Job Opportunities at Diageo - 5 Positions

The Public Policy Manager provides subject matter expertise and works to ensure EABL/KBL establishes best practice within the assigned area of responsibility.
Essential Responsibilities:
Works closely with CR Directors, Sales, Marketing, Legal, and other departments across the company to develop, influence & implement public policy positions on behalf of the company.

Head of Public Policy Job Responsibilities

• Scan the external environment for any legislative and regulatory risks that may affect the business
• Review proposed new legislation and government policy that could affect business sustainability
• Proactively develop public policy positions, strategies and plans
• Implement public policy campaign plans in line with agreed company priorities and business objectives
• Develop a great stakeholder network that can support business priorities

Qualifications for the Head of Policy Job

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Commerce, Public Policy, Political Science, Law or Business Administration from a recognised University
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an FMCG industry in a government/public policy relations role; or minimum 5 years in senior role in government ministry/institution
• Demonstrated awareness & Good understanding of the regulatory and tax environment in East Africa
• Ability to prioritize, plan & evaluate deliverables to established strategic goals
• Ability to influence and build stakeholder networks with diverse stakeholder groups
• Proven application of analytical skills in a regulatory and tax environment
• Demonstrated understanding of business environment and knowledge of current competitive, commercial or political situations and their impact on EABL/KBL’s regulatory strategies.
• Ability to work in teams and individually with little direction. Ability to think on your feet and make quick, sound decisions; Strong problem solving and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated knowledge & experience conducting, regulatory, legal, or business research.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate business issues in English in an easy to understand manner
• Must be willing to travel up to 20% of time

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The following role has been created as part of the new Transporters’ contracts implementation for KBL. The Logistics function in KBL has been redesigned to take account of the outsourcing of logistics operations and the proposed move to operating a Control Tower to manage Hauliers’ fleets. The role holder is responsible for management of the hauliers to deliver on Logistics KPI’s in KBL as determined by business strategy and in line with KBL operations and service level agreements and governed by the prevailing contract.

Transport Coordinator Job Responsibilities

• Management of Haulier daily commitments on trucks based on KBL orders
• Ensure timely availability of truck fleet to meet daily business targets for beer with trucks that meet KBL set standards.
• Ensure hauliers move trucks from outer yard to empties yard to weigh bridges to Beer Loading yard as required
• Ensure Hauliers measure daily performance and report weekly and monthly to KBL
• Case deliveries approximately at 5.5m HLs pa; Over 100 Customers.; Service OTIF: 97% target.
• Managing 4 Hauliers with 300 vehicles in their fleets of 1 size.; reverse logistics – empties returns, mop-ups when necessary
• Lead a 3rd Party running the Control Tower on behalf of KBL and the 4 Hauliers.
• Operates a ZERO Harm safety culture in all aspects of the business.
• Demonstrates authenticity & a strong engagement ethos in line with Diageo Values.
• Possesses sound analytical and problem solving skills to generate commercial solutions to issues.
• Sets high standards and stretching goals for self and tenacious in pursuit of goals.
• Proven ability to stand behind and support own decisions and take the initiative as required.
• Motivated to deliver own performance and holds hauliers to account to do the same.
• Builds trust, a team player, yet capable of operating independently.
• Managing the daily performance of Hauliers; ensuring timely and adequate daily transport provision for Warehouse 3PL to load and meet daily business targets
• Ensuring KBL quality standards of trucks are maintained.
• Tracking and reporting locations, speed, status and progress of all KBL loads and empties.
• Ensuring timely delivery and off-loading of all products at the Customers
• Ensure maintenance of records on all deliveries and feedback on PODs and TATs
• Ensuring proper accountability and compensation for any breakages or losses in transit

Qualifications for the Transport Coordinator Job

• University Degree – Business, Purchasing & Supply Chain
• A minimum of 2 years in similar capacity, business or Supply Chain qualification
• Knowledge of Customs and Excise requirements and awareness of future changes is an added advantage.

