/NHIF

    The internship is for a fixed period of three months without extension.
    Please note that if we do not get back to you by 26th December, 2017 consider your application unsuccessful.

  • Head of Corporate Security Application

    Head of Corporate Security Application

    PURPOSE STATEMENT:
    Create and manage a security risk management service in coordination with the EABL Legal Team and targeted stakeholders. Ensure threat environment and security risk related events are monitored and assessed, with the relevant stakeholders being advised of changes in risk indicators, including functional support to “at risk” elements of business processes within the relevant Kenya business units and end markets. Provide consistency and coordination of country threat assessment, security risk assessment, crisis management, business continuity planning and brand protection. Co-ordinate investigations and routine security support to the business. The overarching purpose is to provide a co-ordinated and comprehensive threat-driven security risk management service of the highest quality, ensuring that risks to company personnel, assets and business operations/activities are properly identified, evaluated and countered in a timely and cost effective manner.
    KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 3.1.
    Operational/Technical/Professional Results Provide business security intelligence in a timely manner necessary; Sites threat assessments; Proactively identify security and continuity risks to the supply chain and markets. Formulate security plans to manage these risks and monitor their implementation. & Conduct security investigations Facilitate and coordinate Business Continuity and Crisis Management Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Corporate Security, Brand Protection and BCM issues. Develop subject matter for security training and awareness programmes.; Annual planning: lead on Supply Chain and Marketing security issues, aligning to business strategy and Prepare report and management of Security budgets. Ensure that travel security procedures and documentation are aligned and updated. & Support security programmes for VIP Execute Business, Legal and Corporate Security strategy and all instructions as directed by the Legal Director.
    Leadership Results
    Uptake and implementation of best practice in relation to corporate security and business continuity issues across the supply and distribution chain.
    Provide direction and support to security managers from 3rd party;
    Provide leadership to ensure security risks and continuity requirements are effectively mitigated.;
    Leadership of the Corporate Security Team
    Management Results: Deliver the security intelligence process, ;
    Deliver country threat assessments.;
    Continually assess the security environment to develop and recommend proactive security measures Execute and update security risk, business continuity and crisis management strategies
    Deliver an efficient incident investigation and loss reporting process.;
    Source suitable security providers at competitive costs
    Innovation Results: 
    Deploy best in class access control, CCTV;
    Monitor technology developments relevant to security operations, in particular those that can be used to secure the supply chain and mobile and remote assets.;
    Generate creative ideas on how security objectives may be attained using smarter or more cost-effective approaches.
    Knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications:
    Minimum of 10 years’ experience in security management within the private sector;
    Graduate qualification in security management or relevant related areas;
    Experience in development and deployment of functional strategy, policy and standards. ;
    Strong analytical skills Strong financial awareness, Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to produce timely, accurate, detailed and concise written and verbal reports and reviews.
    Experience of managing 3rd parties and service providers.;
    Competence in all aspects of managing security, risk, business continuity and crises.;
    Experience in project and programme management.;

  • GDBS Director Africa GDBS Commercial – Africa GDBS Back Office and Supply BP

    GDBS Director Africa GDBS Commercial – Africa GDBS Back Office and Supply BP

    This role reports to the Global BRM Director
    Context/Scope:
    Diageo Global Business Services (GDBS), a multi-functional global shared services function, was created in October 2011 to further improve business efficiency and empower our markets to focus on our commercial growth.
    Market Complexity:
    This is regional role, which has ultimate accountability for embedding and leveraging a common framework and approach to Strategy, Service and Solution Development, Services Management and Business Shared Services Delivery / Optimization across Africa
    Diageo – services In Market Companies( IMCs) in East and West Africa and works with the BPO on shore and offshore operations
    Financial: I n market headcount ,T&E, demand portfolio budget and manage BPO / IS recharge model and allocations: Africa Annual portfolio spend is £5.1M; Africa FY16 GDBS Operational Budget is £21.9m
    Leadership
    The role is pivotal in inspiring, collaborating with and aligning the Regional President, FD, Managing Directors and their respective leadership teams in shaping the strategic technology and business services direction for Africa and ensuring resources are appropriately deployed
    Prioritize disparate business requirements and provide cost effective services to solve those and future business needs
    Influence business leaders to leverage shared services and industry standard solutions
    Manage medium to large complex regional and market budgets
    Member of the GDBS leadership team
    Lead the market/hub review sessions across the Africa markets
    Build and operate highly capable, high performing teams utilizing both internal and external resources as well as external service providers
    The role is accountable for building the capability (leadership and functional) of the organization and building the talent pipeline
    The role has 7 direct reports and leads an organization of 36 permanent employees
    Purpose of Role
    The role will drive NSV growth, operating profit and productivity/efficiency gains in Africa through the design and delivery of innovative solutions against a prioritized portfolio, process and shared services standardization / optimization, and solution and service availability.
    Top Accountabilities
    Strategic & business leadership and direction
    Execution: Accountable for the delivery of GDBS activities (IS and BSS) into the region.
    Amazing Relationships: build deep relationships across
    Compliance & Controls:.
    Talent & Capability:
    Qualification & Experience:
    At least 12 years of progressive responsibilities in IS or an IS focused business area
    Progressive responsibilities managing portfolios
    Experience in developing and implementing strategies
    Demonstrated ability to build and maintain good business relationships
    Demonstrated ability to effectively lead cross-functional teams
    Experience interpreting business requirements, recognizing impact on business processes, and making recommendations
    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field
    Training or knowledge of supported business domain areas
    Experience of leading organisational change within a matrix managed
    Barriers
    Lack of leadership experience, commerciality and the right calibre and edge to generate confidence and inspire respect from Regional and Hub Exec.Lack of ability to deliver though others;
    Poor communication and engagement skills;
    Lack of functional acumen;
    Inability to work across cultures / geographies
    Flexible Working options / Travel requirements
    It is our goal to reach greater flexibility of resources, which we recognise, may require a greater level of mobility and travel from some of our teams. For this role we anticipate the percentage of travel to be between 25 to 75 percent.
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  • Supplier & Catalogue Specialist Tactical Buying Specialist

    Supplier & Catalogue Specialist Tactical Buying Specialist

    This role reports to the Tactical Buying & Catalogue Manager
    Context/Scope:
    Diageo is committed to seeking opportunities to create simplification across our organization to accelerate its Performance Ambition and drive out cost to invest in growth. External benchmarking on how we source, purchase from and pay suppliers has identified opportunities to transform the experience of our suppliers and employees and deliver savings to the business
    Source to Pay (STP) Transformation will create and implement a best in class Source to Pay infrastructure for Diageo end to end, comprising new processes, creation of structured data & the implementation of a new E2E integrated global Purchasing tool (Coupa).
    The new process will align Procurement and PTP processes into one E2E Global Process and will see the creation of a new Tactical Team under the GDBS function. The Tactical Team will support the Procurement Teams and support the market requisitioners to buy/purchase from the right vendors and also ensure the correct structured data supports end users buying and our Procurement strategy.
    This role will be responsible for liaising with Procurement to onboard Suppliers identified as being able to have a catalogue onto the new system and maintaining the content of the catalogue, supplier and category data on the new STP system. This role will be part of the new Procurement Tactical Shared Services.
    This role will work closely with suppliers and Global and market Procurement.
    Dimension:
    This role will have links with Procurement Category Managers, suppliers and other Procurement and Supplier Relationship stakeholders as well as the Service Delivery teams in GDBS. These relationships will encompass people based in a variety of locations and across multiple cultures, languages and time-zones.Coupa is a global asset used by employees, line managers and Procurement colleagues across the world.
    Purpose of the Role:
    To manage supplier engagement and enablement for the creation and maintenance of catalogue data within the new STP process and system. Responsible for ensuring suppliers are positively engaged and providing the necessary inputs to Diageo.
    To maintain the data content on the STP tool on a live basis with the aim of optimizing the business requisitioners buying experience.
    Liaising with the Tactical Purchasing Teams and Procurement to identify and validate new catalogue content and suppliers for onboarding.
    Coordinating the testing of new content to ensure it is correct.
    Top Accountabilities:
    Accountable for the engagement with new and existing suppliers with the catalogue process.
    Responsible for training and enabling suppliers onto the new Supplier Portal.
    Responsible for working with suppliers and Procurement to ensure that suppliers trade through the correct method for ordering and invoicing.
    Responsible for obtaining catalogue data content including creation of webforms and punch-out external websites in a timely manner.
    Accountable for the technical enablement of Punch-out catalogues, webforms and cXML eInvoicing for the suppliers within their remit.
    Responsible for working with the Tactical Spot Buy Teams and Procurement to identify and validate new catalogue content and suppliers for onboarding.
    Qualification & Experience:
    Preferably degree educated in a business or Procurement related field
    Experience of supplier adoption/supplier engagement.
    Experience of P2P systems and processes.
    Knowledge of procurement processes and systems.
    Excel experience.
    Language and cultural skills for the markets they support.
    Skills Required:
    Strong communication and influencing skills
    Good analytical skills
    Highly structured way of working
    Proactive approach with tenacity and drive to achieve the best outcome
    Solution oriented approach
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  • Interns

    Interns

    Educational Requirements:
     Interns must currently be enrolled as a student – (i.e. going back to school to continue with studies after your internship) in a public or accredited private academic institution undertaking a Bachelor’s Degree or a Diploma. Diploma applicants must only be studying engineering courses.
    Qualitative Requirements:
    A successful intern has a desire to gain professional experience and is incredibly eager to learn.
    Strong listening skills are also required to perform this role.
    Oral and written communication skills, the ability to follow directions, as well as not being afraid to ask questions will ensure a productive internship.
    An excellent Excel Spreadsheet skill is essential.
    Very articulate with fluent English.
    Patient, attention to detail, fast learner, committed, able to follow instructions, can work quickly and accurately under pressure.
    Keen to learn about the markets and also with a high attention to detail and pride in their work at this initial stage of their career development
    Mandatory Requirements:
    Letter from institution indicating you are a student there and/ or require internship as part of requirement for course completion.
    Personal Accident insurance cover for the period of the internship
    Copy of National Identity Card.
    The internship is for a fixed period of three months without extension.
    * Please note that if we do not get back to you by 10 th October, 2016 consider your application unsuccessful. *