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The prime function of this role is to collect and collate data support the Transport team (including the hauliers) in all aspects of KPI and other reporting. The role holder will be responsible to ensure performance metrics are captured correctly and reported on time to all relevant stakeholders. The significance of this role is critical to enable managers have full visibility of actual performance since traditional executional logistics are outsourced to 3rd party providers. This role holder will be the primary support of the Analytics Manager to drive accurate reporting at a management and transactional level in order to ensure that all aspects of the Transportation process and systems, especially SAP, in KBL are accurate and provide trustworthy data for management reporting and decision making.
Dimensions:

Analytics Clerk Job Responsibilities

• Managing 4 Hauliers with 600 vehicles in their fleets of 3 sizes across 3 categories.
• Management of 2 distinct warehouse plants within KBL adds complexity to financial reconciliations.
• Managing reverse logistics – empties returns, mop-ups when necessary
• Manage a 3rd Party running the Control Tower on behalf of KBL and the 4 Hauliers.
• Performance Management – The role holder will understand the importance accurate data capture and reporting, trending and analysing to reveal the key insights in
• performance and enable the management team to drive correct actions in the MOVE part of Supply Chain.
• Continuous Improvement – the role holder will be expected to be flexible and embrace change, continually looking for ways to improve everything they do. They will use
• various continuous improvement tools and techniques to solve problems.
• Detail Orientation – the role holder will be expected to be meticulous in detail and disciplined in approach to ensure the business is provided accurate and timely information to drive effective business decisions.Purpose of Role
• Ensure accurate data inputs
• Analyse performance trends of processes including 3rd party logistics provider
• Generate insights from performance trends on key drivers of performance
• Create visibility of performance for stakeholders through timely reporting of KPI’s
• Benchmark within Diageo and industry peers.
• To report performance across all aspects of transportation in the market.
• To use Logistics systems in KBL & 3 PL Partners ensuring their integrity and accuracy. This relates especially but not exclusively to SAP. To comply fully with the logistics reporting process requirements of both internal and external audit. To ensure that all costs for all movements through the transporters are accurate.
• To gather the data needed to publish the transportation loss report. To report on transport sustainability in market.
• To maintain and issue the transportation portion of the Logistics KPI dashboard.
• Update visual performance management in every operational area in transportation portion of Move.

Qualifications for the Analytics Clerk Job

• University Degree – finance related
• CPA qualifications will be an added advantage
• SAP knowledge will be an added advantage
• Experience of formalized performance management and reporting (KPIs)
• Awareness of contract management reporting will be an added advantage

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Reports To: Procurement & Logistics Director

The prime function of this role is to support the MOVE team in all aspects of KPI and other reporting. The role holder will track all aspects of performance in the end-to-end logistics process and ensure that appropriate escalations are made when targets are missed. This role holder is to drive accurate reporting at a management and transactional level in order to ensure that all aspects of the MOVE process and systems, especially SAP, in KBL are accurate and provide trustworthy data for management reporting and decision making.

Analytics Manager Job Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate data inputs
• Analyse performance trends of processes including 3rd party providers
• Generate insights from performance trends on key drivers of performance
• Create visibility of performance for stakeholders through timely reporting of KPI’s
• Benchmark within Diageo and industry peers.
• Support local logistics & production teams as required

Qualifications for the Analytics Manager

• A University degree in a business related field, statistics, finance or a related field is a requirement.
• Understanding of end to end logistics processes and systems
• Word, PowerPoint & Excel skills
• SAP knowledge will be an added advantage
• Experience of formalized performance management and reporting (KPIs)
• Awareness of contract management terms and reporting will be an added advantage
• Awareness of BCP and risk management techniques will be an added advantage

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Qualifications for the Internship:

• Interns must 3rd 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.
• 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
• 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
• Copy of National Identity Card.
• The internship is for a fixed period of three months without extension.