  • Lead Asset Care Manager

    Lead Asset Care Manager

    Purpose of Role:

    Maintain site facility within recommended state i.e. regulatory, mandatory and Diageo standards.
    Ensure compliance of the facility to local standards including upgrade and/ or retirement of the facility.
    Key liaison role with regulatory bodies e.g. NCA, NEMA and City County as regards buildings, occupation and associated Health and Safety.
    Key support to infrastructural requirements needed for compliance with Good Hygienic Practices

    Leadership Responsibilities and Decision Making Rights
    This position has direct reports of Clerks Of Works and works very closely with Head of Departments mainly Procurement, Asset care managers across the site, Quality, Warehousing and Move, HR, Safety, Security, Legal, Compliance and Regulatory departments.
    The incumbent needs to abide by the company values:

    Be the Best
    Proud of What We Do
    Passionate About Consumers
    Freedom to Succeed
    Strong ethical values, authenticity and integrity

    Top Accountabilities

    Provide strong leadership and project management skills in facilities management
    Respond proactively to site facilities requirements and maintain a strong robust and effective maintenance plan for all facilities at KBL ensuring that all food safety , site safety and regulatory requirements are fully supported by such plans
    Diligently manage the site facilities budget ensuring that deviations to plans are fully mitigated against and proactively communicated to the head of department
    Diligently manage contractors on site ensuring a high level of professionalism in their work while adopting a Right First Time approach to fully eliminate rework and repeat jobs
    Liaise with other head of departments to ensure that the right facilities management standards are applied without any exclusion across the site
    Ensure that the right standards and technology for civil works is applied on site so as to guarantee the business value for money

    Qualifications

    Graduate degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical or Civil)
    Training/exposure on Environment and OHS law and management
    Training in Hygienic plant practices
    Training in Plant Maintenance best practices
    Elements of finance knowledge

    Experience

    7 years’ experience in a manufacturing set up (FMCG)
    In depth knowledge in a food processing plant
    Astute capability in influencing skills

  • Tactical Buying Specialist

    Tactical Buying Specialist

    Diageo is committed to seeking opportunities to create simplification across our organisation to accelerate its Performance Ambition and drive out cost to invest in growth. External benchmarking on how we source, purchase from and pay suppliers has identified opportunities to transform the experience of our suppliers and employees and deliver savings to the business
    Source to Pay (STP) Transformation will create and implement a best in class Source to Pay infrastructure for Diageo end to end, comprising new processes, creation of structured data & the implementation of a new E2E integrated global Purchasing tool (Coupa).The buyer role under the Tactical Team will support the Procurement Teams and the market requisitioners to buy/purchase from the right vendors using the right buying channels and ensure correct structured data supports end the Procurement strategy.The Tactical Buying Specialist is a key element of the Tactical team and acts as the interface between business requisitioners (business requirements) and the Procurement community (who set purchasing strategy) in ensuring Diageo buys the right products from the right suppliers, using the right purchasing channels and at the right price.
    Leadership Responsibilities
    This role is required to ensure compliance to the agreed STP processes and the Procurement policies for the categories they are responsible for.
    Purpose of Role
    This role will also be responsible for sourcing of non-strategic spend on goods and services.As this is a role facing directly into our business, this role has a direct impact on how our business customers view our service. The focus should be on the quality of the response and meeting SLA’s for satisfactory closing of requests. Any requests not resolved immediately may need prompt escalation, management and communication to the requestor on progress.
    Top Accountabilities

    Responsible and accountable for the timely management of tactical purchasing requests from the business within the agreed SLA’s and KPI’s.
    Providing advice and support to the business on the correct routes or sources of supply (via catalogues, webforms etc.).
    Identifying opportunities for new catalogues or content and routing this to the STP Supplier & Catalogue Team.
    Sourcing of non-strategic goods and services (spot buy).

    Key Criteria to be successful in this role

    Degree educated preferably in a business or Procurement related field from a recognized University
    Conversant with Coupa system operations and ‘HOW’ use knowledge
    Experience of Tactical purchasing, including processes, ways of working, documentation and compliance requirements etc. would be beneficial
    Able to work proactively and effectively in cross functional and global team at all levels in an organisation.
    Previous Procurement experience preferred.
    Must be able to speak and write in French.

    Skills required

    Communication and influencing skills
    Commercial awareness
    Highly structured and thorough
    Strong delivery and analytical skills
    Empathy, tact and diplomacy
    Proactive approach with tenacity and drive to succeed
    Solution oriented approach to change challenges
    Team working skills